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Vol. 145. No. 31 - 14 Paces
Thursday, September 2. 1993
Rusk, Texas 75785 25 cents
Area News
Briefs
Couple needs
clothing
after fire
Clothing is being collected for Mr.
and Mrs. Keith King, whose home
on Fairview Street was destroyed
last week .All their belongings were
lost in the fire.
Persons wanting to donate cloth-
ing to the couple can take items to
the Rusk Fire Station.
Mrs. King wears a size 4 pants
and dresses; a small size shirt and 7
shoe.
King wears a 32 waist, 33 length
pant and a medium shirt. His shoe
size is 9".
City says outside
watering is o.k.
The City of Rusk has lifted the
ban on outside watering, according
to Mayor Mike Crysup. The Golf
Course Well has been repaired and
is back in service and the city's wa-
ter supply should be adequate at
this time, Crysup added.
FOOD ITEMS ARE NEEDED-
Non-perishable items are needed
for the Good Samaritan—Rusk
Cares. Items can be deposited in
collection containers at various Rusk
churches or at Brookshire's Bros.
MEETING IS SLATED A spe-
cial meeting of the Rusk Order of
the Eastern Star will be held at 7
p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11 at the Ma-
sonic Hall, according to Barbra
Heavner, worthy matron.
NEW LIBRARY HOURS-Stella
Hill Library in Alto has set new
hours effective this week. Tuesday,
1 to 5 p.m. Thursday, 1 to 5 p.m. and
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
CLASS REUNION SET-The
Alto High School Class of 1974 will
hold its 20th year class reunion Oct.
1 and 2. For more information con-
tact Dwayne King. (409) 858-3918
or Vicki Lucas, (903) 683-6114. All
class members are urged to attend.
ALTO BAND BOOSTERS-Alto
High School Band Boosters will meet
at 6 p.m. Sept. 6 at the school band
hall. All Yellowjacket fans are en-
couraged to become a member to
show their support for the'Jackets.
BAND BOOSTERS SCHED-
ULE MEETING—The Rusk Band
Boosters will meet at 7 p.m. Tues-
day, Sept. 7 at the band hall. All
parents of band students and other
interested persons are invited and
encouraged to attend.
BEEF 'N BEANS-The Rusk
Band Boosters will sponsor a Beef
"N Bean dinner before the Sept. 24
Eagle football game. Dinner will be
served from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the
high school cafeteria. The meal will
include Beef 'N Beans, corn bread,
banana pudding and iced tea.
HOMECOMING DINNER-The
Rusk Lions Club will sponsor its
annual Barbecue Homecoming Din-
ner from 5:30-7:30 on Sept. 10. The
event will be staged in the high
school cafeteria and will be catered
by Stacy's Barbecue. Advanced tick-
ets are 96 and at the door, 96.50.
ANNUAL BARBECUE-PIC-
NIC-The annual Labor Day Picnic,
sponsored by the Cherokee Broth-
erhood is planned for noon until 6
p.m. Monday, Sept. 6, at the Conley
Park. Everyone is invited to come
and join in this celebration, says
Tommie Shedd, Brotherhood
spokesman.
ALTO CHAMBER TO MEET-
Directors of the Alto Area Chamber
of Commerce will meet at 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 7 in the board room
of Continental State Bank. All di-
rectors are urged to be present. A
Slate of director nominees will be
Go Texan Day slated
Go Texan Day has been planned for Saturday at the Rusk
Riders Club Arena in Rusk. Activities begin at 10 a.m. at the
arena on FM343 (Atoy Highway).
Events will include a barbecue cook-off, team penning, domino
tournament, hay hauling contests, horseshoe pitching contests
and washer pitching contest.
The event is sponsored by the Cherokee County area Go Texan
Commission with Extension Agent Hugh Soape of Troup as
ambassador. Others members of the committee are Michael
Davis of New Summerfield, John Griffith of Alto, Joe Ray Ocker
of Rusk, Dorothy Underwood of Jacksonville, Billie Walley of
Rusk, C. W. Williams of Wells and George R. Holcomb, Sr. Go-
Texan of Rusk.
