The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 124, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 26, 1971 Page: 1 of 10
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Roundabout
Activity around our town
picks up with school...Regist-
ration of students was Tues.
day and we'll have around
1500 this year. This is an
increase over the 1425 for
last year's registration...
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It was a hard week for Ro-
undabout and family..,.Ourel-
dest daughter enrolled at UT
|n Austin the past week-
end,..Roundabout's friends in
previous years had warned
that you were never ready, and
to prepare for the day when
they leave home....It wasquite
an experience....Thousands of
young people were moving
their belongings into the dor-
matory..,.Everyone was try-
ing to be "brave", but
people are the same the wor-
ld over The drive home
from Austin was extra long...
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Our good friend Jack Davis,
manager of the Rusk Chamber
of Commerce, tendered his
resignation Wednesday morn-
ing....Jack is going to work
for Rusk State Hospital in
Administrative - Volunteer
Service Field....He was a good
CC manager and we all wish
him well He has made lots
of friends since he assum-
med the CC job around the
first of the year...
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Enjoyed watching our Fight-
ing Rusk Eagles work-out
Monday. The boys are giving
100% effort.,.They are round-
ing out, and Roundabout pre-
dicts they'll be a good foot-
ball team by the time season
opens,,,First scrimmage is
scheduled for Friday night
here with Grapeland....
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VOL. 124'
THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1971 j
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NUMBER 12
Registration Indicates Slight Increase
In Rusk School District For 1971-1972
QUARTERBACK CLUB Support of Rusk High
School's Fighting Eagles includes serving soft
drinks to the boys following work-outs. Ike
Daniels, club president, Gaylon Johnson, Rev.
Grover Talbert, Joe Ball and James John-
son, all pictured from left take time for a
"pause that refreshes".
First Scrimmage
Eagles Prepare For Grapeland
Rusk's Fighting Eagles are
ready for their first game type
scrimmage with Grapeland
here Friday night. The work
outs begin around 7;30 with
the scrimmage scheduled for
approximately 8 p.m. Head
Coach Doug Jordan said.
Coaches were pleased with
the team's first scrimmage
Monday afternoon. The def-
Jack Davis pjn Recognize Members
Resigns As perject attendance
CC Manager
Jack Davis, manager of Rusk
Chamber of Commerce, re-
signed Wednesday morning,
according to president Ray-
mond Cooper. Davis will join
staff of Rusk State Hospital
in the Volunteer Service
Field.
"It has been a real pleas-
ure to work with the business
community and citizens of
Rusk, I will continue to work
with the organization to pro-
mote growth and development
of Rusk," commented Davis,
CC president Raymond Co-
oper praised the fine work
that Davis had rendered
while serving as manager.
"We wish him well in his
new position," said Cooper.
Davis will work with Vol-
* See DAVIS Page 9
The Rusk PTA Executive
Committep held its first
meeting August 17th in the
home of Mrs, George Golds-
berry. Those present were
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clark,
Mrs. George Burrows, Mrs.
David Dover and Mrs, Bill
Middleton,
The following committee ch-
airman were named by the
presidents, Mr. and Mrs. Cl-
ark; Child & Welfare, Mrs.
Billie Carter; Baby Sitting,
Mrs. Norma Black; Refresh-
ment, Mrs. Linda Richard-
son and Head Room Mother,
Mrs. Sherry Berryhill,
The first meeting is sch-
eduled for September 21, pro-
gram chairman, Mrs. Golds-
berry, disclosed the school
principals, members of the
school board and teachers
would be invited to hold a
question-answer panel dis-
cussion. Parents would be
invited and urged to submit
questions for discussion. She
also submitted the idea that
a brief question and answer
period become a part of each
monthly meeting,
Some of the topics discuss-
ed at the meeting concerned
prizes given by the PTA room
mothers for the school
kindergarten class , a perm-
anent scholarship fund for
the third highest student sch-
olastically, October Hallo-
ween Carnival, student enter-
tainment at PTA meeting, air
conditioning fund and room
count prizes. New ideas
discussed were; Certifica-
tes will be presented to each
parent or relative and teach-
er with 100% attendance at
PTA meetings by their child
* See PTA Page 9
ense looked pretty good on
most plays, and Tim Turney
intercepted a Gaylon Johnson
pass and made a long return.
Timing on offense is still
off, and coaches have been
working on blocking and tim-
ing this week.
No more scrimmage is
slated for the Birds until the
Grapeland affair Friday night.
Coach Jordan said the Qu-
arterback job is between Gay-
lon Johnson and Tony Wat-
son. Both boys have looked
good in early work-outs.
"We'll make a decision af-
ter we see both Watson and
Johnson in game type condit-
ion," commented the coach.
Team moral is very good.
This group could be the team
to surprise the East Texas
powers in the coming foot-
ball wars. They have pretty
good size.
'The big question is how
much do they want to be a
winner. If they decide they
are 'tough', they can go all
the way to a district champ-
ionship," commented Ike
Daniels, Rusk Quarterback
Club president.
The Fagle* should be strong
in the punting department this
year. ' joe Ball and Buddy
Clanton have looked ex-
ceptionally good at times.
Both have gotten off kicks in
excess of 50 yards at times.
Elmer Beck worth kicked five
straight extra points in Mon-
day's practice.
WHO rmr i
1475 Students
Register For
Classes Tues.
