The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 125, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 17, 1974 Page: 1 of 14
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The Cherokeean
Texas' oldest weekly newspaper, established as the Cherokee Sentinel, Feb. 27,1S50
Rusk, Texas, Thursday, October 17, 1974
14e Per Issue
14 Pages
Yes. you can got on bourel thi'
lime machine-at Alto this
Saturday and Sunday Your
journey to KM) years ago is
waiting for you at Forest Mill
Plantation. This eighth annual
showing of "Alto's Past
Treasures" is truly an educa
tional experience, for some,
and for others it is a visit to
nostalgia lund. We commend
the 14 members ol the
Thursday Study Club and the
many other Alto citizens who
have worked very hard to
make this event a memorable
one for their visitors.
It is expected llial WH VP-
TV's Wayne Brown. reporter
and cameraman, will have
coverage ol this event on that
station's program. Inside Area
3. at 5 p.m. Friday. Watch for
it!
Husk's own hard working
Chamber members and Cher-
okee Civic Theatre members
are still basking in the success
of our recent Indian Summer
Festival which featured Iho
Fast Texas Regional Arts and
Crafts Fair. Regional Arma
dillo Pace and Supper Theatre
Plans are bubbling for next
year! Publicity like the lull
cover page of Trend, a section
in The Dallas Morning News.
Sunday really boosted this
community's spirits. Certain-
ly, we shouldn't measure
everything in dollars and
eonts-but do any of us know
what the price of a lull page
advertisement in that publica-
tion would cost? It is obviously
a privilege beyond measure
when our community is
accorded an entire page ol
news and pictures in a
newspaper which is as highly
regarded as The Dallas
Morning News. It would be
very nice if we flooded the mail
boxes of Nene Foxhall and
Betsy Jarmon with notes of
appeciation for their trip to our
town. Possibly, their bosses
might let them come again!
He getting it on your
mind-Oct. 27 we move the
clock back an hour at
midnight. Surely, we can all
find something to do with that
extra and precious lit) minutes!
Other than watching the
Cowboys lay another egg. ol
course! The criticism was-
recently voiced by a friend that
their problem is supor-star-
Uis. Each player wants to he
the star and spends too much
time reading his press reviews.
This is true in all areas of life.
When we can work without
caring who gets the credit,
then we experience success.
There's good news in this
issue for state employed
persons. Hopes for a pay raise
to help you break even in your
fight with inflation look
promising. Himself and Yours
Truly were in Austin Monday
for another in a series of many
meetings to achieve this goal
Stopped enroute home at
Rockdale and had a nice visit
with Paul Osborne-who sends
regards to all the "home
folks."
I'ntil next week-keep
smiling--it makes people won-
der what you're up to!
New Southern
Is Bought
Purchase of controlling
interest in the New Southern
Motor Hotel. Inc. by Tommy
Andrews of Tyler was an-
nounced here last week. He
bought the stock from J. W.
Isaacs, Morris W. Hasscll and
Leeman Isaacs.
The restaurant, now closed
for repairs and improvements,
will be open for business
Sunday.
Andrews is expected to make
an announcement next week
regarding plans for the motel's
operation
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Absentee Voting Set
For General Election
Registered voters in Cherokee County may vote absentee
for general election candidates now through Nov. I The
general election is to be held Nov .V
Persons who expect to bo absent from Cherokee County on
the day of the election may vole by personal appearance
during regular of'liee hours. H-5. at the county clerk's office.
Cherokee County Courthouse.
Persons unable to make a personal appearance at the
:|:j office can make application to Mrs. Mildred Fulton, county
clerk, requesting that an absentee ballot be mailed *:
Breakfast Will Launch
United Way Drive Oct. 29
"We urge everyone i<. look
into their hearts and their
pocket books and participate in
the Rusk 1'niled Way drive."
says Leinback. In reminding
everyone ol the drive slogan,
the chairman closes. "II you
don't do it. il won't got done."
