The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 132, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 11, 1981 Page: 14 of 14
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PAGE FOURTEEN-THE CHEROKEEAN OF RUSK, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JUNE II, 1M1
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Rusk city father* will consider the
possibility of sacking parking meters
in Rusk at the July 14 city coun-
cil meeting.
The decision to consider the
elimination of parking meters in Rusk
for a six-month period came Tuesday
evening at the regular monthly coun-
cil meeting. Rusk merchants Fred
Gaines and James Polk Richards
presorted a report of a survey con-
ducted by the Retail Merchants
Association.
Gaines, chairman of the merchants
group, presented (he survey. Most
Rusk businesses were contacted and
polled on whether or not to ask for the
"sacking," or covering to allow two-
hours of free parking, of the parking
meters. Most of those businesses con-
tacted said they were in favor of the
proposal, Gaines told the council.
The merchants asked that the
meters be sacked and that free, two-
hour parking be granted. Tires will be
marked every one to two hours to
determine those cars that are over-
parked.
Fines will be charged and the mer-
chants asked that the city judge
"make sure the fines are enforced."
Richards said "You need to put
some teeth into this thing. The only
way it can work is that overparking
fines are enforced. People who come
to town to shop can do it in two hours."
He suggested that the merchants
get together and provide off-square
parking for people who work in town.
The man who pays his rent or owns
his building owns the parking spaces
in front of his business, Richards said.
"If someone parks there all day, it's
like shoplifting." he said.
Councilman Jim Thompson,
presiding over the meeting in the ab-
sence of the vacationing Mayor Jim
Fisher, said two lots behind his store
are available to people for parking.
The city collects an average of $125
weekly from parking meters, City
Manager Cindy Evans said. Anything
done concerning the parking meters
must be done by ordinance, according
to Mrs. Evans.
Thompson suggested that the city
talk with representatives of other
cities and then put the matter on the
agenda for the July council meeting.
In another matter, members of the
council denied a zone change request
made by Waymon Daniels that the
Forest Hills Estates subdivision be
changed from one family residential
to multi-family residential zoning.
Daniels was out of town and did not
attend the meeting.
Mrs. Sharon Bowling, the only
property owner present for the
meeting, said she was against the
zone change. She said that Daniels,
the developer of the subdivision,
originally said that he might want to
build condominiums "but that was a
lot different from low rent apartmen-
ts."
The lots in the area sold for ap-
proximately $5,500, she told the coun-
cil. She said that all the people living
in the subdivision are against the zone
change.
Thompson said the Planning and
Zoning Commission had voted to
recommend that the council deny the
zone change request.
In another matter, the council ap-
proved the closing of a portion of
Williams Street that extends through
the Rusk Industrial Foundation site.
The council approved the dedication
of Jerome Street from Williams Street
to Loop 343 at the last monthly
meeting, thus opening the area.
The council authorized the city
manager to advertise for bids for the
paving of Reder and Foreman streets
and for the laying of an eight inch
water line in the target zone for ex-
penditures in this year's portion of the
Housing and Urban Development
Community Block Grant program.
The grant allows for $119,000 in street
paving expenditures and $70,000 for
the water line extension.
The council approved the appoin-
tment of the Rev. Steve Plunkett to
the Library Advisory Board to replace
the moving Rev. Dr. George Atkinson.
The council approved changing the
city's fiscal year from Oct. 1 to Sept.
30 rather than Jan.1 to Dec. 31. The
change in fiscal year begins Oct. 1.
The council agreed not to employ
the Cherokee Central Appraisal
District staff to collect the city's
taxes. Mrs. Evans said that the city
has the staff and computer to do its
own tax collection. Cost of tax collec-
tions for the entire district serviced by
the appraisal district office has been
estimated at $125,000 annually, Mrs.
Evans said. However, a cost for Rusk
alone has not been determined.
In another matter, Mrs. Evans
reported that health insurance for city
employees will be increased by 20
percent.
