The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 129, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 20, 1978 Page: 2 of 16
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page two-the cherokeean of rusk, texas. thursday, april 2*. 1178
Parti
Right
Direction...
Restrictions Lifted on 1900 Records
Growth. Spelled G-R-O-W-T-H.
People in Rusk have spent a lot
of time in year's past giving lip
service to the need for growth in
this city. The Rusk City Council
took a giant step forward towards
growth with the appointment of a
five-man Industrial Park Board
last week.
The board will have the
responsibility to commit the City
of Rusk to a contract with any new
industrial prospect wanting to
build on the 30-acre industrial
tract at Seven Sisters Springs.
It's the best of both worlds as
seven acres have been set aside to
preserve the historical
significance of the Seven Sisters
Springs while the rest will be
parceled out in 2-, 4- and 5-acre
tracts for industrial use.
Named to the Industrial Park
Board are Rep. Emmett
Whitehead, Joe Terrell, Jim
Perkins, Manuel Aguilar and
Mike Crysup.
When the Iood from U.S. 69
North to FM 752 is completed,
Rusk will have a partial loop com-
pleted around the city. FM 343
from FM 752 will complete the
loop to U.S. 69 South.
Potential industrial
development can be established
on the new loop when it is
completed in the next few years.
The City of Rusk must be
prepared to grab this form of
growth.
The Rusk Chamber of
Commerce and any city-
appointed industrial board should
work hand-in-hand to bring new
businesses to Rusk.
Now is the time to see Rusk
gear up for future development,
City fathers have taken that first
step towards GROWTH and
should be commended for
appointing capable men to get the
ball rolling. mdk
Part II
...Keep Moving
With GROWTH comes more
responsibilities in the running of
the city government. Grants for
worthwhile projects in the city
need to be sought out by City Hall.
City functions need to be
administered more keenly. Due to
poor administration Rusk may
lose $2,600 on rental fees owed
the city by the Motivational
Educatfrfnál Training
Organization for the rent of the
Armory on Euclid Street since
April '77.
A man approached the City
Council Monday complaining
about an $180 water, sewer and
garbage bill owed for eight
months of service. Seems due to
an oversight, the city failed to bill
the man for the eight months.
How many successful
businesses could withhold a bill
for eight months and then
overcome their customers with a
whopping $180 bill? They would no
longer be successful.
The City of Rusk is missing the
boat if it doesn't straighten out its
'business' operation in the near
future.
Of course, it must be understood
that the mayor and councilmen
perform their day-in and day-out
jobs for the people of Rusk
virtually for free. For instance,
Mayor Morris Hassell receives a
small amount of money for the
use of his secretary for city
business...no salary per se for
himself. Hassell is undoubtedbly
one of the most active
businessmen in Rusk in addition
to his mayoral duties.
A city manager needs to be
hired to oversee Rusk's growing
interests. Look how successful our
neighbors to the north,
Jacksonville, are becoming under
a city manager form of
government.
A person whose job it is to look
after the financial interest of the
city should be hired. Rusk is long
overdue.
Of course, a special election or a
referendum would have to be
added to a city election in the
future to call for a city manager-
council form of government.
If Rusk is to continue to grow, *
more than an Industrial Park
Board needs to be appointed. The
board is a start in the right
direction...let's keep on the right
track by moving towards a city
manager-council form of city
government.
When a portion of $2,600 or eight
months loss of water, sewer,
garbage revenue is made up by
you, the taxpayer, remember how
economically efficient city
government could be through a
well-trained city manager.
A city manager may cost the
city an additional salary but it
would be worth it in the long
run...also Jacksonville,
Henderson, Nacogdoches,
Carthage, Crockett, Kilgore,
Palestine, Teague and Diboll-
all have city managers.
And they know how to spell
growth with a capital'G.' mdk
New Doctor Joins
RSHMedicalStaff
Dr. Exter F. Bell Jr..
acting superintendent for
Rusk State Hospital, an-
nounced today the appoint-
ment of Dr. Ward G. Dixon
as clinical director of the
hospital's Valley View Sec-
tion.
