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The Cherokeean
Volume 130
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14 Pages
Number 39
Texan' oldest weekly newspaper, established as the Cherokee Sentinel February 27.1850
Husk. Texas 75785, Thursday, November 15,1979
Home of
The Texas State Railroad
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Jewel Bagley C.oupland...
'A Living Legend'
This month mark* an anniversary for Mnt. Jewel ('«upland as she
observes 35 > ears continuious service to The Cherokeean as a reporter
of women' news. She is a member of a pioneer family, the daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. James Fdmond Hagley. Miss Jewel was born
Dec. 13, IK90 in the original home of Gov. James Stephen Hogg which
her father owned at that time, tier memories «pan a period of great
change in the history of this community. As Miss Jewel approaches
her birthday next month, her associates at The Cherokeean wish to
salute her for a record in service to this publication and to wish her
many more happy and productive years! -staff photo
sO
'Round Town
with Mrs. Roundabout
Thank goodness for a sense of
humor! Just as the apple a day keeps
the doctor away, so docs laughter
prevent the strait jacket! At the
moment I am remembering a recent
visit with a friend who said her
grandson made an interesting obser-
vation in earlier life while visiting her.
His other grandfather lived next door
and he wanted to go over and get his
football which he'd left there, but the
preacher was paying a call. She
advised him to go right on in and get
the football, that it would be all right.
He returned with the ball -and a sense
of embarrassment about it. He said,
"The preacher was praying for God to
forgive Granddad his sins, but how
can he sin when he can't even get out
of bed?"
It is in such moments that laughter
it the only door open. She could have
gone into detail and explained, but
now that the grandson is a man,
perhaps he has found the answer to his
question. It seems that all of us are
seeking answers to age old questions
and It is up to us to find them...for
ourselves.
The historian is another who has
many questions and seeks answers.
Such a one is Sarah McClendon, a
native of Tyler, who has been cover-
ing the political scene in Washington,
D.C. for a span of time that covers
more presidents than I have voted for.
She was in town Saturday doing some
research of ancestral roots. She is
related to the Bonner family whose
contributions to the early days of
Rusk are well documented. We first
met her in the home of Bob Schieffer .
at Washington and she has never
forgotten her East Texas heritage.
She is a dynamo of energy and ideas.
It is hoped that something significant
happened while she was here.
. .Rusk has a certain charm, a spell-
binding affect, which when exper-
ienced, U hard to forget. For different
reasons, people are drawn here. Like
Lou Herman of Pasadena. He was In
for a brief visit recently, to say that he
has purchased land and hopes to live
here one day. You may recall the
"tintype photographer" at Rusk City
Park In Its earlier days. Lou had to
give that up, but he's counting the
days In Pasadena when he can be-
come a full-fledged Cherokee Coun-
tlan. We know what a blessed area
we have and It's nice to hear It from
others.
Early-
Copy
Notice
It will be necessary for this
publication to go to press one
day early next week in order to
allow for mailed distribution
prior to the Thanksgiving
Holiday Thursday.
Your cooperation in
submitting news and
advertising copy early is
urgently solicited. In order to
publish by Tuesday noon, we
must observe a Monday noon
deadline for news, photoB,
classifieds and display ads.
Thank you for htlping us to
get The Cherokeean to you in
time for Thanksgiving!
