The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 128, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 2, 1978 Page: 1 of 16
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Vol. 128 16 Pages
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The Cherokeean
Texas' oldest weekly newspaper, established as the Cherokee Sentinel Feb. 27,1850
Rusk, Texas 75785, Thursday. February 2.1978
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Mustache Cup
Enthusiast
The Hev. drover Talbert Jr. of Hunk
hit* a ftne collectiitn of muntache
cupn which he collect* an a /tanttimc.
Appritximalely 36 cupn are in the
collection which he ntarted /fathering
15 yearn ago when Runkite, Mm. J. F.
Johnnon, prenented him with hin
firnt cup. Notice the glann on the
innirle of the cu/> at right which
keepn the muntache from getting wet.
■photon by dan kellum
His Cups Runneth Over
In the late lauos and up
through 1920 or 1930,
mustache cups were a
popular item for any
serious afficionado of
waxed handle bar mus
tache renown
The Rev Grover Talbert
Jr., pastor of the First
Baptist Church of Rusk,
lacks the necessary re-
quirements to operate a
mus tac hp cup. in other
wordu. a mustache, but
he' ready if any hairs start
sprouting under his nose
lite local minsiter has ap-
proximately 36 mustache
cups which he has added to
his collection in the past IS
years
His moat prized cup was
the one which started him
off on collecting the out-
dated ceramic and china
glasses The mustache cup
was a gift to him from the
widow of l)r J F Johnson,
who was a general practi
turner in Rusk for many
years
He noted he visited Mrs
Johnson often when she
was sick and noticed the
unusual mustache cup The
Johnson's lived just east of
the General Telephone
office "I had never seen
one before I admired her
cup and she later presented
it to me as a gift."
The Johnson cup and
saucer was the first addi
Hon to what has become a
growing collection of mus
tache cups The Rev Tal-
bert notes that many
people confuse shaving
mugs with mustache cups
Mustache cups are desig-
ned to prevent the mus-
tachioed owner from dren-
ching his pride and joy in
coffee or whatever is con-
tained in the cup.
"It was popular in the
(lays of mustaches as it
kept coffee stains off the
mustache "
The reverend noted that
many antique and junk
dealers don't know what
they have as they can't tell
the difference between
mustache cups and shaving
mugs Talbert said many-
mustache cups were made
in the 1920s and 1930s "I
don't think they actually
qualify as antiques as
something must be at least
50 years old to be called an
antique."
Another priied cup the
minister singled out was
one given him by the widow
of Dr John Lake of Edge-
field, S C. Talbert recalled
the special significance of
this cup as he played the
part of Dr l^ake in a
church pageant when he
was eight or nine years old
Dr Lake was a missionary
to China and had served in
a leper colony. The doctor
was present at the produc-
tion which took place in the
Edgefield, S C., church.
I)r. Charle* Castner
added another cup to Tal-
bert's collection after the
Rusk State Hospital
superintendent retired
from his Rusk position.
Many of the items in the
reverend's collection are
gifts from friends which he
estimates cost from $40 to
$50 He noted he has pur-
chased mustache cups that
run as low as $2 and as high
as $20.
The cups are distin-
guished by a stamp on the
bottom telling where they
were constructed. Three of
the most common locations
were Germany, France
and Prussia
• See TALBERT, Pg. 16
! 'Round
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With Mrs. Roundabout
Local Judge
Files For Post
The water wearies, that
was this column's weather
prediction last week and
who would have expected a
prediction to be what was
predicted in the first place?
It will suffice to say that we
have had rain, much of it
the last seven days. Some
at it has frozen-limited
amounts- and even a few
•nowflakes have been seen,
bringing shudders to those
who saw them
Want to join me In a
guessing game? What day
go you think the outdoor
temperature will reach 70
degrees again? You write
yew date down, or mark a
calendar, and the winner
wtli be awarded a paper
fan...far the weather we'll
be complaining about later
on this year!
