The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 134, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 19, 1984 Page: 2 of 20
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PAGE TWO-THE CHEROKEEAN OF RUSK. TEXAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19,1884
Year 's Best Citizens
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Two fine persons were named Citizens of
the Year by the Husk Chamber of Commer-
ce Thursday night at the annual member-
ship banquet. Flossie and Charlie Nixson
and all of the others chosen before them
have one thing in common. That's a love for
Rusk and its people.
Citizens of the year, sometime one and
sometime two have been ch jsen in Rusk for
many years. They are sometimes a man
and sometimes a woman, and sometimes
both. They have worked long and hard,
most of the time behind the scenes and with
little up front attention given for their effor-
ts. But once a year, this sort of person is
noted for his or her or their achievements to
promote their home town-Rusk.
Charlie and Flossie have been active in
all phases of community life since they first
purchased a pharmacy from S.L.R. Car-
tlidge and came to Rusk. Both are members
of the Cherokee Civic Theatre. They have
been seen on the stage several times, but for
each and every production, they have been
found at the theatre or at home working late
hours to make sure everything is ready.
Many a late hour will find his pickup parked
in front of the theatre, where he is busy in-
side hammering and sawing away on stage
props.
Both of these fine folks were among the
first to begin work and the last to be through
for each of the East Texas Regional Arts
and Crafts fairs in Rusk.
Flossie has been active in the chamber
for as long as she has lived here. She has
served as chairman of the Tourism Division
and has worked just as hard during those
years that she was not in a leadership
position. She has been chairman of the
Cherokee County Tourist Committee for the
past several years.
They are members of the gold club and
the First Baptist Church, as well as other
community groups.
But, whatever the task, you can rest
assure that the Nixsons are always willing
and ready to give the best that they have to
see that it reaches completion.
Through the years, Ruskites have seen
others from their number selected for this
Citizen of the Year honor. The list includes
the late Raymond Cooper, the Rev. Dr.
Jewel McClure, Ralph Travis, the late Dr.
W.E. Gabbert, Johnnie McKay, Gene
Meyers, Mary Buchanan, Joe Terrell,
Emmett and Marie Whitehead, Frank and
Sarah Summers, George Dodd, Joe Ray
Ocker, Zula Pearson, Will Cumbee, Tony
Murray and this year, the Nixsons.
All of these are evident of the fact that to
make a town it's not what a town can do for
you but what you can do for it that makes a
community great. And all will agree that
Rusk is the greatest place on earth.
From ...
Lions lien
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by E. B. Mustek, Jr.
New Money Planned
Lion Paul Cox got into the swing on
the first tee with a wood, swung
through and lobbed a beautiful shop
up and out about five yards. The ball
landed on an ant hill. He decided to try
a low iron, selected the one iron,
swung and wiped out 5,000 ants, but
the ball didn't move. Undaunted, he
selected the eight iron and this time
wiped out another 3,000 ants. All the
ants were dead except two. One of the
survivors rolled over, kicked the dirt
out of his eyes and said to the other,
"Hey, if we want to get out of this
alive, we'd better get on the ball!"
Our 'piano player' Lioness Patsy
Kinchen was playing along so well
last Thursday when all at once Lion
Tail Twister Robert Colley stopped
her and started asking different Lions
questions. Of course, if you couldn't
answer it cost you 10 cents to 25 cents
fine. They were very interesting -
such as who was the first Lions Club
president in Rusk, when the club was
organized, how we got the money to
build the Rusk Lions Swimming Pool,
how many Little League ballfields we
have, so forth and so on. Very in-
teresting.
Lions Club President Richard John-
son announced that there would be a
mid-winter conference at Woodville
this past Sunday. Of course, when the
name Woodville was mentioned Lion
Bob Pate just went wild. His old home
you know. He took some 26 minutes
and told us all about it.
After all of this Lion President
Johnson turned the program over to
Lion Jack White, who in turn in-
troduced Mrs. Sandra Lowery as our
speaker. Lion White told us that if he
were to tell all the good things about
Mrs. Lowery and all of the things she
has accomplished there would not be
time for her talk. Mrs. Lowery is
principal of our elementary school
and has her Doctor's Degree from
Baylor University and is in her first
year as principal here in Rusk.
She stated that everybody is con-
cerned about our education system,
from Mr. Perot to Governor White to
President Reagan. She knows that we
have some things wrong with our
schools, but not nearly so bad as ap-
pears in the newspaper. There are so
many good things about our school
and this is what we need to hear about
also.
