The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 131, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 24, 1980 Page: 2 of 12
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PAGE ..O-THE CHEROKEEAN OF KLSK. IE XAS, THURSDAY, JL'LV 24.1980
Point of View-
Leaner Times
As budget time for Cherokee
ounty approaches, numerous
¿encies are beginning to request
¡ancial assistance from the
junty government. Some of
se will be remembered in the
nil budget; some will not. With
e economic climate
teriorating on the national
ene, Revenue Sharing funds
nay not be with us much longer,
forcing the elimination of projects
vhich segments of the population
strongly support. We must face
the inevitable: not all good causes
will continue to be funded.
County government has picked
up the tab for a number of
projects, for which county funding
vas unheard of two decades ago.
i hese special interest groups and
gencies are all worthy causes,
ding the health, education and
elfare of our communities. We
re sorry to see the day when
ese can no longer be supported
our tax dollars, just as we
gret the many new worthy
i uses which will be refused
ndim because of lack of monies,
i he problem is that each
4ency usually grows dependent
. any supplementary funds it
eceives from county
irticipation. If funds are
orthcoming one year, budgets
re planned in expectation of
those same monies in the next
year. This is regretful, because
county participation in these
projects is guaranteed for one
budget year only-not forever.
Unfortunately, many counties
and municipalities have made the
same mistake with Revenue
Sharing funds, incorporating this
assistance into their regular
budgets. But Revenue Sharing
was never instigated as a
permanent program and, due to
economic deprivation, the
program will probably be
discontinued in the near future.
We are fortunate in Cherokee
County that our county
government has remained
fiscally sound, even during the
worst of times and that the
Commissioners Court has
repeatedly designated Revenue
Sharing funds for projects which,
they hope, will not continue as
year-to-year expenses (such as
airport improvements and one-
time contributions to special
projects). The absence of
Revenue Sharing funds will still
be felt, but the county financial
base will remain secure.
In these leaner, inflationary
times we all must learn to live
with less net income. We will have
to make priority judgments about
the expenditure of funds, in both
our personal finances and as
taxpayers. We must face reality.
And that means learning to live
with priority judgments made by
our county government in the next
budget. -SA
Labor Unions: Do They
Represent the Members?
by Sandy Allen
KDITOR'S NOTE: The following is the
f rst of a two-part interpretive on the
fluence of organized labor. Headers'
■■ miments on the subject are invited.)
Part One
! ,abor unions have evolved into the most
American conglomeration since
IcCarthyism. These began as model
ograms to organize the American
rker into an entity which could,
illectively, provide bargaining power for
influence of better pay and better
vorking conditions. In later years,
wever, the so-called "worker's" unions
; ve used members' dues as incentives for
>s than honest politicans and to terrorize
in-union workers and industries.
The sins of the labor union are all too
I ten buried beneath a facade of emotion-
harged balderdash about the union
cause," which is, supposedly, more pay
lor less work. The fact, however, revealed
tiy extensive study during a law suit of a
union member against Communications
Workers of America, is that CWA and,
typically, other unions actually spend less
than two percent of the dues they collect
from members on legitimate collective
bargaining. The remaining 98 percent is
pent for political and other purposes. Of
185 per year each CWA worker paid in
!J79 in dues, only $3 was channeled toward
iargaining with his employer for better
•ay and benefits.
In addition, Harry Beck and 19 other
ilow telephone workers in Maryland
<med in the suit, discovered that their
nion was deeply involved with COPE, a
litical action arm of the AFL-CIO.
■cording to a report by the national Right
Work committee, "the same officials
iio purportedly devote themselves
clusively to collective bargaining
tually spend countless days and weeks
ssin^ support for union-backed
ndidates and causes." Thus, the bulk of
>nies paid by CWA workers was used in
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Memorial Library
Some books on the New Book
Shelf this week are:
Chelynne, by Robyn Carr, is a
tale of gallantry and derring-do,
set in 17th century England dur-
ing the reign of pleasure-loving
Charles II.
Flyaway, by Desmond Bagley,
is a brilliant new novel by the
author of The Enemy and Runn-
ing Blind. This is the story of a
missing man who had been over-
laid and underemployed. Why did
he disappear?
Amanda-Miranda, by Richard
IVi-k, is a novel that draw past
into present, and modern readers
I Ml O M world they thought beyond
mall.
lite l'hyalclai , by R H
Dominie, It a v ry wtlly pertinent
novel, packed with suspense. The
story takes place in Washington,
D. C. and some congressmen are
looking into Medicaid Abuse.
