The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 136, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 18, 1985 Page: 2 of 28
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PAGE TWO — THE CHEROKEEAN OF RUSK. TEXAS - THURSDAY, JULY 18. IMS
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Who Will Serve Us?
Most of the voters in the First
Congressional District must have gone
fishing June 29, the day of the first elec-
tion for a replacement for now Federal
Judge Sam B. Hall. Twenty-one percent
of the voters in the district gave
Republican Candidate Edd Hargett 42
percent of the vote and Democrat Jim
Chapman, 30 percent. The remainder of
the vote was divided among the six other
candidates.
Just think! Only 21 percent used their
constitutional right to participate! That
is a shame and a disgrace! Our
forefathers gave their lives to allow us
this right and now we refuse to take the
opportunity.
Pollsters say that even less than the 21
percent will go to the polls on the run-off
election day, Aug. 3. What can people be
thinking of? This is an election to choose
someone to represent us in Washington!
How can we take this so lightly? «
Sam Kinch, editor of Texas Weekly,
says Democrats think Hargett peaked in
the June 29 election and will spend
$500,000 tjo get his first round votes back
to the polls.
However, Kinch thinks that the hot
telephone calls were to Sam Russell, a
conservative Democrat who polled 18
percent of the first election vote. Russell
is a bed-rock conservative, whose post
election position is sought for either sup-
port of Chapman or neutrality for
Hargett. Kinch thinks Democrats will
get an endorsement of Chapman by
Russell in the party unity interest. Chap-
man is expected to get at least token help
from other Democratic candidates, Rep.
Jim McWiUiams and Billy Flanagan.
This election is the only congressional
race up for bids at this time. Both parties
are busy trying to take the seat. Vice
President George Bush and Senator Phil
Gramm have both been to the district to
seek the seat for the Republicans.
Gov. White and Senator Lloyd Bentsen,
as well as all party heads, are very in-
terested in keeping the seat on the
Democratic side and keeping the party
united.
In the first election, Hargett led in 13 of
the 20 counties. His lead included at least
45 percent in six of the 12 counties that
voted for then Democrat Kent Hance in
the 1984 Senate run-off and who then
switched to Republican Gramm in the
general election.
Whatever the outcome and whatever
your choice may be, we will all agree that
the race is of extreme interest and impor-
tance.
The election is Saturday, Aug. 3 with
polls open from 7 á.m. to 7 p.m. at the
regular voting sites. Absentee balloting
began Tuesday, July 15 and continues to
July 30 at the office of Cherokee County
Clerk Fairy Upshaw. Her staff is
available to assist voters from 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. Monday through Friday. Make sure
you haves a say in this election!
gloria jennings
Kissin' Kuzzins
From...
The
LIONS DEN
BYE.B. Musick, \r.
rita
The trouble with some women is
that they get all excited about
nothing-and then marry him. Cher.
She should know.
Lion President Charles Horton
noted that our Secretary-Treasurer
Manuel Aguilar lost his father this
past week. Our prayers are cer-
tainly with Lion Manuel and his
family.
Lion Glen Stanley learned that
our baseball teams are learning a
bunch in the tournaments and that
is good. The last one was to be at
Carthage this past Friday for the 19
year olds.
Lion President Horton reported
that some safety features were
being added to the Rusk Lions Club
Swimming Pool. We must do all
that we can to cut down on acciden-
ts.
Lion Lester Hughes reports
everything on go for the Lions In-
stallation and Ladies night this day.
Your meals have already been paid
so all you need to do is be present
with your Lioness. The time is 8
p.m. at the REA Co-op Building.
Lion Lester reports the food and
program will be excellent. Mr. A.W.
Coker presented a nice check to our
baseball program and for that we
deeply appreciate.
Lion George Dodd presented Mr.
Tony Murray, Superintendent of the
Rusk Independent School District,
as our speaker. It seems that Lion
George did not give Mr. Murray
New Book Aids Research
By CAROLYN ERICSON
1614 Redbud Street
Nacogdoches, Texas 75961
If you are Working onv a family
that lived in the ftacogdoches-
Natchitoches area during 1818 to
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Mills entitled Natchitoches church
marriages 18)8-1850. These records
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from the registers of St. Francois
des Natchitoches, Louisiana.
