The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 137, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 12, 1986 Page: 2 of 18
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PAGE TWO—THE CHEROKEEAN OF RUSK. TEXAS-THURSDAY. JUNE 12. IMS
( Point of View... Opinii)ii/E<lifri U )
Two Views of News
FrraTka
LION'S DEN
By E. B. MUSICK JR.
Columbia shuttle explosion...
Chernobyl plant explosion...
The two recent internationally obser-
ved disasters contrast our countries'
methods of dealing with potentially
devastating and embarrassing news.
Certainly some mistakes in judgment
apparently were made by government
entities in both occurrences. In the case
of Chernobyl, bits of information have
been filtered to the public like pieces of a
jigsaw puzzle. In the case of the Columbia
shuttle explosion, we have had a steady
onslaught of communications since the
moment of explosion to the present. The
general public probably knows more
about solid fuel rocket boosters after this
few weeks of exposure to the in-
vestigation than most would have ac-
cumulate normally in a lifetime.
Isn't it embarrassing for a government
to have its dirty laundry aired to the
world via the news media? You bet!
Every trueblood, patriotic American
blushes to think of the British, French,
Russian, Spanish, Chinese citizenry
reading about how our technically-
trained, efficient and knowledgeable
space administrators ignored something
so basic as a default in a fuel container
seal. Space program managers have
been projected to be so anxious to launch
the shuttle that they were willing to risk
lives by taking the booster seal problem
off the final checklist and putting it under
the desk blotter just so Americans could
boast about their progress toward space
travel. How does that sound to those
eagerly watching for a rip in our lily-
white honor?
So, wouldn't it be better to withhold in-
formation from the media until AFTER
the investigation? Wouldn't it be better
for international PR to issue gag orders
so that NASA officials and employees and
executives of the manufacturing com-
panies involved could not be inter-
viewed? Better yet, let all com-
munication on the matter come through
the White House so the public could be
given only the correct information and
the tenor of the report could be
manipulated so that the officials' actions
could appear justified?
Do you get the drift?!? Such is the
philosophy of a totalitarian government.
The argument for this level of control
over information has its merits-
especially at a time when news seems
politically damaging. However, the
social ramifications of this manipulation
of information are obvious. How would
you like to discover from a foreign news
agency that a nuclear power plant 50
miles away had become hazar-
dous...three days ago?
We cuss and discuss the American
press. Some say the press is irrespon-
sible, too nosey and a threat to national
defense. Some say reporters delight in
horror and controversy (where's the
GOOD news, for Heaven's sake?). These
accusations certainly have merit in some
actions involving individual reporters.
Each profession suffers reproach from
members who are incompetent or falsely
motivated. As a whole, however, the
free press has proven to be the single
greatest tool guaranteeing protection of
your right to know-to know about oc-
currences that affect the quality of your
life and health, to know the ''why" behind
the tragedy, to know and to make accoun-
table the actions of those at the helm of
our Ship of State!
Truth...however embarrassing or ap-
parently dishonorable...is our ticket to
true freedom. To be truly free, one must
be true to himself and to his fellowman.
Government based on deception cannot
endure. Neither can a business or a per-
sonal relationship. The free press in
America is the watchdog of truth. God
forbid that the institution of the media
should ever be muzzled or that its mem-
bers should lose their sense of respon-
sibility. May the struggle for balance of
power continue between government and
the press. And, as the stress of conflict
burns out impure motives on both sides,
may the result continue to be a
knowledgeable populus and a responsible
government,- true to its constituten-
ts...we, the people.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Un GMrge
Dodd is ptocfc-htttiBg m the ikmct
of Lioa Elma Mttsick.
The horse would have a good
laugh today if be could see all the
motorists adjusting their shoulder
harnesses.
Today, when newlyweds feather
their nest, you'll usually find four
parents who have been plucked.
