The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 125, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 13, 1975 Page: 2 of 14
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PAGE TWO-THE CHEROKEEAN OF RUSK. TEXAS, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 13. IMS
Commentary
News and Views
J
Education
Means Money
Today's rage among young people seems to be a
questioning of the relevancy of education to their
personal needs. While this question is a valid one,
many students overlook a major contribution of
education to their "personal lives"—its proven
monetary value.
The U.S. Census Bureau shows that the average
school drop-out with less than an eighth grade
education earns only $3,250 annually. From that
point, expected annual income increases with higher
education. For example, after completion of the
eighth grade, expected income rises to $4,876
annually. The figure has been set at $7,494 annually
for men who are high school graduates. For men
with four years of college, the average income leaps
to more than $11,000 annually.
In vitw of these statistics, the likelihood of
securing lucrative employment increases propor-
tionately with advanced education. Some parents
need these cold facts when trying to persuade
youngsters that "the other side of the fence" is
gratnest with a good education. Those who will not
be persuaded will eventually stand face to face with
the bare truth, often after financial difficulties and
family responsibilities prevent them from returning
for the education they scorned in earlier years.
Research has proven that for every four extra
years one spends in school, he increases his chances
for a $100-a-month raise. Even if the knowledge is
considered "irrelevant," educational experience
usually gives one an edge over other job applicants.
In case of growing unemployment, the educationally
enriched will find securing and keeping a job an
easier task than the drop-out.
The Volunteer View
By: Ms. Donna Sherman
Assistant Coordinator of Volunteer Services
Rusk State Hospital
P.O. Itox ¡UH
683-34K1 ext. 451
Our search for new knowledge has led us down many
winding paths, some only to dead-ends, others winding
so completely that they seem circles, and still others
that may teach us something if we will listen.
U has been popular for quite a while now among the
younger generation to view life as a flower unfolding,
to accept that each one of us is growing and changing
all the while, regardless of whether we are hitting
puberty or have Just celebrated our (Jolden Wedding
Anniversary. However, this has not been one of the
interests of mosl Psychologists who officially
recognize adolescence to be the last stage of mental
development. But even the professionals are
beginning to take vital interest in persons who have
lived many years. And perhaps rightly so. Our
emphasis on youth disregards more of life than it
honors.
A recent study by Dr. Robert Gould of UCLA
indicates that, just as the younger generation has felt,
life, even beyond 29 years, is full of growth and change
for every individual. Of course, each individual
experiences a differing set of experiences and reacts to
these in various ways, and each person grows at a
different pace, but generally speaking, there are
specific stages through which we all venture.
According to Gould's study, there is confidence,
optimism and ambition in the 20's as well as a struggle
to grow independent from the family unit. This
assurance wavers in the early 30's, and self-doubts get
in. As the 30's bring in self doubts, so does it ensure
self-reflectiveness. The continuing expansion of the
personality and life-style in the latter 30's bring a quiet
urgency. Time, once shrugged off as infinite, is now
seen as finite and passing. People between the ages of
43 and SO have usually come to terms with time and
what they are as individuals. What is done is done. By
90. there is a mellowing of feelings and relationships.
Persons of this age are more eager to have "human"
experiences such as the sharing of joys and sorrows,
confusions and triumphs. Death becomes a new
presence.
Yes, we have concentrated on youth so long that
we've forgotten the people It's good to see this winding
path, this search for new knowledge.
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Snobs talk as if they
begotten their own
ancestors."
You have heard singing,
sing songs, concerts, etc.
but you haven't heard
singing unless you were at
the Rusk Lions Club
Thursday. Lion JoEd An-
derson was supposed to be
the song leader but after
finishing one verse of
"Clementine" some took it
on themselves to sing all
ten verses of this great
song. We would think that
Lion Winford Black had a
little something to do with
this.
Services and financial
assistance were offered by
the Rusk Lions to Nacog-
doches during their many
problems and they were
not needed at this time
Still great to be a lion.
