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Cherokeean
IN SITIE
500
HERALD
Vol. 155, No. 14-50 pgs
Wednesday, May 26, 2004
Rusk, TX 75785
32-page
magazine
saluting the
high school
graduates in
Cherokee County
Texas Oldest Weekly Newspaper
TOMATO
FEST
CELEBRATING
YEARS IN
JACKSONVILLE
MARK
YOUR CALENDAR
Jacksonville's annual
Tomato Fest will be bigger
and better than ever this
year. The event will be
held June 12.
see pg. 18
THLETES
HONORED
See who's who of the Mean Sting Sports Machine.
Story and photos by Robin D. Best, pgs. 12-13
)
MEMORIAL
DAY SERVICE PLANNED
The Memorial Day program and dedication
of the Cherokee County Veterans Monu-
ment will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at the
north side of the Cherokee County Court-
house. Guest speakers will include State
Rep. Chuck Hopson and Jim Cromwell.
Alto h gh school principal resigns
COMING UP
■MPT'
Newspaper will close
Memorial Day
The Cherokeean Herald office,
located at 618 N. Main St. in Rusk,
will be closed on Monday, May 31 in
observance of Memorial Day.
News and advertising should
be submitted by Friday, May 28 at
3 p.m.
Bootleggers arrested
The Rusk Police Department,
along with officers from the Dogwood
Trails Narcotics Agency and the Texas
Alcoholic Beverage Commission
raided two Rusk residences.
More than $1,400 in illegal beer
and liquor was confiscated and three
arrests were made in the case.
An unknown amountof money was
also taken in the raid, including a large
number of coins.
Please see story and photo on
pg. 17.
Sacrifices made during
wartime
Read Frank Bowden's story on
World War II that details the war
effort and the involvement of Bill
Harriman.
The story tells readers that free-
dom is seldom free, but comes about
through the sacrifices of millions for
the greater good of mankind.
Please see story on pg. 11.
Real animal houses
created by students
Structures ranging from clay to
simulated jungles were created by
school children as a part of a project
to build animal habitats.
Please see story, photos on
pg- 7.
Wells High School
announces valedictorian,
salutatorian
Hilary Hodges is the valedictorian
of Wells High School, and Clarissa
Glesmann was named the salutato-
rian during ceremonies May 21. Fora
complete list of scholarship recipients,
see pg. 16.
INDEX
Scene in Passing 2
El Camino Real 2
Letters 3
Obituaries 4
Area churches 4
New DPS trooper 5
1st graders 7
Rusk Chamber 8
RHS honor students.,.. 9
Classifieds 15-16
Eyeglasses donated.. 18
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Board unanimously
accepts Duplichain's
resignation
By Robin D. Best
Special Contributor
The Alto Independent School
District has accepted the res-
ignation of Alto High School
Principal Jason Duphchain.
While the official voté counts
were canvassed and accepted
by the board, installation of
reelected school board members
will have to wait until the next
meeting of the board after elec-
tion re suits were challenged by
candidate Oclis Bryan.
The district has seven days
to do a recount.
Following a lengthy closed-
door session including consul-
tation with the district's legal
counsel, school board members
accepted Duplichain's tenured
resignation.
"In his resignation, he
(Duphchain) indicated he was
looking forward to going into
business with his father," said
John Ferguson, AISD superin-
tendent. "Thatwas accepted by
a vote of seven to nothing."
A large group of unhappy
Alto school district residents,
inchoated their disfavor in the
newest developments.
"I think he just got tired of
fighting," said Alto City Coun-
cil member Chris Lewis, who
attended the meeting hoping
Alto's 1st Hispanic police officer will utilize communication skills
to reach out to the community.
A NEW VOICE
Heredia's
communication
skills are an asset
By Don Wallace
Staff Writer
The Alto police depart-
ment not only added a new
officer, but an important
communicator by hiring
David Here cha.
Alto Police Chief Charles
Barron saicl, "Iestimate that
25 percent, of thepopulation
is Hispanic. We need some-
one to communicate with
them: he can listen and
deal with their problems.
We can do that now with
Davicl."
