The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 130, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 1979 Page: 2 of 16
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Point of View
Hour of Decision
When the Planning and Zoning
Commission for the City of Rusk
holds its meeting at 5:15 p.m. next
Tuesday in the City Hall, two
items will be on the agenda. One
of these is a little more
complicated in its ramifications
than the other. Both have to do
v. ith a change of classification on
land inside the city limits.
One of them is the tract of land,
approximately 53 acres owned by
I usk State Hospital on U.S. 69,
v hich is scheduled to be offered
f r sale by the Department of
Mental Health-Mental
I.etardation. The site is a prime
business location on one of the
najor highways in Texas, not to
Mention through the City of Husk.
1 s sale will be processed on a bid
1 asis in the near future by MH-
MR with the proceeds to be used
f ir the renovation of a ward
t uilding at Rusk State Hospital.
The change of classification for
t us key property will unlock new
terrain for the establishment of
retail outlets to serve the growing
trade area now served by this
community.
Thus, the hoped for approval by
the Planning and Zoning
C ommission will benefit the
business community and Rusk
State Hospital alike-new sites for
the establishment of new
business-dollars to aid the local
mental institution which is
presently the County's largest
employer serving clients from a
i'D-county area of East Texas.
The second tract of land on the
1 lanning and Zoning
< ommission's agenda involves
■ nly four acres. This one,
l owever, has the possibility of
affecting the quality of life for
those persons who might
t ltimately occupy a 25-unit, low-
rent housing project. The land,
icated on Butler Street just off
U.S. Highway 84, and the housing
project are expected to cost
approximately $1 million in funds
supplied by the Department of
Housing and Urban Development
(HUD).
The Rusk Housing Authority
has worked many months to
secure an acceptable location for
the project and this marks the
third which has been given
serious thought. HUD's approval
of the grant to build the units for
the elderly, also families, is
closely tied to the possibility, of
still another grant undér
< onsideration by the City of Rusk.
Tom Barber of Tyler,
onsultant for both grants, has
tated that one supports the other.
¡ a his opinion, the move forward
with the Rusk Housing Authority
project vastly underscores the
City's prospects of getting
approval for a $1.5 million grant
to upgrade conditions in the
Addition. 'This area, located in
Southeast Rusk, is occupied by a
minority, many of whom live in
sub-standard as well as
dilapidated homes. Some of these
are not served by city sewer,
much less adequate water
pressure and paved streets.
The proposed preapplication
plan calls for the upgrading of
facilities to these citizens.
However, the request from the
City of Rusk will be closely tied to
the proposal to build low-rent
housing by the Rusk Housing
Authority. As a matter of fact, if
the Planning and Zoning
Commission denies the
classification change, that will, in
effect, kill the housing project
plan. And that, in turn could cost
the City of Rusk a maximum of 120
points in HUD's rating system for
the proposed $1.5 million grant to
improve the Addition.
Approximately 650 points
minimum will be required to
achieve approval of this grant
request from HUD
In the rating system, failure to
provide necessary support for the
Rusk Housing Authority project is
an automatic loss of 20 points for
proposed "goals." The remaining
100 point loss possibility is merely
judgmental, a subjective
conclusion by the HUD staff
members in charge of evaluating
the preapplication from the City
of Rusk. These 100 points are the
scores allowed for "impact on
housing" which the 25-units for
low income persons would relieve.
Some citizens may not like the
idea of accepting Federal grants.
But the fact remains-Rusk and its
citizens have been standing under
the Tree of Taxes and benefitting
from its fall-out, 'lo these many
years. If that is the only objection,
then surely other objections must
be raised against such institutions
as the city, school, state,
education and all others whose
personnel depend on the payment
of taxes for their livlihood.
Many factors must be weighed
and considered by Rusk's
Planning and Zoning Commission
at next Tuesday's meeting. Who
can place an estimate, on their
decision with regard to the 53
acres on Highway 69? The
decision with regard to Butler
Street, We know, involves a total
of $2.5 million in federal funds.
The wishes of the people-grass-
roots government-that's what it's
all about. You have the right to ex-
press your opinion-the Commis-
sion's decision is also your de-
cision.
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Some new books in the Library
this week sre:
Domino,by Phyllis Whitney, is s
Gothic novel in which Laurie Mor-
gan, after a 20 year absence,
returns to her Colorado home
hoping to solve her memory lapse
which she began to encounter at 8
years of age.
Passionate Rebel, by Frsnk
Slaughter, is s historical novel
about Countess Maritza LeClerc
who returns to Alabama from
Paris with s shipload of guns and
munitions for the Confederacy,
where she works ss a war corre-
spondent for s Paris newspaper,
and as a spy for the South.
la Search of Your Family Tree,
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book for the person who Is just
getting started in gsnaslogy snd
the experience researcher alike.