A total of $242,950 in building per-
mits were issued in April and May,
Mrs. Evans reported. This includes a
dwelling on Firetower Road and
Clayton Drive at $45,500; a dwelling
on South Bonner at $16,000; a con-
venience store at the intersection of
U.S. 69 and S.H. 84 at $175,000; and a
remodeling at 70? Dixon Street at
$6,450.
Police reports showed 17 criminal
offenses and 44 traffic violations.
Criminal offenses during May in-
cluded one assult, one attempted
murder, two driving while in-
toxicated, one burglary of a business,
10 public intoxication, and two
possession of marijuana.
The 44 traffic violations included
24 speeding with one dismissed, two
imprudent operation of a motor
vehicle, two running stop signs, four
no drivers license with one dismissed,
two expired inspection stickers, three
failure to yield right of way and one
each of failure to stop and report an
accident, which was dismissed, defec-
tive headlight, following too close,
failure to control vehiclé, display of
fictitious license plates, failure to
display front license plate and run-
ning a red light.
Fines totaled $1,202.50 with $559 of
that amount already collected. A total
of 335 parking tickets were issued with
payment on the $353 fines charged
totaling $201.55. Collection from
parking meters totaled $561.50.
In another matter, council mem-
bers agreed to assume the main-
tenance of the footbridge park.
•♦CASTNER, from page l1
Altogether, Castner
spent 50 years in service to
mental patients in Texas.
He was twice cited by the
Texas Legislature, once in
1955 when he exchanged
himself for a badly
woulded hostage in the
MSU riot at Rusk State
Hospital. The second
resolution commemorated
his 50 years of service to
mental health in Texas.
The present 29,500 square
foot patient services
building, Wade said, was
the fulfillment of a dream
envisioned by Castner.
Wade is a former com-
missioner of the TDMH-
MR.
"I can say to you in all
sincerity that if Charles
Castner could be here
today, he would say, 'You
fellows have done well; this
is as I had planned it,' "
Wade said.
The building, which was
accepted as completed in
September, 1980, will house
educational, recreational
and therapeutic facilities
for nearly 275 patients in
the MSU division of the
hospital.
Wade credited former
Dist. 15 Representative
Emmett H. Whitehead for
his work in securing the
funds for the facility. He
noted Whitehead's support
for the treatment of the
mentally ill.
Following the dedication
of the building in the
hospital's chapel, guests
toured the new facility.
Rooms for teaching
classes, including the
General Education Degree
(G.E.D.) program, are
housed in one part of the
building. Skills workshops
and a sheltered workshop
for the patients are in-
cluded in another part of
the building.
Homemaking skills are
taught in a kitchen facility
to both male and female
patients in the MSU branch
while team sports,
athletics and physical fit-
ness are emphasized in the
regulation-sized gym-
nasium and universal
weightroom.
Serving as master of
ceremonies for the
dedication event was Dr.
Robert S. Glen, currently
superintendent of the TD-
MH-MR facility in Rusk.
Dr. Carl Case, chaplain of
the hospital, gave the in-
vocation. The Rev. Grover
Talbert, pastor of the First
Baptist Church of Franks ton
gave the benediction.
Whitehead, recognized
the guests. Edwin R. Van-
Zandt, former chairman of
the TDMH-MR board of
commfssioners and a
member of the TDMH-MR
board for eight years, in-
troduced Wade.
Mrs. Sven Svenson,
daughter of Mrs. Castner
and the late Dr. Castner,
represented the Castner
family at the unveiling of
the plaque which will be at-
tached to the building.
♦CITY, from p. 1
mittee for recommen-
dation to the council.
The beginning of the
program, if approved, will
be postponed until June 22.
Seniors
Program
Planned
Plans for a city elderly
recreation program have
been formulated, accor-
ding to Mark Campbell,
director of recreation.
