The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 2, 1966 Page: 1 of 12
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P. 0. Box 8066
Dallas, Texas
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Town
WITH ROUNDABOUT
Don't forget...Be sure to
vote Saturday in the 2nd pri-
mary election. The Attorney
General's race is mighty im-
portant.. .This office is the
perfect "jumping off place"
for higher office.
The ball bounced bad for
our beloved Rusk Eagles in
their Bi-District games with
Little Cyprus...Rusk lost a
pair of "heart breakers"...
Win, lose, or draw...We know
that we'll always be proud
of our Eagles...Roundabout
can't recall when a Rusk Eagle
team has "laid down"...
They'll always give their best
.. .Coach Pete Grimes deser-
ves congratulations, too. Pete
did a fine job coaching...
this was his first time to
coach baseball.
It won't be long before the
big Lions Club Rodeo begins
...Fact is, next weekend is
the time...Lions and Lion-
ess are working hard.. .Thii
is going to be the biggest
and best ever...So, plan no*
to attend.
10* Per issue The Cherokeean
Texas' Oldest Weekly Newspaper, Established As The Pioneer July 5, 1847
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DISTINCTION FOR
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VOL. lit
RUSK, TEXAS
THURSDAY,, JUNE 2, 1966
12 PAGES
NUMBER 51
We have another importan)
election coming up...Mem.
bers of the Rusk Chambei
of Commerce will vote or
changes in the Constituioi
and By-Laws the second Tu-
esday in June...Purpose of
this election is to make the
Chamber more democratic..
Complete details will be pub-
lished again next week.
Three Races
Light Voting
Is Expected
hi Primary
Slight voter interest is ex-
pected to be demonstrated in
Cherokee County Saturday,
June 4, during the Second
Democratic Primary. Coun-
tians will vote in only two
contested precinct races and
one contested state race.
According to County Clerk
Mrs. Mildred Fulton only 23
countians have voted absen-
tee for the election, 21 at
the courthouse in lusk and
two mailed out to voters and
returned.
In Cherokee County, incum-
bent A. O. Cameron, who
lead a field of two opponents
in the First Primary, is op-
posed by Mart L. Brown for
County Commissioner of Pre-
cinct 4.
In the same precinct. Jus-
tice of the Peace candidates
O. J. Cameron and J. A.
Mclntire will be listed on the
ballot.
The only state-wide contest
will be for the position of
Attorney General. The hotly
contested race Involves Cr-
awford Martin, who lead st-
ate balloting in the First Pri-
mary, and Franklin Spears.
Only candidate eliminated in
that first election was Gallo-
way Calhoun of Tyler, who
has switched his support over
to Martin.
Election Judge Tom Sartain
has reported that all three
and 31 will be consolidated
for the Saturday Primary and
all voting will take place in
the County Courtroom. Polls
open at 8 a.m. and close at
7 p.m. Rusk voters will cast
ballots only in the Martin.
Spears race.
Swimming Lessons
For Rusk Youfh
Are Planned Here
Interested parents and child,
ren are Invited to meet at
the Rusk Lions Club Swimm.
ing Pool on Monday, June
13th at 10 a.m. to discuss
swimming lessons, in two
week seas ions. This an.
nouncement was made today
by pool managera, and Rusk
Coaches, Billy Watson and
Pete Grimes.
The coachea are being ass is.
ted with lifeguard duties by
David Norton and Billy Jack
O'Neal.
Swimming lessons are open
to youngatera six years of
age and up, or thoee who may
b« a little younger, but tall
enough to stand In the ahaU
low and of the big pool.
Hospital Board
Will Open Bids
For Renovation
Kiwanis Club Sponsors ¡g f
Boys, Girls, State Reps * mo,000.00
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WHICH WILL ARRIVE FIRST—THE FOOT OR THE BALL?
Rusk freshman third baseman Mike Birdwell seems worried
as he watches the ball and a Little Cyprus player coming toward
him at the same time. Luck was against Birdwell in this case,
as the all-district honorable mention player failed to get the
Little Cyprus Advances to Regional
ball in time to tag the runner. The game, played in Rusk at
Dickerson Field, was won in the seventh inning by Little
Cyprus, 1-0, and allowed the team to move on to regional
playoffs.
STAFF PHOTO
Bi-Bistrict Title Eludes Eagles By One, Two Pants
Rusk's Eagles, fightingtheir
way through 15 pre-district
and district games with only
one loss to cop the District
17-A A Championship, were
dumped Saturday and Monday
afternoons, 4-6 and 1-0, in
their big bi-district battle
with Little Cyprus.
With seven men left on base
at the close of innings, the
Eagles couldn't manage to get
in the two men who would
have allowed them to tie Lit-
tle Cyprus in the first of the
best two out of three game
series played in Orange Sat-
urday afternoon.
