The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 23, 1975 Page: 1 of 14
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: Texas Digital Newspaper Program and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the Singletary Memorial Library.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
* <1A« « 1 1
TV 11'^.
Volume 126
Number 35
The Cherokeean
Texas' oldest weekly newspaper, established as the Cherokee Sentinel, Feb. 27, 1850
Rusk, Texas, Thursday, October 23, 1975
14' Per Issue
1 4 Pages
n
Round
Town
With
Mrs.
Roundabout
Last weekend is now
hislnry and for some
activities, it's jusl as
well...like that heartbreak-
ing. Iwo point loss by the
Dallas Cowboys I o the
Greenbay Packers Sun-
day I And at this writing,
the baseball title is still
hanging in ihe air. .where
the rain is! Would that the
moisture could find its way
to Easl Texas where it is
not only wanted, but
needed!
Closer to home, happier
memories however. Alto's
Thursday Study Club put
the wraps on its ninth
annual showing of "Past
Treasures" at Forest llill
Plantation Home Sunday
and a successful event it
was! Tired hpt pleased and
happy citizens of that
community will get all of
the treasures of the past
back to their respective
owners who loaned them
for display in the furnish-
ing of the historic old
house. There was much to
see in antiquity at Forest
llill this year, along with a
wide range of entertain-
ment and demonstrations
of old time skills. Lye
hominy and soap were
prepared in black wash-
pots, spinning, weaving
and quilting. music from
the antique pump organ,
rides in a horse drawn
buggy-activities reminis-
cent of an earlier generat-
ion-were part of this year's
event.
And it does pay lo
publicize your happenings!
Visitors came from as far
away as Houston and
Corpus Christi guests read
about the showing in
Southern Living magazine
and made the trip based on
that information. Needless
to say. before the Sunday
show closed, members of
Ihe sponsoring club were
already discussing "next
year."
Hey we've come this far.
and no jokes! Try this:
"One of the worst tragedies
that can befall a man is to
have ulcers and still not be
a success." And it is also
said that every man owes it
to himself to be a success.
He also owes it to the
collector of internal reve-
nue!
And that brings to mind a
question of governmental
economics: Will New York
City be given Federal Aid?
II has been jokingly
suggested that their solut-
ion may lie in secession
from the U.S.. becoming an
independent nation and
living forever more on U.S.
subsidy. We're treating it
lightly, and sarcastically,
but it is obviously, a
problem of grave concern
for several million citizens.
At this reading, we have
barely more than two
months left in 1975. Better
whip out that Jan. I list of
"things to do" and check
progress! Already, plans
for Christmas at Rusk
State Hospital are under-
way along with City and
Chamber preparations for
the downtown yule parade.
Is that moving along, or
Isn't it?
Until next week, remem-
ber that we wish you
success in whatever you
undertake however, "no
rule of success will work if
you don't." And with that,
we must get to work!
UNITED WAY PLANS TALKED-Joe
Itozellr. right, chairman of the upcoming
Husk United Way drive, talks over plans
with representatives of local agencies
benefiting from the drive. Seated is Mrs.
Charles Warren, local director for
Campftre Girls and standing, from left,
Ernest Singleton with the Cherokee
County Child Welfare Department and
Jack Pirtle, local Scoutmaster with a
local Boy Scout Troop. -staff photo
United Way Campaign
Kickoff Breakfast Set
Kickoff Breakfast for the
Rusk United Way program
will beheld at 7a.m. Oct. 28
at the Pineview Rest-
auran!. according to Joe
Rozell campaign chair-
man. The 1975-76 goal for
Ihe campaign is $8,001.
Members of the drive are
emphasizing the theme, "If
you don't do it, it won't get
done."
L. J. Leinback is presi-
dent of the Rusk United
Way drive. Mary Moore is
secretary. This year's
directors are Mike Crysup,
Joe Terrell. Rozelle,
George Dodd. Don Cope-
land. Glenn Miller, Mrs.
Pal Ball. Gene Kelley,
Leinback. Mrs. Mary
Buchanan. Mrs. Jo Phil-
brick and Mrs. Sarah
Summers. Ex-officio direc-
tors are Mayor Morris
Hassell. Dr. Robert Shel-
don. Rev. Mouzon
Fletcher, and School Su-
perintendent J. M. Boone.
