The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 135, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 16, 1984 Page: 5 of 16
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Investigation Continues
For Missing Equipment
By STAN GRAHAM
Rusk police and volun-
teer fire department per-
sonnel are at a loss of wor-
ds after several pieces of
radio equipment were
taken from their com-
munications tower.
The fire department first
noticed a problem with the
equipment around 3 p.m.
Friday when the base unit
could not communicate
with the mobile units.
Volunteer fireman Jamie
Weaver went out to check
on the equipment thinking
a breaker had thrown since
the breaker had done so in
the past.
Upon arriving at the
communications building
and looking inside, Weaver
discovered there was
nothing for the breaker to
power. The building was
completely empty except
for coaxial cable running in
from the tower.
According to Lt. Randy
Hatch, acting Rusk police
chief, who is assisting the
Cherokee County Sheriff's
Department with the in-
vestigation, five pieces of
equipment were taken..
Three radios, which are
used by the Rusk Police
and the volunteer fire
department and two
repeaters that pick up the
broadcasted signal and
boost it, were taken from
the radio shack. A rough
estimate of the value of the
equipment was placed at
$10,000.
Hatch said a represen-
tative from Hill-Tex Com-
munications of Palestine,
where the equipment was
purchased was coming to
temporarily restore use of
the communications tower.
The police and fire depar-
tment are able to talk from
car to car, but do not have a
base.
Since the incident oc-
curred outside the city
limitó of Rusk, Sgt. Joe
Eckenrode and Deputy Don
Anderson of the Cherokee
County Sheriff's Depar-
tment will investigate the
case. According to
Cherokee County Sheriff
Allen Horton, no leads have
been found in the case, but
the department is conduc-
ting an investigation.
"Flattery ii telling the other
guy what he already thinks
of himself." -Hal Wilshire
THE CHEROKEEAN OF RUSK, TEXAS, THUR8DAY, FEBRUARY 1«, 1984-PAGE FIVE
Cities Get Sales Tax
Robby Tosh and Meredith Sinclair
Today's prescriptions prolong
lives and shorten the duration
ol many illnesses
683-2422
CHAPMAN PHARMACY
PRESCRIPTION CHEMISTS
100 E. 5th Rusk, Texas
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Huckabay
TOOTH
Q. How important
is it to
floss my teeth?
A. Flossing is a key factor, as is brushing,
in helping to prevent decay and gum
disease. Brushing does not clean the spaces
between the teeth, whereas proper, daily
flossing keeps the plaque to a minimum.
Therefore, flossing helps reduce decay that
can occur between the teeth, and helps keep
the gums in better health.
sponsored by your local dentists:
D(x:tors bo yett / ííoodman / ock er
JACKSONVILLE
TEXAS
Dear Friends,
This is my way of introducing myself to you. I have been assigned
to the Holiday Inn of Jacksonville as General Manager and it would be
my pleasure to meet you personally and hopefully, build a good business
relationship with you.
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The Holiday Inn has Undergone a complete renovation, in the rooms
as well as the commercial building. We are very proud of our new look
and would like to take you on a tour of the property.
We serve a breakfast and luncheon buffet and Sunday Brunch. Our
food is very good-all we need is the opportunity to serve you. We
have a full dinner menu with nightly specials' at affordable prices.
Our meeting room will accommodate up to 200 people for any type of
meeting or gathering, such as banquets, wedding receptions, showers or
conferences.
The Wild West Club is accepting n«_w members at only $25.00 per
year. We are open seven days a week with a disc jockey every night
anxious to play your favorite music. Happy hour is every night between
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm serving hors d'oeuvres. A sandwich bar is available
Monday thru Friday from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm for your convenience. Every
Thursday is Ladies night. All unescorted ladies are given special fices,
As you can see, we are very excited about our newly decorated Inn
and the many changes taking place. Our staff in all departments are
anxious to serve you and we will do our best to make you comfortable,
and above All else, welcome.
I'm looking forward to meeting you and hope to see you soon.
Sincerelv yours,
Go •
Ujo Thomas
Ceneral Manager
Holiday Inn
1407 EAST RUSK • P O BOX 29
JACKSONVILLE. TEXAS 75766
PHONE 214/566-9841
"The peaceful are the
strong." O.W. Holmes
State Comptroller Bob
Bullock Friday sent checks
totaling $105.4 million in
local sales tax payments to
the 980 cities that levy the
one percent city sales tax.
Statewide, 1984 paymen-
ts are running 2.57 percent
ahead of last year.
However, because of
changes in reporting
requirements that conver-
ted 15,000 small- and
medium-sized taxpayers
from quarterly to monthly
payment schedules, it is
difficult to compare raw
payment figures for 1984
with the same period last
year, since what were
quarterly payments last
year are now spread over
three months.
February's checks
reflect sales made during
hf> final Phrictmfis quar-
Couple Notes
Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Huckaby of Pine Street,
Rusk, celebrated their
golden wedding anniver-
sary with an afternoon tea
Saturday from 2 until 4
p.m. at the Calvary Baptist
Church fellowship hall.
Hosting the event were
their children.
Following his
retirement, the family
moved to Rusk 10 years ago
from Colorado.
Their children are Gene
Huckabay of Rusk, Robert
Huckabay of Phoenix,
Ariz.; Tommy Huckabay of
Rusk and Darlene David-
son of Rusk. There are
seven grandchildren.
The couple was married
Feb. 11,1934 at Delta, Colo.
Their 50th wedding an-
niversary is the first noted
by any member of either of
Mr. or Mrs. Huckabay's
family.