Directors
For Chamber
To Be Named
Fight new directors to the
Rusk Chamber of Commerce
will be elected when final
ballots go out Nov. I. according
to Chamber Secretary Mrs.
Mary Moore
The election committee has
completed the counting ol first
ballots from which sixteen
prospective directors were
chosen. Members ol the
election committee are Clyde
Weaver. Mrs Mary Buchanan.
JoF.d Anderson. Don Crysup.
George Dodd. and Mrs.
Johnnie Miller
Fight now directors will be
voted on from the following
nominees: Winford Black.
J.M Boone. Raymond Cooper,
Don Crysup, K R. Gregg. Don
Jones, (¡one Kelley. Mrs
Johnnie Miller, L V\ Nolms.
Charles Nixson, Joe Ra\
Ocker, James P. Richards. Joe
Ro/elle, Tout Sartain. Robert
von Doenhoft and Clyde
Weaver
I.AST CIIANCF, TIMS YEAR-Alto's treasures of the past are to
be shown visitors Saturday and Sunday at Forest Hill
Plantation, marking the conclusion of the town's eight annual
event. Story and photographs from last weekend's successful
show iug are featured in this issue, page 11. staff photo
Rusk School Board Gives
Class Project Approval
The annual Rusk I'nitod Way
campaign will gel underway
vvilh a kick-off breakfast at 7
a.m. Tuesday. Oct 21). ac-
cording to L. J. I.einbaek,
campaign chairman.
"Wo have begun some work
oil advance collection." says
I.einbaek, "A large board will
be placed on the square lit
depict how close wo are to our
goal."
Coal for this year's cam
paign is $7.3(10 with 14 agencies
participating. The agencies
and the amount designated for
each, include Texas Child
Welfare. S5(HI; Salvation Army.
$1.230; Rusk State Hospital
Volunteer Council. $300; Amer-
ican Red Cross., $500; Rusk
Charities. $500: Scout Council.
S1.H00: Boy Scouts. $500; Girl
Scouts. $400; 1'SO.. $100.
Texas I'nitod Community
Services. $51; Fast Texas
Council on Alcoholism, $;?50:
Texas Association of Mental
Health. Cherokee County. $100;
Reserve Fund. $049 and
campaign expenses. $300.
George Dodd is president ol
the Rusk United Way and
Frank Howell serves as
secretary. Members ol the
Board of Directors are M'ko
Crysup. Joe Terrell, Joe
Rozelle, Frank Howell. George
Dodd, Don Copeland. Glenn
Miller. Mrs Pat Ball, I, J
Leinback, J. W. Summers.
Mrs. Jean Thompson and Gene
Kelley Fx officio directors are
Morris Hasscll, Dr I, T Ncill
Rev. Grover Talhert and J M
Bonne
The Board ol Trustees of the
Rusk Independent School Dis-
trict approved the construction
of a project for the building and
trades program at Rusk High
School in a called meeting
Monday afternoon.
The project will be a three
bedroom, bath and a hall brick
home to be constructed on
Pickett Sirco!. "Duproe Build-
ing Materials of Rusk will
lurnish the lot and materials
and the school will furnish all
the labor." says .1 M Boone,
school superintendent
The regular meeting ol the
school board will bo hold al 7
p m Monday in the school's
administration building
A representative ol South-
west Appraisal Company . Inc.
ol Austin will ialk lo the board
concerning the company's
services in a re-appraisal ol
lax properly The board had
agreed in a previous mooting
lo hear representatives from
these companies
Oilier items on the agenda
include approval of a textbook
committee lor the l!)75-7(i
school year, approval of the
tax roll and employment of
personnel
Board members present for
the Monday called meeting
wore Tom Sartain. Mrs.
