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Page Two CHEROKEEAN/HERALD of Rusk, Texas—Thursday, December 16,1993
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The next time your name ia called
(moat frequently by your children
or apouae)...and you yell back, "in a
minute,* remember the following,
amall atoty, from a borrowed source.
There ia the traditional atory
of a man who approached the
Lord and naked, 'Lord, ia it true
that in your acale of reckoning,
1000yearaia like a minute?'And
God eald. Tea.' And the man
oontlnued, pleading, 'Lord, I am
a poor man. Give me a penny.'
And the Lord replied, 'In a
minute."
You may want to ahare thia with
those who keep nudging you over
into the faat lane.
Aa the Holy Day approachea,
so un-holy with harmfal tradi-
tions, it is good that we can re-
think the event, its significance
and try once again, to cut
through the human side of the
observance and find the heart
of the great mystery. For it is a
myatery.
Seeking to mix modern' cuatoma
with the traditional Christian cel-
ebration ia a bit of a challenge. Al-
ready, the gift exchange haa begun,
which could not have happened
unleaa some of the early birda were
swift with ahopping! And the ahop-
ping goea on! It ia a human way of
making sure the peraona who re-
ceive our presenta understand that
we LOVE them!
And the food and fellowahip
of visiting familiea ia another
great way of binding the ties.
When young ones are viewed
through mature eyee, it is often
with a tear and a smile. They
are coming on, too Cast, in our
footsteps. And we worry about
"their'' adult world.
In such momenta, it helps to hit
the humor button and look for laugh-
ter! Listen to thia story, real per-
sona too. The kida came to aee Pope
and Mopa (don't ask me about that!)
and aa dear, precious grandchildren
go, it waa a "So good you could come,
A TWbute
Israel Miller
By Mrs. Israel Miller
Brother Iarael Miller waa born
Dec. 24,1898,. What a beautiful gift
for a mother and father to receive on
Chriatmaa Eve. Mr. Miller came into
the world during the ox cart days,
wagons, sulkey, aurry, buggy, sale
boat, steam boat, train, cara, air
plane, jet and etc.
When he was at the age of 15, he
first heard the gospel preached in a
home. Part of the family attended.
Then they moved away in another
community. However, there waa a
church about a mile. The seed had
already been planted. He ia the only
one of the family who kept going to
church. There waa a Baptist Chris-
tian School built near his home. He
attended this school.
At he age of about 19, he gave his
heart to the Lord. He had a young
sister that he paid her tuition. He
tried his beat to influence her, but
hie mother interfered. She waa tak-
ing her to some of those worldly
dances which Brb. Miller was
against. Finally it came to an end.
His mother told him to get his be-
longings out of the house. Several
nights he had no place to lay his
head. The sky was hia roof. He knows
what it ia to walk alone with Jesus
and to follow hia Lord and Savior.
That ia what molded him and made
a great Chriatian.
When he finiahed high achool, he
went to The Bible Inatitute in new
Orleans about a year or more. He
went to viait hia párente and they
were reconciled. In the meanwhile
he waa called to be pastor at New
Inberia, La.
He had met hia wife in the Chria-
tian School where he went. In 1927,
he went to the Chriatian School to
see Mrs. Miller ahe had left the
school and gone home to her par-
ents in Port Arthur, Tx. Bro. Miller
traced her and went to Port Arthur,
where they planned their wedding.
They were married in the first Bap-
tist Church by the Rev. Dr. C. W.
Culp. They left after the wedding
and went to New Inberia. He
pas to red there until the fall, and
then reaigned. They moved to
Marshall, Tx. and enrolled in The
College of Marshall. They stayed
one year and then moved with Mrs.
Miller's parents, when their first
child was born. The Millers stayed
there until the baby was three or
four months old. Then they moved
to Pinevill, La and enrolled in the
Louisiana Baptist College. Mrs.
Miller took piano lessons and a few
subjects while Mr. Miller carried a
full course. He was pastor of 2l"
churches about four years later, he
resigned to travel and do evangelis-
tic and mission work. They followed
the coast to Boloxi, Miss., where
there were many lost people. They
ate of the hand of God. They prayed
til the wee hours of the night. They
were all under nourished. They fi-
nally had to move inland around
Harrisburg, Miss. The Christian
Church welcomed them. They had
so many appointments. Mrs. Miller
spoke at the WMU meetings.
They wore out three travel trailer
traveling and preaching. They went
by faith and God supplied abun-
dantly. Their headquarters were in
Port Arthur. They bought their
home there and paatored two
churches. In 1979, they moved to
Rusk. Their suitcase is packed and
ready when Jesus calla them in the
clouds of Glory saya Mrs. Miller.