Medical Insurance
Enrollment Open
People who failed to sign
up for Medicare's medical
insurance when they had
an opportunity to do so, or
who dropped out, may
enroll from January 1
through March 31, 1984.
Coverage will be effective
July 1,1984.
Medicare medical in-
surance helps pay doctor
bills and other medical ex-
penses not covered by
Medicare hospital insuran-
ce. However, unlike
hospital insurance which is
financed from the Social
Security payroll tax and
starts at age 65, one must
enroll in the medical in-
surance program and pay a
monthly premium to be
eligible for medical in-
surance.
The 1984 basic monthly
premium is $14.60. It in-
creases annually with in-
creases in the cost of the
program. The premium
will be more for those who
could have had medical in-
surance but did not sign up
-- generally 10 percent
higher than the basic
premium for each 12-
month period a person
could have had medical in-
Art League
To Sponsor
Contest
The Cherokee Art
League will sponsor an art
contest for students as a
part of the group's annual
membership drive.
Students from grade five
to grade 12 are eligible to
enter. Any type of material
is accepted and paper will
be provided by the art
league.
There will be two
categories—grades five to
eight and grades nine to 12.
Deadline for entering is
March 1 and members of
the league will judge the
entries at the March 20
meeting.
The winner will receive a
blue ribbon, T-shirt with
the art league logo and a
free membership into the
organization Other win-
ners will receive ribbons
Entry forms and paper
can be obtained from Mary
Turney at (««-4734 or 683-
5180
Baptists
Elect
Honorees
Sweetheart Meredith
Sinclair and Heau Robbie
To«h were elected at the
Senior High Valentine
llanque! al Pint Baptiat
Church Saturday night,
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surance but was not
enrolled.
Medicare hospital in-
surance is available at age
65 to people who have
worked long enough under
Social Security, to disabled
people under 65 who have
been entitled to Social
Security disability benefits
for at least 24 months, and
to most people with per-
manent kidney disease.
Nine out of 10 eligible
people have Medicare
medical insurance protec-
tion.
People 65 and over who
are not entitled to Social
Security or railroad
retirement benefits can get
Medicare hospital insuran-
ce by enrolling and paying
a monthly premium of
$155.00. People who buy
hospital insurance must
also sign up for the medical
insurance part of Medicare
and pay the monthly
premium.
ter of 1963 and reported to
the Comptroller's Office by
January 20.
"Even with the
bookeeping changes, these
payments reflect the
recovery that is underway
in our state economy,"
Bullock said. "When it's all
said and done, Texans ap-
parently had the best
Christmas in our history in
terms of retail sales."
Houston received the
largest check - for $19.2
million - for a 1984 total of
$27.4 million, down 3 per-
cent from last year. Dallas'
check for $12.6 million
brought year-to-date
payments to $18 million, up
5 percent.
San Antonio's payment
was $6.6 million for a $9.1
million 1984 total, up 14
percent. Austin's February
check for $4.1 million
brought its yearly total to
$6.1 million, up 9 percent.
Fort Worth received $3.7
million for total payments
this year of $5.3 million,
down one percent from
1983 El Paso's check for
$2.2 million brought its
year to date total to $3 3
million, up 7 percent
Bullock also sent checks
to the Metropolitan Transit
Authorities in Houston and
San Antonio. Houston
received $22.3 million, for a
total $31.8 million this year
San Antonio received $3.6
million, bringing 1984 total
payments to $5.1 million
payments to $5.1 million.
In Cherokee County, Alto
received $6,073.17 for the
payment period ending
Jan. 27. This figure com-
pares to the $6,650.21 paid
to the city during a com-
parable time period for last
year.
The total paid to Alto to
date is $7,601.73, up from
the $7,521.13 paid to the city
by the same time last year
The city showed a new gain
of 1.07 percent.
Jacksonville received
$94,934.33 for the current
allotment. This figure
compares to $123,493.93
earned last year during a
comparable time period.
The total paid to
Jacksonville to date is
$150,069.83, down from the
$164.317.10 paid to the city
by the same time period
last year. The city showed
a decrease of 8.67 percent
during the current repor-
ting period.
Rusk received $19,134.07
for this time period. This
figure compares to the
$23,994.66 paid to Rusk
during the same time
period last year.
The total paid to the city
so far in 1984 is $27,464.41,
down 5 percent from the
$28,909.81 paid to Rusk last
year.
Wells received a check
for $2,184.91, up from the
1,766.52 received by the city
for the same time period
last year. The City of Wells
has received a total of
$2,184.91 for the year-to-
date payments, compared
to $2,273.89 received in the
same time period last year
This showed a decrease of
3.91 percent
Firemen
Receive
FB Gift
The Rusk Volunteer Fire
Department has received a
check for $150 from the
Texas Farm Bureau In-
surance Companies as an
expression of thanks for the
Department's work on the
property of Billy J McCut-
cheon
The money will be used
for their loss prevention
program.
The Texas Farm Bureau
Insurance Companies pay
fire departments this
amount when the depar-
tment works al a fire in
rural areas, involving
property insured by them
The Insurance Company
believes fire departments
have contributed to reduce
the amount of loss involved
by fire and more impor-
tant, to prevent fires It is
their hope this money will
help the Rusk Volunteer
Fire Department in their
program
For Savings On Quality
Monuments, Call or See
LARRY GRESHAM
Clyde Partin
Monument Co., Inc.
P.O. Box 385. Cushing, Tx. 75760
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The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 135, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 16, 1984, newspaper, February 16, 1984; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth151631/m1/5/?q=%22%22~1&rotate=180: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.