The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 18, 1974 Page: 1 of 12
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14c PER ISSUI
The Cherokeean
VOL. 126
Oldest Weekly Newspaper, E^Ubliah<d A*i T h^e Pioneer ^uly 5, 1847
RISK. TEXAS. THURSDAY, AP^l^.'lt^*
SERVING RUSK
WITH DISTINCTION
FOR 126 YEARS
12 PACKS
NUMBER II!
Precinct Chairman:
The Forgotten Office
Is the office of Precinct
Chairman in Cherokee County
a forgotten office? Or is it an
office no one wants in the
Democratic Party?
Cherokee County has 26
voting precincts for the
Democratic Primary and all
precinct chairmen are up for
re-election. However 15 of
these voting boxes have no
candidates for the May 4th
primary and write-in spaces
have been left on the ballots in
these precincts.
The 15 precincts which have
no candidates are Number 3,
Southeast Jacksonville; Num-
ber 5, East Mt. Selman;
Number 6, Pierce's Chapel;
Number 7, Northeast Jackson-
ville; Number 8, Wells;
Number 9 Mixon; Munber 13,
Forest; Number 18, Northwest
Jacksonville; Number 21,
Turney; Number 23, Reklaw;
Number 24, Henry's Chapel;
Number 25, Reese; Number 26,
Pleasant Hill; Number 29,
Concord and Number 32, North
Jacksonville.
These 15 voting boxes
represent more than one-half
of Cherokee County's
estimated 18,400 registered
voters.
While these 15 precincts have
no candidates, two of the
county's voting boxes have
contested races. D. L. Arnwine
and Robert Bailey are seeking
chairmanship of Precinct 10,
MaydelleandS. H. Bobbitt and
Jackie Sessions are running for
chairman of Precinct 27,
Ponta.
Candidates in the remaining
precincts are John Claiborne
Williams Jr., Number 1,
South Rusk; C. L. Langston,
Number 2, South Alto; J. S.
Lewis, Number 4, West Mt.
Selman; J. N. Mulloy, Number
15, Southwest Jacksonville;
John W. Thompson, Number
16, Dialville; S. F. Harrison,
Number 17, Southwest Alto;
Mack Allen, Number 20, New
Summerfield; Mrs. S. F.
Hicks, Number 22, Gallatin
and Charles C. Potter, Number
31, North Rusk.
The Precinct Chairman in
the voting boxes hold im-
portant positions and if there
are no write in candidates
elected, appointment must be
made by the Democratic
Executive Committee.
If people realize the im-
portance of the office of
precinct chairman, perhaps
the post would become a more
viable arm of political
functions, now all but forgotten
in the glamour of election to
higher positions.
"History clings to Rusk like
the mist of a cool spring
morning." And that's the way
Bob Bowman began a feature
article about our community in
the Spring 1974 edition of The
Southlander. Bowman is
editor for the Southland Paper
Mills publication. His well
written story focuses on tourist
attractions here, which are
historical in nature. Seven
color photographs and one in
black and white accompany
the story entitled "Rusk, a
historic railroad, a nature
trail, a ghost town, old
homes...they're all here."
Reprints of the story have been
given to the Chamber of
Commerce for tourist dis-
tribution. On behalf of Rusk's
citizenship, our thanks to Bob
Bowman, Southland Paper
Mills and its president. Melvin
E. Kurth, Jr. for another great
contribution to our town!
Rusk received more valu-
able publicity in the l!)7lt
annual report for Southwestern
Electric Service Co. The back
page of the booklet was a
delight in art photography-a
shot of the historic footbridge
located here. It is with
gratitude that we recognize,
and express appreciation to
SESCO for this boost.
Roundabout was here for
about 10 days, and now it's
back to Austin. It's hard to be
in two places at once, but he
manages to make both ends
meet. A public hearing for the
location of Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department's railroad
maintenance complex is a top
priority on his agenda, and the
citizens of this community are
urged to remember the date,
now tentatively set for Friday
May 17 in Austin. Everyone's
support is vital to this effort.