Natchitoches, like Nacogdoches,
once covered a large area of the
state. Civil marriages were not
begun until 1855, but this volume
contains marriages which were
records in the Church register. This
volume represents the largest
available collection of Natchitoches
marriage records for the first half
of the nineteenth century.
Five hundred "Anglos" appear in
these records, in addition to the
French, Indian and Spanish. Also
included are immigrants from
Europe, Canada and the British
Isles. Nearly 100 of the marriages
are for people of Indian, Black or
mixed origins.
Occasionally the marriage is a
ratification of a civil marriage
ceremony performed some time
previously. If the bride or groom is
widowed, the name of the deceased
spouse is often given.
The place of nativity is given,
name of parents of couple as well as
names of God-parents, witnesses,
and sometimes grandparents.
For example, on page 17 we find
the marriage record of Juan Joseph
Acosta and Maria Jacinta Castro,
dated 23 April 1821, The groom is a
bachelor, 23, native of
Nacogdoches, legitimate son of
Joseph Andres Acosta and Maria de
la Concepción Padillo. Bride: 24,
native of San Antonio de Bexar,
legitimate daughter of Antonio
Castro, already deceased, and
Maria Guadalupe Leyva. Wit-
nesses: Jose Andres Acosta, Ma.
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Mora, Luis Procela. Priest: Fran-
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This volume contains 216 pages
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Mrs. Miles has years of experien-
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and is to be commended for another
excellent publication.
I am searching for information on
Isaac Kuykendall and wife Sarah
Smith. He came to Red River Co ,
Texas from Alabama, received
second class land certificates for
M0 aeree in Cooke County and M0
acres in Red River County Letter
patent dated II
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¡on* William
Carrol married Eliza Jane
McAnear on 29 January 1853 and
they had 10 children. No data is
known regarding Jane.
I desperately need birth dates,
birth place (possibly N.C.), death
dates and location, date of
marriage, and names of parents for
Isaac Kuykendall. His father's
name was probably Jacob.
I need data and parents for Sarafy
(Smith) Kuykendall. She is said to
have remarried after Isaac'&death;
to a man by the name of Henderson.
This would havé been after 1860 and
the Red River Co. census for 1860
shows her as head of household, a
farmer, age 55, with two sons living
at home. Census shows Sarah born
in Virginia. —Hazel J. Hayes, P.O.
Box 77, Blair, Oklahoma 73526.
there were a lot of Fullers there in
the 1900's (Black and Indian
descent).
I am also trying to find out if they
are related to the Fuller family in
Laurens County, S.C. and those that
moved to Conway, Arkansas in the
1900's. They were also of Black and
Indian descent. Any help will be ap-
preciated. —Mrs. Helen Thomas,
1905 Hardesty No. 408, Kansas City,
Mo. 64127.
much time to prepare and Mr.
Murray said that it was "either me
or nothing and you got both at the
same time." He had with him a
book about 14" thick and this is the
latest on the new rules and
regulations for our schools.
JCettet
letiteBdiht
Dear Editor,
I would like to advise Rusk
Citizens that our Senior Citizen City
Bus Driver is worth a million, of
course many already know this. I
think it should be public infor-
mation though so all will know. I
don't know if the driver really
knows she is worth a million.
Now before you misunderstand
this statement I don't mean worth a
million in dollars and cents, but far
greater than that. This worth a
million I refer to is a smile for
everyone, love, compassion,
patience, going the extra miles (not
just road miles) to help the riders. I
would like to commehd this young
lady, Cindy Jarratt, for the out-
standing job she is doing as our
Senior Citizen Bus Driver.
I have the opportunity to hear
direct from some of the Senior
Citizens who ride the bus and have
expressed how much she means to
them because she is always concer-
ned about them and their welfare.
Knowing someone cares is worth a
million in itself.
So Cindy, you may not have a
million in dollars and cents, but you
are worth a million where it really
counts. I for one want to thank you
for going all those "extra miles"
and letting others know you care.