Our ministry now is intercessory
prayer for the needa of othera.
God gave me a prince of a man saya
Mrs. Miller.
If you have rent property,
call the chamber!
Rusk Chamber of Commerce has issued an appeal for persons
with available housing to contact the chamber office. Chamber
officials say what with the anticipated need for housing for the
many workers that will reside in Rusk during the new Texas
Department of Criminal Justice construction, additional housing
will be needed.
Sue Kelton, chairperson of this chamber committee, says the
chamber wants to pibvide persons interested in locating in Rusk
with a list of available property, especially rental property. "If we
can help people find housing in Rusk, then we can make them a
part of our community. Right now the workers building the new
warehouse for Walmart in Palestine are having to rent property
in Jacksonville to find places to stay while they are employed in
East Texas. We hope that we won't have to send the construction
workers for TDCJ project to Jacksonville to find housing until all
oft he available housingin Rusk is full. Even if you have one mobile
home space or a single room that could be rented we want to put
you on this list."
"Persons owning rental properly or have a home for sale but
would like to rent or lease for a year, can contact the Rusk
Chamber of Commerce at 903/683-4242 to place the property on
the list of available housing By helping these new workers find
places to live you are helping t he economy of t he ent ire Rusk area,"
Mrs. Kelton said.
I'
Band concert was the greatest!
now hurty up and go home!" kind of
viait.
Polite inquiry about the two
Grande reflected a humorous
view. "Well, the younger one is
so-o-, well, let me put it like this.
If you were to put him in a fire
ant bed, the anta would run for
their Uveal" And then the ques-
tion waa asked of the older
Grand. Did he too, strike fear in
the hearta of fire anta? "No, he's
quiet. Serious. Already knows
he wan ta to be in law enforce-
ment when he grows up. But, he
is worried about the possibility
of having to arrest his little
brother."
Now what doea that have to do
with Chriatmaa? Nothing, really. If
you managed a smile, a chuckle
would have been great, then it waa
worth the doing! We let atreaa build
up, way up sometimes, especially in
December. And you just looked 1il«
you needed to "lighten up" a little!
Do that...and let your light ahine,
the real light of love...we truly do
need to give Peace (Love) a chance!
Not in a minute...NOW!
Until next week? -mw
By Gloria Jennings
Gary Robbina and hia aasistanta
John Canfield and Aleaia Tenniaon
should be congratulated for their
hard work with our band students.
The RISD band program haa a
total of 325 studente from sixth
grade through high school. They all
performed Thursday evening in a
joint concert at the Rusk High School
gym. Each band presented two num-
bers, which were greatest! Canfield
noted at the beginning of the pro-
gram that the sixth grade band waa
the beat beginner band that he had
A reception followed the concert.
Tablea were lined with holiday good-
ies of all sorts.
The food and drink were delicious,
but we came to be entertained and
we certainly were. Aa we saw on the
bleachers, we were enchanted with
the beautiful holiday muaic. These
youngsters are terrific. Aa each
group played talent was displayed.
The seventh, eighth and high school
bands all produced an exceptional
amount of students placing in their
individual UIL All Region bands.
The high school band had more stu-
dente in the All Region and All
Area Bands that any other A, AA or
AAA school. You can't beet that for
talent, can you?
The gym was packed and many
friends nd families came and then
left instead of standing. Still others
stood for the entire concert. I am
sure they will tell you it was well
worth the stand.
We at Rusk have much to be
thankfiil for this holiday season.
Our school system ranks right up
there with the best. We have many
blessings that many other commu-
nities don't have. Our teachers are
qualified and loving and consider-
ate of our youngsters.
We all know that we don't have
all the money in the world, but our
staff takes what we have to guar-
antee our children, the best poa-
sible education.
Additional class rooms will be
needed in the near future. Thia is a
first need. I hope sometime in the
ftiture, that we can find the time
and money to think about an audi-
torium of some sort. Until that time
you can bet your bottom dollar that
the district will make the best use
of what we have.
As your heart is filled with the
joy of the holiday aeaaon, take time
to wish your school people a Merry
Christmas and tell them how much
you appreciate them.
If you attended the concert, don't
forget to brag on our students. We
all should tell our school staff how
much we appreciate the efforta they
are making in molding our chil-
dren for the future. Thank the
school board and administration
for the good job they are doing in
managing the schools in our dis-
trict.
