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PAGE TWO - THE CHEROKEEAN/HERALD OF RUSK, TEXAS - THURSDAY, JUNE 8,1989
Parting thoughts are shared
'Wheels of time grind slowly...'
By JAY WILLIAMS
RHS VALEDICTORIAN '89
The wheels of time grind slowly,
but they grind exceedingly fine.
These words are very fitting of the
accomplishments that tonight's
ceremony represents. We, the class
of 1989, have made it through 12
years of hard work. Tonight we are
rewarded for our efforts.
During these 12 years, many
friendships have begun. Some of
them have ended, but many more
will remain forever. It is these
friendships that have helped us
along the way. Our friends were
always there when needed, but
there are many other people who
have also contributed to our suc-
cess. Our parents are at the top of
the list. Whether we realize it or
not, they have made great
sacrifices in order that we should
reach our goals. I would especially
like to thank my parents for all of
the love and support they have given
me over the years.
Next on the list are the many
teachers, coaches, principals and
other administrators whom we
have encountered. We thank you for
the wisdom and knowledge which
you have shared and passed along
to us.
Thank you to the other family
members, friends, and acquaintan-
ces who have given us support and
advice throughout the years.
Finally, I would like to say thank
you to my fellow graduates. Being
here tonight shows that you had
enough strength, integrity, and per-
severance to reach your goal of
graduating. There were some bad
times along the journey, but there
were many more happy ones which
we can cherish and carry with us
throughout our lives. I thank you
and I wish you the very best in
whatever you choose to do. As long
as your desire to succeed is present,
no goal is unreachable. Good luck
and God bless you.
' Stand at crossroads of... new life...'
By CHAD BRADFORD
AHS VALEDICTORIAN *89
We, the senior class of 1989, stand
here at the crossroads of a new life.
We have traveled down a long path
for the past 13 years and have en-
countered many obstacles along
this way. Our journey began in
1975 on our first day of Kindergar-
ten. We all had Mrs. Mason drying
our tears and some parents' tears
as she told them, "They'll be just
fine." Our journey for the next six
years went smoothly as we went
from grade to grade in elementary
with our main concern being the
amount of playtime we would have
each day.
In 1983, we began a new leg of our
journey. We were all going to junior
high. It was beyond our
imagination how anyone could get
to his locker, open it, get his books,
and get to class all in five minutes.
As always though, we did it, and
our fears subsided into everyday
routine.
Our journey had taken us across
the hall into high school before we
knew it. As freshman we were at
the bottom and had to work extra
hard to stand out and be noticed.
We saw graduation as a ring far
away from our grasp, but now, as
seniors, we are wearing that ring
and asking, "Where has the time
gone?"
Our lives have been molded along
our journey by our teachers and
administration. One teacher has
been along on our journey since we
began. Mrs. Bynum was there to
greet us in the first grade when we
started. She met us again in the
middle when she taught us reading
in the seventh grade, and now, at
the end, she teaches the seniors
English. The seniors would like to
express a thank-you to Mrs. Bynum
and all our other past teachers for
that special way in which they all
have affected our lives.
I would like to give Mrs. Donna
Cook a special thank you. She has
taught me so much about life, and
somehow she was always able to
relate it back to English. She is one
teacher who has not only made me
ready for college but also made me
ready for life on my own. Of course,
I want to thank my parents for all
the support they have given me
through the years. They have
always been there for me, and they
are a steadfast rock in my life. I
would also like to thank God for the
life that he has given to me. I have
relied on his power and grace many
times, and he has provided me with
many blessings.
As we graduate tonight, don't
think that our journey has ended.
We are at a major crossroads of our
life as we carefully look in both
directions weighing our oppor-
tunities and challenges. Robert
Allston has said, "There is a
calculated risk in every stage of
American development. The nation
was built by men who took risks-
pioneers who were not afraid of the
wilderness, businessmen who were
not afraid of failure, scientists who
were not afraid of the truth,
thinkers who were not afraid of
progress, dreamers who were not
afraid of action." We, tonight, say
that we welcome these risks. We
look forward to our future as we
stand here at this special
moment...called graduation.