The event, called "Senior
Citizens' Entertainment
Night," will include local
talent for elderly persons
from 7 to 8 p.m. the third
Tuesday of each month in
the Cherokee Civic
Theatre, Campbell said.
The activity is sponsored
by the city recreation
department and Rusk's
three nursing homes-
Leisure Lodge, Town Hall
Estates and Rusk Nursing
Home.
K-87, FM, a new radio
station for East Texas is
coming to town, stay tuned
to KTLU AM 1580 Rusk for
further details.
Recreation
Review
by Mark Campbell
Director, City of Husk
Parks and Recreation Department
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The Rusk Recreation and
Parks Advisory commit-
tees met for the first time
on Thursday, June 4. The
committees consist of five
members each with each
committee chaired by a
member of the Rusk City
Council.
The Recreation Commit-
tee members are Ernie
Clay, Bob Arizpe, Travis
McCain. Larry Walker,
'John Rosser, and will be
chaired by Councilman
Jimmy Thompson.
The Parks Committee
members are Margaret
Plunkett, Ike Daniel. Er-
nest Rountree, Marie
Mehner, Roy Colston, and
will be chaired by Council
Ken Peloquin.
The purpose of the com-
mittees are to gain citizen
input for the Recreation
Program. Various topics
were discussed during the
meeting. The proposed
Summer Youth Recreation
Program, renovation of the
extsltlng National Guard
Armory Building into a
multi-faceted recreation
facility, and the renovation
of the existing Woodland
Trail located on Unp MS
headed up the group
Dates to Remember:
June 15, Men's "Open"
Slowpitch Softball League
begins.
June 15, Proposed Sum-
mer Youth Program to
begin.
June 16, Proposed Senior
Citizen "Entertainment
Night."
Fund
Started
The combined circles of
the United Methodist
Women are starting
medical expenses fund for
Travis Coleman whose leg
had to be amputated due to
a motorcycle accident.
He is having to make
weekly trips to John Sealy
Hospital In Galveston for
treatment.
The fund has been
established at Cltliens
Bank of Rusk and the
United Methodist Women
aro inviting other* to join
with them in making con
trthutions to defray the
tor this
Obituary
Mrs. Ida Lewis
Funeral services for
Mrs. Ida E. Lewis, 93, of
Rusk will be held at 2 p.m.
Thursday (today) in the
Boren-Conner Funeral
Home chapel with the Rev.
Don Copeland and the Rev.
A.D. Munsinger officiating.
Mrs. Lewis died Tuesday
in a Jacksonville hospital
after a long illness. Burial
will be in the Rocky
Springs Cemetery.
Mrs Lewis was a
housewife and held mem-
bership in the Memorial
Missionary Baptist Church .
in Rusk. She was born in La
Grange but had lived most
of her life in the Rusk area. '
Survivors are two sons,
Lee Lewis of Jacksonville
and Hubert Lewis of Rusk;
four daughters, Mrs. Katie
Stidham and Mrs. Lillie
Mae Dean, both of
Maydelle, and Mrs. Vada
Wilburn and Mrs. Lucille
O'Neal, both of Rusk; a
sister, Mrs. Thenia Sides of
Oakland; a brother, Jesse
O. Jones of Oakland; 21
grandchildren; 40 great-
grandchildren and 29
great-great-grandchildren.
Grandsons will serve as
pallbearers.
'23 Class
Reunites
Seven members of the
Rusk High School Class of
1923 and four guests met
recently at Mrs. Lois
Henry's home for a
reunion.
Members and guests had
lunch at the New Southern
Motor Hotel and returned
to Mrs. Henry's for coffee
and cookies.
Class pictures and other
momentos were on hand
and the class members had
an enjoyable time
reminiscing for several
hours.
Class members present
were Jewel Esther Falvey
Parrott and Clifton Baker
of Nacogdoches, Otto
Shipley of Austin, Session
James of Waco, Wyatt
"Rabbitt" Summers of
Longview, Kat Guinn
Stovall and Lois Slayden
Henry of Rusk.