Mrs. Lowery has observed many
good things about the City of Rusk
since she has been here. The
youngsters are very well behaved
which reflects on the home - what bet-
ter could be said? Our teachers in our
school system are very competent
and care a lot about your children.
Things are going back to basic,
whatever that is, but it is good to get
back to the main things that should be
taught a child. Those children in Rusk
will be getting the same basic things
as the children in Dallas.
All children are taught in the Rusk
system, regardless of whether han-
dicapped or not. Many social
problems have been handled by the
Rusk school without conflict.
Mrs. Lowery says that she has
found the people very concerned
about their school system and very
proud - proud enough to build new
buildings as needed. Parents have
been most helpful to the school ad-
ministrators when problems arise.
You are invited to come by the schools
and visit. We have good schools and
good staffs.
We were very impressed with
Mrs. Lowery and know that she is
doing an outstanding job. We invite
her to come back and visit the Lions
another time.
Speaking of teachers and schools -
in the grammar lesson one day. the
teacher wrote on the blackboard: "I
didn't have no fun at the beach."
Then she turned around to her
pupils and said "Ronald, how should 1
correct that?"
"Get a boyfriend," he answered.
See You Thursday Noon Southern
Motor Inn.
The federal administration is in the
process of changing the appearance of the
Federal Reserve note for the stated purpose
of controlling the practice of counterfeiting.
The change is expected to come in 1985.
Reasons for changing the Federal Reser-
ve notes have been given as:
Federal Reserve spokesmen think there
will be improved efficiency in the area of
printing, storage and bookkeeping.
If a note does not bear the seal of the
district bank, then legally, it is not issued by
that bank, and therefore the legal
requirements for collateral backing each
bank note in circulation is skirted.
To deter counterfeiting (Congressman
Ron Paul's letters of October 19 and
November 2,1983).
Letter To The Editor
(Editor's Note: The following letter
to the editor was accompanied by a
picture of beautiful poinsettia bushes
and trees filled with yellow citrus.
Dear Marie:
Always read your Round Town with
Mrs. Roundabout and one of your
paragraphs touched me. I just wanted
you to know South Texas is just a
pitiful place after our terrible freezes
and record lows. All the beautiful
flowers, all the oranges and my
beautiful orchid tree which was
Land Grants, Tax Rolls Volumes Ready For Sale
Carolyn Ericson
1614 RedbUd Street
Nacogdoches, Texas 75861
"1840 Citizens of Texas" by Gifford
White is réttdyVfor distribution.
Volume I contains land grants and
Volume II contains Tax Rolls.
Together they make a substitute cen-
sus for 1840 in the Republic of Texas.
Several years ago Mr. White
published the 1840 Census of Texas.
He has since located about 5,000 ad-
ditional names. This is a new set of
books which is a very valuable source
book for inhabitants of the Republic of
Texas. This set of books is available in
both paperback and library binding.
The paperback editions are $20 each
for the set. The library binding are $27
each or $50 for the set. This set of
books should be in EVERY
genealogical library.
Mr. White should be commended for
doing a wonderful job to preserve the
record of the Republic of Texas. Or-
der your copies of "1840 Citizens of
Texas" from Ericson Books, 1614
Redbud Street, Nacogdoches, Texas
75961. Forty dollars for the paper-
bound set and $50 for the library
bound set.
I am looking for information on
Claude Carter BLAKLEY (b. 1895).
He had 2 brothers - Walter and Ernest
and 2 sisters - Bessie and Essie. (He is
Indian - I.believe Cherokee, but am
not sure). He married Willie Truman
CRANE(b. 1904) in 1923. They lived in
Louisiana for a couple of years. They
had a daughter Alphia Claudine born
December 1924. They divorced and he
moved back to Texas never to be
heard of since. He never saw his
daughter after she was 2 years old. I
am his granddaughter and would like
to know if he or any of his family is
still alive and if so I would like to con-
tact them.
—Barbara tlammett, P.O. Box 213,
Price, Texas 75687.
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Singletary ^
Memorial Library
By PEGGY McARTIlUR
This week's column caters to the
men and boys who we would like to
see use the library more often.
By popular request, we now have
books on the martial arts. Fred
Neff's Self-Defense Library is
proving very popular. A series of
eight brief, well-illustrated books
supply the proper techniques and
the principles of self-protection
and fitness. A few pages of warm-
up exercises followed by five to ten
chapters of basic throws, blocks,
kicks, falls and dodges give the
reader the essentials. If karate,
judo, or jujitsu are of interest -
these books will appeal to you.