In making the announce-
ment Dr. Bell said, "We
are very pleased to have a
psychiatrist of Dr. Dixon's
caliber as our Clinical Dir-
ector. He brings an impres-
sive list of credentials to
the hospital and will be an
asset to the hospital and
certainly add strength to
the quality of care and
treatment provided by our
clinical programs."
Dr. Dixon was born in
Duluth, Minn. Attended the
University of Wisconsin
and the Marquette Univer-
sity School of Medicine. He
took his residency in psy-
chiatry from University of
Iowa and Timberlawn Psy-
chiatric Hospital. Dallas.
He is a member of sev-
eral professional societies
including the American
Medical Association.
American Psychiatric As-
sociation and Texas Med-
ical Association.
Dr. Dixon left Timber-
lawn Hospital to enter into
private practice in Dallas
and Tyler and comes to
the hospital after eight
years in private practice.
"I am very pleased to be
associated with Rusk State
Hospital and look forward
to the challenges of the
position." stated Dr.
Dixon.
The Valley View section
of Rusk State Hospital is a
550-bed facility of the Tex-
as Department of Mental
Health and Mental Retar-
dation and serves 31 coun-
ties in the East Texas
Region.
The Cherokeean
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Carolyn Erlcson
1614 Redbud Street
Nacogdoches, Texas 75961
All restrictions on access
to the records of the 1900
Census are lifted.
Microfilm prints of
complete states with
Soundex are now ready for
priority delivery. This will
be a great boom to the
researcher. Soon this
Census will be available in
the larger libraries and
available to anyone.
Desire information on
the following families:
Isabella Webb, born about
1785 in South Carolina-
husband unknown. She is
on the 1860 Census for
Anderson Co., Texas
enumerated with James C.
Ross. She was a widow
living with her son-in-law.
Isabella Webb had a son
William and a daughter
Isabella-possibly sons
Thomas and James.
William Webb was born
1824 in Tennessee; married
Martha Mullins. Two
children born Miss:
Isabella, 1840 and Lemuel
(my grandfather) 1848. The
Webb family is on the 1850
census for Anderson
County, Texas. I could not
locate them in 1860. By 1870
William Webb and his wife
Martha, were both
deceased and their
children were living in
Bosque County, Texas.
Martha Mullins was bom
1829 in Miss, or Ala; her
parents were Lemuel P.
Mullins and Sarah Matilda
Bailey. The Mullins family
is on the 1960 Census for
Anderson County, Texas.
Sarah's Father was
Augustus Bailey.
William Webb's sister,
Isabella, was born 1825 in
Tennessee. She married
James C. Ross, born 1824 in
Mississippi. Two children
born Miss; Mary J. 1847
and Isabella born 1849. The
Ross family is on the 1860
Census for Anderson Co.,
Texas. James Ross died
and his widow married
C.GV Stewart, 1862 in
Anderson County. James
Ross may have had a
brother, T L B. Ross who
married Mary A. Warden
1855 in Anderson County
In 1958 William Webb.
Lemuel Mullins and
Damon Capps were
selected as "trustees" to
buy *^he land where
Providence Church and
cemetery are now located
near Palestine, Texas.
Records show that a
William C. Webb received
a tract of land from the
Republic of Texas in 1843,
located five miles north of
Palestine. I do not know if
this man was my great
grandfather, William
Webb. Could be no kin at
all.
I will surely appreciate
any help on these families
Nell R. Webb, 506 W
Wright, Comanche, Texas
76442.
Isaac Peevy was born 2
March 1781-17 in Wilkes
County, Georgia. He
married ca 1838 Greenville,
Butler Co., Alabama to
Mary "Polly" Hutchinson
who was born ca. 1820 and
died ca 1966.
Isaac died, so we are told
by his son Henry Hubbard
Peevy that his father died
at Chireno, Nacogdoches
County, and was taken to
Houston County and buried
at Nevilles Prairie. His
wife Mary was also buried
at Nevilles Prairie.
There is a Nevilles
Prairie, which contains two
prominent cemeteries.
Isaac and Mary do not have
a tombstone in either
cemetery. I need to know
where he is buried...not
Just Nevilles Prairie.