Included in the list of
agencies sponsored and
supporled by ihe Rusk
Uniled Way are the
Cherokee Council Family
and Children's Services
Board and Boy Scouts of
America. Each of these
agencies will receive $500
from the Uniled Wav fund.
Absentee
Votes
Due Oct. 31
Deadline for voting
absentee for the Nov. 4
election is October 31,
says Mrs. Mildred Ful-
ton, county clerk.
Only three have voted
absentee as of Monday
afternoon, according to
Mrs. Fulton. Any voter
may enter their absen-
tee ballot by voting 8
a.m.-5 p.m. any day
through the 31st in the
county clerk's office.
Children's Services
The Cherokee County
Family and Children's
Service Board provides
funds for foster children
who are not eligible for
state assistance. Determin-
ation of eligibility is made
by a Department of Public
Welfare financial services
worker at the time of the
child's placement. The
fund also has to provide
clothing and personal
items for children while
they are in foster care.
The Cherokee County
Board provides emergency
funds for children receiv-
ing counseling in their own
environment. These are
children whose parents are
willing to work with the
Board in keeping the
family unit together.
Children are placed in
foster care due to chronic
neglect or abuse. Usually
Ihe parents are either not
willing to pay child support
or just cannot afford it.
Members of the Chero-
kee Family and Children's
Services Board are the
Rev. Grover C. Talbert.
Jr.. chairman: Dr. ML.
Gray, treasurer: Mrs.
Terry Perkins, secretary:
Charles L. Hopson III:
LaRue Dixon: Mrs. Rose
Barrias: Mrs. Bill Bailey:
Mrs. Harold Parker: and
Mrs. Helen Treadwell.
Presently, the Protective
Service workers of the
county are working with
approximately 90 Cherokee
County families involving
200 children. Many of these
children are from lower
income families. The
Board is called upon to
provide financial assist-
ance to these families in
case of a medical or other
emergency. "Our top prior-
ity is to provide foster care
payments for children who
are not eligible for state
aid," said a protective
service worker.
Boy Scouts
Local Boy Scouts benefit
from funds provided the
national organization
through the Rusk United
Way, says Paul D. Auchter,
district scout executive of
Palestine.
Cub Scouting
In Cub Scout packs the
program emphasis is on
parent involvement with
their sons. Projects are
started at weekly den
meetings and are finished
at home. As parents help,
communications are open-
ed and strengthened. Boys
learn to help each other, to
earn their way, to work
together for a common
cause.
Scouting
The real fame of Scout-
ing comes through its
troops. It is here that boys
are shaped into well
rounded young men.
Through the outdoors pro-
gram they are taught
leadership and are helped
to explore 110 subjects
called merit badges. Scout-
ing trains in good citizen-
+ See UNITED WAY,Pg.l4
U
iíííííii
mMm
— ■ -'CiXiVw>V'••ííísitfvfcjuil'ia*
ENDS OCT. 26
HAY SHOW IS WEDÑE&
DAY-Johnnie McKay,
County Agent, looks over
one of 103 hay samples
received for entry in the
1975 Cherokee County Hay
Show to be held Wed., Oct.
29 in the parking lot of the
Texas Rank and Trust Co.
in Jacksonville. The entries
have been received from 80
individual producers
throughout the county.
--stuff photo
School Board Approves
Tax Roll, Policies, Fees
Among items approved
by the Rusk School Board
Monday night are short
school days each month to
provide time for teachers'
committee work; a total
tax roll of $26,123.431
providing the school dis-
trict with $475,466; pay-
ment of some $300 to
teachers in outstanding
workbook fees; implemen-
tation of policies for
self-evalution of discrimi-
natory practices and for
screening, hiring, evalu-
ating, and dismissal of
employees; and sale of
furniture at Bradford and
use of a classroom by the
Community Action Pro-
gram.
Payment will be made to
teachers for workbook fees
that were not paid to them
by Oct. 1. An Attorney
General's opinion prohibits
the collection of such fees
after Oct. 1. Teachers
ordered these workbooks
with personal funds before
school began and cannot
return these for credit.