Reporting Criticized
By Mayor James V. Fisher
Husk Mayor Jim Fisher took
offense to reporting in The
Cherokeean last week Apparently, he
was offended when the newspaper
reported that City Attorney I^arry
Sinclair believed he may have found a
"loophole" in legislation that turned
state-owned land over to Rusk to be
used for parks and recreational
purposes
Mayor Fisher's comment at the
Tuesday night Husk City Council
meeting is as follows:
"1 object to the lack of accuracy in
the reporting about the timber
question on page 16 of the Nov R, 1979
'Cherokeean' I have worked quite a
bit with our city attorneys Mr 1-arry
Sinclair and Mr l'aul B Cox, and we
have not been looking for loopholes'
We just want an authorative
judgement of what the city's options
are and what can be done with the
money that might be derived from the
'talked about' timber sale
"Another item in the same article is
the seeking of an Attorney General's
opinion. This was my idea from the
beginning of it I dictated the throught
and content of the question and Mr
Sinclair helped me by developing it
and composing the legal quesitons,
and getting the necessary legal
documents together I was fortunate
to be offered the opportunity to get the
Attorney General opinion by Hep Ben
Z Grant Mr Grant had sent Mr
Whitehead a copy of my letter with
the questions for the Attorney General
and the letter was on Mr Whitehead's
desk prior to my visit which was at his
invitation
"The Cherokeean will stand on
every word in that news article." said
Whitehead
"The word 'loophole' was used
because City Attorney Sinclair told
the council money derived from
leasing or selling the timber could be
used for a city hall due to the fact that
the Cherokee Riders Club has a rodeo
arena, and they could leave a narrow
strip of timber for a nature trail." The
Cherokeean publisher said
"And. in regard to Mayor Fisher's
remarks concerning the Attorney
General's opinion, what we reported
is absolutely right A city attorney
does not have legal authority to ask
for and receive an Attorney General's
opinion." the newsman continued
"It's unfortunate that Mayor Fisher
is frustrated that I was consulted
concerning his request for an
Attorney General's opinion from Ben
Z Grant However, he should
understand that Ben and 1 are long
time friends, we serve together in the
Texas Legislature, and Ben was my
'paid' lawyer at the time," he
continued
Whitehead's opposition to the city
council's proposed deal with
Louisiana Pacific Corporation was in
the people's best interests
City Councilman Lewie Byers
introduced and passed a resolution in
the September city council meeting
that would allow Mayor Fisher
authority to begin negotiations with
Louisiana Pacific Corporation to
lease the land and timber for a 40 year
period. The payment would have been
See 'CITY, p. 14
Many who have lived here and
moved on, never forget either. Like
Laverne and Cecil Parrish who are
planning retirement to Nacogdoches,
their native land. They recently
shared the celebration of daughter
Patti's marriage, and look forward to
a new life in East Texas.
.. Another former Ruskite now in
Nacogdoches is Betty Manning who is
a graduate student in the School of
Forestry at SFA University. She is
helping to make good things happen
there, just as she did at Jim Hogg
State Park here in Rusk!
And in the meantime, others whose
lives we've shared lately include those
of Gene and Ginger Kelley. He had the
grand opening for his new business.
Cherokee Saw & Mower Service,
Saturday and as only he can say
things, "I was so busy having a
baby. I hardly had time to take care of
business." Their daughter, Genia
Kelley, delivered a son on Monday
before the store opening on Saturday.
And while he may have thought he
was up a creek without the boat or a
paddle, he was better off than some.
. .At least, his foot was not in a cast,
like Joe Ray Ocker. He had a tractor
accident and the result was a broken
See «ROUNDABOUT, p. 14
Speaker Suggests Solution
An altitude of optimism combined
with hard work is the formula offered
by House Speaker Bill Clayton for
solving such problems as inflation and
the energy shortage
In a talk to members of the Cher-
okee Wildlife Associaiton Monday
evening in Rusk, the honored guest
said.'i believe we can become a
Super Star State Texas should lead
the rest 1 know we have grave,
serious problems facing us such as
inflation and energy, and we may
expect more yel But the things of
concern today should become our
challenges for tomorrow."
He suggested. "Be optimistic We
will overcome I believe in hard work
and with optimism, we can change the
atmosphere It is not unfashionable to
be patriotic. We look at the 80 s and
Parade
Planning
Continues
see a troublesome world But Texas
can take the reins, and be leaders with
good leadership "
The speaker was mlroduced with
praise by State Rep Emmett H.
Whitehead "He has served his third
term as House Speaker and is offering
his service for a fourth term My vote
for him in his first term as speaker is
one that I've been proud of,"he said.
In his introduction, Rep Whitehead
paid tribute to Speaker Clayton as
being "a fair leader."
"Even his foes respect him for his
fair manner in conducting his office,"
he said
A bit of banter was handed out by
Speaker Clayton as he admitted to his
stiff competition for an audience
Monday. The program conflicted with
a televised game of the Dallas Cow-
boys and Philadelphia Eagles Fulfill-
ing his promise to make it brief, to the
relief of loyal Cowboy fans, he quickly
highlighted similarities he has obser-
ve in the conscience of Texans on the
west side of the state, his homeland,
with his host area, East Texas.
"I am seeking my 10th term in the
House next year and in my years of
campaigning, I have learned to appre-
ciate what you stand for. I notice
things common to us all—a zeal to do
things and we're proud of what's
happening in Texas," he said.
The speaker pointed to the growth of
Texas' population, attributed to the
fact that this state offers remarkable
job opportunities "We've had new
business, new growth, we have a
sound structure and there's been no
new taxes in eight years. We're one of
the fastest growing Sunbelt states in
the South," he said
The Speaker pointed to the fact that
because of population growth, Texas
will gain two new Congressmen after
the 1980 census. "And that's with the
birtb rate down. People are moving
here," he stated.