Events and proceeds will be used to qualify Cherokee County
youths for scholarships to be given by the Houston Livestock
Show and Rodeo Association.
Court rules in favor
of Unit System petition
Early retirement concerns
Cherokee County citizens
Retirement of four long-time em-
ployees of the Texas Departmént of
Highways and Public Transporta-
tion, who are based in the Rusk
area, has created a number of
changes, according to Zane Webb,
area engineer of Jacksonville.
James R. Evans, district engi-
neer of Tyler and Webb met with a
group of concerned South Cherokee
County citizens last Thursday to
discuss proposed changes and to
hear a request that the Rusk office
remain open.
"We have four employees, George
Covington, roadway supervisor,
Charles Henry Jones, crew chief,
Billy Sessions, crew chief and Vemer
Jimmy Long, sign man, who are
retiring. We will replace these four
with two new employees," said
Evans.
Evans stated that he expected to
lose around 20 positions in the tyler
District as a result of the early re-
tirement law.
Meeting with Evans and Webb
were: Charles R. Hassell, Precinct
Two Commissioner Alton Hicks,
Robert Gonzalez and Emmett
Whitehead.
Local leaders expressed concern
that with the retirement of
Covington, the south portion of
Cherokee County highways would
not have a "decision maker" in the
area.
Evans stated that Henry A. "Bo"
Keeainger will be empowered to cany
on as Covington had in the past.
Call forwarding will be installed
in the Rusk office, so that local people
can contact the county office toll free
on all highway matters.
"It is our intention to provide the
best service we can for the citizens of
Rusk and Cherokee County in the
most efficient manner," commented
Evans.
All changes will become effective
October 1.
Tyler's 12th Court of Appeals in a
surprise decision titled that the Unit
System Petition, denied by visiting
Judge Joe Bob Golden in Septem-
ber, 1992, is valid.
Judge Golden, following the let-
ter of the law, ruled that 575 names
and addreaaea were not complete
and ruled that the Cherokee County
Commissioners Court was correct
when they rejected the position.
Many of the names did not have zip
codes.
The Tyler Appeals Court acknowl-
edged that the law required a com-
plete addreas that included zip
codes, but still ruled that failure to
include the zip code will not invali-
date an otherwise valid petition.
PrecinctNo. 1 Commissioner E.R.
(Bob) Gregg commented that this
ruling made it very difficult for the
Commissioners Court to know
which law to follow.
"We are trying to abide by the law
and do the right thing for the people
of Cherokee County," said Gregg.
County Judge Craig Caldwell
made the Unit System a major issue
immediately after he resigned, and
then changed his mind a couple of
days later in late June '92.
All four commissioners have stated
that Caldwell did not at any time
discuss the Unit System with them
before he brought the matter up in a
press conference.
State law requires the Commis-
sioners Court to call an election if 10
percent of the voters in the last
Governor's election sign the peti-
tion. A total of 924 valid signatures
were required.
County Tax Assessor-Collector
Linda Beard, acting in her capacity
as voter registrar, concluded that
the petition, as presented, did not
have the required number of valid
signatures.
Mrs. Beard stated that she was in
constant contact with the Secretary
of State's office and followed the
guidelines as given her by the Secre-
tary of State.
Based on her report, the Commis-
sioners voted to reject the petition,
and the issue was taken to the courts.
Steve Guy, attorney for the com-
missioners court, stated that the
Tyler Appeals Court knew that
Linda Beard followed the letter of
the law and the commissioners court
was correct when they rejected the
petition. However, the Appeals
Court decided not to follow the law
as written by the legislature, and
made their opinion that a complete
addreas, including zip code, was not
necessary to the petition.
Guy stated that no firm decision
has been made by the
commissioneers but that he plans to
continue work until a final court
ruling is made or he is told other-
wise by a majority vote of the com-
missioners court.
Under the Unit System, a county
road engineer is employed and
charged with responsibility of county
road repair and maintenance. Cur-
rently, each of the four commission-
ers is responsible for their individual
precinct road work.
Site preparation for elderly
housing unit begins in Rusk
Clearing began Thursday on
Cherokee Street in Rusk for 24 eld-
erly apartment units.
