The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 119, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 12, 1967 Page: 8 of 12
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33RD IN NATION
Texas Drops
hi Rank Of
Teacher Pay
Austin—Texas" ranking a-
mong the 50 states In aver-
age salaries paid to class-
room teachers has fallen to
a new low, the Texas State
Teachers Association an-
nounced Wednesday (January
4, 1967X
The annual salary of a class-
room teacher In Texas, ac-
cording to new statistical
data. Is $6,025 compared to
the national average of $6,-
821.
The $796 deficit places Te-
xas In the 33rd rank among
the 50 states.
Last year, Texas ranked 29
th In the nation. But the
state dropped to 33rd beca-
use other states moved a-
head with Improved teacher
salaries.
Texas fares worst in the
new rankings with average
salary Increases granted in
1966. For Texas this amount
was only $95.
This puts Texas 49th In this
category. Only Wyoming, with
a $46 average Increase, is
lower.
The rankings were prepar-
ed by the Research Division
of the National Education
Association and published in
"Estimates of Schoo' Statis-
tics 1966-67."
TSTA has a proposed tea-
cher pay Increase platform
in its 1967 legislative pro-
gram.
If the Texas Legislature ap-
proves the pay increase pro-
posed this year, according
to a TSTA leader, the new
boost would "just barely"
bring Texas up to the pres-
ent national average "and no
higher."
The official, Dr. Joe B. Mc-
Niel, Superintendent of Wic-
hita Falls Schools and Chair-
man of TSTA's l egislative
Committee, said the TSTA
program envisions an aver-
age increase In Texas class-
room teacher salaries of $775
In the minimum salary for
T
in the minimum salary sch-
edule for Texas classroom
teachers.
"Compare TSTA's $775
average Increase wlththedlf-
ference of $796 in our pres-
ent salary schedule and the
national average and you can
see that TSTA 's program is
indeed a must," McNiel sta-
ted.
"At best," said McNiel, "the
TSTA pay program is an in-
terim measurepreparatory to
action on salaries we hope
wll be granted two years
from now."
A study committee set up by
an act of the Legislature in
1965 is expected to recom-
mend higher salaries for Te-
xas teacher in 1969.
'Texas can't wait until 1969
for action and we think the
Legislature knows this,"Mc-
Niel said.
"The TSTA program," he
added, "Is an Interim meas-
ure needed now to prevent
our present shortage of 5,000
teachers from becoming a de-
eper crisis."
SHOP IN RUSK
IT PAYS 111
OBITUARIES
UHi* Bagley
Funeral services for Mrs.
Lillie Bagley, 81, of New
London, were held at 3:30
p. m. Sunday at the Rader
Funeral Chapel with Dr. Shir-
ley Guthrie officiating.
Burial was in Mt. Moriah
Cemetary.
Mrs, Bagley died Saturday
morning in a New London
rest home after a lengthy
illness.
A native of Kilgore, Mrs.
Bagley was a member of the
First Presbyterian Church of
Kilgore.
Survivors include three sis-
ters, Miss Danie Barnett and
Mrs. H. J. Wallace, both of
Kilgore, and Mrs. W. W. Mc
Connell of Crockett; one bro-
ther, Rice W. Barnett of Kil-
gore; and several nieces and
nephews.
Mrs. Bagley formerly lived
in Rusk. Her late husband
was Ed Bagley.
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Jacob A. McCrary
Funeral services for Jacob
Allen McCrary, 89, of the
Sulphur Springs Community,
were held at 10 a. m. Wed-
nesday in Sulphur Springs
Baptist Church with Rev. Art-
hur Flanagan and Knibert
Whitaker officiating.
Burial was in King Cemetery
under the direction of Whit-
ley - Holsomback Funeral
Home.
Mr. McCrary died Monday
at 11 a. m. at his home.
He was a native of Sulphur
Springs and a member of
the Baptist Church. He was
a retired farmer.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Dollie McCrary of Sul-
phur Springs; four sons.C.R.
McCrary of Sulphur Springs,
R. C. McCrary of Orange,
W. H. McCrary and Louis
McCrary, both of Rusk; four
daughters, Mrs. Bertie Jones
of Dallas, Mrs. Sallie Cor-
der of Livingston, Mr^. Nel-
vin Cantrell of El Paso and
Mrs. Lois Holmes of New
Braunfels; 14 grandchildren
and seven great - grand-
children.
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ALTO, TEXAS
Son Funeral Home.
