The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 134, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 11, 1983 Page: 1 of 22
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The Cherokeean
Texas' Oldest Weekly Newspaper
Established as the Cherokee Sentinel, February 27.1850
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Vol.134, No. 26
Rusk, Texas 75785 — Thursday, August 11,1983
18 Pages
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Budget Hearing Is Set
For City of Rusk Aug. 23
NEW 8TUDENT Tony Watson registers as Mrs. Melba Murray visits with U-Gene and Pat Henslee. School
registration was underway last week and classes are set to begin on Thursday, Aug. 25. ...staff photo
Members of the Rusk City Council
voted Tuesday night not to increase
city taxes the 3 percent allowed by
law without a public hearing. They
will meet Aug. 26 to approve a
$1,139,972 city budget. The Cherokee
County Appraisal District has deter-
mined 36 cents as the effective tax
rate, which will raise the same
amount of money as last year's 34
cent tax rate. However, the 3 percent
tax rate increase would have only in-
creased city taxes 1 cent per $100
valuation. This would have brought in
$2,800 into the city general fund. The
council will consider a $41,685
Revenue Sharing budget after the
Aug. 26 budget meeting.
Councilman Charles Hassell ex-
plained to the council that Coun-
cilman Will Cumbee had not attended
the budget work session when plans to
add the 3 percent increase were
made. Therefore, he thought Cumbee
Board Member Hesigns Post
After More Than Eight Years Service to RISD
Rusk School Trustee Bruce Stovall
has submitted his resignation. Stovall
resigned from the Rusk School Board
Monday night to allow his wife, Carol
an opportunity to apply for a position
with the school district. No plans to fill
the position were made Monday night.
Stovall has served on the Rusk
board since 1975. He says he is
grateful to the voters in the Rusk ISD
for giving him an opportunity to serve
the district, where he was reared and
educated.
With his resignation, he completed
eight years, four months and six days
on the board. Stovall said Tuesday
morning that every member of the
board was aware that he had not in-
tended to seek another term.
The board Monday was the second
in less than a week. Board members
met Thursday evening to approve
contracts for construction of new
school facilities. Low bid from Harco
Construction of Longview for
$2,080,000 for construction of a new
junior high school and low bid from B.
C. Coney Construction of Little Rock,
Ark. for $341,209 for construction of a
combination music and band hall and
addition to the high school were ap-
proved at the Thursday evening
session.
Resignations were accepted Thur-
sday evening from Tony Harrison,
assistant principal and teacher at the
high school and Tonya Kallsen, Leslie
Hassell and Linda Shepherd. Patricia
White was employed as an aide. Mon-
Rambo Day Slated
Sunday is Dorothy Rambo Day in
Cherokee County. A retirement party
honoring Mrs. Rambo is set for 2:30 to
4:30 p.m. Sunday at the American
Legion Hall. Mrs. Rambo is scheduled
to retire Aug. 31 after 27 years as
Cherokee County extension agent.
She came to work with the Cherokee
County Extension Service on Feb. 1,
1956. Since that time she has worked
with the home economic portion of the
county extension service.
Prior to joining the state extension
service, Mrs. Rambo taught school
for 12 years. Teaching experience was
gained in Bowie County, Marion
County and Rusk County.
Following retirement, Mrs. Rambo
says she will travel.
The Sunday afternoon reception is
open to the public.
'Round Town
with Mrs. Roundabout
William Blake lived from 1757 to
1827. It was he who wrote, "You never
know what is enough unless you know
what is more than enough."
That statement fits in with my
feelings about vacations. On the
humorous side, one might say that a
vacation is something you come home
to rest up from! Possibly this Is true,
unless you have a built-in radar
system that guides you in knowing
when enough is enough... even a won-
derful vacation!
In the near future we will have
few comments and photos concerning
our recent, first visit to Cancun,
Mexico. For this space, it suffices to
say that we can hardly wait to go
backl
But now that we're back home,
refreshed, renewed, we see the
multitude of blessings we tend to take
for granted. It is sad that we Just
assume we will always have plenty of
everything... from water to freedom.
More than creature comforts, which
are nice, we as citizens of the U.S. are
blessed with that wonder of wonders
called FREEDOM! Sure, our an-
cestors had to defend it more than on-
ce, and we are still maintaining a
vigilance today.
Bet I'm net sure that I really ap-
preciate It enough. We think we're up
te ear ears In politics . and
bareaacracy aad red Upe ... b«t we
daa't knew hew It weald feel te have
day evening Timple Avent, Wanda
Henley, Vivian Vaught and Jimmie
Sue Williams were employed as aides.