'Dedicate this.. .to my Mother...'
By CHRIS WAINWRIGHT
AHS SALUTATORIAN '89
Friends, Altonians, Countrymen,
lend me your ears. I come not to
bury the Seniors, but to praise
them. The Seniors of 1989 would like
to thank each of you for sharing this
memorable event. A part of me is
not here tonight. As most of you
know, my mother passed away this
last March. If I may, I would like to
dedicate this address to her. My
mother...the most beautiful lady
that ever lived.
In speech class we were taught
the correct way to make speeches.
We had a system we go by called
the Three B's. BE short. BE sim-
ple. BE seated. I will try to do all
three, especially the one that says
be simple. I wanted to get a few
pointers on how to speak to you this
evening, so I went to Mr. Jackson
for advice. He told me about a time
when he was giving a very impor-
tant speech. He was very nervous.
When he walked to the podium, he
noticed a small note paper-clipped
to his speech. It read, "KISS, Love
Pat." After reading this he gained
so much confidence that he made
his speech perfectly. When he got
home he told his wife how much he
loved her and thanked her for
writing the little note of love. She
told him the note didn't say KISS
but KIS S. Keep It Simple Stupid.
I had a dream last night and I
would like to tell you about it. I
dreamed that I had died and went to
Heaven. When a person came in he
was rewarded with a vehicle of
some kind according to his good
works on earth. There were three
men ahead of me. The first
received a Mercedes Benz, the
second a Cadillic, the third
received a Volkswagon. When he
got to me, he just gave me a
bicycle. Well, I was doing okay. I
was riding around on the streets of
gold and I suddenly saw something
that made me laugh so hard I fell
off my bike. There was Freddie
Johnson wheeling along on roller
skates.
Being serious now, I want you,
the Seniors, to stop and realize that
this is the last time all of us will be
together. We've been through many
years together. We've seen each
other grow up, change, and become
what we are today. We've leaned on
each other, helped each other, and
sometimes even fought with each
other. Still the good times are more
than the bad.
Now it's time to separate. Some
of us will not stay in Alto. Some will
go far away. Some will live here for
the rest of their lives. No matter
where we are, we must now live on
memories. Now is the time to excel.
Now is the time to be successful.
Now is the time for us, the Seniors
of 1989, to make our dreams come
true. We've been together for a long
time, but now we must go foward
with out lives. We must remember
what we've been taught and what
we believe in. We will fall, but we
must get up. We will fail, but we
must keep trying. Look out world,
here we come. As I close, I ask you
to remember one thing that will
make you successful in everything
you do. Always remember that
whereever you go...that's where
you are. And when you're not
there.. .you're someplace else.
'Set your goals high'
By KARL McARTHUR, RHS SALUTATORIAN 8
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Parents, relatives, friends and
faculty; welcome to the graduation
ceremonies for the Class of Eighty-
nine. We have all worked long and
hard to reach this point, but without
your help this night would have
been impossible. I would especially
like to thank the teachers and
coaches who have labored for four
years to educate and enlighten all of
us hard headed students, and the
parents who have encouraged and
worried so often about us. Your ef-
forts are deeply appreciated, and
hopefully we have not caused you
too many headaches.
The four years of high school are
a time to learn, to make friendships
that will last for a lifetime, and to
mature into adulthood. These and
much more we have done. We have
survived science, math, history,
English, and at last, regrettable,
leave Mr. Scallon behind us. We
have passed through the deluge of
ACT, SAT, PSAT, TEAMS, TASP,
ASVAB, and countless other prac-
tically useless test with only minor
scars. We now must expand our
horizons, so after four hectic and
sometimes frustrating, but good
years, we say farewell to Rusk High
School.