Barron saicl, "It is differ-
ent than having a bihngual
officer. Davicl is Hispanic.
He knows the people, the
Please see ALTO PD, pg. 6
New Alto patrolman David Heredia (left) gets his badge pinned on his uniform shirt
by Police Chief Charles Barron.
to address the council about
a program being cut from Alto
Middle School.
Sever al recent events in AISD
have many locals unhappy
about the school's course.
Lewis saicl he felt Duphchain
was being forced out.
"I wonder what the actual
Please see AISD, pg. 6
How high
will gas go?
Poll shows drivers are
worried, but won't
change holiday plans
By Don Wallace
Staff Writer
Summer family travel tradi-
tionally starts on Memorial Day,
but with the price of gasohne
jumping by leaps and bounds,
pl;ins coulcl change.
Not according to the results
of a Cherokeean Herald survey.
The majority of the people who
responded to an e-mail ques-
tionnaire (12 of 17) saicl they
would not alter their travel
plans.
Readers from four states
responded along with many
from addresses near and far
in Texas.
The price of gas in Texas
is lower than some states.
The lowest price reported on
a website was $1.80 at Waco
while the highest, price for
regular unleaded came in at
$2.09 at Midland.
The U.S. average price for a
Please see GAS, pg. 6
Rusk High School Class of 2004
A total of 136 Rusk High School seniors will receive diplomas in commencement ceremonies Friday night at Eagle Stadium. Jennifer Guinn, vale-
dictorian; Jamie Derrington, salutatorian; and Nathan Scallon, third ranking senior and 11 other honor students will lead the class. In the event of
rain the graduation will be held at the high school gym.
RHS students receive scholarships totaling $204,094
A total of $204,094 was
awarded Rusk High School
seniors during the annual
scholar ship banquet May 11.
Top scholarship was a $35,000
U.S. Army scholar ship to Jacob
Arnold.
Awards included:
Jamie Lyn Applegate: $2.100
including $2,000 Dr, Blanche
Prejean presidential scholar-
ship to Tyler Junior College
and $100 Rusk High School
Band Boosters scholarship.
Jordan Bear cl::$2,250 inclucl-
ing$500 RuskBaseball/Softball
Association, $500 Rusk Rotary
Club; $500 Lions Club, $500
Travis McCain Memorial schol-
arship ancl$250Holly Jennings
memorial scholarship.
í aunan Blakemoreí total
$2,250 including $250 Greg
James Country Motors Ste-
phen F, Austin State Univer-
sity scholarship and $2,000
Stephen F. Austin State Uni-
versity choral scholarship.
Jeremy Bolton: $5,000
Abraham Mallard and Luther
Linclburg Ward memorial
scholarship.
Crystal Brown: $5,056 total
including $500 Rusk Ministe-
rial Alliance. $500 Cherokee
County Motorsports Park
scholarship, $100 Rusk Band
Boosters, $1,000 Citizens 1st
Bank state employees chil-
dren's scholarship, $2,000 Tyler
Junior College Presidential and
$956 Tyler Junior College Band
Scholarship.
Sarah Brown: $3,200 Tyler
Junior College Apache cheer-
lea cling scholarship.
Brandon Corley; $550 total
including $250 Austin Bank
and $300 Jerry Smith Memo-
rial scholarship.
Jacob Crowley: $100, Rusk
High School Band Boosters
Scholarship.
Jennifer Cummins: $500
Lions Club scholarship.
Laura Davis: $500 Rusk
Dairymen association schol-
arship.
Jamie Derrington: $21,450
total including $10,000 TAMU
president's achievement schol-
arship, $200 Rusk Rotary Club,
$2,000 East Texas Telephone
Exchange, $1,000 Cherokee
County Electric Cooperative
Association, $500 Southern
Cherokee Federal Credit
Union, $5,000 Texas A&M
Regent's scholarship, $1,000
Citizens 1st Bank state
employees children's scholar-
ship, $1,000 David Smoak's
Scholastic All-Stars Team
See SCHOLARSHIPS, pg. 8
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Whitehead, Marie. Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 155, No. 14, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 26, 2004, newspaper, May 26, 2004; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth152626/m1/1/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.