The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 31, 1974 Page: 2 of 14
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PAGE TWO-THE CHEROKEEAN OF RUSK. TEXAS. THURSDAY. JANUARY 31. 1974
The Cherokeean Kissin' KllZZins
2nd CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT RUSK. TEXAS 75785
PUBLISHED WEEKLY ON THURSDAY MORNING, BY
E. H. WHITEHEAD ENTERPRISES AT 618 N. MAIN
STREET, RUSK, TEXAS 75785 PHONE 683-2257
-SUBSCRIPTION RATES--
IN COUNTY: 15.00 PER YEAR - 12.75 SIX MONTHS
OUT OF COUNTY: 6.00 PER YEAR - 13.25 SIX MONTHS
HOORAY FOR YAK
In 1960, the year John F. Kennedy was elected
President, a youth movement called itself Young
Americans for Freedom was launched. Born when it was
unfashionable on campuses to admit to anything but
liberalism, YAF was decidedly conservative.
Now, fourteen years later, most of its liberal
counterparts have virtually disappeared from the scene
while YAF continues to gain strength.
YAF is the largest conservative action-education youth
group in the nation, with 58,000 members and 500 high
school, college, and community chapters. This growth
has been helped mightily by having the active support of
fading American conservatives, including Senator Barry
oldwater whose presidential campaign in 1964
featured YAF as a cutting edge among young voters,
ecret to YAF's staying power has been that the
jtion has held true to its conservative bent while
,.ily avoiding the pitfalls of extremism that have
^ped and doomed many ideologically-based groups on
•h the rirh4 and left. The group has recognized that
¡e most • "ctive political action is still that which
appeals 1 e great majority of Ameicans who inhabit
the br ddle ground on the political spectrum.
Recer editorials from YAF's monthly magazine, the
NEW GUARD give a glimpse at the YAF approach. Some
excerpts:
"Inflation is a disease that will hit all Americans. Its
causes are several and complex, but one looms larger
than all others - federal deficit spending...the obvious
solution is for the government to stop spending what it
does not have.
"(to solve the energy crisis) Remove all restriction
and interference, and let the price reach market level.
From this new revenue the oil companies will have the
incentive to locate and develop energy resources."
"...Young Americans for Freedom welcomes the New
Vice President to off ice...He is no philosophic
conservative, but he is a moderate man of reasonable
principles with whom we can be confortable."
We commend Young Americans for Freedom. Not
because it is conservaive but because it is constructive.
We believe it exhibits a healthy balance between
skepticism over the current American scene and an
optimism that it can and will change for the better.
DIRECTORY
l.onr Oak Baptist Church
Rev. C.C. Potter
Rusk, Texas
Salem Missionary Baptist
Church
Rev. Billy Conway
Rusk. Texas
Memorial Missionary Baptist
Church
Rev. A.D. Munsinger
Rusk. Texas
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Rev. Theodore Zuell
Rusk.Texas
Rocky Springs Baptist Church
Rev. Kenneth Southwell
Dialville. Texas
First Baptist Church
Rev. James H. Graham
Ponta. Texas
Ponta Church of Christ
Circuit Pastor
Ponta. Texas
Gallatin Church of Christ
Circuit Pastor
Gallatin. Texas
Reklaw Baptist Church
Rev. Mike Drinkard
Reklaw, Texas
Gallatin Missionary Baptist
Church
Rev. Randy Penney
Gallatin, Texas
Mt. Hope Baptist Church
Walter Stokes, Pastor
Maydelle, Texas
Holleymans Chapel Baptist
Church
Rev. Lloyd Stewart
Maydelle, Texas
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
Rev. M.T. Blackmon
Maydelle, Texas
First Baptist Church
Rev. Jame* C. Blaylock
Maydelle, Texas
Maydelle Assembly of God
Rev. Charlea Dempaey
Maydelle, Texaa
Kast Side Baptist Church
Rev. W.U. Vansickle
Rusk. Texas
St. I.uke's Episcopal Church
Vicar Rev. J.L. Jackson
Rusk. Texas
Church of Christ
Rev. Murphy Phillips
Rusk. Texas
First Christian Church
Rev. Ed Barry Jr.