Official registration began in
the RuskSchoolsTuesday with
the enrollment of about 1475
students. Parents accom-
panied many of the students
to the Elementary School
(Public Kindergarten and gra-
des One through Five), Junior
High (grades Six through Ei-
ght) and Senior High (grades
Nine through Twelve) cam-
puses saw much activity as
students registered in their
respective grades.
According to School Super-
intendent Jack Martin, the to-
tal enrollment when all stu-
dents have registered will be
an increase over last years
enrollment, but is about the
number anticipated.
Registration on all the camp-
uses took place amid some
confusion, as could be expect-
ed, rooms and teachers were
located, lunch tickets were
bought, old friends were rec-
ognized, parents stopped to
chat, questions were asked
and answered and children
tried out the playground
equipment at the elementary
school.
The faculty begun its pre-
paration for school on August
16 and have had seven days
training courses prior to reg
istration.
The first full day of school
is Monday, August 30th,
The students will get their
first holiday on the following
Monday, September 6th which
is Labor Day,
By campus, the enrollment
will be approximately as fol-
lows;
Elementary-600; Junior High
410; and High School 500.
"Late registration will ac-
count for some additional stu -
dents; expected total en-
rollment will be slightly ov-
er 1500, " commented the sch.
ool official.
The superintendents office
reported on a new program
that has been initiated by the
Rusk Independent School Dis-
trict at the Rusk State Hos-
pital. A twelve month Sp.
ecial Education Unit has been
started and employs four cer
tified teachers and one teach
ers aid. At present, 84 stud-
ents who are of high school
age are enrolled in the pro
gram.
Private Kindergarten (Rusk
Kindergarten) will register
♦ See SCHOOL Page 9
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SCHOOL REGISTRATION-some buy lunch
tickets: A busy place the day of registration
was the lunch ticket booth, Mrs, Birdie
Richev. on the left, anjl Mrs. Geneva Mer-
riweather fill out tickets for Mrs. Charles
Cobb and son Gaylon in the foreground and
Mrs. Doyle Pearson and son Danny.
Dr. & Mis. Felix Peebles Jr.
loin Staff Of RSH September 1
Dr. and Mrs. Felix Peeb-
les Jr., will join the staff of
the Rusk State Hospital Sept-
ember 1, according to Dr.
Lex Neill, hospital superin-
tendent. Dr. Peebles has been
named chief clinical director
f>nd Mrs. Peebles will
serve in the capacity of a
registered nurse.
Dr. Neill advised that the
hospital is indeed fortunate
to have someone with the
qualifications and experience
these individuals have in
working and caring for the
sick and mentally ill.
Prior to his appointment at
the Rusk hospital, Dr. Peeb-
les was affiliated withtheNe-
vada State Hospital in
Reno. While there, from
June of 1968 to August, 1971,
he served as senior psychia-
trist, chairman of the exe-
cutive committee, chief of
staff, assistant superinten.
dent and acting superin.
tendent in the absence of the
superintendent.
Born in Avinger, Texas, he
grew up in Jefferson and grad-
uated from Jefferson High
School. Dr. Peebles has a
B.S degree from Centenary
'College in Shreveport and
received his M.D,C,M, de
grees from McOill Univer
sity in Montreal, Canada.
Many aspects of medicine
have been covered in Dr.
Peebles career, from 198
to 1964, he was in private
practice as a physician and
surgeon with part of this time
being spent in Lufkin, Texas.
The doctor took his state
residencey in psychiatry at
the Austin State Hospital from
1964-67. Previous to his lat-
Rusk Faculty
Will Meet
August 27th
A general faculty meeting
for all instructors, adminis-
trators and school board
members is scheduled for
Friday, August 27 in the High
school library at 1 ;30 p.m.,
according to Jack Martin,
Supt. of Rusk Independent Sch-
ool District.
"We plan to have introduct-
ions and a general get acqu-
ainted affair," explained
Martin.
Regular school classes be-
gin Monday, August 30 for
Rusk area school children.
est time at Nevade State Hos-
pital he was assistant chief
of psychiatry at the Veterans
Hospital in Temple and prior
to that time in 1967 he was
connected with the Nevada
State Hospital.
His wife, Wiílie Mae, has
years of experience in her
active nursing career. Born
and reared In Westhoff, Tex-
as, she graduated from Cuero
High School. After graduating
from the Santa Rosa School
of Nursing in San Antonio,
in 1944, she worked in the
Marfa General Hospital and
Cuero Hospital, Twelve
years was spent working for
the State of Texas. Three of
these years was spent in High
School Nursing, for eight
years she was supervisor
of Recieving and Intensive
Care Units at the Austin State
Hosp.'al and one year was
devoted to the childrens psy-
chiatric unit as chief nurse.
The past three years have
been spent as chief nurse of
Mental Retardation Units in
the Nevada State Hospital.
The Peebles have three ch-
ildren and six grand-children.
They are making their home in
one of the State Hospital ho-
uses on Hospital Street.
District Court
Reports Hearing
Postponement
The District Court reports
a postponement on the hearing
set for August 19th toSeptem.
ber IS, concerning an action
filed seeking a restraining or*
der to keep the county from
increasing the tax value of
certain Mmherland and prop,
enes. The action mi
filed by Temple In.* it ríe ,
Inc., International Paper Co.,
Southland paper Mills, Inc.
•Ml Ovens -iltiMt*, Inc. eg.
fee*
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