Mrs. Lynn Banks
P.O. Box 455
Rusk, Texas 75785
Beating Around the Bush
t
Would like to exchange infor-
mation with the descendants of
William H. Key, born December
1812 (?), and wife Harriett—(born
about 1821). Both were born in
South Carolina. Known children
are: Louisa, born ca 1855; James
Henry, born ca 1858; Richard S.,
born ca 1860; Charles T„ born ca
1862; and Robert E.L., born ca 1864.
All of the children were born in
Louisiana. This family was living in
Hunt County, Texas in 1870. Any
help on this family will be ap-
preciated. I will pay all postage and
copies or exchange data. —Wanda
J. Cooper, Rt. 2, Box 38, Buffalo,
Texas 75831.
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Seeking information on the Fnller
falhily from Ponta, Texas, Pine Hill
Community. I have been told that
Tar-Baby died! Well, actually, I
put him out of his misery. He was
my last rabbit...a black one. The
poor thing broke his back or his
hind legs; not sure, but he couldn't
move so I wasted him. No sense in
going into gory details...I'd just
throw up...again. Did I eat him?
No! I didn't even feed him to the
dog. Besides, he was just a pet.
Tar-Baby represented the final
chapter of the saga of my rabbit
dynasty. Some friends got us star-
ted in rabbitdom. They gave us
two...male and female did they
give...to be fruitful and multiply.
"Rabbits taste just like
chicken...can't tell fhe difference,"
they said.
I built a hutch with a gabled roof
and asphalt shingles. The oak door
had brass hinges and a brass latch.
A month or so later, some more
thry atoe had three
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friends learned that we were
building a rabbit empire. They gave
us two more, along with a hutch;
male and female did they give...to
be fruitful and multiply.
"Fry 'em up just like
chicken...can't tell the difference,"
they said.
Before long, I found a bunch of
baby rabbits in one of the hutches.
Some of them were dead. I
managed to dispose of the dead
baby rabbits without throwing up.
Later, I found the remains of some
more baby rabbits...the mother
rabbit had eaten them. Yuk! I
threw up.
"Do we really want to eat rab-
bits?" Fae asked.
"Sure. Fry 'em up just like
chicken...can't tell the difference."
"You can't eat fried food."
"Well, cook them in the crock-
pot; they'll be delicious."
Before the remaining baby rab-
bits were grown, more baby rabbits
were born to another female. More
dead baby rabbits...more can-
nibalism...more throwing up. I built
another hutch, just like the first one
except twice as large. It had
separate compartments...kind of
like a duplex.
"I'm not sure I want to eat
something that eats its young," I
told Fae.
"Me neither!"
"Well, we should try it anyway.
They say you can fix it just like
chicken.. .can't tell the difference."
The baby rabbits grew up and had
baby rabbits. I bought special
watering bottles and set up files to
keep receipts for feed and supplies.
I separated the babies to keep
their parents and grandjprents
from eating them.
My feed bill was getting expen-
sive. I was spending a great deal of
time caring for rabbits. It was
almost time to build another hutch,
possibly a condominium.
"They say you should eat rabbits
while they are fairly young," I told
Fae.
"We better hurry, then. Some of
those out of the first litter already
have grandchildren."
She was right. We really should
have gone ahead and started eating
rabbit. If we hadn't done something
soon, we would have been up to our
ears in rabbi ta
1 asked a friend of mine If he liked
>it He told me he loved it; said
fry it up just like
couldn't tell the dtfferwv
I invitad htm and his family ewer
stick about a foot long with a chain
fastened to each end. The hind legs
of the rabbit would be tied to each
end of the stick and then it would be
hung, spread-eagled, between a
couple Of trees for skinning.
1 murdered a rabbit and hung him
on the gatnbrel. According to direc-
tions, I slit his throat to let him
bleed atad I threw up. Next, I slit the
skin around the legs. Theoretically,
the skin should slip off like a glove. I
had my book nailed to a nearby tree
to follow directions closely, but
somehow I overlooked the fact that
I should have cut his head off before
trying to slip the hide from the
body. I grabbed ahold of that hide
around the rabbit's rump and
pulled down. Sure enough, it slipped
down easily until it got around his
shoulders. I pulled harder. It stret-
ched almost to the ground. It
wouldn't come off, so I get "more
leverage, I pulled on the rabbit out
away from the trees, instead of
pulling straight down. It kept stret-
ching and I kept pulling. Tnat rab-
bit must have been seven feet long
before the head popped off and hit
me in the face. I got up off thé \
ground and threw up. Then, I
cleaned the rabbit and threw up.