Board members discussed insuran-
ce settlements with William D. Hof-
fman at the Thursday evening board
meeting. Following an executive
session, Mary Buchanan, board
president announced the board would
pursue more options prior to accep-
ting a settlement for fire losses to the
Rusk Elementary school.
School Superintendent Tony
Murray discussed a proposed school
budget totalling $4,759,054 with the
board at the Monday evening
meeting.
•Please see SCHOOL, page 18
should have the opportunity to con-
sider the matter, before the actual
budget and tax rate were approved.
The city was to transfer $9,200 from
water and sewer funds before
Tuesday's night action. The ad-
ditional $2,800 will also be transferred
from the water and sewer fund to
allow for the extra funds needed to
balance the general fund.
Councilman Edd Stover, who cast
the lone vote against the issue, said
the council was only talking about
$2,800 or $4 per family home.
Councilman Scott Jared said he
didn't think the tax increase was out
of line and was appropriate for the
general budget. But, if it is going to
create controversy, he was willing to go
along with the effective tax rate.
Sometime the general fund is going to
have to pay for itself. I'm willing to
wait another year,'' he said.
"Folks don't understand that we
have spent four days down here trying
to balance this thing," Councilman
Stover said.
The city expects to collect some
$195,968 from ad valorem taxes.
However, the tax collection will run
about 1 percent less because of action
Tuesday night allowing for discounts
for early tax payments. Troup ISD
agreed for the CCAD to do its tax
collections provided New Summerfield
ISD, Rusk ISD and the City of Rusk
agree for the early payment schedule
All taxing units using CCAD collec-
tions have to go along with the early
payment policy or none can use it.
With Troup coming in cost of tax
collections should be less, Mayor
James Long said.
Sales taxes should bring in $132,421;
hotel occupancy tax will add another
$6,410: franchise tax, $92,403; licen-
ses, permits and inspections, $3,353;
cemetery, $2,730; fines, $43,067;
parking fines, $748; ambulance funds
from the county, $13,650; garbage,
$144,459; library, $439; elderly tran-
sportation, $11,000; miscellaneous,
$3,000; transfer from system, $92,937;
fire department funds contributed by
the county, $7,500.
Expenditures include ad-
ministration, $72,541; police, $158,223;
fire department, $108,851; garbage,
$144,394; street, $129,985; cemetery,
$1,700; park, $5,500; ambulance,
$20,000; elderly transportation,
$14,787; library, $15,232; court,
$18,672.
Included in the General Revenue
Budget will be a 35 cents residential
increase in the garbage rates
Regular family residential rates will
be increased from $6 to $6.35 and
elderly households will be increased
from $4.50 to $4.85.
The ad valorem tax rate is to bring
•Please see CITY, page 18
Decision Is Voters'
City Manager Issue At Stake Saturday
Whether Rusk will have a city
manager or not will be determined
Saturday by its resident voters. Polls
will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at
City Hall.
Members of the Rusk Council called
for the referendum April 12, after City
Manager Cindy Evans had resigned
The council decided prior to em-
Two-A-Days Start
Under Sweltering Summer Sun!
ployment of another city manager,
they would let the voters determine if
a city manager type of government is
wanted by the citizens
Mayor James Fisher submitted his
resignation at the April 12 session.
Mrs Evans' resignation had been
given earlier, but was effective April
13.
The council appointed James Long
to the mayor's position and since that
time he har put in long hours heading
the city's government
All members of the Council and
Mayor Long have pledged their sup-
port to a city manager type of gover-
nment.
Take for example this coming
election We, who Uve in
will have the privilefo of
casting a vote to determine if we want
to have a City Manager! In Honduras
or El Salvador that would be un-
thinkable!
Aren't we fortunate? Rusk's
population represents only a tiny frac-
tion of the people who live in 50 states.
And in these 50 states, the people have
the right to participate in so many
decisions.
It is my opinion, for whatever it's
worth, that we need a City Manager.
City Hall's operation is just too big for
it to function as it did a few years ago.
And now that our City Secretary has
resigned, the possibility of sudden
changes In staff leadership is brought
into even sharper focus.
To think of today only is not enough.
One must plan for tomorrow, too. A
mayor and five elected councllmen
cannot be expected to do It alone In
one meeting per month. And it is also
a proven fact of the past that one ef-
fective person can more than
generate the salary earned and then
some. Obviously, we will abide by the
majority decision made Saturday.