1 would appreciate any
help on this family.
Betty Moss Chaney, P.O.
Box 18462. Houston. Texas
77023.
I need the death dates of
William Moody and his
wife. I think they stayed on
in Nacogdoches County
after the 1890 Census. I also
need the marriage date of
George W. Sherred and
Emily Ann Moody. They
did not marry in
Nacogdoches County.
Where did they marry?
George W. Sherred and
his family all moved over
to Shelby County and I
have found their death
dates over there.
I would appreciate any
help on this family.
Mra. Kathrlne Wllburn,
UN Hodges Lane, Vidor,
Texas 77892.
I am doing research on
my great great
grandfather Dr Thomas H
Hollls. I understand he
> lived in the Old Stone
Fort in Nacogdoches. I
know only that he was a
surgeon in the
Confederate Army and
settled in Nacogdoches
after the war.
Note: Thomas H. & Kate
Hollis show up on the 1970
Census with five children-
all born in Texas 1960 to
1969.
D.J. Myers, 8610
from the
Lions Den
By E.B. Musick Jr.
There is nothing duller in
this world than an old blade
trying to be sharp.
What a wonderful time
the Rusk Noon Lions had
last Thursday. The largest
crowd in many a day and
everybody just had a real
good time. Our guests Leon
Willingham, Howard
Loden and Lion Woody
Frazier from the
Jacksonville Lions. It was
very good indeed to see
Lion Christopher P.
Charles back with us-we
have been missing him
Lion President Frank
Howell read the report of
the nominating committee
once again and the entire
slate will be voted on this
Thursday, so be present or
forever hold your peace.
Lion Paul Cox slated that
we had not been used to
much of a President this
past year so—.
Lion Glen Stanley
introduced Bob Wells from
the Rusk State Hospital as
our program. Wells is
with the Fairweather
Program here and
presented some slides
along with his talk He
asked that the lights be
dimmed- Lion Gene Kelly
said that if we would just
leave them alone they
would go out in a minute
and looked over to Lion
George Dodd Seemed to
indicate that we were not
on R.E.A
Wells told us that
Fairweather is a
community involved
rehabilitation program
named for George
Fairweather. who started
the first program of this
type 20 years ago in
California. Basically, a
cooperative home and
work situation enables a
small group of formerly
hospitalized people to work
and live together, earn a
living and share in the life
of the community. The
cooperative, called a lodge,
provides its members with
a "family," an
occupational identity, and
a social identification as
citizens of the community.
The first phase is the
selection process The
people selected are usually
those who have received
maximum benefit from
treatment, but, because of
no family interest or their
inability to live
independently, have
remained hospitalized
After the selection, then an
intensive training period is
undertaken and the group
is taught community
awareness, money
management, cooking and
housekeeping skills and the
commercial janitorial
trade.
The last phase of the
program is when the group
actually moves into a
community. With money
the group has earned and
saved, along with some
help from other state and
local agencies, the group
members purchase or
lease a house. They
continue to work at the
janitorial contracts they
have obtained and have
worked at while still at the
hospital. With the help of a
Lodge Coordinator and
continued support of
mental health
professionals, the group
functions as a "family,"
and they become working,
tax-paying citizens in the
community.
This Is not another
charity program, but the
whole purpose is to train
these individuals in self-
management and self-
supporting abilities. So
instead of spending tax
dollars on them they in
turn pay taxes Just like
anybody else.
So It Is that another very
fine program has been
discovered.
One other thing-Did You
Know that It cost 922,000.00
per year to keep each
patient In the Rusk State
Hospital? Now you can set
why it Is so Important to
teach them to make their
own way. Mrs. Bonnie
Charles also was
introduced and filled us in
further on this program. If
there is any way that you
would be able to help this
program, please contact
Bob Wells or Mrs. Bonnie
Charles.
Lion JoEd Anderson said
that his wife forgot that this
year she has a microwave
oven. Lion JoEd said did
you ever eat Easter Dinner
at eight in the morning?
The old truck driver
passed a cute redhead,
popped on his brakes and
yelled. "Hi, ya, babe!" The
redhead threw back her
head in the air and said "I
beg your pardon. That's no
way to talk to a girl whose
telephone number in 256-
8025."