The six fourplex complex which
will provide 24 housing units will
also include an office and recre-
ational area. Builders and manag-
ers are The Hamilton Group of Ar-
lington. The Hamilton Group came
to Rusk at the invitation of the Rusk
Industrial Foundation. Completion
date is expected within six or seven
months.
These are elderly units only, said
Jim Knez, executive vice-president
of the Hamilton Group. He says Jerry
NATHAN TAYLOR, Rusk High School Eagle receives a ceramic Senior Eagle from his grandmother, Agnes
Taylor. All senior members of the Eagle Football team received the ceramic eagles as a gift from the
senior mothers during Meet the Eagles activities last week at Eagle Stadium. In the background are
cheerleaders and fellow Senior Eagles. -utaff photo
Westbrook, representative of the
firm, will establish an office in down-
town Rusk to begin working with
senior citizens in securing rental
assistance.
Credit checks will be run and ap-
plicants' paat history checked prior
to acceptance as tenants for the
project.
"We only bring in good citizens.
However, we do have an equal policy
for everyone who comes, but we are
discriminatory about past history.
By law, we don't have to take them
and we don't," Knez said.
"This is not a nursing home, but
apartments designed for elderly resi-
dents," Knez said. Switches will be
low and electrical outlets are situ-
ated at a higher location for easy
access.
Handrails are in the bathrooms of
all apartments and two apartments
are completely equipped for the
handicapped.
Each apartment has grab string,
which is connected to outside emer-
gency lights and bells. In the event a
resident falls, he or she can pull the
long 3tring and a bell will be sounded
on the outside. A red light will come
on on the porch.
Rent will be determined later for
the Rusk units. However, Knez says
that similar apartments operated by
the firm in other locations rent for
$190 for single bedrooms and from
$235-9245 for two bedroom units.
Yard maintenance is included in.
the rental price, but the residents
will psy for their own electricity and
provide their own furniture.
Eagles scheduled to begin
season in Buna on Friday
Rusk's Fighting Eagles begin their
1993 Football Campaign Friday
night when they make the long trip
to Buna. Game time is 7:30 p.m.
"We are expecting a real tough
season opener. They (Buna) have
around 14 lettermen back, and most
of them are good football players,"
said Coach Larry Upshaw.
Buna runs from the Wing-T for-
mation. They lost their starting quar-
terback due to graduation, and have
moved up a good prospect from their
Junior Varsity.
Rusk will operate from the "I" and
one back offense. The Birds are ex-
pected to throw more this year to
very talented receivers led by Steven
Overstreet, Jamaal Levis ton and
Ronnie Gates.
Big things are hpoed for the Eagles'
all district quarterback David
Crysup, who has looked very good in
practice and two scrimmages this
year. Crysup passed for over 1200
yards last year, and oould easily top
~ > in 1993
ns is expected to be
very strong this year. Bobby
Crawford, all-district last season as
a sophomore, is back and bigger and
better than ever. He could develop
into an all-state candidate. Another
outstanding lineman is Nathan Tay-
lor.
Guard James Hoover weighs 220
and tackle Joey Pate tips the ecales
at 220 also. Center Justin Rhodes is
the smallest Eagle lineman with his
190 pound frame.
One of the big questions is can
Clifton Hunt, who was a second team
all-district selection as Larry
Walker's back-up, fill the big va-
cancy left by Walker. Hunt is fast,
but at 160 pounds doesn't have
Walker's size.
"I believe we are going to be a
better team this year," predicted
Coach Upshaw.
Probable starters for the Eagles
on offense are: Quarterback, David
Crysup; fallback, Bryan Johnson-
and tailback, Clifton Hunt; wide r*5
r, Steven Overstreet and tight
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TREES ARE GOING DOWN on the future home of the Hamilton Group Elderly
Housing Complex. Jim Knes, executive vice-president of the Hamilton Group
from Arlington and rh«rl" Hassell of the Rusk Industrial Foundation were on sita
Thursday morning aa clearing began on the property. Some 34 elderly apartments
will bo constructed on the site. Completion date la expected in six or seven
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