Rusk. Texas
Assembly of God
Rev. L.D. Sellers
Rusk. Texas
Cherokee Baptist Church
Rev. Thomas Beddingfield
Rusk. Texas
First United Pentecostal
Church
Rev. T.E. Pate
Rusk. Texas
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
Rev. A.P. Lewis
Rusk. Texas
West I'nion Methodist Church
Rev. T.J. Bagley
Rusk. Texas
Calvary Baptist Church
Rev. Jimmy Boone
Rusk. Texas
Oakland Baptist Church
Rev. Don Copeland
Rt. 4-Rusk, Texas
First Baptist Church
Rev. Grover C. Talbert
Rusk. Texas
First United Methodist Church
Rev. Mouzon Fletcher
Rusk, Texas
First Presbyterian Church
Rev. L. Allen Holley
Rusk, Texas
The Holiness Assembly of God
Rev. David Hamilton
Maydelle, Texaa
Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church
Rev E. Herren
Rusk, Texas
Carolyn Ericson
1614 Redbud Street
Nacogdoches, Texas 7961
This is a copy of a letter
written by William Hezechiah
Wood, born April 7, 1823 in
Pulaski County, Ga. -- died
August 16,1901, in Nacogdoch-
es. The letter is to his daughter
and son-in-law John Thomas
Consford and Sarah Wood
Consford, who lived in San
Augustine County -town of
Ironosa, where he was post-
master.
William H. Wood's wife
Sarah Ann Adkins Wood, died 7
June 1887 - 5 days after the
letter was written.
"State of Texas County of
Nacogdoches June 2nd 1887
Town of Nacogdoches
"Dear Son & Daughter it is
with that I wright to you at this
tim as I have to pen the Death
of your Brother Randel he
departed this life at half past
ten oclock P.M. on the 30th day
of May & on the first day of
June I buryed him at four
oclook P.M. and your mother is
lying at the point of Death & no
not what minute I will have her
to buy & am very sick my self
your brother Joe is sick also at
Williams house William and
his hole family has had the
Measles Eveline & Thomas
was first taken then & both
came verry near dying but
both has recovered after 2
weeks hard strugle Then Ran
& your mother was taken down
with measles & has lay sick 2
weeks & your Brother dyed &
on the Eve of his death Eveline
giv her mother through
Mistake a Large table Spoon
full of Laudnan & amidiatly I
Ran for a Doctor & it was with
dificulty that he save her & she
does not know yet that Ran is
dead as the doctor sayed it
would make against her I have
not seen Jo Since his Brother
caried him off from my house
but I Learned this morning by
the Doctor that he was bitter
Childred I field at present Like
I was allmost alone but I Rest
in Jesus & know that I am not
alone if I were ten thousand
miles from any one Elce John I
receive your card in Relaion to
that Land that was in too much
trouble to answer you & my
mind is not on money Maters
yet but I will answer your
Enqurey soon as convenient
John I do not want any of you
to come hear-- until the
contages season is over for it is
dangerus to doo so as there is
over one hundred cases of
Measles in town now & tha are
of the severest forms Ever
known of Meds Little Margerd
was at my house when E\eling
& Tom & had the measles also
but the seame not to hurt her so
bad I sent her home this
morning I am compeled to quit
for this time
your father until Death
William Wood"
This letter was shared by
Mable Hairgrove. 1000 Lock
Street. Nacogdoches. If anyone
is working on the Wood family.
Mrs. Hairgrove has some data
which she is willing to share.
I am interested in hearing
from anyone who knows
anything about the BOOZERS
of South Carolina. My great-
great grandmother was Sophia
Caroline BOOZER, born in the
early 1800's somewhere in
South Carolina. She married
Jefferson Edmond Hughey and
my great-grandmother, the
oldest child, was born in
December 1838 in Abbeville
Count v. South Carolina. Sophia
Caroline Boozer HUGHBY
named her only son, Henry
Boozer Hughey. For this
reason I believe her father to
have been Henry Boozer.
I will welcome any help on
these families.
Mrs. Dewey Underwood, 907
Picardy, Lufkin, Texas 75901
I am seeking information on
John David WILSON, b. 7
December 1853 Shelby Co.
Texas, d. 2 October 1938 Shelby
County, Texas; married 1st
Lydia Louise (last name un-
known) b. 23 August 1852,
where?; died 15 October 1888
Shelby County. Married 2nd
Mrs. Ida Freemore, b. when?
where? Information on the
John David Wilson children
will be appreciated.
