The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 136, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 18, 1985 Page: 8 of 28
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PAGE E1UHT— THE CHEROKEEAN OF RUSK, TEXAS—THUR8DAY, JULY IS. IMS
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Two Groups
Sponsor
Center
By DORIS COOK
The oldest and the youngest ser-
vice organizations in Rusk have
joined in co-sponsoring the
Cherokee County Cultural Center.
The Rusk Garden Club, federated in
1942 and the Cherokee Art League,
Inc., chartered in 1984, received
notice from the Secretary of State
for the state of Texas on Friday,
July 12, that this organization's ar-
ticles of incorporation have been
approved and placed on record.
The burned-out Norton Furniture
Store on the south side of the square
in Rusk, after renovation by the
group, will bring into being a
showcase for the floral arts and for
the fine arts regionally in a gallary
setting. Also planned are facilities
for joint offices for the two spon-
soring groups and the building's
staff, a library featuring material
of interest in these areas and a con-
ference room with workshop
facilities. It is anticipated by the
organizers of this project that the
1900 style building will be a tourist
attraction to the city of Rusk as well
as serving the creative community.
A board of directors drawn
primarily from the Rusk Garden
Club and the Cherokee Art League,
Inc. has been formed, officers have
been elected and an advisory board
is currently being developed. Initial
clean-up work will begin shortly
and, while funding will be solicited
from appropriate foundations, local
fund drives wili take place in the
near future.
Mary J. Turney is the President
of the Cherokee County Cultural
Center, Thelma Clute is Vice
President and Doris Cook is
Secreta ry-Treasurer.
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Mother Tells of Son's Progress
Big Cantaloupes
This fine produce was raised by Rachel Parker in her garden at her
home on Highway 84 East. One cantaloupe tipped the scales at eight
pounds and the other at six pounds. -staff photo
Gill Families Hold Reunion
AH hope for sight in an eye in-
jured earlier this summer by a B-B
shot are gone, according to the
mother of seven-year-old Mark
Cook. Ann Cook, the child's mother
says doctors feel all hope of the
youngster ever seeing from the eye
is now gone.
There is a build-up of scar tissue
and blood trapped in layers behind
the front section of the eye, where
the iris and lens of the eye are sup-
posed to be located, Mrs. Cook ¡Bays.
She says the reason she said sup-
pose to be located is that most of
these parts of the eye and cornea as
well are either missing or very
distarded in her son's eye. If they
attempted to remove the build-up,
the area it covers is so large that
removal would leave nothing to at-
tach to an iris and lens made from
special artificial materials.
The doctor further explained that
the right eye would be affected
because it will sympathize with the
injured left eye. This means thai
the right eye would weep as the in-
jured eye now does and has since it
was wounded. The right eye would
also weaken. The doctor says there
is no way to tell when the sym-
The child's doctor says the best
that Medical Science can offer now
is to allow the eye to completely
heal from the wound and surgery,
then attempts will be made to make
the eye look as near normal as
possible with artificial materials.
Doctors are now checking the
progress of the healing weekly. The
family tries to be sure that Mark,
an otherwise healthy boy, doesn't
become too active before the
healing process is completed.
Mrs. Cook says that although she
knows that her child will spend the
rest of his life blind in one eye, and
with the knowledge that at any time
the other eye can become
weakened, she harbors no anger or
bad feeling toward the young boy
who shot Mark, or towards his
family. It was boys being boys, she
says.
She says that most boys, and
some girls, develop a desire for
ownership of guns early in life. It Is
up to the parents to judge at what
age children can be taught the
proper use and safety of guns.
She notes that a B-B gun, in many
cases, is considered a toy and is
ven to children much too young to
taught how to use it properly and
safely.
She requests the prayers of those
in the community that God will give
the family the strength to endure
and that He will bless Mark with
courage to face the future and ad-
justments that he will have to
make. Mrs. Cook and her husband,
Ben have one other son, Matthew,
Mark's twin brother.
On June 29, the families of
Ezekiel and Martha Ford Gill held
their annual reunion at the Texas
State Park. Two sons were born to
the abpve union; Robert Andrew
Beauregard Gill and Thomas Mon-
tgomery Hall Gill. Ezekiel Gill
fought in the Civil War, and was
away in the war when the call came
announcing the birth of his second
child. He started the journey home
to visit with his family ; but on the
way he was ambushed. No further
information is known, not even the
burial place. The two boys were
raised by their mother, who is
buried in Salem Cemetery.
Introductions were made of new,
members of the families. Roger
Hassell gave a devotional on family
closeness and sang a song of praise
to the Lord. Each member wore a
yellow ribbon awaiting the return of
the hostages, who -«re beginning
their return home. Items were
brought and an auction held to raise
money for the mission fund. A
business meeting was held and of-
ficers elected. A committee was
appointed to find some needy
elderly person and a portion of the
mission fund would be used for their
needs. The date for the next reunion
will be toie last Saturday in June,
1986.
pathizing might begin, Mrs.
said.
To have prevented this reaction
from the right eye, any hopes the
family had would have had to be
abandoned within two weeks from
the day of the injury, as the injured
eye would have been removed and a
glass eye set in. With even a remoté
chance that some sight could be
restored to the injured eye, it was
felt worth a chance. The chance
,was taken, but sight did not come
back.
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Sigma Phi held their June social at
the Golden Corral Restaurant at
Jacksonville.
Attending were Janis Munsinger,
Cathy Chanchellor, Linda
Derrington, Mary Holcomb, Patsy
Kinchen, Estelle Ham, Tommye
Pickett, Marsha Morgan, Myra
Winder, Florence Ocker and Ginger
Kelley. Members ordered in-
dividually and the meals ranged
from baked potatoes to hamburgers
to steaks. Ginger Kelley won the
distinction of piling the highest
salad plate. Tommye Pickett enter-
tained the group with several witty
stories.
Patsy Kinchen and Estelle Ham,
who split the cheapest meal, told of
their upcoming trips to Las Vega's,
Nevada. Mary Holcomb's trip to the
Beta Sigma Phi State Convention in
San Antonio in July was also
discussed.
All present enjoyed visiting and
catching up on summer activities.
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The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 136, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 18, 1985, newspaper, July 18, 1985; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth151705/m1/8/?q=divorce&rotate=180: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.