Mr. Gilcrease died Monday
morning in a Jacksonville
nursing home after a brief
Illness.
He was a native of Jasper
County, lived In Alto since
1908, was a retired farmer
and member of the Baptist
Church.
Survivors include one dau-
ghter, Mrs. Annie Mae Gar-
ner of Jacksonville; twosons,
Ford Gilcrease of Alto and
Roy Gilcrease of San Aug-
ustine; five grandchildren and
one great-grandchild.
Aja Ivie
Funeral services for Mrs.
Ada Ivie, 82, of Alto were
held at 2 p.m. last Friday
in the Old Palestine Baptist
Church with the Rev. C. H.
Haley officiating.
Burial was in the Old Pal-
estine Cemetery under the
direction of O. T. Allen Fun-
eral Home.
Mrs. Ivie died Wednesday
night in a Rusk hospital after
a sudden illness.
She was a life-long resident
of Alto and a member of the
Baptist Church.
Survivors include two sons,
Melvin Ivie of Alto and Cur-
tis Ivie serving with the U.
S. Army in Germany; two
daughters, Mrs. Mackie Pou-
nders of Alto and Mrs. Vas-
sle Wallace of Alto; 22grand-
children; four great grand-
children; and two great great
grandchildren.
Jerry Gilcrease
Funeral services for Jerry
H. Gilcrease, 85, of Alto,
were held at 2 p. m. Tuesday
in the First Baptist Church
of Alto with Rev. C. H. Hal-
ey officiating.
Burial was in the Old Pal
estine Cemetery under the
direction of O. T. Allen and
J. Cornell A!ford
J. Carnell Alford, 46, of
Houston, former Rusk and
Jacksonville resident, died at
4;30 a.m. Monday in a Hous-
ton hospital after suffering
a cerebral hemorrhage.
Funeral services for Mr.
Alford were held at 2 p.m.
Tuesday in the Renfro Fun-
eral Home Chapel.
Rev. James Riley of the
Gethsemane Methodist Chur-
ch in Houston, where Mr.
Alford was a member, offi-
ciated for the final rites.
Burial was in Cedar Hill
cemetery at Rusk.
Mr. Alford was an account-
ant and had lived in Houston
for about 14 years. He was
formerly in partnership with
Berl Richardson in the opera-
tion of a dry cleaning company
at Jacksonville. While a resi-
dent of Rusk,he was employed
by the Hotel here.
He was a native of Geneva,
near San Augustine.
Survivors Include his wife,
Mrs. Doris Alford, Houston;
two daughters, Mrs. David
Farrington of Fort Worth and
Lori Alford of Houston: one
sister, Mrs. George Schrad-
er, Beaumont; three brothers,
W. T. Alford of Houston,T.E.
Alford of Silsbee and Arthur
Alford of Beaumont; and three
grandchildren.
He was the brother-in-law
of Mrs. Fred Lunsford of
Rusk.
Presbyterian Women
Hold Meeting In
Copel and Home Mon.
. Afternoon circle women of
the Presbyterian Church met
Monday at 3 p.m. in the home
of Mrs. Egbert Cope land. Wi-
th nine present. Mrs. Edwin
Dickey presided at the hxis-
iness meeting, and Mrs. Fra-
nk Cope land led the opening
prayer. Mrs. Frank Cope land
gave the Bible lesson on
"Christian Witness at Home
and Abroad."
At the social hour refresh-
ments were served.
Rusk Folks
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Yar-
brough and family attended
funeral services Sunday 2p.m.
January 1st In the Crawford-
Crim Funeral Home In Hen-
derson, Texas, for Mrs. Yar-
brough's niece, Mrs. Anne
Ruth Richardson; who passed
away Friday December 30,
after a lengthy illness.
Recent guests in the J. D.
Norton home were their son
Curtis Norton of Dallas, his
friends ; Kay Parker, Carl
Higgins, and Judy Klrtpatrick
of Kilgore; and Brenda Nor-
ton's guests were; Danny Mc
Lemore of Lake Palestine,
Joan Webb of Ml. Selmon,
and Ann Hammond of Jackson-
ville; and guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Norton Tuesday were
Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Burns
of Houston.
Janie Dickey and SallyGris-
ham, students at Sam Hous-
ton State College at Hunts-
ville were home for week-
end with parents Mr. and
Mrs. Edwin Dickey and Mr.
and Mrs. E. G. Grisham.