SINGLETflRY
MEMORIAL
LIBRARY
EXPLORER P08T 415 wins Honorable Mention in the Rusk Christmas parade float
competition. -staff photo
LIBRARY HOURS Monday - 2
to 7 p.m. Tuesday - noon to 5 p.m.
Wedneeday -10 to 3p.m. Thuraday
and Friday • noon to 6 p.m.
CHRI8TMA8 HOLIDAYS The
library will be cloeed December 23-
24 for Chriatmaa, and December 31
for New Year's.
STORY TIMEs Programa will re-
sume at 10:30, Wedneeday, Janu-
ary 5.
NEW: Stephen King-Nightmares
and Dreamacapes-a story collection.
Judith Michael-Pot Of GoldSud-
den wealth leada a young woman
into danger.
Edith Wharton (completed by
Marion Mainwaring)-TAe Bucca-
neers-Two romantic female charac-
ters journey abroad. Ma.
Mainwaring continues the story
with imagination and beauty.
NON-FICTION: John Connally
with Mickey Herskowit -/
History's Shadow, And American
Odyssey-John Connally witnessed
many events of historical note, this
is his story.
M. Scott Peck, M.D.-Further
Along The Road Less Traveled The
Unending Journey Toward, Spiri-
tual Growth-Dr. Peck ata tes that
each of us must make hia own path
through life. He addresses "Blame
and forgiveness" and other topics of
interest.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND
HAPPY NEW YEAR1
( GOOPTHOCKIHTS)
There is much pleasure to he gained
from useless knowledge.
-Bvrtrund Russell
Honesty is llie first chapter of the
hook of wisdom.
-Thomas Jefferson
Letters to the editor
Wandering Thots
of a wandering fellow by Park Watson
Dear Editor:
The lighting ceremony and the
Christmas parade are now history.
The town looks great anduveryone
Js waiting for the arrivaf of Santa
Claua.
It's hard to find a starting place
to thank everyone that has had a
part in making both of the activities
listed above a success.
First let's talk about the lights
that have been displayed in our
town. Our hata go off to the down-
town merchants for their participa-
tion in the lighting. Every merchant
waa more than willing to give lights
or donate monies or sometimes both,
to make our lighting project a suc-
cess.
We're are still putting up lights
and will continue to do so until all
are inatailed. If the lighta haven't
been inatalled on your buaineas,
pleaae accept our apologies, thanks
for your patience and we'll get to
you.
A very special thanka to Tom
McDonald, a man that never geta
tired, never geta cold and most of
the time never gets hungry. Thanks
Tom for pushing me at times when
I really didn't want to be puahed.
Let's talk about the parade that
waa the biggest success ever. I don't
want to leave anyone out, so first,
thanka to the entries in the parade.
They were all great. The judges
surely had a hard time deciding on
the winners, then there are the
people that helped me put the whole
thing together. A very special
thanks to Louise Morriaa for listen-
ing to me when she waa busy, for
making phone calls for me and for
writing all of those letters. Thanka
again Louise.
Thanks to Wayne Pian ta for his
support and very much appreci -
ated assistance to making the pa-
rade a success. Thanka Wayne, for
the worda of encouragement, when
at times I didn't think that I could
handle the job. the worda "It will be
okay" meant a lot.
Thanka to Dub Isaacs and Dan
Lade for the uae of the vehicles
they loaned us for the activities
Last but not least, thanks to
every citizen of our community for
their attendance and support of
the Chriatmaa parade.
Our community ia on the move,
let's not depend on someone else to
make the change for us. As a com-
munity, let's "Make It Happen" our-
selves and we are well on the way.
Aa we go into thia season let ua
not forget the reason for the sea-
son, Christ.
Thanka for letting me be a part of
the activities this year, it haa been
great.
May God bleas each and every-
one and may you have a very Merry
Chriatmaa and a Happy New Year.
Dear Editor:
My name is Barbara Ortego and I
would like to take this opportunity
to let the people of Rusk know how
much I appreciate the following
people-Ronnie Miller ofTEe police '
department, Kelly Kelton of the fire
department and John Banks of the
fire and police departments.
A few months ago I was traveling
to visit my parents in Lake Charles,
La. from Dallas, when I had car
trouble. I am a woman alone with
two children. The gentlemen listed
were kind enough to lend a helping
hand. They took time out of their
busy schedule, two of which were off
duty to help a citizen in need. They
repaired my car and had me on the
road again within ninety minutes.
This all transpired around 9 p.m.
It is real assuring to know that
there are still people in America
that are willing to go the extra mile,
especially when they don't have
anything to gain, for people passing
through.