Margaret Perkins. Mrs Mary
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Grand Jury Page 3 ;i;
£ Commissioners Page 7 |
:ji Forest Hills Page 11 i;i
Christmas Plans Page 13 ¡¡j
Buchanan, Bobby Tosh. Roy
Kennedy Sr and Dr James
Fisher. Dr. W. F. Gabbed was
out ol town al iho time of the
mooting.
Tax Billings
For County
Are Mailed
Tax statements for
$(¡7.4:12.!)IK total county evalu
ation have been mailed by the
Cherokee County Tax office,
reports Tax Assessor-
Collector. Linda Beard. Some
ol the statements have already
boon returned lo the ollice.
"Some ol them have been
returned to this olfico lor
change ol address or change in
ownership." Mrs. Board said
"We are receiving many
statements back from people
who have sold their property."
Mrs Beard said that it is the
obligation ol the taxpayers to
render their property lor
taxation at each taxing
agency Neglect in rendering
property causes delinquency
and additional charges
"II the property owner did
not receive Ins statement, he
should check with the County
Tax Office in order that wo
may got his correct address
Fvery new property owner
should render his property al
each taxing agency in order to
receive tax statements. Re-
cording of a deed with the
County Clerk is not sufficient to
change ownership on tax
rolls."
Discounts for early payment
are allowed for slate taxes A
discount ol three per cent in
October will be allowed for
slate laxes two per cell! ill
November anil one per cent in
I Vi i n>her
Increased State Salaries
Seen as Strong Possibility
Stale employees can expect
lo receive one ol Iho largest
pay raises in the history of
I'oxas next year if recom-
mendations of the House of
Representatives Appropri-
alions sub-committee are
accepted by Iho (i4th Legisla-
ture. This sub-committee final-
ized its report al a special
meeting in Austin Monday.
Representative Kmmelt H.
Whitehead of Rusk, who serves
on iliis fiv e member committee
lo study salaries and fringe
benefits for slate employees,
expressed confidence that the
commit lee's recommendations
will pass the legislative
process and be signed into law
by Governor Dolph Briscoe.
II approved, all slate
employees will receive a 10.2
per cent pay hike in January or
February of 1975. Then, an
additional (i.H per cent will be
given in September, 1975 for
pay groups 2-12, and salary
groups i:t-2l would be raised
:t 4 per cent. All salary groups
would be granted a (1.8 per cent
increase in 197ii.
The subcommittee express-
ed gratitude lo Governor Dolph
Briscoe for his show of support
to Legislative consideration of
Iho emergency pay raise as a
first ilem of business in the
(¡411) session.
Nearly 200 Maximum Secur-
ity I'nit personnel at Rusk
Stale Hospital will he given
CC Manager
Vacancy
Is Tabled
Employment of a new
Chamber of Commerce mana-
ger was labeled until after the
first of the year in action by the
Board of Directors in their
regular meeting al noon
Monday at the Pineview
Restaurant.
Board members present
voted to delay employment of a
manager and in the interim
would pay manager's salary to
Mrs. Mary Moore, chamber
secretary.
Frank Summers, co-chair-
man of Iho Tourist Committee,
reported on the success of the
Fast Texas Regional Arts and
Crafts Fair.
The First Annual East Texas
Regional Armadillo race was
reported on by JoEd Anderson,
chairman of the chamber's
Special Activities Committee.
"We had a large crowd in
attendance, estimates range
from 200 lo 1.000. We did not
charge admission, however
some $200 was realized, over
expenses, from the sponsor-
ship of the armadillos," he
reported. Anderson also re-
ported that his committee was
making plans for the annual
Christmas parade slated for
Saturday morning. Dec. 7. "We
have some unique ideas for this
year and would welcome
comments from any member
of the board or chamber." he
said.
Other reports given included
the United Way campaign by
L. J. Leinback: Industrial trip
to Austin Friday by George
Dodd and board election
results by Mrs. Mary Moore.