The Adventures of Richard
O'Boy, by Benjamin Siegel, is the
rollicking tale of a young hero set
loose in a wicked world.
The Low Blood Sugar Cookbook,
by Margo Bievin, is a practical
and comprehensive cookbook for
people who suffer from hypogly-
cemia, a disease that is char-
acterized by low blood sugar.
Donahue, My Own Story, by
Phil Donahue, is the remarkable
lite story of the number one syn-
dicated television talk-show host
in America. He tells hi «lory in a
candid, entertaining. fast paced
autobiography
Lions Den
By E.B. Musick Jr.
Joey Adams says he stopped
watching soap operas when he
realized the heroine had been
pregnant for 212 years
Lion Paul Cox was much
disturbed last Thursday. Seems
that in the Lions Den a Mr Cox
was moving from Rusk and Lion
Paul's phone has been ringing off
the wall telling him how glad they
are that he is leaving. This was Mr
Ron Cox who was City Manager of
Rusk and not Mr. Paul Cox. So
looks like we are going to continue
having to put up with him
Lion Deputy District Governor
Raymond Cooper and wife
celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary this past Sunday Lion
George Dodd thinks that all the
credit should go to Lioness Cooper
for putting up with Lion Raymond
all of these years.
Lion President Allen Gilchrest
called for a short Board of
Directors meeting to do a little
Lions Club business and then it was
to Past President David Long for
the introduction of the program
He presented his brother. Mr.
Larry Long, who gave a slide
presentation on Home Energy
Conservation. You can save many
dollars if you will follow some of
these suggestions For instance,
dress for the weather; wear
sweaters or jackets in winter, light
clothing in the summer Turn down
the thermostat to 68 degrees in
winter and up to 78 degrees in
summer Pull down shades or
draw drapes on sunny summer
days and cold winter nights. Clean
furnace filters once each month
during the heating season and the
same for the cooling season. Drain
sediment from water heater; set
the water temperature at 120
degrees Take showers rather than
baths, but if you take a bath let it
give off its heat and humidity to the
room in the winter, before you
drain it.
Use bulbs with the smallest
possible wattage when relamping
light fixtures; substitute florescent
fixtures when possible. Turn off
lights when leaving a room; use
task lighting rather than whole
room lighting. Turn off and turn
down heat in seldom used rooms.
Run full loads in appliances such
as dishwashers, washing machines
and dryers. Turn off the furnace
pilot at the end of the heating
season. Use hot water sparingly;
fix leaky faucets.
And did you know that you can do
all of these things at no cost to you?
Some other things that will help
will cost a little bit but will pay off
such as insulating attic;
weatherstrip windows and doors;
tightly caulk around windows and
doors; corners formed by siding;
where masonry meets siding; at
foundation sills; where pipes,
wires, electrical outlets, or other
breaks in the outside surface
occur; wherever air might leak.
Install storm windows or new
windows w^th insulating glass.
Ventilate attic and maintain
heating and cooling equipment in
top working condition. A most
interesting program and we
enjoyed Larry bringing us this fine
program.
We are very proud of these two
young men-Larry and Lion David.
A young hostess had sent a
dinner invitation to the newly-
settled physician. In reply she
received a totally illegible letter.
"I simply must know whether he
has accepted or refused," she said
to her husband.
"Why don't you take it to a
druggist?" he suggested. "They
can always read a doctor's
handwriting no matter how badly
it is written."
The druggist studied the slip of
paper, went to the back room and
returned in a few minutes with a
bottle.
"There you are, Madam," he
said. "Take as directed."
See You Thursday Noon
Petticoat Junction Restaurant.
interests other than those which would
directly benefit the membership. In
testifying before the Democrat Platform
Committee in April, Beck stated, "union
officials used my money to support at least
ten candidates I was totally against."
According to research by Right To
Work, CWA assigned 95 paid staff workers
to help manipulate the 1976 Democrat
National Convention. CWA political
operatives also served as the "backbone"
of numerous committees of the Democrat
Party, although they claimed to workers to
be "non-partisan."
The members who protested this misuse
of their dues work in "closed" union shops,
where failure to pay the compulsory dues
would mean they would be fired.
The force used by unions to "persuade"
workers to join or to punish non-union
workers is a much publicized issue. The
extent of the terror is rarely
communicated to the public, however.