The October Cabaret, by Irica
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uncleS antique shop in England and
is eager to take it over. But,
someone tries to kill Tess. It takes
more deaths before they discover
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in an exciting denounement that
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FILMS! FILMS!
Did you know that 16 mm.
films could be ordered by your
Library through the InterLibrary
Loan System?These films msy be
used for club programs, church
programs, psrties, snd many other
times. The films must be booked st
lesst two weeks in sdvsnce and up
to three months in sdvsnce. Of
course, the more sdvsnce booking
gives you s better selection, Hie
Library has s Isrge catalog of
available films. The Library also
has a 16 mm. film projector that
can bo checked-out,
LlOlIS Dcil By E.B. Musick Jr.
The administration is now going
through iu nautical state: The
dollar is sinking; the energy pro-
gram is dead in the water; the
President is mailing down the river;
and the economy is up the creek, so
says Mr Robert Orber.
Our guests last Thursday were
Mr Gary Thomas, Tyler, Texas,
Mr. BUI Bradahaw of Las Vegas to
be at home here in Rusk soon and
Mr. John Westbrook, our own
Assistant District Attorney.
Lion Lester Hughes has finally
gotten down to the level with some
of us Lions, such a nice Lion for
these many months.
A very good joke and this of
course upset Lion Paul Cox, the
Chairman of the indian Affairs
Committee of the Rusk Lions Club,
and he had to show himself. Lost
all the notes and cant tell you about
them.
I «««ms that our program chair-
man Lion Persona arranged with
Lion Lester, and Lion Paul to start
his program off with a bang and
then introduced Lion Billy Watson
to show us a film concerning
"Yoga! This concerns the exer-
cises to keep the body as it should
be and also the persons religion.
The doctrines were set down s long
time before Christ. Many change
the foods that they eat and then
they practice internal control
Body positions were shown that
you would use during meditation
The exercises control and have
direct effect on the glands and
nerves of the body Different
breathing exercises are very bene-
ficial. So many people have been
helped with these exercises Most
are not strenuous but do great
things for the body. The religious
part of Yoga was not discussed to
anv «real extent This was the 3rd
part of Lion Bob* program.
The 4th part was Lion Allen B.
Gilchrest snd he was the nice man
he always is He stuck his thumb
under his four lingers on his right
hand and moved it around in front
of him Wanted to know if the Lions
knew what that was Of course
none did snd he explained it was a
hitchhiker putting his car in the
garage
And if this was not program
enough Lion Winford Black was the
5th and last part of Lion BobS
program The pen was not fast
enough to get down sll Lion Win-
ford had to say But it was
something else
A man grew so tired of his wife*
constant nagging that he finally
moved into the garage He kept on
mowing the lawn and doing odd
jobs about the home, and she would
bring him an.occasional pie or bowl
of soup, but otherwise their meet-
ings were kept at a minimum. An
interested neighbor had watched
the situation develop and believed
that the blame lay entirely with the
wife One day he asked the hui-
band, "Why dont you just leave?
She* impossible! "Oh. I dont know,
the husband answered. "She
makes a pretty good neighbor '
A new nurse at the bos pi tal
Inquired who was being operated
on "A poor fellow who had a golf
ball knocked down his throat,1 she
was told. "Oh, taid the nurse, "and
is that one of his relatives waiting
so nervously in the corridor''"'No,
thatt another member of the four-
some,' replied the other nurse
"Hei waiting for his bsll so he can
continue the game.'
See You Thursday Noon Petti-
coat Junction Restaurant.
Kissin' Kuzzins
1812 War Book Available
Carolyn Ericson
1614 Redbud Street
Nacogdoches, Texas 75961
A new publication which will be
of major importance to Texas
research is WAR OF 1612 VET-
ERANS IN TEXAS by Mary Smith
Fay. The data in this book was
mostly compiled by Mae Wynne
McFarland during her association
with the United States Daughters
of 1812. She collected this informa-
tion over a period of some forty
years and found much data which
will be of help to researchers. Mrs.
Fay has compiled this data in book
form which is not available to
researchers. Some of the 1812
Veterans who came to Nacog-
doches County include Bailey An-
derson, Micajah Autry, Sumner
Bacon, Christopher Barbee, Elias
Beall, Peter Ellis Bean, Ashler
Branch, Jesse Crawford, John
Durst, Sylvanus Everett, Williams
Goyens, Andrew Hamilton, Isreal
Holt, Archibald Hotchkiss, Samuel
Hunter, George Massengill,
George Matthews, Issac Parker,
Robert Potter, Stephen Prather,
Henry Raguet, Joseph Reed,
Elisha Roberts, John S. Roberts,
James Satterwhite, Benjamin Sel-
man, William Skeeters, James
Smith, Richard Sparks snd Jesse
Walling.