He predicte that the Sunbelt states
will gain the balance of control. "We
are going to see a balance of power
result in something fantastic," he
said.
"We will be a complex state. We're
no longer rural-urban because 80 per
cent of the population is now in urban
centers. The legislature will have to
dig in, study harder on these problems
and all pull together to find solutions
to the problems of people." stated
Speaker Clayton.
He cited the present atmosphere
The Christmas parade planned for
Nov. 30, the election of new officers
and next year's Arts and Crafts Fair
were among the agenda topics cover-
ed in Monday's meeting of the Cham-
ber of Commerce directors.
Travis McCain, president, offic-
iated at the meeting and the majority
present agreed that the parade should
be set for 4 p.m. to allow maximum
viewing time because of the recent
change in Daylight Saving Time.
The change in time to 4 p.m.
followed a discussion of numerous
factors such as the most advan-
tageous hour for those participating,
the downtown businesses and the
schedule of patients at* Rusk State
Hospital The earlier hour will permit
the busing to town of many patients
who are served the evening meal at 5
p.m
Joe Rozelle indicated that several
floats are under consideration from
units at RSH and most agreed that
more floats could be readied for the
parade
"1 think that if we can get groups or
clubs to agree to enter the floats, we
can get financial assistance through
business sponsors." said McCain.
"This is the one event we do each
year which allows folks a chance to
come to town and shop, see Santa,
view the parade and if they want to
eat supper they can attend the Ki-
wanis Pancake Supper from 5 to 8
p.m. that evening in Fellowship Hall
of First United Methodist Church," he
said.
He indicated that a number of floata
may be brought to Rusk from the
Jacksonville parade which precedes
the Rusk gala on Wednesday, Nov. 28.
He said that area bands have been
invited to participate in the parade
with the Rusk High School and Junior
High bands.
Prizes of $50, $25 and $15 will be
awarded the top three floats.
To date, three floats are entered as
well as a unit of riders from the
Cherokee Riding Club.
See "PARADE, p. 4
Annual Service Set
The annual city-wide Thanksgiving
Service will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday,
Nov. 18 in First Baptist Church.
George Schuster, minister of the
Church of Christ, will be in charge of
the services.
Ministers from all over the city will
participate in the service.
Mike Kendrick will be in charge of
music which will include a presen-
tation by the Young Musicians choir.
These young people are 4th thru 7th
graders.
An offering will be taken to aid the
needy and help the transients.
This service is sponsored by the
Rusk Ministerial Alliance.
Newly elected officers of this Al-
liance are George Schuster, pres-
ident; Wayne Waterhouse, vice-pres-
ident; Joe Gossett, secretary and
Mrs. Ruby Reed, treasurer.
demonstrated by the legislature in
working together as the most repre-
sentative form of all governments.
"When I was asked recently, 'which
is the most powerful of all the
lobbies,' I replied, the senators' and
representatives' constituents. The
folks back home. You should call or
write your officials because it's the
squeaking wheel that gets greased.
For a representative form of govern-
ment to work, the majority must voice
an opinion," said Clayton
He praised the work and support
given him by Rep. Whitehead and Sen
Roy Blake of Nacogdoches. He said.
"Good leadership is determined by
those who represent you, like these
two men "
See «WILDLIFE, p. 3
'Scrooge'
Slated
By Choir
"Scrooge," a musical adaptation of
Charles Dickens "Christmas Carol,"
will be presented at 7:30 p.m Dec. 14-
15 in the Cherokee Civic Theatre. The
program will feature the 47-voice
Rusk High School choir directed by
Mrs. Gloria Dotson. Mrs. Zula
Pearson is serving as drama coach
for the entertainment.
"We hope to have tickets on sale in
the near future which may be
purchased from choir members,"
states Mrs. Dotson "They may also
be purchased at the door both
evenings." Reserved seating is not
planned.
Proceeds from the production will
be used to benefit the choral program
at RHS.
Cherokee Wildlife Association Banquet Attenders
Among the head table guest* at the annual members meeting of the Cherokee Wildlife Association is Hie group
shown here. From left they are Mr. and Mrs. Hill Warner of Alto. Mrs. Emmett II. Whitehead. House Speaker Bill
Clayton, Rep. Emmett It, Whitehead and Sen, Roy Rlake. -staff photo
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