Beef Cattle
USDA Official To Present
Grading Demonstration
Robert E. Jorgenson, Unit-
ed States Department of Ag-
riculture Market News Dir-
ecotr from Omaha,Nebraska,
is scheduled to present a de-
monstration on beef cattle
grading in Rusk Tuesday,
June 14.
Sponsored by the Cherokee
County Livestockmen's As-
sociation, the demonstration
will be the first of its kind
to ever be held in this county
and the first one of this sc-
ope in the area.
Some 40 animals will be
judged during the demonstra-
tion which begins at 6:30p.m.
at the Junior Livestock Show
Barn located at the Rusk Ro-
deo Arena.
Roy Rockenback, Director
of the USDA Market News
Service in Washington D.C.,
has also indicated that he will
attend the demonstration if
commitments do not arise
which prevent him from do-
ing so.
Purpose of the demonstra-
tion, according to A. N. Wal-
ley, Jr., chairman of the As-
sociation Program Comm-
ittee, is to help local cattle
producers in this area be-
come better acquainted with
the various USDA grades of
beef cattle so they can do a
better job of marketing. This
program, according to Wal-
ley, is one of a series on
marketing sponsored by the
Association to help produc-
ers make more money through
more efficient marketing of
cattle.
Orvan Jones, president of
the Association, has encour-
aged all cattle producers in
the area to attend the demon-
stration which "promises to
be the best of Its kind to be
produced in this area".
The United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture Market
News Service is a nation-
wide organization which com-
See U.SJD.A. Co. Pg. 1
Scoring in the game began
in the second inning when
Little Cyprus scored four ti-
mes on an error and five
base hits. The third inning
remained at a stand still,
but in the fourth inning a
homerun by Rusk backcatch-
er Mike Crysup put the Eag-
les in the scoring column.
Little Cyrpus came back in
the same inning to score ag-
ain, this time on a hit, an
error, and a fly ball.
During the fifth inning of
play, Rusk's Jerry Akincros-
sed homeplate on a ground
ball to second base by John-
ny Richie. Little Cyprus came
back in the same inning to
score catcher, Boyd Perry.
Trying to get back into the
ballgame, the Eagles scor-
ed twice in the sixth Inning
on an error, three base hits,
and a base on balls. Jimmy
Richey, replacing Robert Hol-
comb who sustained a hurt
muscle in his right shoulder
during a slide attempt in the
fourth inning, and DickieTis-
dale accounted for the two
Rusk scores.
Rusk pitcher Glenn Hassell
struck out three consecutive
batters in the bottom of the
sixth to end the game, with
the Eagles trailing by two
points.
Monday's game, which cin-
ched the bi-district title for
Little Cyprus, turned Into a
pitchers' duel before the Lit-
tle Cyprus team scored the
winning run in the top half
of the seventh inning. Al-
though both teams had runn-
ers in scoring positions at
various times in the game,
neither in scoring positions
at various times in the game.
neither could muster scoring
runs prior to that point in
the game.
Triallng by one point as they
went into the bottom half of
the seventh inning. Coach Pete
Grimes' Eagles managed to
get Mike Birdwell to third
base and Jimmy Sartain to
second with two outs called.
A long fly ball, snapped up
by the Little Cyprus center
fielder, quashed Rusk's ch-
ances for a win and ended the
game.
In after the game comments.
Coach Grimes said, 'The st-
ory might have been differ-
ent if several of the things
we had attempted had work-
ed as we thought they would.
This year we will lose four
starters, but have four re-
turning and some strong play-
ers coming up. We'll have
another good ball club next
year."
Jimmy Sartain and Genny
Butler were chosen by the
Rusk High School faculty from
the Junior Class to attend
Boys and Girls State in Aus-
tin this month. They were ap-
proved by the sponsoring or-
ganization, the Rusk Kiwanis
Club, which is headed by Jim
Perkins.
6 Eagles Win
All-District
Team Honors
Members of dbach Pete
Grimes's District 17-AA Ch-
ampionship team took the
lion's share of honors re-
cently during naming of all-
district and honorable men-
tion players by coaches of
the five district teams in
a meeting in Huntsville.
Rusk players captured six
spots on the a 11-district honor
roll among 17 players select-
ed and secured two places
on the honorable mention list
which consisted of eight play-
ers.
Rusk seniors named to the
all-district team were Mike
Crysup, catcher, and Robert
Holcomb, short-stop.
Four Rusk juniors were ch-
osen for the coveted places
on the all-district team.They
were Dickie Tisdale, first
base; Johnny Richey, second
base; Steve Crysup, outfield-
er; and Glenn Hassell, pit-
cher.
The two Rusk players re-
See ALL DISTRICT Co. Pg. 1
Boys' State is to be held
on the University of Texas
campus. Jimmy is to leave
June 11th.
Girls State is scheduled at
the Austin State School, and
is to begin June 15th.
Both function in the same
fashion—nearly 1,000 repre-
sentatives to each from all
over Texas, will form comm-
unities, and elect local offi-
cials. They carry the elec-
tion of leaders right on up to
the state level, choosing lea-
ders for all top political off-
ices.