If I ever wanted to relocate to a
smaller town, I would definitely
consider Rusk, Texas.
Again, a great big thank you to
Ronnie, Kelly and John.
Sincerely,
Barbara Ortego.
Sharing Is Caring
I agree with a columnist in the
Dallaa Morning News when he
writes about the lack of, mistreat-
ment of, and aspersions cast on, the
ealty delicacy known aa anchoviea!
A pizza without anchoviea ia like
a day without aunshine! And as my
columnist friend atatea getting a
pizza with anchoviea íb well nigh
impossible anywhere.
In Jacksonville, I did find one
accomodating manager who said he
would make me a pizza with ancho-
vies if I had the time to wait. I aaid:
"Take all the time you need...Fll
wait!" And I did. When he brought it
to me I almost fainted with delight.
I don't know how my friend on the
news ia going to correct the
problem...But I'll carry my ancho-
vies with me from now on and be
prepared. He also decried the lack of
anchovies in ceasar salad. But I do
not miss them there. But on pizza?
The lack of the salty little hairy fish
ia unthinkable.
I ei\joy Christmas ahopping. The
reason I do Í8 simple. I wait until the
last minute...and hurry! I always
advise othera to shop early...But
again they don't take my advice so
shopping late ia as bad as shopping
early. But it's fun. Fun to go into a
big store and wander around and
watch folks struggling with what-
ever it is they came to do. But...don't
you believe it. My shopping is all
done, wrapped and secure until the
fatal day. I hope yours ia done also.
Merry Christmas.
Just one* more on the Apolitical
scene before the New Year. I'd ven-
ture to gueee, in my mind; the one
word description of our presid-
ent...his groupies...and hangera
on...would be. "Credibility"! It ap-
pears to me that thia adminiatra-
tion haa given new meaning to the
term. No! Not new meaning! What I
refer to, I guess, is the "in" word.
This administration, so far, haa
been, in my humble opinion, "In-
credible."
I don't see it getting any
better...either!
Looks like we're gonna have some
fun in the upcoming county elec-
tions. Lot of folks want a few jobe.
My own...what they call...conven-
tional wisdom saya we could uae
some changes in the line up.
I wonder? Do the traditional
Christmas songa and especially the
carols have the same meaning they
did years ago? Of course they do!
But it seems to me that with the
generational changes we seem to
have distanced ourselves from them.
To me the traditional carols...the
ones I learned years ago...Still fill
the heart and mind...and the
soul...with the true meaning of the
season.
Christmas is alive and well
By Mary D. Holcomb
Without a doubt, Chriatmaa was
alivé and well at the Cherokee Civic
Theatre in Ruak thia past weekend
with the annual Chriatmaa Read-
ers Dessert Theatre. "A Chriatmaa
Treasury" waa truly that in the ca-
pable handa of director Zelwanda
Hendrick.
A moet unusual arrangement of
"Jingle Bella" as the prelude and
"Up on the Housetop" aa the inter-
act performed by Cindy
Cunningham and Lydie Vick in a
piano duet (on the same piano) was
wonderful. Outstanding were the
performances ofBo Scallon and Rick
Vick who each portrayed several
characters with different voices and
facial expressions makingeach char-
acter come alive aa a diatinct indi-
vidual. Lenora Hendley aa Jingle in
"Thank You, Santa" lit up that aeg-
ment like a Chriatmaa tree with her
"angelic?" smile and bright face,
happy eyes and voice inflections.
Shane Phillipe rendition of "The
Night Before Chriatmaa in Texaa,
That Ia" waa very fanny and well
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done by thia young man. It waa
evident that he waa eryoying him-
self, therefore, his audience eiyoyed
themselves, too, Ya'll. The resound-
ing voice of John Cunningham sing-
ing "Do You Hear What I Hear?"
and "White Chriatmaa" waa heart
moving and Tom Haddock's rendi-
tion of "Chestnuts Roasting on an
Open Fire" would have cheered up
any old grumpy Santa.
The surprise of the production
waa the Children'a chorus, each
dreaeed as a tooth, singing "All I
want for Chriatmaa ia My Two Front
Teeth."
Everyone in thia production did
hia or her job well and the deeeerta
were indeed scrumptioua.
What waa diaappointing waa the
attendance. Readers theatre ia dif-
ferent and many people are reluc-
tant to try something different.
Cherokee Civic Theatre tries to vary
their program during the year and
cover many aspects of theatre. Read-
ers theatre ia a very difficult type of
theatre to perform. Juat aak anyone
who haa participated. If you have
not given readers theatre a try, I
recommend it to you.
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