See You Thursday Noon
Tassie Belle Restaurant.
Wllshire, Amarillo, Texas
79110.
James Footer came to
Texas about 1947 with his
second wife Judith Graham
Foster and children :
Missouri, born in Ga. ca
1937; Nathan Jr., b. In Ga.
ca 1939; Robert G., b. in
Ga. ca 1945; and Sarah
A.E., b. in Ga. ca 1946.
Presumably they came
from Wilkinson Co.,
Georgia, as that is where
the marriage to Judith took
place. Two girls born after
they came to Texas were
Mary A. and Emily T.
(Missouri and Nathan were
children of the first wife.)
The family lived in Tyler
County, near Woodville.
Does anyone have
information as to James'
first wife, or about James'
parents? Census records
indicate that James was
born in Georgia about 1909.
Mrs. Lanis Gross, P.O.
Box 3211, San Angelo,
Texas 76901.
The Dallas Genealogical
Society proudly announces
3 new publications-
available April 1979.
Marriages, Dallas County,
Texas Vol. I (1846-1877)
910.00. Index to Probate
Cases Dallas Co. (1846-
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number to the first 3,100
probate cases with croas-
Index to name of Executors
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Ancestors of Dallas
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Information from 240
charts, over 3,000 ancestors
names. In so far as known,
information includes
birthplace and date, death
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If you are interested in
these three books, send
your check or money order
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-JWhatRuak Folks Are Doing-
Miss Tywania Maness of
Dallas was weekend guest
of her grandfather, Claud
Maness and aunt, Mrs.
Clyde White
Mrs S L R Cartlidge
and Mrs W.M Vining ac-
companied Mrs. J A Eid-
son to Dallas, Friday,
where she went for an eye
checkup.
Dr and Mrs Roy C
Sloan and Mr and Mrs. Al
Thomas of Sherman were
weekend guests of their
niece. Miss Nancy Butler
and other relatives
Mrs Mildred Smith and
Mrs Clyde White visited
Hodges Gsrdens near
Many. La. Saturday of last
week
Texas Twister
By Dan Kellum
Whst does Texas have
that Louisiana doesn't
have? Roads and road
maps
What does Louisiana
have that Texas doesn't
have? NEW ORLEANS.
Texas Twister 'groped'
his way to New Orleans last
week to represent The Che-
rokeean as a member of
the Texas Press Associa-
tion TPA newspaper
people Judged the Georgia
Press Association news-
papers as GPA news people
judged Texas newspapers
at the Gateway Hotel in
New Orleans
Let me just note that
finding New Orleans with-
out a road map is an
adventure. Eleven years
ago as a University of
Houston freshman this
writer had the same prob-
lem in getting to Mardi
Gras
At that time, ye olde
Twister drove all the back
(shell-covered) roads to
the Crescent City keeping
the setting sun at his back
and listening to a stronger
WNOE New Orleans radio
signal. Not much has chan-
ged in 11 years.
Louisiana roads are
lousy. The trip was high-
lighted by a near collision
with a black horse gallop-
ing down Louisiana High-
way 171 in the darkness. To
say the least, the scare
woke this sleepy driver up
and didn't do a whole lot for
the truck pulling a horse
trailer coming in the other
direction.
Arriving in NO, the Twis-
ter was put to work for two
straight days helping to
choose the best newspapers
in Georgia. It seems most
of the Georgia papers
poked fun at Pres. Jimmy
Carter and idolized Bert
Lance ...of Calhoun.
Their reasoning seemed
to be that anyone who could
overdraft as much as
Lance did in Georgia's
banks and not be called in
for it must have something
on the ball.
As in Texas, Georgia's
newspapers ran from ex-
cellent to, well, not so good.
One extensive 30-inches or
more story on a news-
paper's front page depicted
a shoot-out. The writer
threw in a little colorful
description saying it was a
typical 'Hatfields and
Martins' high noon feuding
shoot-out. (He meant
McCoys).
