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Vol. 145, No. 47 - 24 Panes
Thursday, December 23, 1993
Rusk, Texas 75785 25 cents
A Ito School Board discusses
details for football stadium
RUSK STATE HOSPITAL employees are busy doing double duty Friday afternoon.
These volunteers wrapped gifts for hospital patients during the afternoon hours.
Other staff members volunteer throughout the holiday season to make sure all
hospital residents had several wrapped gifts. Pictured, but not in order, are Lana
Rice, Helen Goff, Mary Beth Hooper, Mary Nell Wofford, Theresa Hart, Denise
Darby, Joleen Hart and Linda Mesiroff. Hospital employees raised more than
$1,200 to help with patient parties and gifts. -staff photo
The Alto I.S.D. board members
let for their regular monthly meet-
ng Dec. 16, and worked out more
ietails for the future football sta-
lium.
The trustees voted to contact CBS
Constructora, from a choice of three
)leacher companies, to draw up
ipeciflcations of the work for bids.
The trustees also discussed light-
ng for the stadium and decided to
wait until after the holidays, to ad-
vertise bids for the work.
The board considered hiring Dr.
Edwin Kqjihiro as football-field con-
sultant to do a soil sample and to
provide a maintenance schedule. But
no action was taken. The board will
contact the county agent's office for
more information.
School board awards were pre-
sented to the varsity football play-
ers who were recognized as All-Dis-
trict and All-State. Coach Lucky
Gamble was also presented an award
for Coach of the Year.
High School Principal Carol Boyd
gave a report on the TAAS test re-
sults. She said there were many stu-
dents in the junior and senior classes
that were still not passing.
Boyd said she believes the polity
for the TAAS testing will be more
beneficial when the sophomore class
takes it, because they are more pre-
pared.
Superintendent Leland Edge re-
ported on the November financial
statement from Continental State
Bank. A total of $417,510.35 was in
the Operating Fund, as of Novem-
ber 30, $34,295.52 was in the Health
Insurance Fund, the Interest Bear-
ing Deposit was $465,705.55 and
there was a total deposit of
$558,896.65. The financial state-
ment was approved.
The Tax Office Report was ap-
proved. A total of $61,664.55 was
received in taxes for the month of
November. Accounts Payable for No-
vember/December was also ap-
proved.
Atotal of $14,949.15 was reported
to be in the Student Activity Ac-
count, with $769.45 in the scholar-
ship fünd. The Student Activity Ac-
count was approved.
Edge updated the trustees on the
information he had received about
obtaining an Imprest Account at
Continental State Bank. The mem-
bers were interested in opening the
account in hopes that the campus
principals would be able to use the
checks and sign them. But they have
to be signed by the board members
or the superintendent.
The trustees voted to open the
Imprest Account in the amount of
$3,000. Edge reported that the prin-
cipals can use purchase orders and
sign them. But in cases where a
purchase order cannot be used, an
Imprest check can be used and signed
ahead of time.
The board went into Executive
Session for the discussion of new
alarm system locks and the hiring of
a new staff member.
Area News
Briefs
Holiday
closings
are told
With Christmas Day coming on
Saturday, local businesses and of-
fices will observe a variety of holi-
day schedules. Most businesses will
be closed on Christmas Day.
Rusk city employees will have
the day off on Thursday and Friday
in observance of the holiday season.
Cherokee County employees will be
off on Friday and again on Monday.
The Rusk Post Office will close at
2:30 p.m. on Friday and there will
be no mail service on Saturday.
Rusk State Hospital employees
will be off beginning at noon Thurs-
day and all day Friday. Personnel
from the Parks and Wildlife and
Texas Department of Criminal Jus-
tice Bays they have only been noti-
fied that they will have Friday off.
ALTO CITY TO CLOSE FOR
HOLIDAYS-The Alto City Offices
will be closed Thursday and Friday,
Dec. 23 and 24 and also Friday, Dec.
31 and Monday, Jan. 3
DATE CHANGE-The Gallatin
Quilting Club has changed its meet-
ingdate, according to Eleen Bridges,
reporter. She says the next meeting
is Jan. 4 in the Community Center.
Officers are to be elected at the
February meeting which is the first
Tuesday in the month. The mem-
bers eryoy quilting from 9 to 4 p.m.
on meeting days with a break for
lunch and business meeting.
ALTO FISH FRY-The Alto Li-
ons Club will hold an all-you-can eat
fish fry from 6 to 8p.m. January 7 at
the Lions Club building. Tickets are
$5.50 in advance and $6.00 at the
door. Kids under 8 eat free, dine-in
only.
Rusk seeks bids
for utility
improvements
Members of the Rusk City Coun-
cil met Thursday afternoon to au-
thorise the asking for bids to lay
water and sewer Unes to the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice
Skyview Unit. The council also will
ask for bids for water well renova-
tion.
Members of the council met with
representatives of Rauscher Pierce
Refanee Inc. to diacuaa the issuance
of bonds to finance the project.
In inothor vn&ttoi
adopted resolutions
improvement and acquiaition of the
Texas Department of Criminal Jus-
tice
John Sharp will speak
at Rusk Chamber banquet
FOOD BASKETS ARE BEING filled by these volunteers at the Rusk Cares-Good
Samaritan. Those assisting with the work last week include Beth Cook, Maycell
Black, Thelma and Wayne Clute, Inez Conley, Katherine Lindsay, Ozzie McBroom,
Rhonda Turner and David and Ann Protor. -staff photo
Texas State Comptroller of Public
Accounts John Sharp, will be the
keynote speaker at the Rusk Cham-
ber of Commerce Annual Member-
ship Banquet scheduled for Thurs-
day, Jan. 13,1994.