Since the school cannot
accept monies from these
who have been delinquent
in paying for the books, the
teachers would suffer the
loss. The board agreed that
the teachers should not
have to pay for these books
since they had no warning
of the Oct. l deadline for
payment. Policy concern-
ing future workbook and
supplementary material
purchases will be made by
the Board at a later date.
As required by Title IX,
the Board adopted a policy
for making a survey of
school practices, some of
which may be discrimina-
tory. The school must
provide a self-evluation
and must take action to
remedy situations where
discrimination may exist.
Discrimination as interpre-
ted by Title IX can be on
the basis of sex, race,
national origin or any other
prejudice. The school must
furnish the same equip-
ment and staff for girls'
athletics as for boys'. It
must fund on an equal
basis, both girls' and boys'
sports and must not favor
one sport above others.
Three years are allowed to
make necessary changes
under the policy.
Two meetings per month
will be reduced to one
meeting per month later
for teachers involved in
committee work. School
will be dismissed on
designated days to provide
time for teachers to work
on programs such as fire
prevention, career educat-
tion and drug abuse. Dates
of these early dismissals
will be posted in advance
by the Superintendent.
The Board discussed a
request by the Spanish
Club to provide bus
transportation to Houston
HOUSE SPEAKER
BILLY CLAYTON
and back for a trip to
Mexico in the summer.
1976. After discussing alter-
nate ways of transporting
the students to Houston, the
Board tabled the matter for
future discussion.
Also to be taken up later
is a breakfast and after-
noon snack program for
students in kindergarten
through the first grade.
Students in early grades
eat lunch beginning at
10:30 or 10:45 and are
hungry again before leav-
ing in the afternoon, said
Superintendent J.M.
Boone. Several board
members favored a pro-
gram to provide a snack,
especially for those child-
ren who do not get snacks
Speaker
Slates
Visit
Speaker of the Texas
House of Representatives,
Bill Clayton, will address a
joint meeting of Rusk
service clubs at noon
Wednesday, Oct. 29. Clay-
ton's intended topic is the
proposed Revised Consti-
tution lo be presented
in part to voters Nov. 4.
Speaker Clayton's talk
will be aired by Rusk Radio
Station KTLU, and Jack-
sonville's AM and FM
Radio Stations. Newsmen
of the surrounding area
will be invited to attend the
luncheon and to participate
in a question-answer period
following the talk.
Mike Crysup, president
of Rusk Noon Lions Club,
will emcee the luncheon.
State representative
Emmett H. Whitehead was
successful in securing the
engagement. The Speaker
has speaking appointments
lasting through the Nov-
ember 4 election. Approx-
imately 50,000 people will
be exposed to Gay ton's
address, according to Rep.
Whitehead.
when they go home from
school.
The School Baord ap-
proved advertising for bids
for old school furniture at
the Bradford School cam-
pus. The room in which the
old furniture was stored
has been vandalized re-
cently. The superintendent
suggested removal of the
furniture and allowing the
CAP use of the room to
remedy the situation.
The Board approved
necessary budget adjust-
ments to include $4,300 in
funds being used to build an
addition to the Junior High
School cafeteria.
In routine action, the
Board approved the min-
utes of their last meeting
and approved the bills for
payment. Present for the
meeting were Superinten-
dent Boone, Tom Sartain,
Roy Kennedy, Mrs. Mary
Buchanan, Dr. J. A.
Hunter, Bobby Tosh, Bruce
Stovall and Tax Assessor
Bill Braswell.
Eagles
Travel
Friday
The Rusk Eagles will
look for their first
district win when they visil
the Madisonville Mustangs
Friday night. The Eagles
lost their district opener
last week to top ranked
Westwood.
Madisonville won their
district opener last week,
defeating the Groesbeck
Goats. Other District 21-AA
action saw the Teague
Lions beat the Fairfield
Eagles.
The Rusk Eagles have a
two win, four loss season
record. Other records in
the district are Westwood,
five wins, no losses and one
tie; Teague and Madison-
ville, three wins, three
losses each; Groesbeck,
one win, four losses and a
tie and Fairfield, one win
and Ave Iones.
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 23, 1975, newspaper, October 23, 1975; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth151147/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1&rotate=90: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.