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Vol. 127
Number 16
The Cherokeean
Texas' oldest weekly newspaper, established as the Cherokee Sentinel, Feb. 27, 1850
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Rusk, Texas, Thursday, June 10, 1976
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Eagles Are Regional Champions
Rusk Eagles came from
behind against Gladewater
June 3 at Rusk and brought
home the first Regional
baseball Championship in
several years.
Gladewater showed that
they were a strong ball club
when they jumped on
Eagle pitcher, Glen Wick
for a single run in the first
inning and three runs in the
third to take a 4-0 lead over
Rusk going into the fourth.
The Fighting Eagles
showed their determin-
ation to win and came back
with a single run of their
own in the fourth inning
and three runs in the fifth
to tie the ballgame at 4-4 at
the end of five.
Schools in Class A and
A A do not compete in State
play-offs reports the
Eagles' coach. Regional Is
as far as they go.
Gladewater did not score
in the sixth but Rusk put
together their finest offen-
sive show of the year and
scored nine big runs in the
bottom of the sixth to
remove any doubt as to the
winner of the champion-
ship title.
Heros in the ballgame
were many for Rusk. Glen
Wick picked up his fifteen-
th win of the season against
only three defeats and
finished the year with a 1.40
earned run average. "The
hitters also got into the act
especially in the sixth
inning," says Eagles'
Coach Bob Nation. Leading
hitters for Rusk included
Mike Mason who was three
for three, Jan Pate who
was two for four and Pat
Richey who was two for
five. David Beard had a big
single in the sixth and
drove in two big runs to
help put away the victory
for Rusk.
"The win finished the
season for Rusk giving
them a district, bi-district
and regional championship
for the 1976 season." says
Nation. Their overall
record for the year was 19
wins and five losses.
Rusk players named to
8AA All District team were
Jan Pate, Glen Wick.
David Fulton, Pat Richev,
Mike Mason and Kenny
Birdwell.
"Rusk baseball fans can
probably look forward to
another good year next
year as Rusk only lost
three of their 20 players to
graduation this year,"
comments the coach.
Board Hires Principal,
Coach, Ag Instructor
Allen Beech Gilchrest,
director of Federal Pro-
grams for the Palestine
Independent School Dist-
rict, has been employed by
VSC Planning
July 4 Event
For Your Information...and Visitors!
Roy Conner and Rill Holland smile their approval of new Rusk city maps. The
four-color separation contains pictures and information of interest to visitors as
well as specific details to find historical sites. This is a project of the Rusk
Chamber of Commerce Tourist Committee. --staff photo
On July 2, the patients of
Rusk State Hospital will
celebrate the nation's
birthday with musical
entertainment, July 4
Parade, game booths, con-
cession stands for popcorn,
watermelons, snowcones,
and picnic lunches.
The activities are being
planned and coordinated
by the Volunteer Services
Council for Rusk State
Hospital. The VSC is col-
lecting gifts for prizes in
the game booths and is
requesting contributions
for supplies needed for the
celebration.
"We trust you will want
to share our enthusiasm by
assisting the Volunteer
Service Council in a special
way," said Joe Rozelle,
VSC coordinator.
Items may be delivered
to the Council office or
mailed to P. O. Box 318,
Rusk.
r
Town
With Mrs. Roundabout
Press Day Set
For Park Opening
Items needed are hand-
kerchiefs, deodorants,
hand and body lotion,
clothing, bath soap, tooth-
paste, toothbrushes,
itleenex, tobacco, cigar-
ettes, cigars, sunglasses
and shampoo.
Items needed for women
include cosmetics, panty-
hose, powder, head-
scarves, perfume, purses,
hats, coin purses and
cigarette cases. Men's
items needed are body
powder, socks, after shave
lotion, cologne, billfolds,
belts, ties and shaving
cream.
Food supplies needed for
the Independent Day fun-
fest include candy, gum,
snowcone syrup, bananas,
popcorn, popcorn salt, pop-
corn oil, bags for popcorn,
sriowcone cups ajid fresh
fruit.
The July 4 celebration is
an annual affair sponsored
by the Volunteer Council.
George T. Hall of Tyler is
VSC chairman.
the Rusk School Board as
Rusk High School princi-
pal.
Also hired by the Board
during a called meeting of
the Board Friday are John
M. Jackson, assistant
coach and Clarence
Edward Kennedy,
vocational agriculture
instructor.
Gilchrest Is a graduate of
Van High School (1954),
Tyler Junior College (A. A.
1957) and East Texas State
University (B. S., 1958). He
is a veteran of the U. S.
Army and began teaching
in 1958 in Houston public
schools. He has served as
teacher and coach in San
Jacinto High School, Wat-
rip High School and
Houston Adult Schools. In
1970 he accepted a position
with Palestine Public
Schools as a classroom
teacher working in the field
of Industrial Education. In
February, 1973 he accepted
the position as Director of
Federal Programs for
Palestine ISD.
Kennedy graduated from
Kennard High School and
served five subsequent
years with the United
States Air Forece as an
aircraft mechanic. After
military service, he
attended East Texas State
University and graduated
with a Master of Education
degree and certification as
Vocational Supervisor. He
has seven years experience
Y.
Allen Gilchrest
as a vocational agriculture
teacher. Mr. and Mrs.
Kennedy with their five
children will be moving to
Rusk around July 1.
Assistant coach Jackson
is a graduate of Dayton
High School (1957) where
he was a four-year letter-
man in track, three years
in football and two years in
basketball. After one year
at Kilgore Junior College,
Jackson joined the United
States Navy and attended
prep-school for the Naval
Academy. He entered Sam
Houston State University in
January, 1962 where he
Judging from remarks
tnade by those who made
the trip to Mexico, it was a
rewarding experience. Still
excited. but wearing
around the edges. 70 stu-
dents and 19 sponsors re-
turned late last Thursday.