Wayne Pianta, President of the
Rusk Chamber of Commerce indi-
cated that it was through the efforts
of State Sen. Bill Haley that Rusk
was able to secure Sharp as ban-
quet speaker.
"We are fortunate to have been
able to get Mr. Sharp to visit Rusk
and share his economic vision for
the future of East Texas with us,
and we are grateful to Sen. Haley
for his help in coordinating these
arrangements."
Pianta indicated that the theme
for this year's banquet is Husk:
From Landmarks of the Past to
Visions of the Future".
"It was one of John Sharp's news-
letters that cited Cherokee County
as one of the top 15 rural counties in
the state in economic growth for the
period between 1985 and 1990.
"We are looking forward to an
update on that report as well as his
prognosis for our economic future. I
am sure Mr. Sharp will bring us
good news for Rusk and Cherokee
County."
Tickets for the Rusk Chamber
banquet can be obtained from the
Rusk Chamber of Commerce Office
at 903-683-4242.
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Terrance Coleman
Clint Richardson
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Tim Mitchell
THREE ALTO YELLOWJACKETS VARSITY FOOTBALL PLAYERS have received All-
State recognition as follows: Terrance Coleman, Honorable Mention, All-State Quar-
terback; Clint Richardson, Honorable Mention. All-State Runningback; Tim Mitchell,
2nd team, All-State Linebacker.
N.S. Fire Chief Tobler
is charged with forgery
New Summerfield Fire Chief
Brent Tobler, 28, has been charged
with forgery involving a check from
the New Summerfield Fire Depart-
ment, according to Cherokee County
Sheriff Jimmy Dickson.
Dickson says that Justice of the
Peace Bobby Caveness, Precinct 4,
set bond at $10,000, which Tobler
posted.
Tobler was also arrested on an
outstanding theft by check warrant
from Smith County. Judge Caveness
set that bond at $500, which Tobler
also posted. He was released after
posting his bonds.
His wife, Lori, who has been
charged with forgery involving
checks from her former place at
employment at the Cherokee
County Attorney's office, has bean
charged with five counts of theft fay
check from Smith County. She
posted bond of $500 for each of the
warranta and was released.
Cherokee jury gives man 25 years
in aggavated sexual assault of child
Williams requests Baugh
charges be dropped
An Alto City Councilman, Si Wil-
liams, has requested that charges
against former Alto Mayor Garwin
Baugh be dropped. Baugh had been
charged with hitting Councilman
Williams during a closed session of
the Alto City Council on Feb. 10,
1992, as the council argued over
giving Patrolman Stacy Chambers
a raise, which had been-recom-
mended by Police Chief Thomas E.
Griffith.
Chambers has dropped his suit
against the city, which he filed after
the council fired him and removed
him from office.
The Alto Council, sitting as court
and judge in what was described as
an administrative-type civil hear-
ing on a quasi-criminal proceeding,
found Baugh guilty on April 30,
1992, of having Attacked Williams.
Baugh denied the charges.
A Cherokee County Grand Jury
in June of 1992 indicted Baugh for
iiyuiy of a person at least 65 years
of age. Baugh was accused of hit-
ting Williams in the cheat and face
with his hands and fists.
District Attorney has filed a mo-
tion asking the court to dismiss the
case for the reason that the witness,
Williams, has requested that it be
Chambers' case has been dis-
missed with Chambers ]
proximately $160 in <
Thank you, thank you!
The
gratitude the support of all advertisers and news
Merry Christmas!
Lighting
winners
are told
The Rusk Chamber of Commerce
home lighting and decoration con-
test winners have been announced.
Winners include Moat Original,
Dennis Benyhill home in Atoy, Best
Theme, Royce Humes home on
Crockett Street; Most Colorful,
Terry Downs home on U.S. High-
way 84 East, five miles out; Best
Religious, the Rev. Don Copeland
home on Crockett Street.
Other placea to view the lighta
and decorationa include Wood
Street, Gifford Street, Sycamore
Street, Barron Street, Martin
Luther King Drive, Atoy, South
Main, Crockett Street, Daniel
Street. North Bonner Street, Eaat
Fifth Street, Needham Street,
Marshall Street Meadow Street.
Wightman Lane, Lee Addition.
North Henderson Street.
A 63-year-old Jacksonville man,
Jesse Henry, has been found guilty
of aggravated sexual assault on a
child. A Cherokee County jury re-
turned a guilty verdict in the 369th
District Court Friday and assessed
punishment at 25 years on Monday
Henry was charged with the ag-
gravated sexual assault of a 12-
year-old Jacksonville girl in the sum-
mer of1992. According to testimony,
Heniy allegedly fondled the girl
during the year of 1992.
District Attorney Jim Cromwell
said this was the first offense against
Henry and the jury could have given
him a probated sentence. Instead,
he was assessed the 25 years in the
Texas Department of Criminal Jus-
tice.
Assistant District Attorney Elmer
Beckworth prosecuted the case, ac-
cording to the district attorney, who
said the trial was the 26th for the
county this year. Thia waa
Beckworth'a 13th case and
Cromwell has prosecuted 13.
Schedule is announced
for Christmas programs
Replays of Christmas music over the facilities of KTLU-
AM 1580 and KWRW-FM 97.7 and Channel 9 have been
announced.
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day programming in-
clude!
7 a.m. Rusk First Baptist Church, video and audio
8:30 aja. Cherokee Civic Chorus tfdeo and audio
9:30 aan. Alto A. Frank Smith United Methodist Church,
Video and Audio
10:30 aan. Rusk First United Methodist Church, video
i audio
, Jacksonville First Baptist Church, audio
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