Mrs. Frank Smith has re-
turned lrom visiting her bro-
ther-in-uw and sister Mr.
and Mrs. Dickson at Denver,
Colorado.
Representative Of
SMAvabble
For tatemews
Charles D. Girllnghouse, a
field representative of the
Small Business Administra-
tion, will be available to In-
terview smal' businessmen
in the Council Room of the
City Hall In Jacksonville, Jan-
uary 17, 1967, from l;00p.m.
to 4;00 p. m.
Any small businessman In-
terested In obtaining informa-
tion about SBA services may
call phone number 5125 for
an appointment or visit the
Council Room of the City Hall,
Jacksonville, Texas.
Applicants may also obtain
information about Economic
Opportunity Loans which may
be made to assist in the es-
tablishment, preservation,
and strenghtening of small
businesses. These loans are
available under Title IV of
the Economic Opportunity Act
of 1964, as amended.
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THE CHEROKEEAN OF RUSK. TEXAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1967
SMRS. ROUNDABOUT
The basic Is sue--to move or
not to move Maximum Secur-
ity from Rusk State Hospital —
remains just that, a basic
Issue. And while it hangs,
in the balance, unresolved,
we can at least say we were
hear. Rusk had its chance--
to tel' its story. And It was
told, very well, last Friday.
As community co-partners,
officials of RSH and citizens
of Rusk banded in common
purpose to tell the Legisla-
tive Council Committee at
its hearing here, why we feel
Maximum Security should re-
main a part of the Rusk State
Hospital. . .rather than be
transferred to the Department
of Corrections and housed in
a 10 to 15 million dol'ar
structure near Houston, as
suggested by the Giant Meg-
apolls spokesmen.
Cur case was ably stated,
but were our vices heard
by open ears? We can hope
so. Yet, your question Is the
same today as it was last
Thursday, before the hear-
ing--"Will they move It?"
Nobody has the answer to that,
not yet.
We have been accused of
operating a medieval hopsltal.
Whose fault is it, If our facil-
ities are lacking?
The entire state must hare
In the blame, if blame must
be placed. It takes finances,
money if you please, to move
irom mediocre medievalism
to modem megapolls.
If Rusk State Hospital is
less than some of our citi-
zen- desire it to be, then wc
plead--give US the necessary
funds to allow us to improve
the multi-million do'lar in-
vestment, already here!
Sure, we need to do more,
but It takes "Moola"...that
means more taxes for you
and me to pay. But whatever
It takes, it can stll' be done
for millions of dollars less
in RUSK, than HOUSTON!
This Is the primary, basic
factor for consideration...
economics, or MONEY!
Rusk with Its rural atmos-
phere Is more conducive, we
contend, to a calming and
healing of nerves, as com-
pared to crowded, congested,
confusing cities.
TalksBacki
Cur personnel--the staff and
attendants--care about their
patients, too. And that makes
a big difference.
We could go and on, repeat-
ing the arguments presented
Friday, printed elsewhere
this Issue, and likely Hous-
ton could do the same for
its case.
Their main claim is based
on the immediacy and abun-
dance of skilled, professional
and technical people. If Rusk
could be given the 10 to 15
million sought by Houston, we
could stage our own "brain
drain"' With that kind of
money, we country bumpkins
could transform the Rusk hos-
pital into a new, shiny minia-
ture Megapolls.
-MW
Roy Gin Teds
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Calendar Wed.
The Rusk Rotary C'.ub held
its regular weekly meeting
or. Wednesday at the Pine-
\lew Restaurant with Presi-
dent James Richard presi-
ding.
ÍYogram Chairman Houston
White Introduced the speaker
for the noon meeting, Mr.
Roy GInn, member of the
Rotary Club. Mr. Glnn gave
a most entertaining and in-
formative program on one of
his hobbies. The particular
hobby that Mr. Glnn chose
to discuss was calendars. Ca-
lendars has been of much
interest ro Mr. Glnn for many
years, and he has ipent quite
a lot of time In comprising
his own calendar. Incidenr.-
ally, this particular calendar
has been copyrighted. Mr.
Glnn has received many In-
quiries concerning his calen,
dar. Everyone thoroughly
enjoyed the outstanding pro-
gram.
After a short business ses-
sion, the meeting was ad-
journed.
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Whitehead, E. H. The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 119, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 12, 1967, newspaper, January 12, 1967; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth150687/m1/8/?rotate=90: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.