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Vol. 127
Number 23
The Cherokeean
Texas' oldest weekly newspaper, established as the Cherokee Sentinel, Feb. 27, 1850
Rusk, Texas, Thursday, July 29, 1976
1 4' Per Issue
1 4 Pages
City Council Hires Police Chief
William T. Germany was
accepted as Rusk's new
city police chief in a called
meeting of the Rusk City
Council at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
Germany of Van Horn,
formerly of Alto, will be
taking over his duties here
in approximately two
weeks, said Mayor Morris
Hassell.
Germany was approved
by a unanimous vote of the
Council Tuesday. He is 47
years of age and has a
record of work in law
enforcement. The new
chief is the former Deputy
Sheriff of El Paso County.
More Recently he has
served as Police Chief at
Van Horn for eight years
and Utility Director of that
city for four years. He is a
Certified Water Plant
Operator.
In one other matter
Tuesday, the City Council
Pound for Pound . . .
Cherokee County continues to grow 'em big! Lisa Warren is 11 years old and she weighs 71 lbs., which is exactly
the weight of the melon pictured here. The taste tempting delight is the result of Leslie Wilcox's green thumb. The
other melon weighs in excess of 50 lbs. Wilcox, fire marshal for the City of Rusk, displayed the fruits of his labor
at City Hall this week -staff photo
'Round
Town
With Mrs. Roundabout
Those of us who were
screaming for warm
weather just a few months
ago are now getting what
we thought we wanted! But
after all the rain, who can
complain about nice, hot
weather?
Hopefully, with the help
of sunshine, the contrac-
tors for the Rusk and Pale-
stine depots to serve the
Texas State Railroad, can
get the show on the road. A
note of interest was includ-
ed in this week's packet of
news releases from the
Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department. The depart-
ment explained to the
state's news media that
"the railroad is not in
operation at this time pend-
ing completion and
acceptance of support
facilites." That means the
two depots and maintain-
ance complex.
The reference by P-W to
Rusk's newly opened city
park was appreciated! The
editor pointed out that the
park is open for public use
providing excellent over-
night camping facilities.
W. R. Nichols, thr citizen
we share with Dallas, and
who helped us secure the
site for our City Park,
sends his best wishes and
compliments on the recent
park opening. I talked with
him in Dallas last weekend
and even though his health
hasn't been too good of
recent months, he said he
wouldn't have missed
being with us June 25. He
and his Better Half plan a
visit to Rusk soon.
And then there was the
doctor who told his patient,
"You have acute appendi-
citis." She replied, "Listen,
1 came here to be
examined, not admired."
Speaking of admiration,
the next time you see Leslie
Wilcox, ask him to let you
see his Green Thumb! That
71-lb. watermelon he
displayed at City Hall this
week is proof he knows
how! It took about 60 days
for the melon to reach peak
development, measuring 24
inches in length and 43
inches in circumference. It
is a Tom Watson species, in
case you're curious.
It was good to see
Councilman Raymond
Cooper in town Monday. He
says he is making
progress, but two crutches
slow him down a little.
Needless to say. his golf
game has been cut off for a
while by that lawn mower,
which also cut off half of his
big toe. He says. "If you
lose a whole big toe. you'll
walk with a limp Since I
only lost half the toe, guess
I'll walk with a half-limp!"
Good sense of humor.
On the serious side, don't
forget that time is running
out to order your copy of
"The Hills of Cherokee." If
you have forgotten the
details, send <15 to Mrs.
Walter Meyers! Immedi-
ately! And also, if you want
a copy of the history of
+ See R'ABOL'T, Pg. 14
Members of the Cher-
okee County Commis-
sioners and the Jackson-
ville City Council will meet
at 1:30 p.m. Aug. 9 to
discuss maintenance of
RSH Land
Offered
For Bids
Aug. 17 is the deadline to
submit bids for three tracts
of land offered for sale by
the Texas Department of
Mental Health and Mental
Retardation. The property
is near Rusk State
Hospital.
Acreage is divided into
tracts of 177.59, 93.41 and
76.89 acres. Sealed bids,
with a cashier's check in
the amount of 10 per cent of
the bid price are to be
mailed to the Chief of Legal
Services. TDMHMR, Box
12668, Capitol Station,
Austin. Texas 78711.
Bids received after 10
a.m. Aug. 17 will not be
accepted.
Persons interested in
more specific description
of the land located near
Rusk State Hospital may-
contact W. D. Draper,
business manager.
The sale is in accordance
with SB 356. which ear-
marks funds derived from
the sale of this property to
be used in the construction
of homes to house the
medical staff at Rusk State
Hospital.
roads around Lake Jack-
sonville.
Some final action regard-
ing road maintenance is
expected at the meeting
following a review of the
lease contract of lake
property owners with the
City of Jacksonville.
A discussion of the
matter at Monday's Com-
missioners Court session
brought out the possibility
of some payment by
property owners to the city
for road maintenance,
police and fire protection.
A property owner contend-
ed that the contract was
merely a lease rental
agreement providing for an
annual payment.
Members of the Lake
Jacksonville Association
are asking Commissioners
Court to take over road
maintenance around the
lake. They contend that
Lake Jacksonville is a
rural area since it is not
within Jacksonville City
Limits and is connected
with rural telephone and
and rural water services.
"Property owners at
Lake Jacksonville pay
county taxes for improve-
ments on their property,"
stated B. H. Broiles in an
appeal to the Court. "There
are more homes per mile
than probably any other
portion of the county. We
just ask that Lake Jack-
sonville residents be given
the same consideration as
other rural property
owners in Cherokee
Countv."
approved a recommended
expenditure of $1.150 for
the purpose of billboard
space to advertise Rusk
City Park. The recommen-
dation was presented by
Dr. James V. Fisher,
chairman of the city's
Tourist Development
Board.