A letter was read by Lion
President Billy Watson
from the Bi-Centennial
Commission asking that
the Rusk Lions be repre-
sented on this fine commit-
tee. Lion Billy will make
this appointment right
away. Much work is being
done on the Moto-Cross by
the Lions and it is hoped
that it can be in operation
by the end of March. The
weather will just have to
cooperate just a little bit.
The Rules for the Motor-
cross Park for 1975 were
passed out and Lion
Raymond Cooper will be
entering all events as soon
as the grounds are com-
pleted.
Tickets to the big chili
supper and basketball
game for the benefit of
Mike Dominy are now on
sale and can be purchased
from any of the Lions. The
money from this event will
be used to buy a breathing
machine that Mike so badly
needs.
Back to the Motorcross.
It is reported that the
FROM THE
LIONS DEN
•
E.B. Meskk Jr.
bleachers are up with the
boards to be put on as soon
as weather permits. The
underground tanks, for you
know what, are on the
ground also.
Lion Bob Persons sug-
gested that we recall
former Lion Bill Shar-
brough to move back to
Rusk to oversee the
building of the two-holers.
It seems that he has had
much experience in this
line when we had the Rusk
Lions Club Rodeo.
Compliments were in
order to those Lions that
helped the ladies that were
involved in a wreck right
after our meeting on
Thursday Jan. 30th. Lion
Persons was especially
recognized.
The fashion experts tell
us that hemlines of
women's dresses continue
to get higher and necklines
continue going lower. Most
Lions aren't sure where all
this is leading to, but we'd
like to be around when it
happens.
Lion Frank Howell
watching the computers for
the tax office in operation,
"It's doing a bit more than
a thousand girls could do."
A man and his wife were
enjoying their dinner cock-
tail when their telephone
rang. The wife being
nearest, picked up tfce
receiver. A man's voice
was loud enough to be
heard in the room. He said,
"Honey, I won't be home
for a while yet. I'm still at
the office." Before the wife
could tell her caller that he
had the wrong number, her
husband grabbed the phone
out of her hand and
answered, "That's all
right, Buddy. Take your
time." Then hung up.
See You Thursday Noon
New Southern Motor Hotel.
Kissin' Kuzzins
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had
Sore throat is one of the
more common discomforts
that plague us from time to
time. Because sore throat
is such a common com-
plaint, often accompanying
a cold or flu, the Texas
Medical Association re-
minds you that certain
kinds of sore throat can be
warning signals of more
serious illness. This is
particularly important to
note if the sore throat does
not pass in a few days but
continues to persist even
though other cold or flu
symptoms may not mater-
ialize.
Sore throat can be a
symptom, or beginning, of
any of a wide range of
diseases, including scarlet
fever, diphtheria, leukem-
ias, infectious mononucle-
osis, rheumatic fever and
others. This is not to say
that your sore throat
necessarily indicates any
of these diseases, but only
to point out that sore throat
can be caused by many
factors and that there is no
single treatment that is
effective for all sore
throats. Because of this,
your physician may want
to take a throat culture
(swab test) and have it
analyzed in a laboratory;
then the cause of the sore
throat will be pinpointed
and appropriate treatment
can begin.
Streptococci often causes
severe sore throat ("strep
throat"). Although redness
and pus around the tonsils
and neighboring structure
can often be seen, strep
throat cannot be diagnosed
just by looking. A throat
culture must be taken and
incubated overnight in the
laboratory to confirm the
strep diagnosis. With scar-
let fever, a generalized
rash will appear on the
body, and this rash, in
conjunction with the ap-
The Cherokeean
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pearance of the strep
throat, does establish
streptococci as the cause.
Fortunately, strep and the
other more serious illnes-
ses it can produce will
respond promptly to pen-
incillin. Naturally, the
sooner the treatment is
initiated, the better.