It is work detail time again at the
swimming pool. Opening date is
getting near and there is a lot of
work to be dooe. The Lions invite
everyone to go by and see the
progress that is being made. After
all, it's your donations (investmen-
ts ) that are making it possible, and
we thank you Everything is going
well with the baseball program. A
lot of hours are being spent at the
park by the Lions to see that our
young people have a place to play
ball. Come out and watch a game
You will be glad you did. While you
are there, buy some popcorn and a
soft drink.
We were happy to welcome back
into the club. Lion Bill Middleton
Jr. We had as our guest, soon to be
County Judge Emmett Whitehead
and his wife. Marie, who was our
speaker for the day. There is not
enough space to write all the things
that Rusk Lions Club's good frien-
ds. Emmett and Marie, have done
for the club and our town. They
have been true friends many times
On June 26, 1986. the Lions with
their sweethearts (wives) will have
their installation banquet. This is
when the new officers will take over
to continue the work that the club
has been involved in over the years.
Lions Charles Horton began his
month of being program chairman
by introducing Mrs. Marie
Whitehead. She has been gathering
pictures and articles on the
Cherokee County Courthouse and
shared this information with the
Lions.
She said that to the best of her
knowledge that there has been four
different courthouses since the first
one was built in 1846 The first one
was built out of logs and stood
where the present courthouse is
now. In fact, all four were built in
this same location. After the log
structure was removed, a two-story
frame served the county A fence
was built around this building to
keep the cows and horses off the
grounds
The third building was built in
1888 and was remodeled once when
the dome was removed These
bncks were made at the East Texas
Penitentiary here in Rusk When
the Commissioners Court voted to
rebuild the courthouse, some of the
bncks were used to build the first
lunchroom for the Rusk School.
Governor Coke Stevenson, along
with many other dignitaries were in
Rusk Nov II. 1941 for the
dedication of the new building that
serves the citizens of Cherokee
County today It was built by the
WPA at an estimated cost of
$415,000.
The present courthouse has 10.000
square feet of floor space plus the
courthouse annex located at the
corner of North Henderson and Six-
th Street. The jail, (known then as
the county hotel), was located
where the annex is now. Mrs.
Whitehead passed around pictures
showing Rusk as it was many years
ago
Oh, yes, there were some Lions in
those pictures but we won't say how
old the pictures were A very good
program Mrs Whitehead
promised to bring a program on
past activities of the Rusk Lions
Club We will look foward to having
her back for that.
A farmer and his wife had just
retired and moved to town In the
morning, after spending the first
night in their new home, his wife
said. "Well. pa. isn't it about time
you was getting up to build the
fire?"
"Nope." the old gentleman said.
"I'll call the fire department We
might as well get used to these city
conveniences right now "
Rusk Lion* Hub Swimming Pool
Improvement Donation
(Investments)
Mr and Mrs Morris Elliott.
Tommy Ford. Mrs W C Curtis.
Williams and Jane Curtis. Students
and Faculty of the Rusk Junior
High School. Friendship Sunday
School Class. First Methodist Chur-
ch. Chris and Karen Vaught. Mrs
Clarnssa Mayes. Mr and Mrs
Lester Hughes. H and S Tire
Alignment. Mr and Mrs Charles A
Burfoot
Kissin' Kuzzins
Goochland County, Virginia was
formed in 1728 from Henrico Coun-
ty. Many early families in Virginia
lived in this area of the state
Kathleen Booth Williams has done a
service for reseachers by tran-
scribing the marriage records of
Goochland Countv from 1733 to 1815
Beating Around
the Bush
by Milton Bullock
Letters...to the Editor
The world's population of
bom osa pi ens (humans, for those
with low foreheads) is comprised of
two basic classifications: Type A
and Type B. Type A homosapiens
include all of those who are not
presently suffering from
toothaches. Type B homosapiens
are marked by the distinguishing
characteristic of presently being in
the state of excruciating pain from
U e agonizing condition commonly
n . rred to as toothache.
I ie typical Type A person tends
U launt his lot in life by being
juv al, smiling, singing, and saying
stupid things like "have a nice
day!" He talks about eating char-
coal broiled pork chops, taffy can-
dy, popcorn, and peanut brittle. He
delights in biting into ice cream and
gulping hot chocolate or steaming
coffee.