Dr. Fisher gave a report
of the Committee's work
and recommended that
expenditure of funds for the
billboards be approved
Tourist Development
Board members favored a
request by the City Park
Board to buy a billboard
package which includes
signs on Highway 69 south
of Tyler, Highway 69 south
of Jacksonville, Highway
69 north of Zavalla, on a
highway east of Palestine
and on Highway 59 north of
Livingston. The $1,150 cost
is for two and one-half
months of advertising
Following the Council's
approval of the request, the
mayor said he was well
pleased with the Tourist
Development Board's
enthusiasm
"I believe their really
going to work," he said.
"And the Board involves a
few new people who
haven't been working with
the Chamber or Tourist
Committee" Other
Councilmen spoke favor-
ably of trying to involve
more people in the project.
They also commented on
the urgency of advertising
the park's facilites
The next regular council
meeting 'was postponed
until 10 a.m. Friday, Aug
13.
Commissioners To Study
$64,000 Tourism Proposal
Meeting To Discuss
Lake Jacksonville
A budget proposal total-
ing nearly $64,000 for
county-wide tourism
promotion was presented
to Cherokee County Com-
missioners Court for
consideration Monday.
Presentations were
made by Bill Holland,
chairman, and Clyde
Weaver, member, of the
County Tourism Commit-
tee appointed by the Court
earlier this year.
The budget proposal
includes advertising and
promotion recommen-
dations based on advice of
the East Texas Chamber of
Commerce and the
Discover Texas Associ-
ation. A $13,600.50 expendi-
ture would permit the
purchase of a two-page ad
in East Texas Vacation
Guide, 150,000 six panel
brochures showing points
of interest in Cherokee
County and participation in
eight Travel Shows.
The Tourism Committee
suggested expenditures for
advertising in Trailer Life,
a monthly campground
magazine and guide,
Woodall Campground
Directory and Southern
Living Magazine. Roy
Conner, Rusk Chamber
manager, noted that Rusk
had received 500 responses
in four weeks as a result of
a one-column advertise-
ment in one monthly
edition of Southern Living.
Also suggested by the
Tourism Committee is the
publication and distribut-
ion of 25,000 county road
maps with historical
markers and sites indi-
cated.
In addition, requests for
project funding were sub-
mitted by tourism-oriented
agencies with the county,
including the Alto, Jack-
sonville and Rusk
Chambers of Commerce,
and the Alto Thursday
Study Club, Inc. The
Tourism Committee
suggested an allocation of
$1,000 each to New Sum-
merfield and Wells for
tourism projects.
Funds of $1,500 requested
by the Alto Chamber of
Commerce are designated
to repair welcome signs,
maintain and mark the site
of Helena Dill grave, main-
tain Indian Mound
property and maintain
historical marker sites on
El Camino Real. The Alto
Thursday Study Club, Inc.
listed $1,345 for advertis-
ing, brochures, arts and
crafts fair booth and
souvenir tickets for Forest
Hill Festival.
Jacksonville's request
for 11,000 includes a multi-
purpose folder for distri-
bution to tourist conven-
tioneers, printing of 10,000
+ See MEETING, Pg, II
Rusk Public Schools
Registration Set
Kindergarten and new students will register for
Rusk public schools from 9 a.m. until 12 noon on
Thursday, Aug. 19.
All other students will register during regular class
hours on Friday, Aug. 20 at the campus they will
attend. Buses will run regular routes on Friday
morning and will return pupils home in time for lunch
The first day of school is set for Monday, Aug. 23.
Buses will run regular routes. School will begin at 8
a.m. and will dismiss at 3:30 p.m. School lunch rooms
will also begin serving on this date.
Rusk ISD personnel will meet for the first time at 8
a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 17 at their respective campuses. A
general faculty meeting is set for 10:30 a.m. Aug. 17 in
the High School Library. All personnel will participate
jn various in-service programs Aug 17-19 Schedules
will be issued to cover all activities this first week, said
Superintendent J. M. Boone
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More Than One With The Same Name
This photo is from the files of John Claiborne Williams. He says the political candidate for the I'. 8. Senate,
bearing the same name as his father, came to Rusk in the war years, the early 1940's. The picture was made by
Williams' service station and car dealership business, now the location of Citizens State Bank.
Back-toSchool Promotion Slated
Rusk's friendly business
community will join next
week to offer special values
for Back-to-School. The
promotion by the Retail
Trade Committee of the
Rusk Chamber of Com-
merce will be supported by
The Cherokeean and Radio
KTLU.
Plans for the value-pack-
ed, savings attraction were
developed in a meeting of
the Chamber committee
last Friday morning.
"We have a good
business community,
offering quality merchan-
dise at competitive prices,
with friendly service and
easy parking," states Glen
Miller, chairman. "With
combined effort, we can
continue to grow and
expand our trade area."
"Through the facilities of
KTLU and The Cher-
okeean, thousands of
persons will be reached for
this event," says E. H.
Whitehead, owner. "We
urge the cooperation of
local businesses in working
toward new business
growth with this promot-
ion."
Committee members
voted to send out a quest-
ionaire concerning the
possibility of changing
store hours, and agreed to
sponsor a Sidewalk Sale the
last weekend in September.
Rusk City Park will host a
Winnebago Camper Rally
and the event is designed to
support their presence
here
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