Testimony exists of those who were forced
to leave their communities because union
associates sabotaged their automobiles in
company parking lots, riddled their home
with bullets, set fire to their homes and
property, terrorized their parents and
children and made continuous threats. In
these cases, local law enforcement was
unable to assist much because the acts
were committed covertly or by gangs.
A suit, originally filed in 1973, is
continuing over the AFL-CIO attempt to
secure names of Right To Work supporters
from the national committee. Previously,
the union had published a "hit list" of
anti-union supporters in Missouri,
encouraging their members to
"vindicate" the union cause. One union
attempt to secure a court order to obtain
the names ended in an overturned decision
in an appeals court. The appellate judge
ruled that the information sought must 1)
unable to be discovered through
alternative sources and 2) must go to the
heart of the lawsuit.
(To be concluded next week.)
Kissin' Kuzzins
Natchitoches 1800-1826
Carolyn Ericson
1614 Redbud Street
Nacogdoches, Texas 75961
NEW PUBLICATION!
NATCHITOCHES 1800-1826 by
Elizabeth S. Mills. Mrs. Mills has
translated abstracts of the
Catholic Church Register for the
Parish of St. Francois des
Natchitoches in Louisiana. This
volume contains 481 pages, soft
cover, with a full name index. Mrs.
Mills is to be commended for her
excellent work in transcribing
these records and making them
available to the researcher.
Many families from
Nacogdoches who left after the
Magee-Gutierrez Expedition
moved to Natchitoches. Many of
them lived in Louisiana for a few
years and then moved back to
Nacogdoches when the political
unrest subsided.
Some of the names mentioned
are Acosta, Alvarado, Armand,
Augustin, Badin (Boden),
Baptiste, Bayles, Bebe, Bernard,
Bodin, Bossier, Brevel, Brown,
Buard, Cardena, Caro, Carrier,
Case, Casanova, Castro, Celeste,
Chavana, Chirino, Christy, Conelty
(Quinnelty), Cortinas, Cruz,
Davenport, David, De Soto, Dias,
Dill, Dortoland, Equis, Estrada,
Letter
to the Editor
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following
"open letter" was sent to The
Cherokeean for publication as a
letter to the editor comment.
July 17, 1980
Mayor James Fisher
Rusk City Council
City Hall
Rusk, Texas 75785
Dear Mayor Fisher
and Council Members:
Last July 8, 1980 I appeared
before the City Council to ask for,
what in the past, has been con-
sidered "reasonable relief" from
an unusually large water bill.
While I had been out of the city
I had a pipe to burst which
flooded my house. It did not seem
unreasonable in view of the repair
expense and the large water bill
to request an adjustment especial-
ly since this had been granted in
former instances.
However, when I asked for re-
dress from the Council I was met
with empty stares and an embar-
rassed shuffling of papers. No one
responded in any manner, no one
questioned me, no one even made
a motion to consider or NOT to
consider my request. You, Mayor
Fisher simply stated there would
be no action. This seems a
strange and rude attitude for
gentlemen of elected office. Per-
sonally, I was appalled.
The adjustment of the bill now
seems to me secondary. I am
more concerned with the question
of what may be expected of a
council that has no more regard
for the problems of the cltltena of
Ruak, no matter how small, than
this.
Is common courtesy too much
to ask?
Sincerely,
Kathy Cart
Flores, Fonteneau, Frederic,
Johnson, La Cerda, La Fitte,
LaPlore, Linnard (Leonard),
Lopez, Mora, Morin, Morales,
Norris, Oliver, Ortis, Padilla,
Palvado, Pantalion, Procella,
Prudhomme, Querk (Quirk),
Rachal, Rambin, Sanchez, Santos,
Sauvage, Seguin, Sibley, Soto,
Tauzin, Teal (Teel), Torres,
Valentine, Vercher, Vincent,
Wallace, Walthers, Wells and
Y'Barbo.
Cost of this volume is $25.00.
Send your check to Polyanthos
Inc., P. O. Drawer 51359, New
Orleans, La. 70151.
Seeking information on
descendants of David Potter
WHEELER, b. 8 March 1824 N. C.
Children: Sarah P. who married
Frank L. LONG. (Their children:
William, James C., Libby or Lilly
b. Oct. 1884 in Texas) ; Samuel L.
WHEELER, b. 15 December 1851
(children: Joe, Edna); Franklin
Douglas WHEELER b. 19 June
1854 Tenn. wife Eugenia (children:
James B., Bob B., Fanny L.,
Edward B., Franklin M., Henry
L.) Edward Bryan WHEELER, a
Texas Highway Patrolman, was
shot and killed Easter Sunday
April 1, 1934 near Grapevine,
Texas by the outlaws Bonnie
Parker and Clyde Barrow. He had
spent his life in the areas of
Granger and Taylor, Texas.