The change of seasons has a
way of affecting weather and
people, too. Nature is at its
splendid best, but the fluctua-
tion of temperature plays
havoc with people's health-
and their TV signals! Some of
the cable trouble, which is
difficult to explain. Is caused
by this wide range of
temperature In a 24-hour
period. From hot by day. to
cool at night, the tlgaal
strength Just doesn't remain
constant. This sets up a
condition commonly called
"co-channel." When it gets hot
enough to be regarded as
summer-time. TV viewers
should see an improvement In
Uielr pictures,
Now, regarding people's
health, we're glad to report
that Walter Meyers is im-
proved following recent
hospitalization, but wife Gene
is still coping with recovery
from eye surgery. Our
community misses their active
leadership, and speedy re-
cuperations are wished for
them. Good news from Felton
Banks, a former longtime
Rusk resident, who had heart
surgery last week in Houston.
His family here says he shows
improvement daily. A. L.
Dear, another former Ruskite,
is taking treatments at the
Texas State Chest Hospital in
Tyler. We visited with him
Sunday, and he seemed to be
anxious to complete the series
of treatments which end this
week. He. too has everyone's
best wishes for a quick return
to good health. His advice to
all smokers, which we pass on
to you. was simple-"quit...
they'll get you."
In closing, this shared
thought from Maria Edge-
worth: "The open heart, at
whatever age, opens only to the
heart that opens in return."
Councilman's
'Secret Talk'
Is Explained
City Councilman M. G.
Higgins. who created a great
deal of discussion when he
went outside the Council
chamber last Tuesday night
just before the vote on raising
Fire Marshal Leslie Wilcox's
salary, has asked The Chero-
keean to tell his version of what
happened.
"Neither Councilman John
Hunter nor myself had any
intention of violating the open
meeting law. I went outside for
a drink of water, and so did
John," said Higgins.
"It is regretable that this
misunderstanding occurred. I
have every intention to serve
the people in a fair and
impartial way. It is my sincere
desire that the fire marshal
problem be resolved to
everyone's mutual satisfac-
tion. Reasonable men can sit
around a table and come forth
with sound solution*," said
Higgins.
ABSENTEE VOTING UNDERWAY--Mrs.
Mildred Fulton, county clerk, goes over the
official ballot for the Democratic Party first
primary election with absentee voter D. L.
Smith of Rusk. Absentee balloting began
Monday and will continue through Tuesday,
April 30 in the office of the county clerk. The
primary election is slated for May 4 and
persons who will not be in their home counties
during that week are urged to vole absentee,
says Mrs.. Fulton. -staff photo
Absentee Voting in May 4 Primary
Begins for Election of Officials
i:'Round
TOWN
With Mrs. Roundabout!
Absentee voting in the May
4th Democratic Primary be-
gan Monday in the office of
Mrs. Mildred Fulton, county
clerk, and will continue
through Tuesday, April 30.
Cherokee County voters may
vote for offices ranging from
the level of precinct chairman
to United States Congressman,
District One.
According to Mrs. Fulton,
Cherokee County has an
estimated 18,400 registered
voters in the 26 voting
precincts.
Contested races on the
Cherokee County ballots will
include United States
Congressman, District One;
Governor; State Treasurer;
Comptroller of Public
State Senator To Address
Cherokee Wildlife Banquet
Friday in Fellowship Hall
State Senator Don Adams of
Jasper will be the keynote
speaker at the 11th annual
Cherokee Wildlife Association
banquet at 7 p.m. Friday in the
Fellowship Hall of First United
Methodist Church.
Senator Adams will be
introduced by the Honorable
Jack Stone of Wells, chairman
of the Texas Parks and Wildlife
Commission.
A. R. Bice Sr., president of
the Association says, "Every-
one is invited to attend this
annual event which is one of
the big events for sportsmen in
the East Texas area."
Among the highlights of the
banquet will be the presenta-
tion of awards for the
association's annual hunting
and fishing contests. A 30.06
semi automatic Remmington
rifle will be given the hunter
who bagged the deer with the
widest antler spread in the 1973
contest. Other gifts will
include a Garcia 5.000 rod and
reel for the fisherman who
caught the largest bass: a
tackle box for the second
place bass and a Handi-Lite for
the largest crappie. Presenta-
tion of awards will be made by
A. W. demons of Cushing.
Officers of the association
are Bice, president; Winford
Black of Rusk, first vice
president; Earl Nisbet of
Lufkin. second vice president:
Mrs. Arlie Bice. Sr.. secretary
and Marshall Bynum of Alto,
treasurer.
Members of the board of
directors are J. H. (Sonny)
Pearman. H. D. Rogers. W. G.
Dominy. Marshall Bynum. A.
R. Bice Sr. and Henry Etta
Bice of Alto; Earl Nisbet. Dr.