The TPA people chuckled
over the hastily written
story which surmised that
since the sheriff wouldn't
release the reasons behind
the gunftght It must have
had something to do with
the marijuana garden in
the suspect's front yard.
Excellent deduction
Each day we had a noon
luncheon with the Georgia
news judges and found out
they were chuckling over
some of Texas' newspapers
as well.
At the end of the Judging
Friday. TPA news people
could be seen carting off
the 'losers' newspapers
The Georgia people tried to
make off with the discar-
ded Texas papers until told
all the newspapers had to
be returned
All in all it was a learning
experience similar to a
news seminar which, hope-
fully, in the future you'll
see some different news
work or artwork picked up
from the Georgia judging
in The Cherokeean'* pages
The French Quarter in
New Orleans is worth the
whole trip in going down
there Several streets art
blocked off to traffic and
pedestrians mill in the
empty 'boardwalk-like'
atmosphere
There were more re-
tirees than any other age
group walking around the
French Quarter. Two old
couples were grinning
foolishly at each other on
Bourbon Street under the
influence of New Orleans,
or something else, ahem,
and one of the women
mentioned slowing down a
little.
"I'm not going to worry
about getting back to the
grind until Monday,"
laughed her elderly hus-
band as he broke into an
impromptu jig. They all
laughed and disappeared
into the crowds.
The mood, or better,
THE MOOD is what makes
the French Quarter go over
big Jazz is not as dead as I
thought it was. Dennis Dot-
son remarked how dead it
was In NO when he was
there.
The Twister's ear isn't
attuned as Dennis' ear is to
jazz but what they were
playing sounded awfully
healthy. The people-old,
'middle-old' and young-
were all getting off to the
Dixieland beat. It was an
experience.
The French Quarter Is
like being lost in the woods
and stumbling upon a
sunny glen with a babbling
brook.
Pat O'Brien's was the
Twister's favorite visiting
place second only to Jack-
son Square. O'Brien's con-
tains an open terrace area
for people wanting to sit
outdoors and, uh, enjoy the
warm April weather.
Hundreds of German
steina adorn the ceilings in
two of O'Brien's large
rooms. It's one of those
places you walk In looking
up at the conglomeration of
decorations while bumping
into people like an awe
struck tourist
Jazz music abounds at
Preservation Hall, Al
Hlrta, Crazy Shirieys and
several other locations in
the French Quarter You
don't have to go into the
Jazz businesses to enjoy the
music They throw their
doors open and let it flood
out into the streets where
large crowds gather to
soak In the music
In the daytime. Jackson
Square is the place to be
Artists gather around the
square to sell their
'masterpieces ' Buggy
rides leave for a tour of the
French Quarter from Jack
son Square day and night
The Mississippi River is
a short stroll from Jackson
Square where seversl
riverboats still run up and
down the Muddy Missis
sippi for several nostalgic
hours
Let it be noted that Cre
Kent City' is called that as
New Orleans is on s bend in
the Mississippi River
Pay phones cost a nickel
in NOI No lie Can you
believe it?
Everyone is buried above
ground in NO due to the
wetness of the soil around
the city Graveyards look
like Greek temples around
NO
It's sad but true the old
electric trolleys don't run
down the mididle of Canal
Street (main street in
downtown NO) anymore.
They've been converted to
gasoline-driven vehicles
and they stick to the side
streets. Ugly fumy city
buses clutter up the middle
of Canal Street now
If you're looking for fun
In a distant city, the Twis-
ter recommends NO with
several friends. Try to get
a hotel downtown within
walking distance of the
French Quarter or rent a
small apartment overlook-
ing Bourbon or Royal
Streets. Watching the
people is half the fun.
Take plenty of money or
plan on spending a lot of
time at street venders' hot
dog stands. Work at eating
at least one big seafood
meal in NO...the food Is
another complete story.
The Twister has now ac-
quired a taste for shrimp
creóle and shrimp cock-
tall... but not frog legs. NO
expanded the Twister's
culinary horizons
And for you trivia buffs. .
82 pigeons sleep on the
ledges of The Presby tare in
Jackson Square on Satur
day night See how much
your world la expanded by
reeding this column I
Now if only Mardi Gras
would hurry and get here.
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