Guests were Mesdames
Shipley, Sessions, Sum-
mers and Emaline Baker
Conner, who was a
homemaking teacher at
Rusk High School in the
Twenties.
Runners
To Meet
Today
The Cherokee Running
Club will meet Thursday
(today) at 7:30 p.m. at the
Jimmie Reese home at 910
Edgewood Drive in
Jacksonville.
Included on the list of
topics for discussion are
the fall run which will be a
major event and which will
involve most of the club
members; the club T-shirt;
and other ways the club
can be of better service to
its members.
Persons planning to at-
tend the meeting are asked
to call 586-4116 to leave
word that they will be in at-
tendance.
Noted in the club's recent
newsletter, The T-Shirt,
that Kent Jones of Rusk
secured a 10 percent
discount for club members
from the Raquet and Jog of
Tyler in the Olde English
Shopping Center.
Walter Vermillion of
Rusk participated in the
June Fun Run held by the
club and ran the eight mile
course. The fun run was
held at the Jim Hogg State
Park in Rusk.
Some club members
from Rusk include Ver-
million. Charley Briley of
the Alcohol Unit at Rusk
State Hospital, Edwin Kent
Jones of Pinecrest Drive;
Margaret Perkins of E.
Fifth St and Jim Thom-
pson of Box 156.
Learn ways of preven-
ting food waste and saving
valuable grocery dollar*.
Dorothy Hamho area coun-
ty e*ten*lon agent and
Home economUl give*
valuable food tavlng tip
Tue*da> at I * * KTI.I
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Tint Mateo* to
L-R, Dr. Daniel C. Pfannstiel, Billie Ruth Jinkins andJ.L. Hays
Jinkins, Area
Leaders Feted
college station-
two area 4-H leaders were
among 29 in Texas honored
at the 1981 State 4-H Roun-
dup at Texas A&M Univer-
sity June 3.
Billie Ruth Jinkins of
Rusk and James Milstead
of Douglas were recognized
as the top adult volunteer
leaders in the East District
of the Texas Agricultural
Extension Service, Texas
A&M University System.
The Extension Service is
the parent organization of
4-H.
Each honoree received a
special plaque provided by
the Texas 4-H Foundation,
the service organization of
4-H in the state.
Jinkins, who is assistant
manager for Southwestern
Abstract Co., has been an
organization leader for the
Ponta 4-H Club for some 15
years.'
She was the moving force
in organizing the Ponta 4-H
Club, which today has
about 50 members.
Through her leadership 4-H
members have gained a
greater knowledge of a
Rusk DAV
Holds Meet
The Rusk Disabled
American Veterans Chap-
ter No. 51 and its ladies
auxiliary held their regular
monthly meeting June 2.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Blythe
of Palestine were special
guests for the meeting.
Blythe spoke _ chapter
on the DrtV's latest
achievements.
Mrs. Elva O. Cook of the
auxiliary gave a report on
the party the auxiliary held
at Town Hall Estates Nur-
sing Home May 28.
Members voted to cancel
the next two meetings of
the chapter. The next
regular monthly meeting
will be Sept. 2.
variety of subject matter
areas in agriculture and
home economics. They
have also learned
cooperation and have
gained the basics for being
good citizens in their com-
munities.
Jinkins was named the
1981 Outstanding 4-H
Leader for Cherokee Coun-
ty
She is also active in
church activities, is
president of the Woman
Missionary Union, and is a
member of the Eastern
Star and Extension
Homemakers Study Group
Milstead is superinten-
dent of schools at Douglas
He has been an
organization leader for the
Douglas Senior 4-H Club for
16 years. The club has 106
members
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The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 132, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 11, 1981, newspaper, June 11, 1981; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth151492/m1/14/?q=%22~1%22~1&rotate=270: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.