The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 124, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 13, 1972 Page: 1 of 10
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vol. 124
THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1972
10 PAGES
NUMBER 321
Roundabout Is looking for.
ward to our annual Chamber
of Commerce banquet slated
Tuesday. C. Quentln Aberna.
thy, former president of East
Texas Chamber of Com.
merce, is an outstanding sp.
eaker, and will give us some
fine suggestions as to how we
can develop our area Our
new CC president, James f.
Richards, is going to need
Our support. So, plan now
to attend.
Can't help but be proud of
Our Fighting Rusk Eagles,
who are now leading Dis-
trict 18-AA in basketball com -
petition. The boys have set-
tled down, and are playing
fine ball. Our girls are also
undefeated in district play.
They play again in Rusk Jan.
uary 21 Plan to attend. If
possible, make the trip to
Oiboll Jan. 14 when they go
against the I iimberjacks.
Honesty is not a lost virtue..
W. L. Hridges, hea l of Shad,
owood Development Company
•See ROUNDABOUT Page 7
Technicians
Will Have
Special Day
Nurse Technician Day at
Rusk State Hospital will be
observed Wednesday, January
19, according to Zuma Hud-
dles ton, Association presi-
dent.
Activities will include a
dinner Wednesday noon. Carl
Fairrnan, Assistant Director
Of Training at Central Office
In Austin, will leliver the
address. The luncheon is
sponsored by RN staffatRusk
State Hospital, Mr--. Hud
dleston said.
Dr. I ex T. NeiH, Superin
tendent of RSH, has given all
Nurse Technicians the ''day
off" Wednesday.
A tidiness meeting is sch
eduled for 1 p.m. in the Day
Treatment Cener Immedlat.
ely following the luncheon.
A dinner dance lias been
scheduled at the Cherokee
County Club in Jacksonville
Wednesday evening.
' 'We do not have complete
details ironed out for this
event, but will ask that all
of our members watch the
bulletin boards for later
information," Mrs. Huddles
ton commented.
149 paid members are now
in the Nurse Technician
Association at Rusk State
Hospital.
Friends of the Association
can secure tickets by contact -
ing Mrs. Jacque Clav's of
fice or any of this year's
association's officers.
Advisors for the Nurse Te
chnicans are Dr. lex Neill,
Mrs. Jacque Clay and E.H.
Whitehead.
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IT'S A SUPER SUNDAY for the pirskin, for the
television, for the Dallas Cowboy- arid for
Apache Belle Pam Cleveland of Rusk. At-
tention will tie focused on the tube as the
Cowboy meet the Miami Dolphins Sunday in
New Orleans for the Ni l Championship.
Performing in pre-game, halftime, and post-
game will be the Tyler \pache lielles , of
which Miss Cleveland Is a member. The
Belles will leave Tyler Friday for New
Orleans and will appear on nationwide tel-
evision Sunday in a salute to the late Louie
Armstrong during the halftime. Miss
Cleveland is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd K. (June) Cleveland, Jr. staff photo
( see storv Paye 7 )
City Council Begins Action
To "Clean-Up" Dump Ground
Rusk City Council voted to
launch a concentrated effort
to clean up the garbage dump,
begin land fill, him only twice
a week, and lock the gate at
night. \ man will beemplov
ed to lie at tlie dump grounds
13 hours a dav to prevent -c
attering of c.irbage. Also.no
more lead animals, or large
appliances will be disposed of
at the dump ground -.
This action l>ecame nee.
essary due to pressure ap.
plied to the council bv the
State Health Department.
The citv is now looking for
a soluble site to re locate
the dump erounds. State law
now requires that the lump
ground must be located at
leas; 300 yards from the roa I.
"We are looking it --everal
• ites no*. The ideal site
has 104 acre . \11 we need
is IS to 30 acres. We hope
that the property owner- will
be able to sell part of this
property to a laree paper mill
and allow us to buy the back
portion," explained Mayor
F .11, Whitehead.
It is hoped that the city's
efforts to clean-up the pres-
ent lump srroun ! facility will
satisfy the state Health
DISCUSS PLANS: Mrs. Jacque Clay and Mrs.
Zuma Huddleston, President of the Nurse
Technician Association at Rusk State HospU
tal, talk over plans for a Special Day for
*V 1 r Tnrvifirv ^ Of'o \ lit" ' >nn
be held as part of the activities. Dr. Lex
Nelll, Superintendent, has given the group
the "day off" In order to participate fully
in the observance. -staff photo
Department until a suitable
site can lie purchased.
