The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 127, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 23, 1976 Page: 7 of 14
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THE CHEROKEEAN OF RCSK. TEXAS. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER . im-PAOE SEVEN
Parsons Ready For Fair
Thomas Parsons of 2606 E. Johnson in Rusk is ready for the Rusk Arts and Crafts
Fair set for Oct. 1-3. Parsons makes a combination plant holder and candle holder
out of coffee cans and potato chip cans with a cutting torch. He claims to have
learned all about his hobby from a man in Eureka Springs, Ark. --staff photo
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Farming
Today
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Parsons To Display
Metal Art at Fair
Rains during the past
weekend have set up
favorable conditions for
reseeding stands of clover
to come up. So, if you
haven't already grazed or
mowed pastures where
clover will be germinating,
you'll want to do it right
away. Grass should be
grazed or shredded down to
about 2 to 3 inches to give
the small clover seedlings
a chance to get through.
Then with a little more rain
and weather that doesn't
get too hot we may have
some early clover this
year. Fertilization or re-
seeding clover pastures
should probably wait until
the warm season grasses
begin to go dormant,
usually around the middle
of October.
Also, past experience
indicates that, even though
we have the moisture, it's a
little early to plant clovers.
A pretty good thumb rule in
past years for planting
clovers has been the first
cool spell in October when
adequate moisture is also
available.
Speaking of clovers, the
regular meeting of the
Cherokee County Live-
stockmen's Associaton this
month is Tuesday night,
September 28, and will
feature a program on bees
and their importance in
increasing seed production
in our clovers. The meeting
will be at 7:30 p.m. in the
community room of the
REA building 3 miles North
of Rusk on highway 69.
Mr. Al Smith, a Consult-
ing Forestor whose hobby
for many years has been
bee production, will be the
speaker. Mrs. Edgar Mc-
Peak, program chairman,
says all interested persons
are invited to attend. Wives
are welcome and there will
be a door prize drawing.
Since Cherokee County
was included in the South-
ern Pine Beetle Disaster
area week before last, I've
had a number of calls
asking just what it means
to be included in the area. I
asked this question of Billy
Thurman of the Texas
Forest Service last week.
He indicated that this
was the purpose; that is, to
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problem. Mr. Thurman
indicated that as far as he
knew at the time, no
special programs were
being initiated: but they
did hope that the announce-
ment would cause people to
pay more attention to the
problem and cooperate
fully in the existing control
program.
Cherokee County hay
producers. REMEMBER
THE HAY SHOW The
deadline for entering the
show is September 30.
That's only one week off
and we only have 6 bales
entered. 1 know quite a few
of you have said you plan to
enter hay. so don't forget to
bring it in this week.
Dr. Ken Smith, our new
Area Agronomist from
Overton, will judge the hay
this year and will talk at
the producer-business-
man's luncheon on show
day, November 3. And Jack
Dillard will again auction
the hay and will also
address the luncheon
group.
Don't forget the Soil Con-
servation District pays for
one protein analysis per
individual entering hay. So
bring in your hay, get this
free analysis and help us
have another successful
hay show and auction.
Those entering hay last
week were David Gunter of
Rusk, W. R. Meador of
Rusk and Mrs. Maurine
Stubbs of Jacksonville.
Thomas Parsons of Rusk
is a man of many moods
and many talents. A
portion of his talent will be
seen at the Arts and Crafts
Fair Oct. 1-3 in Rusk.
Last year Parsons sold
stone ground corn meal at
the Arts and Crafts Fair
and he claims to have "sold
the heck out of it." This
year he will display metal
candle holders, hower pots
and fruit holders.
A visit to Eureka
Springs. Ark., over the past
year got Parsons inter-
ested in what he will be
doing for the fair this year.
He observed a man with a
cutting torch cutting
designs in tin cans to be
used as a flower holder or
whatever the purchaser
wanted to make out of it.
Watching the man cut out
and bend the cans into
barrel shapes, Parsons
came to realize what he
would do for his exhibit this
year. His initial start with a
cutting torch resulted in his
burning the end off one
finger. After three months
of working with the cutting
torch, he can now produce
any design imaginable in
tin cans, coffee cans or
potato chip cans.