"It is an outstanding exper-
ience for the participants, in
that they gain new insight
to our governmental struc-
ture," explained Kiwanis pre-
sident Perkins.
Jimmy's parents are Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Sartain. Genny Is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Cole Butler.
The project is sponsored
statewide by the American
Legion in the interest of pro-
moting good citizenship. Boys
State lasts about a week, and
the Girls approximately 10
days.
DON JONES RECOVERING
FROM INJURED KNEE
Don Jones Is at home in
Rusk following surgery last
week at Baylor Hospital in
Dallas. The six-foot, eight-
inch SMU athlete was injur,
ed in Softball play, and the
operation was for the pur-
pose of repairing a torn car-
tlidge In the knee.
SMU coaches have Indicated
the towering Ruskite will see
plenty of action this year in
roundball play.
18th Annual Lions Club Rodeo
Arrangements Being Finalized
Rusk will start donning its
western duds next week as
preliminary rodeo activities
get underway prior to the
Rusk Lions Club's 18th An.
nual Championship RCA Ro.
deo nightly performances
June 9.11.
This year's rodeo, which
la being produced by Jim
Shoulders, one of the best
known rodeo performers and
producers In the Southwest,
will be one of the best pub.
licitad rodeos in the 18years
the Rusk Liona Club has been
staging such shows. Caravans
from Rusk began rolling out
today to Invite residents in
the East Texas area to at.
tend die rodeo. Twenty cities
will be visited during the th.
ree consecutive days of ca.
ra van trips.
Shoulders is returning to
Rusk again this year to pro.
duce the Lions Club rodeo
after having produced last
year one of the best shows
ever held in Rusk.
Announcer for the rodeo will
be Ray Lackland, alaomaking
a return performance at the
Rusk rodeo. Rodeo clown will
be John Ruth.
Called the greatest compet-
ing cowboy in rodeo history.
Shoulders has begun shifting
his activities from that of
performing to producing and
is now in his fourth season
of managing rodeos through-
out the United Statea,
Highlight of Shoulders' ro.
deo competition came back In
19S9 during the national
finals, rodeo's first "world
See RODEO Co. Pg. I
Bids for a construction pro-
gram at Rusk Memorial Hos-
pital will be opened by the
Hospital's board members In
a special called meeting Th-
ursday night, June 9th. The
project, or group of projects,
call for expanded facilities,
some renovated, and in gen-
eral a refurbishing of the
existing structure.
"How much of what we do,
depends on the bids sub-
mitted," explained Hospital
Administrator Leroy Hill.
In separate bids, contrac-
tors will be submitting prices
on these projects; remodel
program for the Lab and X-
ray departments; new busi-
ness offices; a prayer room;
waiting room; remodel and
relocate existing pharmacy
and nursery; a modernized
front entrance; and a com-
plete paint-repair program
where needed.
"We hope to accomplish two
objectives", Hill said, "im-
prove the hospital's appear-
ance, and make it more func-
tional."
He also pointed to the pre-
dicted Increase of patients
under the Medicare plan.
Approximately four general
contractors, and a much lar-
ger number of individual sub-
contractors are expected to
participate In the bidding.
Minimum cost estimate of the
total construction has been
placed at $40,000.00.
Cates, Decker and Barber,
architects of Tyler, made the
plans and specifications av-
ailable to interested bidders
over a month ago.
The hospital board is com-
posed of Vice Chairman, J. P.
Favaron, Raymond Cooper,
secretary; Glenn Miller, Ch-
arley Christopher, M. R.
Philbrlck, and Gerald Chap-
man. The seven-man board
Is now short one member,
with the recent resignation of
W. R. Whitten, chairman of
the Board.
Hearing Set
On Poison
Use Rules
BOY AND GIRL STATE REPS-Mrs. Craw-
ford Martin, right, congratulates Boys'State
Representative Jimmy Sartin and Girls State
Representative, Oenny Butler. Smiling his
approval, too, is
secretary of the
Rusk Kiwanis
, Tom Sartain,.
anlzatlon—the
STAFF' PHOTO
A hearing to remove Chero-
kee County from regulations
on the use of herbicide, a ch-
emical compound often used
to kill weeds and brush, will
be held in the Council Room
of the Rusk Courthouse at
10 a,m. Wednesday, June IS.
The hearing was scheduled
after the Cherokee County
Livestockmen's Association
petitioned the Texas Depart-
ment of Agriculture to re-
move the regulations which
impede the use of the chem-
ical poison.
Under present law, a farmer
or rancher wishing to use
herbicide must fill out a qu-
eationalre supplying informa-
tion on the date and time
when the polaon would be
used, and other specifics.
If the area to be sprayed
Is In excess of 10
the farmer or
pay a 10 cent per
spectlon tee.
Retailers who handle "
chemical mutt fit*
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