Some still being pursued by
Montezuma's revenge, as
the bug is jokingly called.
When the virus attacks
here, it is sometimes called
the Tennessee quick step!
Mrs. Doyle Brooks, one
•f the sponsors, is hospital-
ized. Hopefully, it isn't en-
tirely the result of the trip
South of the Border. She
maintains a sense of humor
however saying, "If this
Hets the best of me. I want
my tombstone to read, 'it
was worth it.' " And that
seems to be the consensus
•f all the journey-makers.
If there's anything I hate
worse than admitting I
made A Mistake, it's ad-
mitting to Two Mistakes!
The first one I won't even
bother to discuss. The se-
cond, however, deserves an
apology, at least!
Last week I mentioned
the Walter Meyers Grand-
children, in connection
with a Horse-come-home-
episode. That was the mis-
Ske! The second one. I
ean. It should have been
pointed out that Kelley,
Julie and Gregg Coker are
Also the grandchildren of
Mr. and Mrs. A.'W. Coker
and Mr. K. It. Gregg!
As a matter of fact, it
was Grandad Coker who
had the explanation for the
other horses abominable
behavior toward Dudley
when he came home...he
simply smelled too much
like Wella Balsam, the un-
horse scent. His remedy?
"Bathe the rest of your
ponies in that shampoo,
and they'll all smell alike'"
If you missed last week's
column, the foregoing will
make little sense. Not sure
it does anyway.
I was just thinking about
the Bicentennial, waiting
for a Thought to be born.
Nothing important cam*
out of my Think Tank
however. One oddity did
occur to me. I realized,
with mixed emotion, that I
have spent a little more
than one-eighth of this na
tion's age in Rusk! Isn't it
strange that when reduced
to statistics, information is
seen in a new light? Now
relate Your Age to this
nation's age! And that's 200
years.
Nostalgia Time last week
received a lot of comment.
Perhaps this week's photo
will recall When for some
of you. A lot of fun was
shared Monday with staff
members of The Cherokee
County Electric Coopera-
+ See R'ABOUT. Pg. 14
Members of the Press
will be given a preview of
Rusk City Park and Texas
State Railroad Wednesday,
June 23.
The press day will be
sponsored by the Rusk
Chamber of Commerce and
Texas Parks and Wildlife
which has scheduled a
special excursion ride on
the tourist train for the
press.
Activities will begin at 10
a.m. and will include a tour
of the 100-acre recreational
campground and the
courtesy ride on the train.
Lunch will be served
aboard the train and
several stops along the way
are planned to allow photo-
graphing. The train will
return to Rusk no later
than 3:30 p.m.
The formal dedication of
the city park and tourist
railroad is scheduled for
noon Friday, June 25 with
Gov. Dolph Briscoe as
guest speaker. State
officials and honored
guests will be treated to a
courtesy ride on that date.
Election Results
For County Given
In Chenkw
Democratic runoff races
Saturday, Sheriff John B.
Slover lost to opponent
Danny Stallings; William
Kennedy won over Bo
Emerson in the Commis-
sioner Precinct 1 race; and
Billy Lovelady edged out
candidate Eddie Grimes by
a narrow margin in the
race for Constable, pre-
cinct 1.
Cherokee County favored
Congressional candidate
Glen Jones with 5,475 votes
to 1,671 cast for the victor-
ious District 1 contestant,
Sam Hall. Jon Newton, the
winner of Um Mate Rail-
road Commissioner's spot
lost in the county with 2,962
votes to Jerry Sadler's
3,911.
An unofficial tabulation
showed Stallings captured
4,387 votes in the county,
carrying all of the voting
precincts except Box 2,
South Alto; Box 13, Forest;
Box 16, Dialville; Box 17,
Southwest Alto; Box 22,
Gallatin; and Box 31. Rusk.
A tie vote of 50-50 was
recorded in Box 4, West M .
Selman for the two candi-
+ See ELECTION. Pg. 14
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held down part time jobs
with the Huntsville Funeral
Home and the Texas De-
partment of Corrections.
He was graduated from
SHSU in January, 1MB at
which time he accepted
employment as head track
coach with Hallettaville
High School.
Jackson has also been
employed with Kirby
Elementary School in
Converse as 'physical
education teacher and Arp
Independent School Dist-
rict as junior high school
coach, high school head
basketball coach and
assistant football coach.
He completed require-
ments for a Master of
Education degree in Health
Physical Education at
Texas Eastern University
in May this year.
The coach is married to
the former Rita Obar of
Troup. They have two
children, John Jr., 7; and
Cynthia Renee, 6.
Local Option
Election Set
A local option liquor
election in Justice Precinct
2 is set for next Saturday,
June 19.
A special election to fill
the unexpired term of the
late U S. Rep. Wright
Patman is also set for that
day. Voters in JP 2 will
vote in both elections at the
same polling places.
Another local option
issue seeking to legalize the
sale of alcoholic beverages
was defeated in Justice
Precinct 6 Wednesday,
June 2 by a near 2-1 mar-
gin.
The Eagle Flies...
Pat Richey is moving for home in a hurry In action which saw the Rusk High
School Eagles defeat Gladewater Friday for the Regional title. Other Eagles in the
background are Terry Pickett, Kenny Birdwell, Jan Pate and David Fulton.
-staff photo
Meeting
Moved Again
The regular June
meeting of the Rusk
City Council has been
postponed until 7:30
p.m., Tuesday, June 22,
according to city
secretary Mrs. Nancy
Florian.
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