This book is a must for every
TEXANA collection, Order your
copy from Polyanthos, Inc., P.O.
Drawer 51359, New Orleans, La.
70151. Cost $27.50.
This volume contains 422 pages,
soft cover, type-set with full name
index. Some of the information
included is date and place of birth,
date and place of death, marriage
partner and date, when known,
service records, places of
residence and comments—which
may include a list of children. You
will surely want a copy of this
book.
Seeking information on the COX
family. Nathan COX was born
about 1853 in Texas. The 1880
Census shows Patsy May Cox who
was born 1 May 1873 in Uvalde,
Texas. Nathan Cox age, 27, b
Texas; Mary, age 22, b. Texas;
Patsey, 5, b. Texas; Eveline, 3, B
Texas; and August, 2-12, b. Texas
Who were the parents of Nathan
COX? Where was he born? Who did
he marry?
I would appreciate any help on
this family.
Carolyn Estes,
3811 Old Riverside Drive,
Dayton, Ohio 45405
Would like to correspond with
anyone working on the COLEMAN
family. The information which I
have shows William Wesley
COLEMAN who married Maggy
STAPP. William was possibly the
son of Mark COLEMAN, of Texas.
William Wesley had a sister who
was a nun. I have never heard of
other sisters. According to family
legend, the father of William Wes-
ley fell off the horse and broke his
hip and leg when he was about 92
years old. My grandmother was
Berdie COLEMAN, b. 1889-88 in
Texas.
Mr COLEMAN settled in
Fresno, California He had a feed
and grain store about 1906. They
are supposed to have come by
wagon train to California. I have
heard that they were related to
John Nance Gardner Does anyone
know how0 I would appreciate help
on this family
Evelyn Heath Martin,
11900 Vally Drive,
Saratoga, Calif 95070
Seeking information on descend-
ants of a Elihue CRISP, part
Indian, and school teacher, living
in Texas in 1870 and after his wife*
death placed his children in var-
ious homes. Children were Jim,
age 14; John, age 12; Mary, age 10;
Cynthia Ann, age 8; Emma, age 6
and Ida, age 2. Cynthia Ann was
taken by a STAPP family and
married a SEYMOUR. Emma was
taken by a family named HUNT in
Montague Co., Texas and later by a
Gabriel MILLS of Georgetown,
Texas Emma married a William
T HUBBARD, rancher in West
Texas, and after three children,
died at the age of twenty-four She
was my grandmother, but have no
word other than this about the
family. Can anyone help me on this
family? I would love to learn more
about Elihus CRISP.
Also need information on the
KYLE family of Ballinger, Texas
who were kin to my great-grand-
mother Mary Catherine KYLE of
Hawkins Co., Tenn. and who mar-
ried a John T. HUBBARD of
Monroe County, Mississippi and
moved to Texas after his death in
1870.
Ruth Jordan Dudley,
245 Gore Road,
Onalaska. Washington 96570
Any help on Jedithan POE who
arrived in Nacogdoches County,
Texas about 1898 will be apprec-
iated. His two youngest sons, Rob-
ert and Stephen came with him.
The sons applied for Bounty Land
from War of 1812 service in 1853
and 1855 Stated he was 75 years old
in 1855. I need the names of his
parents, birthplace, maiden names
of wives, death date and place and
burial place. His first wife was
Elizabeth
2nd wife
Nancy WHEAT. Both wives died in
Shelby County, Illinois. He mar-
ried Mary in Texas. Who
were his brothers 4 sisters? I
would surely like to*correspond
with anyone who knows something
about this POE family.
Mrs. Betty J. Poore,
No. 5 Forest wood Court,
Slidell, La 70456
Am willing to share information
about the RISHER family of West-
ern Pennsylvania from about 1822
including Miles Addison RISHER,
Sarah Mariah RISHER and Smiley
Wallace RISHER of Allegheny
County. Am seeking information
about a brother of the above-name
unknown- with whom contact was
lost about 1900 after he went west.