William Shelton and Jim
Wallace of Lufkin. Cecil
Goodman of Wells; Shirley
Burke of Forest; Arthur
demons, Arthur Joe Clemons,
Eugene Barnes and Henry
Pittinan of Cushing; Billy Joe
McDuffie and Kenneth Sutton
of Nacogdoches; Henry West-
brook. W I). Draper, Winford
Black and Clyde Weaver of
Rusk; James A. Best of
Kennard; L. C. Watkins, Jr.,
Louis Nichols and A. R. Bice
Jr. of Jacksonville; Melvin
Scoggins of Tyler , Billy Powell
and Roy Wallace of Troup and
Shelby Hood of Sulphur
Springs.
Jack Stone is an honorary
director of the association.
Tickets are $2.50 each for the
meal and program.
SEN ATOR DON ADAMS
Sartain Voted
School Board
President
The Board of Education for
Rusk Independent School Dis-
trict was reorganized, new
personnel employed and the
inclusion of Spanish in the
school's high school curricula
was discussed in a meeting
Monday night
Tom Sartain was reelected
board president, following a
canvass of the Apr. t> election
in which three members were
elected: Sartain, Hoy Kennedy
Sr and Bobby Tosh Sartain
and Kennedy sought reelection
and Tosh is a new membei
) See KtilOOl p.!;'
Park Board
To Receive
Bids Tuesday
Bids for the construction of
the first three major facilities
in the Rusk City Park will be
accepted at 2 p.m. Tuesday in
City Hall.
"Five firms has asked for
plans and specifications to
construct an activity center,
group shelter and shower
building," says Stewart
Lambert, park architect.
Representatives of the City
of Rusk's Park Board of
Managers and Lambert will be
at City Hall Tuesday afternoon
to receive bids.
The board will meet at 7 p.m.
that night in First State Bank
for consideration of the
proposals.
Development of Phase I at
the park includes these three
buildings, camping facilities,
fishing pier and lake develop-
ment. parking facilities, picnic
areas, roadways, utilities and
a ranger residence.
The city park is a support
project for the $3.3 million
restoration of the 26-mile
Texas State Railroad by the
Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department as a recreation
facility.
| RSH Hospital $
Drains Lake $
jji To prev ent further >•:
$ tragedy for its patients. $
ij; Rusk State Hospital began
the draining of the small
•¡•lake by llighwa) B9
'?.• Wednesday morning.
"We don't want to do this
because we know that the •!;
lake added to the beauty of
our campus, hut in the
£ interest ol patient safety. ;j>
••¡we ha\e no other re- %
$ course," said Dr. I.ex I ^
$ \elll. superintendent
State Solon Sees Uipicy
To Increase RSH Salaries
As Result of Drowning Death
The weekend drowning of
Searcy Berry of Tyler, a
patient at Rusk State Hospital,
adds urgency to an amend-
ment that will be considered by
the Texas Constitutional Con-
vention.
Searcy's body was found
floating in a small lake directly
in front of Rusk State Hospital
around 8 a.m. Monday morn-
ing.
Representative Emmett H.
Whitehead of Rusk is offering
an amendment to the Legisla-
tive Article that would in-
crease the tax on hard liquor
50c per gallon, and give the
Accounts; Commissioner of
Agriculture; Railroad Com-
missioner (unexpired term);
State Board of Education,(
District One; County Judge;
County Precinct Chairman;
Commissioner, Precinct Two;
Commissioner, Precinct Six
(unexpired term); Justice of
the Peace, Precinct Two;
Precinct Chairman, Precinct
10 and Precinct Chairman,
Precinct 27.
Persons wishing to cast an
absentee ballot may do so
between the hours of 8a.m. and
5 p.m. in the County Clerk's
office in the courthouse in
Rusk.
NEWT HIELSCHER
Rusk Reunion
Slated Here
This Weekend
The 11th annual reunion for
ex-students of Rusk Academy
and Rusk College is slated for
Friday and Saturday in Rusk,
according to T. C. (Chubby)
Gregg of Palestine, president.
Activities will begin with
registration at 1 p.m. Friday,
followed by a banquet at 6:30
p.m. in Jay's Restaurant.
Newt Hielscher of Shreveport,
Louisiana will be the guest
speaker. Hielscher has been
called "America's humorist
with a Message."