Eli Boygard, b. when?
where? married Mary C.
Wilson, b. 11 Sept. 1859, Shelby
County, Texas, d. 26 December
1942 Shelby County; Children:
Martha, Cornealious and Flor-
ence. Any information will be
appreciated.
Jewel Freytag, 1641 Cincin-
nati, Muskogee, Oklahoma
74401
THE BOOK NOOK
Singletary
Memorial
Library
By:
Gerald Chapmanj
Librarian
Cold, rainy days are ideal for
reading. A new book which is
now the number one best seller
is "Burr" by Gove Vidal.
"This novel is in the form of a
memoir, told partly by Aaron
Burr at the end of his long life
and partly by a young
journalist in whom Burr
confides. Though the memoir
is fictional, the facts are
actual. The portraits of the
major characters-Washington,
Jefferson. Hamilton, the
Madisons, Jackson, Van
Buren- are drawn from their
own words. 'Burr' is the rarest
of books-a powerfully readable,
historical novel which at the
same time re-creates with
Political
Calendar
The following candidates
for political offices have
authorized The Cherokeean
to make announcement of
their candidacies for the
respective offices, and paid
for the advertisement,
herewith:
United States
Representative Congress,
First District. Texas
FRED HUDSON JR.
State Representative
District 13
EMMETT H. WHITEHEAD
County Judge
0RVAN B. JONES
Commissioner
Precinct 4
TERRY R. PERKINS
Commissioner
Precinct 2
LLOYD COLLINS
MORRIS DIXON
JOHN W. (BILLY) CATES
0. I. (TOBY) SARTAIN
From The
Lions|
■Den
By:
E. B. Musick J
Two Afencies to Undertake
Planning for Noches River
scrupulous accuracy, the most
significant years in the history
of America."
Bruce Catton's new book
"Gettysburg: the Final Fury"
will be of interest to those who
enjoy Civil War history. Here
is an hour-by-hour account of
the Battle of Gettysburg,
including the reasons for the
battle and its effects on the
fortunes of the North and
South. Thirty-four illustrations
and six maps are made helpful
by the informative captions in
depth that he has written. This
is a fresh new document that
gives a total view of the Battle
of Gettysburg.
The new Doubleday Crime
Club selection is R. B.
Domine s "Epitaph For a
Lobbyist." Shirley Knapp, a
lobbyist for the National Power
Association, is found murdered
during an investigation of a
bribery involving an unknown
Congressman. Before Ben
Safford and his fellow
congressmen can come up with
the name of a murderer they
get. and give, an exciting,
suspenseful look into all the
corners of the corridors of
power.
Dr. H. N. Banerjee of the
Indian Institute of Para-
psychology and Will Oursler
present the results of carefully
documented study of re-
incarnation around the world
in ' Lives Unlimited." A child
in India, a teen-ager in New
Hampshire, a man in Turkey-
all have relived, if only
fleet ingly. the experiences of a
previous life. Interesting
reading.
Thanks to Mrs. W. E. Lusk
for magazines. Mrs. Kay
Renolds for a new book, and to
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Lowe of
Crockett, tor a memorial gift
for Lewis McCarroll.
RUSK FOLKS
Mrs Vernie Minter, Mrs.
Edgar Banks and Mrs. Louis
Long spent several days last
week visiting Mrs «John Long
who is visiting her son Dr
Jimmy Long at lluntsville.
River Basin Planning for the Shelby, Sabine, -Anderson,
Neches River is being under- Cherokee, Rusk, Smith,
taken by two agencies, the Henderson and Van Zandt
Lower Neches Valley Author- Counties.
ity and the Neches River Persons wishing further
Conservation District, accor- information on the Neches
ing to Emory G. Long of the Basin planning process may
Texas Water Quality Board. write to William Elmore of the
When a couple is carried Department for their help and Amendments to the Federal Neches River Conservation
away on the wings of love, kindness. Water Pollution Control Law District, P. O. Box 3W, Lufkin,
nothing will bring them back to This young lady presented a require that a Water Quality 75901 or to Jack W. Fickessen
earth quicker than a lamplight wonderful program and we are Management Plan be prepared of the Lower Neches Valley
suddenly switched on. looking forward to a return for each of the 15 river basins Authority, P. O. Box 3007,
We had Mrs. Beverly visit in the very near future. in the state to determine the Beaumont, 77704.