There is a time to begin a vacation,
there is a time to end one. There Is a
time to begin plans for the future, but
there is never a time to end planning
for tomorrow because that's where
we will live, and our children and our
children's children. It's good to un-
derstand when enough is enough. But
it is also wise to know when enough is
not enough. Our town can be better if
we want it to be.
Until aeat week? •«*
Dorothy Rambo
By JOHN ROBINHAWK
Under a sweltering summer sun,
and a very high humidity, the Rusk
Eagles began their first session of
two-a-day practices Monday.
Practice began early for both
coaches and would-be team members,
with the first of the day starting at
8:30 a.m. for all players. Freshmen
returned at 4 p.m. for their second of
the day and varsity saw a second
practice at 5:15 p.m.
Coach Louis Caveness says en-
thusiasm and the drive to win will be
the key to winning the district 19AAA
title this year and if that is the case,
then the Eagles should go all the way.
Auditions Begin
For 'Annie, Get Your Gun' Cast
Auditions for the Cherokee Civic
Theatre, Inc.'s fall musical produc-
tion of Irving Berlin's "Annie Get
Your Gun" was to begin at 7 p.m.
Wednesday and continue Thursday
at 7 p.m. Another session is set for
Friday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the
fellowship hall of the First United
Methodist Church on Henderson
Street in Rusk.
There are 37 speaking parts in this
production and parts are available for
men, women and children of age 10 or
younger.
Anyone interested in auditioning for
parts or helping with set, costumes,
lights, etc. is invited to attend the
auditions.
Zewanda Hendrick, assisted by
Marcellette Broussard, will direct the
production.
In spite of the heat, everyone on the
field was listening intently to what the
coaches were instructing them to do,
and during several practice scrim-
mages, that drive to do well was very
apparent.
Coach Caveness says that although
it is much too early to judge the team
or the individual players at this time,
he does have his eye on several for
key positions for the squad.
Season tickets for all the Rusk
games are now on sale for those who
held tickets last year. Reserve tickets
go on sale to the general public Mon-
day.
Present season ticket holders need
to exercise their option before that
time, according to Allen Gilchrest,
principal. Present ticket holders can
contact the high school office at 683-
5401 before Monday, he says.
The Eagle's first game of the season
will be against Troup on Sept. 2, with
the first home game coming on Sept. 9
against Chapel Hill.
Kickoff time for both games is 8
p.m.
The Rusk High School homecoming
game is scheduled for 8 p.m. Sept. 30
against Diboll at Eagle Stadium.
K-5 Registration Is Set
Aug. 18 at RHS Cafeteria
Registration for new students who
will be entering grades kindergarten
through fifth grade will be held Thur-
sday, Aug. 18, at the Rusk High School
Cafeteria from 8 a.m. until IS noon.
Only thaee students who did not at-
tend school in the Ruak ISD during the
1981-83 school year and who have not
already registered will need lo
register at this time
This r
registration includes all new
students for the Rusk Primary School
(grades kindergarten, one and two)
and the Rusk Elementary School
(grades three, four and five).
Parents should bring the student's
immunisation record, an official copy
of the student's birth certificate an.'
school records if the student was
previously enrolled in another school
district
Blood Drive
For Local Man
Scheduled
The Stewart Blood Bank will
be at the East Side Baptist
Church from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday to conduct a blood
drive to benefit Vernon C. Pat-
terson, who was injured in a
motorcycle-pickup accident
Monday.
Patterson's blood type Is A-
tU'gativr but all typss of blood
will be received on his behalf,
.'cording to his daughter,
Paula Helm
Sandra Lowery
Principal
Assumes
Position
Mrs. Sandra Lowery, new elemen-
tary school principal has assumed her
duties here. She formerly was em-
ployed as elementary coordinator for
the Nacogdoches ISD.
The new principal holds a Bachelor
of Science and Master of Education
degrees from Stephen F. Austin State
University and Doctorate of
Education from Baylor University.
The elementary school campus will
include students in grades three to
five. Kindergarten students through
second graders will attend classes at
the primary campus. Grades six to
eight will be located at the junior high
school and grades 9 to 12 are situated
on the high school campus.
Tony Murray, school superinten-
dent says renovation of coaches of-
fices and weight rooms at the primary
campus into classrooms and the con-
struction of a new field houae on the
high school campus will be ready for
the opsniiqi of school,
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