A current movie, "Close
Encounters of the Third
Kind," deals with the sub-
ject of Unidentified Flying
Objects (UFO). An encoun-
ter of the First Kind is
alleged to be the informa-
tion you hear from others...
what they say they've
seen; the Second Kind is
your own observance, and
the Third Kind is the actual
contact with intelligence
from another planet. This
bit of info on the movie is to
explain the title. And here's
another thought: "Close
Encounter* the Freezing
Kind," and that's what the
temperature isl And I hope
this is the Last Kind of Cold
« -See K-ABOUT. Pg. |«
State District Judge J.
W. Summers of Rusk has
announced his candidacy
for the office of Chief
Justice of the 12th
Supreme Judicial District,
composed of 18 East Texas
counties.
Judge Summers is
seeking promotion to the
office to be vacated by
Dotson Story
See Page 2 for Part II
of Dennis Dotson'*
musical career.
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Judge Otis T. Dunagan who
has announced he will not
ask for reelection.
The only other candidate
to announce is Longview
attorney Larry Starr.
Judge Summers is Judge
of the 2nd Judicial District
of Texas, having served in
this capacity for the past 20
years. He is a former
County Judge and County
Attorney of Cherokee
County; a graduate of the
University of Texas at
Austin, receiving L.L.B.
and B.B.A. degrees with
honors, and a World War II
veteran serving as a
Lieutenant in the U.S.
Navy He and his wife,
Inez, reside in Rusk; they
have two children.
No Indictments Cited
In Patient Abuse Cases
The Cherokee County
Grand Jury no billed 19
cases involving midemea-
nor patient abuse cases at
Rusk State Hospital and
returned indictments in 29
other cases Monday.
District Attorney Pete
Menefee #told The Chero-
keean that his own reason-
ing was that the grand jury
had felt the Earl Scott
Report on patient abuse
cases at RSH had served as
a deterrent and that it
would not serve any useful
purpose to charge anyone
further. "It would take six
months to get the cases to
trial," he said.
"By no billing, they don't
condone patient abuse,"
stated Menefee. He went on
to say that a Patient Abuse
Committee had been set up
at the state hospital to
review alleged incidents
and that future abuses
would be closely moni-
tored.
"There's been a change
in administration and an
effort by MH-MR has been
made to correct the situa-
tion. A number of people no
longer work in the hospital
or else have jobs in a
different section of the hos-
pital," remarked Menefee.
He noted the 19 misde-
meanor cases didn't mean
that 19 people were invol-
ved but that, instead, it was
found that many more
people were involved in the
misdemeanor abuse cases.
He said some cases invol-
ved five or six people.
Dr. Swink to Speak
At Sports Banquet
The annual Rusk All-
Sports banquet will have as
its guest speaker, ex-
Ruskite Dr. Jim Swink, at
7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18
in Lon Morris College's
Scurlock Center.
The event is slated for
LMC due to the large crowd
(400 people) which is ex-
pected to attend the athlc
tic banquet. The Rev. Gro-
ver Talbert Jr., First Bap-
tist Church minister, will
emcee the affair.
Dr. Swink graduated
from Rusk High School in
1952 and went on to Texas
Christian University where
he was a two-time Ail-
American for the Horned
Frogs. He led TCU to the
Southwest Conference
championship in 1955. Dr.
Swink was inducted into
the Texas Sports Hall of
Fame Dec. 31 in Dallas for
his exploits at TCU.
The man was the son of
the late Mrs. Alia Mae
Swink Smith of Sacul.
Swink lived with Mr. and
Mrs. Obie Walker of Rusk
while attending RHS. Mr.
and Mrs. Walker will be
honored guests at the All-
Sports Banquet.