A Type A person likes loud, shrill
music and enjoys making strange
sounds similar to scraping his
fingernails on a blackboard. Type
A'8 drive ambulances. All carpen-
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ters with skill saws are Type A s As
a Type A cuts his T-bone steak, his
knife invariably slides sideways
across his dinner plate, creating a
high-pitched screech that is usually
on the same frequency as the elec-
trical impulses of pain that rever-
berate throughout the brain of a
TypeB.
Type B homosapiens qualify as
minorities, but unfortunately do not
have special rights or privileges
(unless, of course, one considers it a
right and privilege to be in legal
possession of little red and black
capsules that place him in another
dimension). It is not surprising,
therefore, that Type B's tend to
harbor deep-seated hatred for Type
A's.
A Type B can easily be identified
by the scowl on his face. It is not un-
common to see a Type B holding the
palm of his hand next to his jaw. He
groans a lot He lies on the couch for
hours, rarely changing the position
of his head on the pillow. He is not
the least bit friendly. To the con-
trary, he is downright hateful.
Type B's can only be found in one
of three places: the home, the den-
tist office, or the drugstore. Ex-
treme caution should be taken in
approaching Type B's. In the in-
terest of safety, it is best to avoid
them altogether.
Nothing can be said to a Type B to
cheer him up. Anything said will no
doubt be interpreted as sarcasm. A
Type B will certainly not respond in
a civil manner, so it's best to simply
ignore him.
A fellow type B was in line behind
me at the prescription counter
today. We scowled at each other
with mutual respect and ad-
miration. Both of us experienced
that unspoken common bond of
TyneB brotherhood.
"Have a nice day I" said the Type
. A cashier with a smirk on her face.
My eyes squinted at her fs I clen-
ched my fists. I glanced at the Type
B behind me. I could almost detect
an understanding smile behind
those loathsome eyes.
a ohoOoWt
Dear Editor:
We of Alpha Alpha Gamma would
like to take a moment to say thank
you for your help in supporting our
community oriented projects
Through the publicity and coverage
you have given us, our projects
have been a great success. You are
deeply appreciated Thank you
again.
Sincerely yours,
Melody Lade
Corresponding Secretary
Alpha Alpha Gamma
Beta Sigma Phi
Dear Editor:
Recently I was in Rusk to visit my
aunts who are roommates in a nur-
sing home. I felt so good about my
Aunt Grace and Aunt Vee. who are
under the care of the very able
Novice Brooks, the administrator of
Rusk Nursing Home.
All went well--an all-morning
visit till noon, regretful goodbyes,
and off to Rusk Hotel for lunch ' real
good). Then, as we were leaving
town, my car gave a big cough,
sputtered once and died All the
tricks I knew, and my sister-in-law
Mae, and my brother, Jake Sher
man knew, were to no avail
Several nice people came by and of
fered help, but like us. didn't know
anything about a foreign car One
nice fellow took my brother to a
garage nearby, and the mechanic
came bade to take a look, but.
deciding that a garage down the
street might know, he took Jake
there in his pickup. In a few
minutes Jake came back in another
pickup with towing facilities at-
tached.
We were towed to Countywide
Car Care at 1408 North Dickinson
and met Dan Garcia-my, what a
nice fellow! Right away he assured
us be knew the problem but did not
have the part. He picked up the
phone and called a dealer in
Lufkin, who said they would send a
wrecker as soon as it returned from
a call. By this time it's 3 p.m. We
spent a lot of time talking, and was I
ever surprised to find that Dan is
from New Jersey. I really found it
hard to believe. Of course, I'm from
deep East Texas, but worked two
years, many years ago, in New
York City, and must say I never,
during that time, met anyone from
New Jersey (just across the Hudson
River from where I lived) that was
as friendly as Dan.