In "Aces, Heroes and
Daredevils," by Leroy Hagman,
readers will meet the daring fliers
of the first four decades of flight.
Some flew their fragile planes for
fun, induldging in acrobatics.
Daredevil Cal Rogers set a cross-
country flying record. The
Lafayette Escadrille caught the
world's attention in World War I
with their brave air battles. World
War II saw its heroics in desperate
air battles also. The stories In this
book make exciting reading for the
adventurous.
Hunting is a favorite activity of
some in this community. The spor-
tsman who wants to advance his
skill in going after woodland game
will find answers to his questions in
"Hunting The Woodlands For
Small and Big Game." Luther An-
derson presents chapters on
firearms and the type of weapon to
use in the relation to game sought.
About half of the book deals with
game itself. There is a substantial
section on clothing and equipment
and the care of firearms. Safety is
also stressed.
New success in the outdoors
comcs from age-old wisdom in
"Exploring the Outdoors With In-
dian Secrets." Allan McFarlan has
written this guide not only for hun-
ters, but photographers and
naturalists as well. He shows you
how, by using Indian skills, you
can get close to wildlife.
The above books are only a sam-
ple. Men, boys, women and girls all
have varied interests. We try to
serve all of you! Visit the library
soon!
The following list of charter mem-
bers of the Nacogdoches Chapter
N.S.D.A.R. is taken from "Texas
State History of the Daughters of the
American Revolution." The
Nacogdoches Chapter was organized
9 April 1926. The Organizing regent
was Mrs. Mabel Lott Barham. Char-
ter members were: Mrs. Anne Am-
brose, Mrs. Samantha Ashley, Mrs.
Mabel Lott Barham, Mrs. Maude
Shipe Birdwell, Mrs. George Hickman
Buford, Mrs. Cornelia Edwards Butt,
Miss Savannah Cross, Mrs. Eleanor
Brown Ferguson, Mrs. Rose Mooring
Hall, Miss Ida Fay Hamilton, Miss
Mary Jessie Hickman, Miss Hellen
Augusta-Hickman, Mrs. Mary Cross
Houston, Miss Thelma Jagoe, Miss
Ruth Mays, Mrs. Mildred Beall
Marek, Miss Ida Mitchell Pritchett,
Miss Anne Columbus Shipe, Mrs.
Faith Schwind Summers, Mrs. Mattie
Cross Walker, Mrs. Cora Hickman
Wicher, Miss Alma Wilkin and Miss
Edna Wilkin.
Mrs. Mabel Lott Barham,
organizing regent, became a member
of the Agnes Woodson chapter,
Belton, Texas, in 1897. She was a
member of this chapter until appoin-
ted organizing regent of Nacogdoches
chapter in 1926. Mrs. Barham was an
active member of the D.A.R. until her
death 3 June 1964.
For sometime I have searched for a
picture of Malinda Traylor who
married Bailey Johnson. Malinda
Traylor was born about 1801 and died
1864. Bailey was born 1792 and died
1867. A cousin has told us that
Alkameda Lawrence Ray, another
descendant of Tillman's has a picture
of Malinda, if not of Bailey. Mrs. Ray
lived in Nacogdoches, but we under-
stand she is dead.
Did Mrs. Ray leave children in this
area? Does anyone have a copy of the
above mentioned pictures or know
where I may locate a copy of them? I
will be happy to drive from Dallas to
take a picture of these pictures if I can
locate them. If anyone has infor-
mation on Mrs. Ray or the above men-
tioned families, I would love to hear
from them.
—Mrs. Harold Hoerster, 2569 El
Cerrito, Dallas, Texas 75228.
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Seeking information on the MAR-
TIN and GWALTNEY families who
lived in Fannin Co., Texas after 1830.
(Annie?) Jane GWALTNEY, possibly
born in Posey Co., Ind., was the
daughter of John GWALTNEY and
his first wife. Where and when was
she born and who was her mother?
Ella MARTIN, daughter'of Tittman
and Jane (GWALTNEY) MARTIN,
married Gabriel S. ALLEN, 11
January 1885, in Fannin County.
Where did they live in Oklahoma after
their marriage? Who were Tittman
MARTIN'S parents?
I would like to correspond with
descendants of these families or with
anyone with knowledge of them.
—Lorraine Allen Anderson, IMH
Crest View Drive, Orinda, California
84563.
blooming and loaded with buds. The
poinsetta's which were so beautiful and
size of dinner plates, all are gone. The
Valley farm workers are sure in a
destitute situation and I sure fee!
sorry for them. We paid for a lot of
sunshine and sure got crossed up.