Athlete awards to be pre-
sented at the banquet are
Best All-Round Athlete for
boy and girl, Fighting
Heart Award and Francis
Townsend Award to name
a few. All the athletes
participating in shorts
since last February will
also be recognized. Tickets
for the banquet are $5 and
may be purchased from
any Quarterback Club
officer or at Buckhorn Gro-
cery. The tickets will go on
sale this week.
Five other cases were
passed on until the next
session, according to
Menefee.
Indictments were retur-
ned against the following
people and the date of the
alleged offense and the
alleged offense are as fol-
lows: Kirk Aldridge, Nov.
22, theft; Aubrey Lee Ab-
bott, Nov. 14, theft (Fow-
ler's Jewelry Store); Aub-
rey Lee Abbott, Dec. 18,
escape from jail; Norman
T. Birdwell, Sept. 18, 1976,
theft; David Scott Bachus.
Nov. 15, burglary of a
vehicle; Jimmy Crane,
Nov. 2, unauthorized use of
a motor vehicle.
Also, Gary L. Crawford,
Nov. 14, burglary of a
vehicle; Julian Clardy,
Sept. 21, burglary of a
habitation; Peter
Dzwonszyk, Nov. 2, un-
authorized use of a motor
vehicle; Alan Dalgleish,
Nov. 14, burglary of
vehidé; Bessie Bookman
Davis, July 12, theft (two
previous convictions are
noted on her indictment);
John Claude Earwood,
Dec l&v unauthorized use
of a motor vehicle.
Also, John Claude Ear-
wood, Dec. 18, escape from
jail; Dalton Howard Falls,
Sept. 2, burglary of a
vehicle; Charles Fields,
«See GRAND JURY. Pg. 16
Committee OKs Sheriffs Raise
Sheriff Danny Stallings
was granted a salary in-
crease last Thursday by a
6-3 secret vote of the Che-
rokee County Salary Grie-
vance Committee.
The committee passed on
its recommendations to the
commissioners court that
Stallings be given a pay
boost from $13,560 a year to
$16,000 per year. The com-
missioners will rule on the
matter at their Feb. 13
regular court meeting.
The sheriff received a
$600 pay raise Jan. 1 along
with other county officials
to up his salary from
$12,960 to $13,560. Stallings
told the committee that he
was only able to take home
$750 per month after deduc-
tions on his present salary.
He noted he couldn't
meet payments on a house
and support his family on
$13,560. The man asked to
have his salary brought in
line with sheriff's in other
counties. Some of the sala-
ries he listed were Ange-
lina County Sheriff,
$17,120; Rusk County
County Sheriff, $15,864;
* See SHERIFF, Pg. 16
Twirling Festival Begins Saturday
Twirlers from a 250 mile
radius will convene in Rusk
Saturday for the 18th
annual Twirling Festival.
The festival is sponsored
by the RHS Band Booster
Club and will begin at 8
a.m.
Medals will be awarded
for all 1st Division ratings
in each age group and a
trophy for each '1 plus'
solo, duet and trio member.
Gerald Fagan, band
director, noted that '1 plus'
twirloffs will be held as the
last event Saturday night in
order to single out the top
twirlers of the day. The
awards ceremony will be
held immediately after the
competition that evening.
Fagan said the
competition would be
broken up into three
categories-beginners, in-
termediates and advanced
group with those broken
down further into age
groups. Drill teams will
also compete for places.
The Best Drill Team
Trophy will be awarded.
Trophies will be
presented in each age
•See TWIRLERS. Pg.l«
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Johnny Patterson, co-chairman of the publicity committee tor Um Rash Baud Booster Club, prepares to sell
Ernest Singleton a $2 membership in the newly-formed organisation. Mrs. Florence Oeker Is ready to mark
Singleton's name to the roster at Buckhorn Grocery. Presently Ml RuahMeo have Joined the dab. A chill supper
and band concert Is slated for Monday Feb. 11, at the RHS Gym la order la get man fanés lar the hand to
purchsse bend uniforms and to make Uto club mere solvent.
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