"It's amazing what you
can do with metal. You can
cut any design you want to
into the metal," he obser-
Rusk Folks
Mr. and Mrs. James P.
Richards had as guests for
the weekend their children
Miss Debra Richards of
Baytown and Mr. and Mrs.
Ricky Richards of Waco.
ved. So far. he has made
over 900 items but he gave
moat of it away to admiring
friends and some of his
work can be seen in the
Rusk City Hall. Parson's
work got a helping hand
when he was given several
hundred empty coffee cans
that were found in the attic
of Prescription Pharmacy.
He plans to chaiv about
$2.SO for most of the small
cans at the fair which is a
lot less than the 18.50
charged by the Eureka
Springs. Ark. sculpturer.
"There's a lot of good
crafts and good artists who
are too proud of their stuff
(in the Arts and Crafts
Fair) and price their
materia] too high." He said
he would make his prices
reasonable.
And what about next
year's exhibit? Parsons
said as a pastime he also
builds antique furniture
which he might enter in the
fair. "I do things in moods.
1 might work on something
six months at night and not
toucfa it again for two
years " With his talent,
there's no telling what
Thomas Parsons might
show up with next year.
One thing for sure, though,
he will probably "sell the
heck out of it" whatever it
is.
NEWS
Public Notice
Southwestern Bell, in accordance
with the rules of the Public Utility
Commission of Texas, hereby gives
notice of the company's intent to im-
plement a new schedule of telephone
rates in Texas effective October 7,
1976.
It is expected that the requested
rate schedule will furnish an 18 per-
cent increase in the company's intra-
state gross revenues.
A complete copy of the new rate
schedule is on file with the Public
Utility Commission at Austin, Texas,
and with each affected municipality,
and is available for inspection in each
of the company's public business of-
fices in Texas.
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Americans-about one-
sixth of the U. S. popula-
tion-are former 4-H mem-
bers, according to Exten-
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statistics for 1975.
4-H alumni may be as
ordinary as the man next
door or as famous as
America's first astronaut,
Alan B. Shepard Jr. But as
a whole they constitute a
vast talent pool that can be
brought back into active
support of 4-H through the
national 4-H alumni recog-
nition program.
The program was
launched in 1953 to identify
and honor former 4-H'ers
who are living examples of
4-H ideas, and to encourage
their continued partici-
pation in 4-H.
County, state and
national awards donated
by Olin Corporation recog-
nize outstanding men and
women whose accomplish-
Tickets
Going Fast
"Tickets are going fast,"
says Mary.Holcomb, of the
upcoming performance of
J. D. Sumner and the
Stamps Quartet at the
Cherokee Theatre building
in Rusk.
Mrs. Holcomb, president
of the Cherokee Civic
Theatre who is sponsoring
the concert urges everyone
to purchase their tickets as
early as possible. "Due to
seating, only a limited
number are available."
The group is to perform
Tuesday, Oct 12. Doors
will open at 7 p.m. with the
concert to begin at 8 p.m.
You may purchase
tickets at the New Southern
Motor Hotel, First State
Bank, Rusk Chamber of
Commerce, Southwestern
Electric Service Company,
Nixson Pharmacy, Citizens
State Bank, Kay's Hair
Fashions, Whitehead
Enterprises or from any
director of the Cherokee
Civic Theatre.
Rusk Folks
Mr. and Mrs. Roy D.
Thompson of Tyler were
weekend guests of his
mother Mrs. Clifton
Thompson who recently
"returned home from Nan
Travis Hospital.
ments, following 4-H mem-
bership, exemplify effect-
ive community leadership,
public service, service to
4-H and success in their
chosen careers.
Nominations at the
county level may be made
by local 4-H clubs, county
4-H councils, county exten-
sion offices or interested
individuals. Up to four 4-H
alumni in each county are
eligible for recognition
pins.
Four alumni winners per
state, selected from among
county winners, are
awarded recognition
plaques.
Eight national winners
will receive gold keys and
expense-paid trips to the
56th National 4-H Congress,
November 27-December 1,
1977, in Chicago, where
they will be honored at a
dinner hosted by Olin.
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The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 127, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 23, 1976, newspaper, September 23, 1976; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth151195/m1/7/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.