The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 139, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 18, 1987 Page: 1 of 44
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The Cherokeean
Texas' Oldest Weekly Newspaper
Thursday,
July 18,
1987
Vol. 139, No. 19-lóPages Established As The Cherokee Sentinel, February 2 7, 1850 Rusk, Texas 75785 25cents
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HOLD ON CHUCK! It'sdaaelhla way. Ryan! Charle* Harris and thousands of ether fsthen wWbel
day on Father'* Day. Harris. like many other*. well deserve* the honor. At the end of the work day, he sheds a
Tesas Stale Railroad cap for a red Cardinal cap. He Is pitcher for the Rusk Lions ( lub summer Dad's Pitch.
Harris attempt* to give *on, Ryan. H, a few balling pointers, as young Chuck, nine month* old. Icarn* first hand
how toplay dad'* pitch. staff photo
SFA Repertory Theatre underway;
'Dracula' on stage through Saturday
The Stephen F Austin Slate
University Department of Theatre
will relurn to the Cherokee Civic
TV.i'f in Rusk for Slimmer Heper
tory Theatre XI 1987
The season will begin with
Dracula adapted from Bram
Stoker s novel by Tim Keiley The
second production is "1 Remember
Mama by John Van Druten, which
wil) be followed by "Courtship" by
Morton Foote The season will cltise
with The Foreigner by Larry
Shue
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Round Town
With Mrs. Roundabout
As torrential rain falls on Rusk,
this i a g<x>d time to pause and Lake
u mental trip back to Truckee,
Donner Camp. Virginia
City Nevada, remember'' That
meeting in Reno of the National
Association of Regional Councils we
attended last month provided some
interesting insights as to how other
folks deal with problems which are
common to a II of us
The session dealing with how to of-
fer better rural fire defense
program* was Informative Many
are doing what we, locally, have
already done in the area of acquiring
equipment. It Is amaitng how
cheaply surplus government stuff
can be bought, and still how cheaply
It can be renovated for fire fighting!
With the end result being a vehicle of
1300,000 value for only 119,0M In-
vestment. And the value-coat ratio
went both up and down for larger
and smaller working pieces.
One county judge reported that
they buy inow required) firemen's
clothing and equipment, saving
mega bucks through quantity
buying This is, in turn, sold to the
smaller fire fighting units of the
county, at cost, when needed And
some fire units group to purchase
insurance at pool rates One
delegate noted that the telephone
company in his town provided phone
service at no charge to the fire
station'
Well. It wasn't all work and no play
at the meeting. Plans had been
made for attenders to do some sight-
seeing on bus tours before business
began. This was the opportunity we
had to take a look at Nevada's past
before the state wa* a state. And
before I get my hand called, and
rightly so, let me correct a
statement madr last week. Truckee
is NOT in Nevada. It is. rather, in
California! And it calls Itself "the
gateway to California."
Prior to the arrival of the
white man, the area known as
Truckee was occupied by the
Washoe Indians It was, however, a
Pauite Indian for whom the town
was named He appeared as a frien-
See'R'ABOUT, P. IS
Commissioners look at adding
voting boxes in each precinct
Sixty employed at hospital
to serve increasing enrollment
Cherokee County commissioner*
requested County Clerk Fairy Up-
sha w Monday morning to check with
the U.S. Justice Department con-
cernig procedure to add new voting
boxes in the county.
Commissioner Joe Henderson,
Precinct 3, said he thought each
commissioner precinct should have
two additional voting boxea. Half of
the people who vote in the New Hope
box live on the other side of Lake
Jacksonville, he said. Some drive as
faras nine miles to get to the polls.
Fairy Upahaw, county clerk, said
new legislation has been introduced
to allow anyone to vote absentee by
Just going to the clerk's office. She
added that probably many people
already vote abaentee because of the
distance to the polling site*. By law,
persona can vote absentee If they are
to be out of the county on election day
or if they are over M, a student, or a
Earlier in the meeting Joe Daniel,
county extension service agent,
submitted his resignation. Daniel
has accepted a position with Powell
Plant Farm at New Summerfield.
In another matter, County Judge
Emmett Whitehead said he had two
quotes for liability insurance for
county officials and should have two
more before the end of the week.