Attending the meeting were
Joe Terrell, Lewie Byers,
Bobby Tosh. Earl Ross. Jack
Fitts, Mrs. Mary Moore, Mrs.
Mary Buchanan, L. J. Lein-
back, Frank Howell, George
Dodd, Dr. Lex Neill. Houston
White. Mr and Mrs. Frank
Summers, Mr. and Mrs. JoEd
Anderson, Gerald Chapman.
Glenn Miller, Paul Cox, Mrs
Johnnie Miller, Johnnie Mc-
Kay. Bill Wallace and Mrs
Marv Ann Patterson
equal pay with prison guards if
this committee's recom-
mendations are accepted. This
means an additional $150 per
month starting salary.
"This five member subcom-
mittee traveled to more than ;«)
Texas cities last year and
talked first hand with state
employees to learn of their
problems and lo seek possible
solutions." said Rep White
head.
The committee's report
covered concerns, ranging
from insurance, sick leave,
retirement, pay. per diem and
mileage allowance to inequi
lies in the classification
system.
A detailed report of the
committee's recommendations
will be published and made
available to the public early in
November, he stated.
Members of the subcom-
mittee are: Emmett II
Whitehead of Rusk; Renal
Rosson of Snyder: Matt Garcia
and Bob Vale of San Antonio
Sarah Weddinglon of Austin
served as chair person.
Reps. Weddinglon, Rosson
and Whitehead served on .
three member subcommittee
ol Iho Appropriations Com
mil lee during the (Ulrd session
of the Legislature which gave
stale employees a substantial
pay raise I wo years ago
"Service on this commiltoe
has been a most rewarding
experience," stales Represen
lalive Whitehead.
Rusk State Hospital's bnsi
ncss manager W. I). Draper
told The Cherokeean that 87 fi
per cent of the employees ,n
RSI! were in the r.'
classification. Given the It)::
pay hike, the hospital's payi oil
would increase $(¡50,(128 pe<
year When the (>.ll per cent
raise is granted in Sepleml i
the total payroll al Rusk Slate
Hospital will be increased
$1.098.500, Draper estimated
Total payroll at Rusk Sta e
Hospital is now approximate!,
seven million dollars per yo.u
Bullock Returns to County
After Victory in Primary
Bob Bullock. Democratic
nominee for State Comptroller,
was back on the campaign trail
this week and visiled Cherokee
County where he compiled a
big vote in the May primary.
"I just wanted to come back
and say thank you," Bullock
said while visiting Rusk. He
campaigned here in the
primary.
In winning the Democratic
nomination. Bullock carried
25:1 of the 254 counties in Texas
and ended up with the largest
percentage vote of all Ihe
contested statewide races.
He carried Cherokee County
by 80.7 per cent
"I am proud of this vote and
even more proud that we did it
by personal campaigning in
stead of by paying some big
public relations firm to creat a
slick image," Bullock said.
"Public support for c hangos
and new programs in (In
Comptroller's office is in
dicaled in the size of the
primary vote," Bullock said,
"especially for more tiggi e-
sive get ion against delinquen!
tax accounts of 'fly-by• night'
operators who syphon oil
millions of dollars in las
money each year."
Also, Bullock has called loi
Ihe comptroller to assist
businesses by cutting down red
tape in lax reports and lo help
towns and >'•'— by more
accurate, la.1 'ebating ol
city sales taxes.
Bullock most recently served
in public office as Texas'
Secretary of Slate. He has also
been a member of the House ol
Representatives and Assistant
Attorney General He is 4>
years old. a veteran of the
Korean Conflict, and lives with
his wife, Amelia, and son,
Bobby, in Austin.
BRINGS CAMPAIGN TO RUSK-Roh Bullock. Democratic
nominee for State Comptroller, visits with Mrs. Jeff l.ovelitriv
during a visit to Rusk last week. Bullock, former Secretarv nl
Stale, is staging a campaign in the F.axt Texas area for the
office. -staff pholo
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