Womack from the Texas The Lions feel that the Texas programs which will be
Department of Public Welfare Department of Public Welfare required to achieve the goals of mmrn
as our speaker last Thursday. is very fortunate to have such a the 1972 amendments. The EQl If C
Mrs. Womack graduated from dedicated person as Mrs. Texas Water Quality Board is liV IWMVP
Rusk High School and Sam Beverly Womack working for the state agency designated to
Houston State University with them. oversee the planning process Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Capps
a major in Social Rehabilita- "Your honor," said the on a state-wide basis. of Lake Jackson were weekend
tion and Social Services. She deféhdant. "my only crime is The Lower Neches Valley «guests of their soh-in-law and
has graduate courses in that I'm a lover of flowers " Authority will prepare plans daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Seminar in Protective Services "Thats right" said the judge for the Neches River Basin in Tommy Pate.
for Children and in Juvenile sympathetically, "and for that all or part of the following Mrs. G. H. Thomas spent the
Court Procedures and Family reason I'm granting your wife counties; Jefferson, Orange, weekend in Tyler as the guest
Law. . .Her present work is a divorce. As was brought out Liberty, Hardin, Polk, Jasper of her sisters.
Protective Service Worker in in the testimonv. continued the and Tyler. The Neches River Mrs. Harold Miller was a
the area of foster children and jurist, you loved Rose Smith, Conservation District will pre- weekend guest of her son-in-
foster homes; complaint Violet Brown and Daisy pare planning for the basin in law and daughter Mr. and Mrs.
investigations of abuse and Jones." Angelina, Jasper, Polk, Tyler, Bob Breedlove and children
neglect; disputed custody re- See you Thursday Noon New Trinity, San Augustine, Mike, Mark and Patrick at
port and independent adoption Southern Motor Hotel. Nacogdoches, Houston, Piano.
investigations as a courtesy to
the District Court and at the ' .■■:<'/'A■■■%%
court's request.
the No. 1 killer of children An investment in Your Future
today. This is hard to believe m ;S:,m m. m n •« mm
in this great land of ours isn't f ■É* M t • IS KjÉ C Éff| I§§1 Hp f & l...||.
it? In working with children lp|| i I I « ||| 1 I , Hp II' mm? HHL H|
that have been abused their f * I | jL: III Bp §||l W (i% (LI HP
goal is to keep the family fc fc mm- II mum mm ^ www -rur-
together if at all possible. It ;:r : . f ■ ■' "'V
seems that in many cases after ........
a child has been taken away ' v
from the family they see the §$
error of their way and want to jifij
make up for it. Mrs. Womack §j$ 4
said that of course the first ||i AI m* I T "
thing received in their depart- jfl l%| W* 14 I W* I I
ment would be a complaint. | ^ ^ |
And did you know that it is ||
against the law to know of child gi| *
abuse and neglect and not ||
report same? They in turn call
the State Reporting System in
Tyler and this information
goes all over the State. Also a jh¡, highway began to decay the day
report comes back if anything ..... . . . . . . ,
haVhappened in another pari ,hat " ccased ,0 be used and rePa,red
of the State regarding this Deterioration sets in with the
particular case. onset of neglect. When a nation's ^WW0
All complaints are con- spiritual life is neglected
fidential - you who might make ^~
a complaint can be sure of this. ^ Ü ££¿r *
Then the investigation is nation will not long endure. ^
made. Some are invalid but Let us strengthen our Jr&.*
most are valid. Then they try nation and our society by : . £« * *
to work with the child and afhufch |ar|
family. If serious abuse the * • 7 .,„«?*.* J
child is removed from the a reaffirming our - .J*--
home by order of the District faith in God. " * /
Court and put in a foster home. ........