Bonds were approved for reserve
sheriff deputies Dollie Brooks,
Lavitta M. Fawcett, Lucille Sword,
Peggy Lewis, Diana T. Cole, Jamea
Stokes, Joe T. Terrell, W. N. Shat-
tuck, Joe Paul Sides, L. B. Golemon,
Park Wataon, Bennie F. Hood, Merv
Dawson and Gerald E, Davis.
Other action taken by the com*
missioners court included approval
for OTE to lay underground cable
along county road in Precinct 3; and
authorisation for the court at law
coordinator to attend a seminar at
HuntavtUo,Junell-l«
"Dracula, which will be presen-
ted June 17-20. opened in London
theatres 60 years ago The first
production in London promoted (ear
of Count Dracula by having first aid
vans outside the theatre and
uniformed nurses at the doors in
case anyone fainted The
mysterious myth of Dracula lives on
today
The second production. 'I
Remember Mama." June 24 27, is
adapted from Kathryn Forbe s
novel, "Mama's Hank Account. by-
John Van Druten This play
describes the life of a Norwegian-
American family in the early years
of the 20th century It was described
by critics as "bringing excitement
to the theatre, and "a fond and
beguiling play One critic
professed. "1 can hardly imagine
any one not enjoying it
"Courtship. Julv M, takes place
in Harrison. Texas in 1914 First
presented by the Actors Theatre of
Louisville. "Courtship is a
nostalgic play focusing on a well-to-
do family in w hich the daughter tries
to break away from their restraints
Summer Repertory Theatre will
close the 1987 season with "The
Foreignrr. July 8-11 In the back
woods of Georgia, an Englishman,
Charlie, finds himself slowly under
standing the habits and practices of
the local folks Pretending he is not
able to understand or speak English
results in his learning many hidden
secrets of the community Audien-
ces were delighted by Charlie's
character with the release of "The
Foreigner " in November, 1984
All performances are at the
Cherokee Civic Theatre in Rusk
Curtain time is 8 p m Adult tickets
are 15. students and senior citizen
tickets are $3 Booster (season)
tickets are available at $15 for adults
and $9 for students and senior
citizens Booster tickets provide a
sa ving of one f ree show per holder
Tickets may be purchased at the
Department of Theatre (409 ) 568-
4003, or the Cherokee Civic Theatre
box office, <214) 683-2131 Booster
tickets will also be available at
Citizens Bank in Rusk, (214)683-2277.
Sixty persons will begin work at
Rusk State Hospital Monday, accor
ding to Dr John White, superinten-
dent "These are temporary
positions as Mental Health
Worker Psychiatric Security
Technicians, heexplained
A total of 140 persons have been
employed since last April stated
Lou Furlong, assistant supennten
dent Eighteen were employed Apr
16 On Mayl an additional 21 persons
were added June 1 recorded 17
more and June 11 another 24 were
employed
"Of these 140 new persons em
ployed. 57 represent new positions
filled, while the other 83 reflect the
filling of staff vacancies, said
Furlong
Monday's new work force brings
the hospital's total MHW PST per-
sonnel to 556 There are other staf'
positions, of course, but those who
work as MHW. PST staff now num
ber556. he said
He cited the increased staffing
need as being based on increased
numbers now ser\ edat RSH
"At this point we have 110 clients
from Harris County,' he explained
The entire hospital population totals
677 Of this number, 285 are in
Maximum Security Unit and 392 are
in the hospital's Valley View facility.
Applications for employment may
be made at the hospital Those who
have no college credits are required
to sign up for the BOLT test at the
Texas Employment Commission in
Jacksonville. The test is ad-
ministered at the hospital by TEC
personnel
Historian to be honored
Commission's All-History Dinner set
A long-time leader in historical
preservation work in Cherokee
County will be honored and a
professional historian will tell the
role of the historical investigator at
the Cherokee County Historical
Edith Ro*
Commission's third annual All-
History Dinner June 23 at 7 p.m in
the Scurlock Center at Lon Morris
College in Jacksonville
Mrs Henry Rose of Alto, a mem-
ber of the historical commission 21
years and a leader in several other
history-related organizations, will
be recognized formally for her
leadership in preserving the history
of the county and Texas. Mrs Rose
is a former chairman of the Com-
mission and is its incumbent marker
committee chairman In 1986 she
received a 20-year award from the
Texas Historical Commission in
Austin for her work in this field
Dan L'tley of Austin, a
professional historian and author,
will discuss 'After the Fact The
Role of the Historical Investigator"
as speaker for the evening l'tley is a
consultant to numerous agencies, is
an author, and was directors of
historical markers and research for
the Texas Historical Commission in
Austin I 'tley's talk will cover ghost
towns in Texas, forestry history, and
old cemeteries as he tells how to in-
vestigate history
The All-History Dinner each year
brings together members of all of
the history-related organizations in
the county to honor some person who
has done outstanding work in
preserving history and to hear or see
a program related directly to area
and state history These
organizations include the Daughters
of the American Revolution.