"If we are force I into hasty
action, it will cost us a lot
more money," commented
Mayor Whitehead.
Other action coming before
the council included;
1. Hear !a report from Mayor
that Police Chief Tommy
Jones had resigned.The pos
ition has not been filled. Dav-
id Jacobs was employed for
week-end work. The police
department has same pro
tection. Applications will be
accepted now. The Council
apree 1 not to "Hurry" into a
decision to replace the Chief,
2. Voted 3 to 1 to join l ast
Texas Council of Govern
tnents. Mayor stated that
Cherokee County had now
joined. Co-t to the city will
be approximate!*. 5300. All
federal grants t0 cities and
right to send policemen to the
police school are a few of
the "benefits" membercities
enjoy. "Personally, I am not
sold on the KTCOO, but if we
plan to seek federal grants
for radio equipment, sewer
and water lines, and park dev
elooment, it will be to our
advantage to join,''comment,
ed the'Máyor. Raymond Coop-
er, M.H. Norton and Gene
Kellev voted to join. Frank
Howell voted "no". Coun-
cilman J.C. Williams was
not present.
3. Heard progress report
on city's efforts to close out
land trades with Southland Pa.
per Mill and W.R, Nichols for
park development. All ag-
reements have been reached
with Southland Paper Mill of-
ficials, and the only delay In
getting the survey.
4. Gave the go-ahead toUtll-
ltles Director J.D. Norton to
begin work to serve property
Chamber Banquet Set Here Tuesday
Brooks Is
Named As
New Coach
Doyle Brooks will be head
coach and athletic director
for 1972-73 at Rusk High Sch-
ool. Brooks' one year con-
tract was approved by the
Board of Education at its Jan-
uary tneeting Thursday night.
School superintendent Jack
Martin stated, "Coach Doug
Jordan had asked that he not
be considered for this posit-
ion next .year. He will con-
tinue in his present duties
for the remainder of this
term. I think he is a fine,
young man and we will con-
sider his future with us at
the meeting when all other
faculty contracts are review-
ed."
With Brooks' acceptance of
the new duties, the Board al
so authorized the submission
of contracts to Bruce Pruett
and Larry Minter as offen-
sive and defensive coaches
next year.
Brooks will continue as prin
cipal of the junior school. In
meeting with the board Thurs-
day he said, "1 am not com-
peting for the job. I have no
selfish motive. If you want
rae to do it, I will do it.
Bur it will not be at the ex-
pense of iny duties as prin.
cipal of the junior school.
"I believe In a strong ath-
letic program. It can be the
rallying point of the com-
munity, It is a place where
we can all wave the same
flag at the same time."
Brooks indicated that he
woul initiate meetings of
the coaching faculty immed-
iately to begin coordinating
plans for the next school year.
"1 will set it up, organla*
it and delegate respon-
sibility," he said.
In 1962 Brooks joined the
Rusk coaching faculty as an
assistant under head coach
•See BROOKS Page 9
C. Quentin Abernathy To
Speak, Officers Installed
Quentin Abernathy
Guest Speaker
James P. Richards
President
r. %
Raymond Cooper
Past President
Fast Texas banker C. Quen-
tin Abernathy will be the
guest speaker at the annual
Chamber of Commerce Ban-
quet here Tuesday, January
18th. Abernathy is known th-
roughout the Fast Texas area
and State of Texas for his
work with Chambers of Com-
merce.
Tickets to the banquet are on
sale now at $3.00 per per'on
and may be purchased at the
Chamber office, First State
Bank, Citizens state Bank and
Southwestern Electric ser-
vice Company. The banquet
will begin at 7;00 p.m.
Chairman of the Banquet
Arrangements is Bill Holland.
Master of Ceremonies- will be
Rev. Ben Pierce. Mayor E. 11.
Whitehead will introduce the
guest speaker.
New officers for 1972 to be
installed at the banquet are
President James P. Richards;
1st Vice President, llenrv
Westhrook; 2nd Vice Presi.
dent, Joe Terrell; and Treas-
urer, 1 ewie Byers. Retiring
president is Raymond Cooper.
Members of the official greet-
ing committee are Cooper,
Richards, Westhrook, Byers
and Dr. I ex Neill.
Highlight of the evening will
be the naming of the "(Xitst-
anding Citizen of the Year *
by Mayor Whitehead. .