Events slated for Saturday
include registration at 9 a .m. in
the Fellowship Hall of First
Baptist Church. A meeting of
the ex-students will begin at 10
a.m. at the church with Robert
Banks as guest speaker.
Arts, Crafts
Fair Plans
Finalized Here
A site, dates and steering
committee for the 1974 East
Texas Regional Arts and
Crafts Fair were announced
this week, following two recent
meetings of the Rusk Chamber
of Commerce Tourist Com-
mittee.
"We have chosen Oct. 4-5-6
lor show dates and the site is to
be downtown," states Frank
Summers. Tourist Committee
chairman. Plans call for
blocking the streets at the
intersection of Lone Oak and
the Alto Loop, also Lone Oak
and Sixth Streets, and Fifth
and Henderson Streets. "This
T-strip area will provide space
for the erection of tents to
house booths for exhibitors and
all other displays which may
be included in this year's
attraction," explained the
chairman.
A steering committee named
includes Summers, Mrs.
Summers, Mrs. Mary
Buchanan. Mrs Virginia
Penney, Mrs Mary Moore and
Richard Cooper
♦ See \C FAIN.p. 12
additional eight to nine million
dollars the tax would raise to
Mental Health and Mental
Retardation.
"Many tragic deaths could
be avoided if the legislature
would provide adequate per-
sonnel on the wards," the Rusk
legislator said.
"I believe it is time that Un-
people of Texas be made aware
of the problems of Mental
RR Complex
Hearing Is
Reset by P-W
A public hearing with regard
to the location of the
maintenance complex for the
Texas State Railroad is
tentatively scheduled for 2
p.m., May 17 in the John 11.
Reagan Building at Austin.
The Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department's staff
hearing had been set for
Tuesday, Apr. 16 but was
postponed because of previous
commitments by the Palestine
delegation. More than 20
persons from Rusk had
planned to attend the hearing
which was canceled Monday
morning and is now tentatively
rescheduled for May 17
In a phone call from Austin
Tuesday, Rep. Emmett II.
Whitehead said, "The Parks
and Wildlife staff members
will hear delegations from
Rusk and Palestine with
proposals for the location of the
railroad's maintenance com
plex. After hearing both
groups, the staff will make a
recommendation to the Board
of Commissioners."
Officials from the City of
Rusk, its Park Board of
Managers and the Rusk
Chamber of Commerce are
expected to attend the re-
scheduled May 17 hearing.
Health and Mental Retarda-
tion. Tragedies such as this one
in Rusk occur frequently over
the slate because too often one
ward attendant, with a starting
salary of $397 per month, is
responsible for 50 or more
mentally disturbed or mentally
retarded patients," he con-
tinued.
Appropriations sub-
committee, headed by Rep-
resentative Sarah Weddington
of Austin, toured the state last
summer and learned that
women were being called on to
staff male wards because of
the low starting salary in
Mil MR.
People in mental hospitals
and state schools have com-
mitted no crime against
society, yet the people who
care lor them are paid $150 per
month less money than the
slate pays prison guards.
"Since hard liquor is directly
responsible lor 30 to 40 per cent
of the commitments in our
state's mental hospitals, I
believe it's only fair that liquor
should help pay the bill to treat
these folks," Whitehead said.
Texas has an extremely low
liquor tax. Oklahoma charges
$4.00 per gallon; Arkansas and
Louisiana tax booze $2.50 per
gallon. Texas has a $2.00 per
gallon tax.
The Whitehead amendment
received the immediate atten-
tion of the liquor lobby in
Austin.
"We had a good chance of
passing the amendment if we
could have gotten it before the
convention before the recess.
The lobby now has 30 days to
work," Whitehead said.
The Whitehead amendment
is co signed by conservatives,
liberals and moderates.
Signing with Whitehead are:
Representatives Phil Cales of
Pampa, Forrest Green of
Corsica , Jerry Russell of
Dallas, Charles Finnel of
Holiday, Layne Denton of
Waco,and Buddy Temple of
Dibojl.
LUCKY SHOPPER Mrs. Bill Shattuck of Rusk was the lucky
winner of $380 in the Rusk merchant's "April Shower of
Savings" promotion this month The di awing was held Monday
afternoon In the Rusk Chamber ol Commerce olfice The ev cut
is co sponsored by the Chamber's Retail and I rado Committee
and Rusk merchants staff photo
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The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 18, 1974, newspaper, April 18, 1974; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth151066/m1/1/?q=waco+tornado: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.