Our crock-pot recipe book
featured "Hasenpfeffer," which I
can't pronounce, but it said to
marinate a rabbit in red wine, wine
vinegar, sugar, salt, cloves, pepper
and bay leaves; leave it in the
refrigerator overnight, then cook on
low for 10 hours. We timed it so that
it would come out of the crock-pot at
suppertime on the following day.
Our friends came over and
brought their two children. The
rabbit smelled delicious as it
cooked in the crock-pot. We all sat
around the table, staring at the
potatos, beans, salad and garlic
bread. Fae put the rabbit on a large
platter and placed it in the middle of
the table. 1 thanked God for our food
especially the potatos, beans, Miad
and garlic bread. My friend helped
himself to a piece of rabbit and said
it was delicious. I told him I wasn't
very hungry, but he Insisted that I
try a bite. Without swallowing it, I
ran to the front door, went outside
and threw up. Everyone enjoyed
the potatos, beam, salad and garlic
bread. My dog was ecstatic with his
genoroua helping of Hasenpfeffer.
The following weak, I talked an
oM bov into taking all of my rabbits
free of charge, except Tar-Baby:
"Pry 'era up lust lUte chicken, you
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House Bill 72 is the most famous
bill, as far as the public is concer-
ned, in many years. It is the law and
the Rusk Schools operate under it.
The No Pass No Play has become
famous and the Supreme Court of
Tekas has ruled that is legal! This is
the change most talked about, but
Mr. Murray thinks the main pur-
pose of this bill was to change the
financing of schools in the great
State of Texas.
It used to be that most our funds
came from the Permanent School
Fund of the State; each school
district received so much, then they
received more on average daily at-
tendance. House Bill 72 changed all
of that, now so much a student, and
you must make your people fit into
this money. Then you must get all
other monies you need from local
tax payers. It seems that the
operation by the local people is
being taken away.
Teachers now have 30 minutes for
lunch, which nobody opposes; but
others have to be employed to make
up for this time. They are under
mandate in the lower grades to not
have over 22 students per class. If
they have 23 that means another
teacher, and where is the money
coming from? You, the tax payer.
Back to the no pass-no play rule.
A person who goes from Junior
High to Senior High is eligible to
participate for six weeks. If he is
not passing at the end of that time
he catlnot participate in whatever
sports, band, etc.
Our building program is near
completion and we now will have a
fine school plant-one anybody could
be very proud of. Mr. Murray says
that he feels that the tax payers in
Rusk have received a dollars worth
for a dollar spent.
It is always a pleasure to have
Mr. Murray speak to us and we will
be looking forward to a return visit
very soon. We hope that it will not
be another H.B. 72.
Young Wilbert came home from
school and announced to his
mother, "I got two free ice cream
cones this afternoon."
"How?" asked his mother. '"I
certainly hope you didn't swipe
them."
"Oh, I wpujdn't do that," W0pert
assured her. "I just took one cone in
my right hand, took the other ih my
left hand and told the lady behind
the counter 'Will you please get the
money from my pocket, and be
careful not to hurt my pet snake?"'
See You Thursday night REA Co-
op Building 8 p.m.
Correction!
In a caption last week beneath the
shower picture of Missi Shields
Gilbreath, the honoree's gran-
dmother was listed as Mrs. Lloyd
Gresham, rather than Mrs. Lloyd
Graham or Lillian Graham, as she
prefers. The honoree's new mother-
in-law should have been Jane
Gilbreath, rather than Mrs. James
Gilbreath.
Others in the picture were the
honoree, her mother, Mrs. Sharah
Shields; her sister, Salena Shields
and the groom's grandmother, Mrs.
Carrie Stafford.
We regret this error and
apologize to the family.
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