At a quarter till five Dan s phone
rang, and the wrecker had broken
down (can you believe that''
Somehow I visualize them always
running). It would be the next day
before they could come for the car
What were we going to do' About
that time. Dan's wife, Linda, drove
up-a lovely girl, and just as frien-
dly and accommodating as Dan
She took us to the Country Kitchen,
a mile or so away, to wait for my
nephew and his wife to come for us
It took a while, since they live in
Livingston Linda took all this time
taking us there, even though she
planned originally to rush home to
make a peanut butter pie for din-
ner. since her mother was visiting
her from Florida, and was leaving
the next morning
I realize I've gone around the
world to say the Garcías are about
the nicest "brand new" friends we
could ever hope to have Mae and
Jake agreed. Also, we plan never,
never to lose touch Rusk is indeed
lucky to have this fine couple serve
them (Linda works too).
Another debt I owe Dan: when he
called Lufkin he found that this
computerized part was still under
warranty, which would also cover
half the towing charge Can you
beat that0 I would never have
thought to ask
Since my car did break down. I
consider myself so lucky it was
near Countywide Care Care and
Dan Garcia Rusk, you are lucky
Sincerely.
Gayle Sherman
33S5 East Lacas
Beaumont, Tex. 77703
Bank Taxes
Distributed
By Bullock
State Comptroller Bob Bullock
has sent checks totaling $57.4
million from the second year's
collection of the state franchise tax
on banks to 2,002 local taxing
jurisdictions.
Of that $57.4 million, Cherokee
County got $23,441.13. Alto ISD
received $18,928.05, but the City of
Alto received nothing. Jacksonville
ISD got $34,84518 and the City of
Jacksonville, tt3.213.47 RuslrlSD'i
share was $29.33$. 18 and the Gty of
Rusk received 811,5 08 Wells ISD
got $2.387 71 and the City of Wells,
When Goochland was formed it con-
tained the area that is now
Goochland Albemarle. Cum-
berland. Amherst. Chesterfield.
Buchmgham. Fluvanna. Powhatan.
Nelson and Appomattox When
Goochland was first formed
Manakin Town also was in its bor
ders
The marriages are arranged in
alphabetical order by the surname
of the groom, with the date of the
bond, the name of the bride, name
of parents, witnesses, and sureties,
date of the marriage, name of the
minister performing the ceremony,
and the page number of the original
marriage register There is also a
full name index to help the resear-
cher quickly locate the name
desired
Some of the more familiar names
included in this volume include
Adams. Allen. Alvis. Amos. Ander-
son, Bailey, Banks, Barnett. Bass.
Bates. Baugh, Blankenship,
Boiling, Bowles. Bradshaw.
Brooks, Brown, Carter. Childress,
Chisholm, Christian, Clark(e).
Cocke, Cooper, Cosby, Cox. Crank.
Crenshaw. Crouch, Crutchfield,
Curd, Dandridge. Davis. Duke.
Ellis. Farmer. Flournoy, Freeman.
Fulcher, Grubbs. Haden. Hall.
Harris. Harrison. Hatcher. Her-
ndon. Hines, Hix, Hodges. Holland
Hopkins, Johns. Johnson. Jones,
Jordan. Key Layne. Lee, Lewis.
McBrtde. McKim, Maddox, Martin.
Massie, Matthews. Meriwether.
Miller, Mims, Mitchell. Moss.
Mullins, Norvell, Nowlin, Nuckols,
Owen, Pace. Page, Parnsh, Payne.
Perkins. Pleasant(s), Poor,
Powers, Price. Pryor. Pulliam.
Puryear. Ragland. Randolph.
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This volume contains 148 pages,
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ISAACKS, ISAACS family compiled
by a member of the family in 1935
Samuel ISAACKS III was one of
Stephen Austin s "Old 300 " This in-
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Samuel Isaacks, the immigrant,
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I need information on the CRAVY
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after the Civil War and settled on
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Texas William Owen Cravey and
his brother fought side by side in the
Civil War William Cravy married
Elizabeth ISAACKS and was an
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Houston This is the Allen that
Allen's Landing was named for
I also need information on the
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