J. H. Wheeler, 508 13th Street,
Levelland, Texas 79336
If you are working on a DICKEY
family, you will be interested in
THE DICKEY ENCYCLOPEDIA
by Gerald Dickey. He gathered
data for 12 years and there are
over 100 photography, copies of
wills and revolutionary war
records of all of John's sons. Pre-
publication price is $40.00. After
the book returns from the
publisher, the price will be $49.00.
Order you copy from Gerald
Dickey, 2845 Cherrywood Drive,
Dallas 75235.
I would like to get in touch with
the descendants of Elenora
Ivanora HOWARD who married
Marion Delmar ENOICOTT on
August 18, 1907 in San Antonio,
Texas. They had the following
children: Mary Edney; George
Elight; James Marion; Alice
Ivanora and Henry Clyde.
Mrs. Floyd L. Cox, 1201 Glasgow
Avenue, Baton Rouge, La. 70808
Would like to correspond with
anyone working on the MC
INTURFF (MC ENTURFF, MC
ENTARFER) families in Texas.
Ihave sought to find descendants of
Andrew MC INTURFF Lamar
County in 1846; David R. MC
INTURFF Kaufman Co. 1850;
Abraham B. MC ENTURFF Van
Zandt County 1850; William MC
ENTURFF Henderson Co. 1845-50
and others of the early days in
Texas.
Any help will be appreciated.
Raymond L. Kringer, 16 Quinton
Hill, St. Louis, Mo. 63137
Would like to have information
about Harris C. LEE and Winnie
Caroline LEE. When did they come
to Texas? They were in Angelina
County in the 1850's. Where in N.C.
did they live? Where are they
buried?
Does anyone have information
about the Anderson brothers-
William N. was my grandfather-
who came from Mississippi to
Angelina County after the Civil
War. William N. married my
grandmother, Sarah Josephine
LEE, who was the daughter of
Harris C. and Winnie Caroline
LEE.
Any help on these families will
be appreciated.
Doris Anderson Lamb, 5803
Bullard Drive, Austin, Texas 78731
Daniel and Keziah PHARRIS
(FARRIS) appear in the First
Census of Texas, 1829-1836. Their
oldest child is a 12 year old son
named William. Later William
PHARRIS married Mary (Polly)
SQUYRES who was born in
Catahoula Parish, La.
The 1850 Census of Angelina
County lists William and Mary
Farris with the following children:
Mahalla, Minerva, Matilda,
Pinkney and Thomas. I would like
to contact descendants of any of
these children.
Ruth Grant, 1502 Slack Street,
Lufkin, Texas 75901
In 1902 Allie FLEISHEL of
Tyler, a distant relative of mine,
married James SEALE of
Nacogdoches. I am told they had
one child, a daughter Florence,
who married Hal COX, and was
known to be living in Houston in
recent years. Does any one know if
either Mr. or Mrs. COX is still
living and how to get in touch with
them or any children they may
have had?
Maro B. Smith, Jr., P. O. Box
9701, Fort Worth, Texas 76107
INFLATION IS
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Labor ffXJ TraaSun, PrasantaO by this newspaper
DENTAL
/ ' ,
HEALTH
byspr.L.T. Goodman
The Lower Denture
Why do so many people have
problems with the lower denture
whereas they usually get along
pretty well with the upper one? To
start with, the shape of the two
dentures is different. The upper
one is shaped such that in most
cases it can be constructed to work
like a suction cup and therefore
stay in place pretty well. But the
lower denture is shaped like a
horseshoe and very rarely has any
suction to hold it in place.
Therefore the denture is free to
move and can cause the gums to
become sore.
Another factor which contributes
to lower denture problems is the
condition of the ridge where the
denture fits. If the ridge is thick
and heavy the patient can usually
handle the denture better than if it
is thin and narrow (and in some
cases the ridge has disappeared
completely whjph presents real
problems). Many other variables
could be mentioned which affect
success of the lower denture, not
the least of which is the patient's
tolerance. This can be illustrated
by the fact that many people with
poor ridges have learned to
tolerate the lower plate whereas
some who have good ridges will not
wear it.
Although techniques have been
developed which improve the
handling of the lower denture, it is
still usually less than satisfactory
to the patient. This is a very good
reason to work hard at keeping
your natural teeth.
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