Daughters of the Republic of Texas.
United Daughters of the Con-
federacy, Cherokee County
Genealogical Society , Cherokee
County Heritage Association, Junior
Historians The annual dinners are
open also to individuals interested in
area and state history
Reservations for the dinner can be
made at the Cherokee County
Historical Commission office in the
Jacksonville post office building ot
by mailing them to the Commission
at P O. Box 1128, Jacksonville, Tex
75766
Dinner tickets are $6 per person,
payable with reservations Tickets
will be mailed to those making
reservations for presentation at the
door that night. Tickets will not be
available at the door, because of the
caterer's requirements, it is ex
plained. Reservation deadline is
June 19 noon, but earlier reser-
vations areadvised
Mrs Rose is a native of Kaufman
but grew up in Alto, attended the
See "HISTORI AN , p. 16
ii ni i i "iii •hmiinnnni m
County judge talks finances
Taking his concern for county-
finances directly to the citizens,
County Judge Emmett Whitehead
spoke to the Rusk Kiwanis Club
Tuesday "You are the first in a
series of meetings scheduled during
which I will seek input and guidance
in developing plans for next year's
budget. " he said
"What you want will guide the
Commissioners Court in estimating
costs of services for the next fiscal
year which begins Oct 1," Judge
Whitehead stated.
Factors to which he pointed as
heavy considerations included the
approximate (40 million decline in
valuations based primarily on the oil
and gas industry problems, also the
loss of Federal Revenue Sharing
funds.
"As an example, last year $116
thousand from Federal Revenue
Sharing funds was spent in such
areas as amublance service,
tourism, historical commission fun
ding, and a county road num-
bering mapping process which
began several years ago, " he cited
He commented on the estimated
cost of legal defense for just one
capital murder case which is pen
ding "District Judge Morris
Hassell has indicated that this case
alone, by the time it ends, could cost
the taxpayers as much as $200,000,"
Judge Whitehead stated. "Provision
of legal defense to persons charged,
and who say they cannot afford an
attorney, is now mandated by state
and federal law."he said
This item alone cost the county
around $66,000 last year and to date
in the current year, approximately
$70.000 has been spent, the speaker
said
"We have no way of estimating a
cost factor like this until the need is
presented, " he added
Pointing to liability insurance, a
pending problem, he stated, "There
are only six companies in the U S.
which write these policies now We
are looking at an increase of at least
$10,000 for these premiums
The cost of funding the recently
established County Court at Law
was another area of expense which
he sees as a marked increase. This
was initially funded at $50,000 and
that didn't include money for a
secretary ora bailiff W'e are looking
at a shortfall of at least $40,000
here, " he said
The speaker indicated that the
County must have at least six and
one half cents increase just to main-
tain existing services, to hold a
status quo
He cited earmarked funds to con
struct a new jail which is another
See •BUDGET, P. 1C
MEMBERS OF THE Itt! Ruak Htgk gckaal Graduating ctaaa attending a reunion Saturday night are, from Ml la hit, Marts W«
Ion, France# Cobble Lindsay, Irene Rassell Power. 1„ A. CorMa, Marguerite HirdiM McKetlar, Osa Arnwlne JhUm. la back are Cfcarlee
Chapman, Marlon Bolton, Raymond Brown. Mary Meredith Hoi ton. Pauline Price Smith, llunella Maneas While, Juanita W«
Maltland. Ethel Clark Pledger, Krma Hardy Reas, Dorothy Jones Bradbury, Peggy Allen Haird. Hetty Weem Woaftertan. <
nlng, Ruth Kehot* Hraowell. Jamea Rnnha. JlmmieOweua Kilmer, tier* Id Chapman
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