Mrs. Jack W. Graham,
2375 S.W. 28th Street,
Miami, Florida 33133
RHS Honor Roll"
A Honor Roll
(no grade below 90)
9th
Ricky Dunlap
Sharon Flanagan
Phylena Helm
Donald Hubbard
Cheri Pickett
Stacy Southerland
Tami Talbert
10th
Diana Boynoff
Julie Buchanan
Althea Chandler
Gaylon Cobb
Lesa Dyess
Michelle Murray
Lenita Whitesides
Uth
Dede Germany
David Mann
Michelle Mitchell
Karan Weeks
12th
Vanessa Bowman
Billy Cannon
Darvin Collins
Tommy Corley
Terri Dyess
Carl Kinchen
Danny Pierce
Buster Raby
Debbie Seybold
Dennis Smith
Ben Terry
Karen Townsend
Rhonda Whitesides
Steve Weeks
Peggy Young
A-B Honor Roll
(no grade below 10)
tth
Regina Bowden
Charles Boyd
Jennifer Christopher
Katherine Collins
Rhonda Cowan
Timmy Dement
Frances Gaddy
Susan Hay
Anthony Holcomb
Shelly Hood
James Hunt
Cindy Kirk
DAndra McBroom
Sheila McCutcheon
J.J. Modisette
Kerry Smith
Denise Stanley
Brian Townsend
Shelly Tosh
Shawn Walker
Lisa Warren
Loretta Wickware
10th
Richard Black
Ricky Geaver
Mike Crump
Donna DeFoor
Karen Edwards
Dslsnger Foreman
Jerry Hubbard
T.J. Hunter
Ton! Jones
Darla McBroom
David Pierce
Paula Powell
Robin Ramey
Ester Session
Sharon Session
Djuana Walker
llth
Patricia Ballard
Melanie Burrows
Mary Ellen Carl
Keith Chandler
Kim Davis
Sam Fowler
Karla Orson
Glna Irwin
Jana Ham
Nita McCrary
Jeff McRae
Jana Mayes
Joe Moake
Cheryl Mowery
Diane Newman
Lindy Ocker
Sylyna Phifer
Katie Struhall
Hedda Smith
Tammy Sinclair
Rebecca Van Noord
Connie Wickware
Scott Womack
12th
Debra Beck
Donna Boetick
Susan Boynoff
Scott BuUer
Jeff Carroll
Gay Chamberlain
Melony Copeland
Susan Dodd
Robert Hunter
Janis Jones
Missy Lanier
Mary McCrary
Dana McNair
Lori Ocker
Darla Richey
Charles Rogers
Michael Sanders
RAynell Sinclair
Kirby Smith
Sherri Sparkman
Linda Tackett
Brenda Talley
Julie VanNoord
Cut Halloween Hazards
At five peroent intsreit,
a one-dollar depoilt
beoomei ¿4.48 In thirty
yesn, but st elsht per-
oont, In leu then 19 yean.
In recent years Hallo-
ween has been scarier for
adults than children.Child-
ren can imagine a world of
spooks and goblins. Adults
must face the very real
threats of poisoned candy,
vehicle accidents, danger-
ous costumes and other
hazards endangering child-
ren. Seeking ways to avoid
these problems and de-
crease vandalism, parents
increasingly aue steering
their children toward or-
ganized activities such as
school carnivals and
parties.
Such efforts have been at
least partially successful-
or maybe children simply
are forbidden to go out on
Halloweei). In any case, the
number of trick-or-treaters
in many places has de-
clined dramatically.
Yet Halloween is too well
established to die out com-
pletely. Since people pro-
bably will continue cele-
brating it In some form or
other, here are some tips
from the Texas Medical
Association (TMA) to cut
down on Halloween
'Hazards.
Giving balloons, pencils,
coins or other small, in-
expensive items probably
will please children as
much as receiving candy.
Some inedible treats may
even" be cheaper than
candy and will not be wast-
ed by parents who hsve to
throw sway treats that
might be poisoned.
i
Adults csn decrease the
possibllty of poisoning by
giving only trests In their
originqj wrappers that
could not be poisoned and
then re-wrapped. Parents
should use the same stan-
dards when inspecting
treats.Parents also should,
throw away fruit and other'
treats that could be inject-
ed with dangerous sub-
stances because they easily-
could overlook the pinhole
a needle would make.
Costumes are another
responsiblity parents have.
They should avoid cos-
tume masks that could slip
and block a child* vision "r
breathing. Painting a
child* face with cosmetics,
greafe paint or burned
cork can be a good sub-
stituto,
The costume itself should
be light-colored to help
motorists spot children,
flame resistant and not so
loose or long it could trip a
child or catch on obstacles.
.Costumes also should not
include sharp objects,
torches or candles. Adulta
can improve safety by put-
ting reflective tape or lum-
inous paint on costumes
and objects children carry.
Peojfle can make their
property safer and cut.
down on vandalism several
ways. For instance, keep
the property well lighted
and put away hoses, lawn,
furniture and garbag#
cans. If possible,^put cars
in the gsrsge snd lock
them. Bring pets Inside to
protect them snd children
from esch other.
Simple prspsrstions
such sa these csn hslp both
childrsn snd sduits survive
the season, TMA says.
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