Cherokee County now has 16 And let ut consider
foster homes and need many one another to prouoke unto ■"•Jb'
more; babies and children just looe and to good works. ..r
cannot be put in jail. Mrs. Not forsaking the assembling - '
Womack complimented the ... «. ■% '
Child Welfare Board of Chero- of ourteloes t0*e,her as _ "
kee County with two from Rusk manner of some is-.
serving, Rev. Grover Talbert but exhorting one another: •
and Lion Glenn Miller. If the an(¡ i0 much the more.
s p— ■
place them with relatives if "ebreioí I0.-24.25.
possible. If this does not work ......................................
out then the next step is WWíüfeéaSá
adoption. The older children ThtOnmhitM'lafp <ntriOfmrInttmmrM(ofw 4¡n|Hhhiw«<«4t««IMikri .c&WTHtr>
are not wanted for adoption j:g: loi man and of Hi) dtnwnd for mm to («toad to HmI Ion ky toving hh ncifMof. WHIwtf
and this creates another ;jg¡: fh« grounding in Iht lo « of M, no tovnnmont or ttiotr or My of lift wilt long
problem. There are presently jjgjt permito and ti irndoim which « hold to di«r will na itoklr pathh. ~ * "
212 cases in Cherokee County 'rom o ttifWh point of ¡cw, om itnuid mpport ttw Oionit fw tk< m*i of im «mora £•
and this is hard for any of us to jjjjjj •' *<>«> " on' '«niiy. Hnt. Kow «, n«f porun uwou uphold md
believe. When a child is placed III lht c(Mlt<h hocomo N tolli the truth obovt moni lift, doath and dtttiny; ttw
in a Foster Home the first thing ¡H ""Hl 0,<m' "il1 him '• " •«• <•"« •• w. IN™
is that plenty of clothes are i8t **'
provided by the Child Welfare
Board. Then they are placed -mm. t
on Medicade which takes care
of all medical expenses then
the Foster Parents are paid PIGGLY WIGGLY
$3.00 per day for keeping each
child. Sometime their stay is
for just a few days and other 1 _^"á"-L"*" " *■
times for a few months. Most RlirifUnPKI I TOWN HALL f RUSK MOTOR
of the child abuse is by fathers OWtMIUKIM J ESTATES I SAlKlMr
and most of the time they are ftDArCDV Vl.l MIIDCIKir uAUe' INC.
under the influence of liquor. WnvWCR I If. X J>> IPi r1UmC| YOUR FRIENDLY
Mrs. Womack complimented • MAD If FT 5%®' ' WHERE LOVE MAKES ! FORD&MERCURY
the Police and Sheriff's w . THE DIFFERENCE I DEALER
THE FRIENDLY ^ A ' ALBERTA BUNNELL. i See Earl Ross or
PLACE IN TOWN miU I Administrator V Truman Foster
■a .L a* a 1205 N. MAIN W ! 1900 E. BAGLEY ROAD I HWY. 69 AT THE'• Y"
Dorothy Rdntbo ..„ l . ^ '
Gives Program FIRST ! toÍ"1'skn JRUSK NURSING
STATE BANK I TOT N TEEN I HOMES
At Club Meeting i shop i homes
" WE APPRECIATE YOU 1 1 SKIII rn MiiDsivr r , ,1P
401 MAIN STREET I 103 E. 5th STREET tSHS"
Mrs. Dorothy Rambo, assoc- I RUSK. TEXAS | "OROKROUESTS
iate county home demonstra- **■ —- — —
tion agent, was guest speaker | I """"
at the meeting of the Casa Club i I
Monday afternoon. E-Z VISION
Mrs. Rambo presented an THE RUSK I ar Al I le I
interesting program on the DCMIL 9 J f A Rl C
new metric system. rUCDAVtEAM I V.MDLC
Mrs. Esther Mae Durrett CntKUKtBAN JUST SAY "CHARGE IT" |
hosted the meeting. Mrs. | rusk COMPANY
Elvira O'Neal led the club > I
pledge and the club prayer and |
presided over the business . • _ " * i— —■ « « — — —■
meeting I SOUTHWESTERN i
Dsrssts'£i halbertmiu I |«ctric Wallace
Sutten. were welcomed to the I SERVICE f
Cl<Mrs Dtirrottaorvodrerroafi- COMPANY , COMPANY | FUNERAL
ments to Mesdames O'Neal, .. titka* I 'NVESTOR-OWNED | UAUC
Rambo. Cook, Sutten, Mary ''.'V.,' ' SERVING GROWING ' HO MB
Ooff, Pearl McCloud, Nell CIIARI.ES DIAL j CENTRAL-EAST TEXAS I
Abernathy and George Nelson. — '
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