Other bacteria can also
cause sore throat. One of
the most serious of these is
Hemophilus influenzae (no
relation to the virus which
causes viral influenza).
This organism usually
affects young children in
the three-to-five-year-old
bracket. It causes severe
infection with inflamma-
tion and swelling of the
epiglottis, the structure
•which guards the entrance
to the larynx or windpipe.
Epiglottis, as this disease
is called, produces severe
sore throat and croup.
Another serious disease
which manifests itself in
sore throat is infectious
mononucleosis. In addition
to causing severe throat,
infectious "mono" causes
swelling of the lymph nodes
of the neck and changes in
the white blood cells. This
disease does not respond to
antibiotics; as a matter of
fact medical studies have
shown that certain antibio-
tics useful in other infec-
tions only worsen matters
in the case of infectious
mononumcleosis.
Viruses, too, can cause
sore throat. There are a
long list of these; some
cause croup, hoarseness
and a barking cough. Sore
throat caused by viral
infection will also not
respond to antibiotics but
can be treated with
symptomatic measures,
such as aspirin for fever
and discomfort and hot
gargles for local relief. In
the case of croup, the use of
misty steam can often
provide relief.
The important thing to
remember is that only your
doctor, through examina-
tion and, if indicated,
laboratory tests, can diag-
nose the cause of your sore
throat. Although there are
medications which can
bring temporary easing of
the sore throat discomfort,
the cure can only be
launched by your physi-
cian.
Cedar Hill Suffers Storm-1856
Carolyn Eric mm
1614 Red bud Street
Nacogdoches, Texas 7SSSI
From the CHEROKEE
SENTINEL-May IS, 1856:
TERRIBLE AND
DESTRUCTIVE STORM
Nine Persons Killed
The severest and most
terrific storm that has ever
visited this country, passed
through a portion of this
county on Tuesday evening
last. There has not yet been
time to trace its deso-
lating track. At Cedar Hill,
a small village fifteen
miles west of this place, it
seems to have attained its
greatest power, and its
destruction was terrible.
Nine persons were killed
almost instantly in this
small village, and a great
many wounded. Every
house in the village was
levelled with the ground,
and some of the houses
were blown entirely away.
William Horn, Esq. who
was at the scene of the
calamity on Wednesday
morning, furnishes us with
the following particulars,
which may be relied on:
LIST OF KILLED
John Hart, his wife and
child.
J. Berry (merchant) his
wife and child.
Mrs. Dickson (residing
at Berry's).
Mrs. Allen
A negro girl
Among the wounded
we have only learned the
name oí: Okt Man Hart,
Henderson Hart' (skull
fracture).
Miller and Berry's store
house was torn to pieces-
the goods all blown off
except a few heavy
artides-and the timbers
scattered a great distance
over the prUirie. The
money chest, containing
some SM0 or 1800, was
blown off and not found.
The heart-rending scene
which presented itself at
this ruined village, when
our informant reached
there the next morning
beggars description. We
shall not attempt to portray
it. The damage in the
neighborhood was quite
considerable. Many horses,
cattle and other stock were
killed on the prairie by the
storm.
The injuries sustained in
the neighborhood are as
follows, so far as heard
from: Milton Merrifield's
house blown down.
Stephen's house blown
down.
Church near Parson
Crawford's blown down.
H.K. Brother ton's house
in which he lived, several
miles east of Cedar Hill,
blown down, a perfect
wreck. His family escaped
isdnjund. *
Mr. Hall, who was at
Brother^ *1 UK time,
was slightly injured.
Methodist church near
Brothertoo's and another
house of Brothertoo's near
his
On Ten Miles. Mr.
Stewart's houses, stables
and fences blown down and
scattered in every direc-
tion.
Mr. Vaught's (daughter
of Col. Geo. Wilson) house
blown down and Mrs. V.
slightly injured.