Abernathy was horn in Car-
thage, Texas on January 24,
1927. He and his wife, the
former Peggy Jo l-inley, have
five children. Mr. Abernathy
served two years and 14
months in the South Pacific
with the U.S. Navv.
lie is ['resilient and Chair-
man of the Board of First
State Bank of Gladewater, Ch -
airman of the Boar I of the
First National Bank of Car-
thage; and member of the Ex-
ecutive Committee ofl.egic.
lative Committee oftheTexas
Bankers Association, Also
Abernathy is- Chairman of the
Board of the Carthage Cup
Company; President ard Ch-
airman of the Board of Hol-
iday Plate1, Inc., Gladewater;
Chairman of the Board of
"People H ave Been Good To Me"
Johnny
During
by Marie Whitehead
Williams Sets Records
52 Years Same Location
How can a man be in busi-
ness at the same place for 52
years and still be only 49
years old? It's easy, if you're
Johnny Williams.
This week for the first time
since December, 1919 Johnny
Williams is serving his cus-
tomers from a new location.
His service station has moved
to Highway 84 West, one block
off the square in Rusk.
"Honey, honey" Williams,
as he Is known with affection
by his friends, has racked up
more records and achieve-
ments in his half-century-
plus business and profession,
al career than he is willing
to discuss.
He has received plaques,
certificates, watches and even
a diamond tie pen as memor-
abllias of his outstanding ser-
vice,
'The big, friendly filling
station on the corner has been
my life," he admits. Hand-
ln-hand with his business has
gone service to others.
His list of accomplishments
include 52 years as the Texa-
co dealer in Rusk; 40 years
as the Ford dealer; and 46
years service as a member
of the City Council. Any
one of these could easily rep-
resent a record!
Life for Johnny Williams be-
am, he snvs, "ibout 40
years" aso at Antioch, a corn
munitv located six or seven
miles we-t of Dialville. He
recalls his first trip to Rusk;
"The first time I ever came
to this town was for a Colt
show (comparable to today's
horse showy, I ro le my two-
year ol ! bay fillv, named Ben-
ny, over here to enter the
show. My da My came with me
because I wa- ;ust a teenager
then. 1 don't know what
he rode. It might have been
a mule. Anyway, we spent
the first night under a wagon.
The next nieht we taved at
the home of some people near
the lepot. There was just one
cafe in town then. It was on
the south sirle of the square.
Horses were everywhere. My
filly won first prize In
her class. And 1 remember
there was a carnival in town,
set up right where I was la-
ter to be in business."
Was his winning at the horse
show in Rusk an omen, or a
prediction of the future? On
reflection, it would appear so.
He has continued to score big
since his arrival here in 1919.
This was after a stint In
the U.S. Army during World
War I. He remembers exact-
ly where he was and what he
was doing when he received
his Induction notice.
"I was plowing with a mule
mine, came and gave me the
notice. I didn't even finish
•See WILLIAMS Page 9
Honey Togs, Inc., Gladewater;
President and Chairman of
the Board of Earlee Industr-
ies, Inc., 1 ongview; and
member of the Regional Ad-
visory Council, Marshall,
Small Business Administra-
tion.
Ahernathv has also been ap-
pointed by Governor Preston
Smith for a six year term
on the Board of Regents of
the new Tyler State College.
The distinguished Mr. Aber-
nathy served two terms on rhe
Gladewater City Council and
wa Mayor in 1968-69. His
contributions to Chambers of
Commerce include Texas Ch-
amber of Commerce, Presi.
dent in 1969 and 1970; East
Texas Chamber of Com.
merce. Director and Member
of rhe Executive Committee,
President in 1969-70and 1970-
71; and in a local capacity
he has served as President,
Treasurer, Director and Ch-
airman of Industrial Comm-
ittee.
•See BANQUET Page 9
Officials
Get Raises
At Meeting
Pay raises for county of-
ficials- and employees and this
county joining the East Tex-
as Council of Governments
created a split in rhe Com-
missioners Court at their
regular meeting Monday. Both
issues had a tie vote, and
County Judge Orvan B. Jones
broke the tie favoring both.
Commissioners Bo Emerson
and Pete James cast their
vote in favor and Bertis Wat-
son and Terry Perkins were
opposed.
Raising pay of officials and
employees created the long-
est liscussion. Commission-
er Watson stated that he felt
raises should be given on a
per centage basis across the
board to all employees. Coun-
ty Judge Jones stated that
he had worked hard to pre-
pare the formula for the in-
creases.
The Judge stated that em-
ployees were given increases
in previous years, but that
county officials had not been
increased since 1968.
County officials will be gran-
•See OFFICIALS Page 7
J.C. Williams, Sr.
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