I will always remember the day you
and your mother and Ezra (Tex) and 1
all picked up potatoes at your
mother's. We were just ahead of a
storm.
I hope all of you had a very nice
holiday season.
Your Friends,
The Cummins
P.S. 1 am sending a picture by Rec
Hall before the freeze.
Another thing, two of Rusk's
citizens really look forward to The
Cherokeean each week. The Harvey
Dunns from Rider Road. We are both
in same park and enjoying each other
a lot.
Today we are going to hear the
Blackwood Bros, at First Baptist in
McAllen. We knew them in Memphis
and I have visited personally with
them this tour. My husband has cut
their hair years ago. Bye again.
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If There's So Much Traffic...
Why Are They Tree 'ways?
By BEVERLY FLETCHER
COLUMNIST
I write to you in my newly ap-
pointed role as war correspondent.
I have just returned from the
battlefront—the highways of
Houston. And in the words of
someone famous I think, "War is
heck..."
As I approached the war zone
Friday night, I made due note of
the Houstonites retreating from
the battlefield. The cars crawled
along in the opposing lanes at a
snail's pace, backed bumper to
bumper. The lanes going into
Houston were spotted with only a
few isolated vehicles revelling in
unopposed speed—little did we
realize that soon our cars would be
gripped by a force more powerful
than the biggest of nuclear bombs,
an evil entity labeled
nebulously..."heavy traffic."
I glanced at some of the drivers
edging their way from Houston.
Their countenances registered bat-
tle shock as they nervously wat-
ched over their shoulders at the
diminishing skyline...yet, they
seemed to be gliding into a calm
self-assuredness as they looked
eagerly into the forest-lined
horizon.
I thought I was prepared for the
war ahead. I had armed myself
with two navigators. Ihey were
supplied with official city maps,
revisions of city maps, revised
revisions of city maps and even
.hand-drawn accounts of what we
thought the city might look like
through Its infinite highway
system
We had compasses, a calculator,
food rations, drink allotments, •
divining rod, a St.
medal and large handmade i
to hold in the '
police, someone in here is having a
baby."
I had stocked, myself with
aspirin, a yoga chant, massive
quantities of caffeine doses,
eyeglasses for when my contacts
gave out and contacts for when the
eyeglasses gave out.
We entered Houston, our op-
timism youthfully high. We even
playfully wracked our brains at the
trivia game. We joked. We
laughed.
Ten miles into the city I
screamed at them to shutup. .
A few miles later I made my
passengers sit on the floorboard so
my vision would be totally unob-
structed. My fingers broke out into
a strange little dance of spasms
from being clenched too tightly on
the steering wheel.
The passengers voiced their con-
cern over my frenzied state. "I'm
just a little tense," I assured them.
"Everything's fine." I entered the
feeder to the highway and saw a
wall of impermeable cars barring
any entrance. I screamed. I could
see that several of the drivers on
the freeway were screaming too as
I approached.
Fate intervened—I think
because I was meant to come back
and warn the world through this
article. Or maybe the other cars
got out of my way because I looked
like a drug-crated fiend ready to
boar down upon them with a full
round of machine gun fire.
Once on the freeway, one of the
passengers fretted with everyone's
seatbelta. She is a firm believer In
seatbelU because the state trooper
on TV said, "I never unbuckled a
man " 1 " ' "* ""
irion... i
than
chided. And I wondered what
moron would possibly try to enter
the vehicle when it's going 60 miles
an hour down the freeway. I pic-
tured the same state trooper stan-
ding over our wrecked vehicle ex-
plaining to the press—"I couldn't
get them out...the doors were
locked."
But my fellow travelers were
very helpful in giving directions
once we were "safe" on the
freeway. "Turn back there," they
instructed. "Yeah, you're fine, you
can get overrr . NO WAIT!"
We found ourselves in a portion
of Houston that was on the opposite
end of the map from our
destination. "Well, we missed our
turnoff," the chief navigator said.
"But if we take the next exit and
take a right, a left, a right, a left,
make a u-turn, drive through the
parking lot at Greenspoint Mall
then follow the airport light beams,
I think we can hook up with our
connection." I started looking for
one of the notorious massive tran-
sit buses.
After five hours on the Houston
highways and over 300 miles
clicked off on my odometer, we
reached our destination. I chalk
the lengthy travel time off to a
strange quirk In the freeway
system—once you get on the high-
way...you can never get off. That's
what they mean by "living In the
fast lane."
On the way back from Houston, I
triad to make the entire trip on the
faodor roads. One thing about the
city, you may not like their í
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they try to give
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