2nd Class Land Grants to
Discharged Soidlers-1836,
1837 continued:
163. Robert S. Patterson-
M0 acres; ICS. James Ruth-
844 acres; 1M. James
Jacobs-1380 aeres; IM4
Joel Langtuun-UM serte,1
1S6. Lyman Mathews-;
1280 acres; 167. Oscar Lj
Holmes-640 acres; 168.
Heirs of M. Louisa Burnet,
widow of L.B. Burnet-
1280 acres; 169. John
Pateo acres; 170. Wil-
liam Stepbens-640 acres;
171. George Martin-1286
acres; 173. Saml Wyatt-
•1380 acres; 173. John
Lollar-1280 acres; 174.
William Winn-640 acres;
175. George Bondies-640
acres; 176. John Trydle-
1380 acres; and 177.
Charles Reagan-1380 acres.
F.F.A. To Add Diesels
For the first time since
the inception of the F.F.A.
Farm Mechanics program,
diesel instructions
will be given to the Young
F.F.A. members. Gasoline
engines, which have been
included in the teaching
along with the diesel
engines, will be a part of
the State Mechanic's Con-
test. This contest will again
be one of the feature events
at the Southwest Farm
Show.
Paul (Men, of Texas
A*M University, Depart-
ment of Engineering, met
with officials from major
farm tractor manufac-
turers and outlined details
of this year's contest. A
number of detailed chan-
ges in rules, instructions,
and scoring were sugges-
ted and approved for the
1975 contest.
The finals of the contest
will be held Saturday,
March 8, at 6 p.m. Teams
from the ten districts of
Texas will compete for
valuable awards.
Hlieixl (Services
CHURCH DIRECTORY
Lone Oak Baptist Church
Salem Missionary Baptist, Rusk
Memorial Missionary Baptist Church, Rusk
Seventh-Day Adventty, Rusk
Rocky Springs Baptist, Dailville
First Baptist Church, Ponto.
Ponta Church of Christ, Ponta
Gallatin Church of, Christ, Gallatin
Reklaw Baptist, Rekldw
Gallatin Missionary Baptist Church, Gallatin
Mt. Hope Baptist Church, Maydella
Holleymans Chapel Baptist Church, Maydelle
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Moydelle
First Baptist Church, Maydelle
Maydelle Assembly of God Church, Maydelle
East Side Baptist Church, Rusk
St. Luke's Baptist Church, Rusk
Church of Christ, Rusk
First Christian Church, Rusk
Assembly of God Church, Rusk
Cherokee Baptist Church, Rusk
First United Pentecostal Church, Rusk
Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Rusk
Calvary Baptist Church, Rusk
Oakland Boptist Church, Rusk
First Baptist Church, Rusk
First United Methodist Church, Rusk
First Presbyterian Church, Rusk
The Holiness Assembly of God Church
Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church, Rusk
Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, Jacksonville
West Union Baptist Church, Rusk
Woodville, C.M.E. Church, Rusk
Holly Springs C.M.E., Rusk
Rev. C.C.Potter
Rev. Billy Conway
Rev. A.D. Munsinger
Rev. Glenn Sackett
Rev. Kenneth Southwell
Rev. C.L. Garrett
Circuit Pastor
Circuit Pastor
Rev. Mike Drinkard
Rev. Randy Penney
Rev. Walter Stokes
Rev. Lloyd Stewart
Rev. M.T. Blackmon
Rev. James C. Blaylock
Rev. Charles Dempsey
" Rev. Ross Black
Vicar Rev. J.L. Jackson
Don Kleppe
Rev. Ed Barry Jr.
Rev. L.D. Sellers
Dennis Anderson
Rev. T.E. Pate
Rev. A. P. Lewis
Rov. Grady Tobias
Rev. Don Copeland
Rev. Grover C. Talbert
Rev. Mouzon Fletcher
Rev. L. Allen Holley
Rev. David Hamilton
Rev. É. Herren
1101 Corinth Road
Rov. T.J. Bagley
Foyce Staple
Rev. M.J. Simon
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