The past will remain a fond
memory, but now we must look to
the future, be that college, work or
the military. Regardless of which
we choose, the future can be bright
if we choose to make it so. I believe
that our generation can and must
innko a difference in this troubled
world. To the Class of Eighty-nine,
'Roundabout...
with Marie Whitehead
Many students ended public
school education with graduation
exercises Friday night. Last week,
this space included what at the
moment was my best in wishes and
thoughts for them. Occasionally in
the emotion of a moment, however,
something is overlooked.
A scene at my nephew's
graduation brought this to my at-
tention. The seniors marched In
with much pomp and pageantry.
Happy, right? Not everyone. A row
down and to my left, one mother
was engaged in a frantic effort to
stem the tide of tears flowing
freely.
It isn't easy to let go. And this
may have something to do, in part,
with memories of the time when we
grew up, graduated and our
mothera let go of us. If your child's
2T
YARD OF THE MONTH sign is placed in the front yard of San-
dra and Tommy Mabry, on Marshall Street in Rusk. From left
are Connye Guy, chairman of the chamber Beautification
Committee; Ruby Burchfield, of the Rusk Garden Club; Mrs.
Mabry; and Louise Morris of the Chamber office. Honorable
mention honors went to Ruth and Paul Meador, 600 South
Crockett. staff photo
graduation was one of those bit-
ter/sweet experiences, perhaps you
need these words from Kahlil
Gibran.
"And a woman who held a babe
against her bosom said,
Speak to us of Children.
And he said:
Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of
Life's longing for itself.
They come through you but not
from you.
And though they are with you, yet
they belong not to you."
"You may give them your love
but not your thoughts,
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not
their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house,of
tomorrow, which you cannot
visit, not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them, but
seek not to make them like you.
For life goes not backward nor
tarries with yesterday.
You are the bows from which your
children as living arrows are sent
forth.
The archer sees the mark upon the
path of the infinite, and He bends
you with his might that His
arrows may go swift and far.
"Let your bending in the Archer's
hand be for gladness;
For even he loves the arrow that
flies, so He loves also the bow that
is stable."
Such printed thoughts are worthy
of saving...re-reading...or.. .sharing
with the next generation? Until next
week? -mw
Readers' response.. • Issues and Ideas
and those yet to come, I say: Do not
be afraid to set your goals high,
reach for the stars if you like.
Through faith in God, hard work,
and perseverance we may surprise
even ourselves and achieve all that
we strive for. Thank you.
Dear Editor:
Do you remember the story of the
"Little Engine That Could?" The
Littlest Engine was called on to
travel over the highest mountain in
the range to save the town. He was
afraid because he was small and
new to mountain travel, but he was
persuaded to help. He began
hesitantly by blowing his whistle
and gathering steam. All of his par-
ts were well oiled; his wheels glided
smoothly over the track; his fire
was well stoked and everyone of his
parts worked together to push him
foward. As he chugged up the first
incline, he was still afraid. He
knew, though, that he had to meet
his responsibility. He concentrated
on his goal. He whispered, "I think I
can. I think I can." As he labored
on, he gained more and more con-
fidence. The townspeople on the
other side strained to hear a soft
refrain, "I think I can. I think I
can." Everyone was hopeful: was it
possible that such a little, inex-
perienced engine could indeed
make it over the mountain? The
refrain echoed through the valley,
"I think I can. I think I can," and
then miraculously, the townspeople
heard what they had thought was
impossible-a new refrain: ''I know
I can! I know I can!" The Littlest
Engine did indeed reach his goal.
He roared over the mountain as all
the citizens of the town cheered.
In a sense, Rusk is just like that
little engine. All of the parts were
working well together and we are
gathering steam. The Fair on the
Square is showing us that a little
East Texas town can be successful
when everyone works together to
attain one goal. At least 500
Ruskites volunteered to make the
fair a success this year. Barbara
Montgomery was the chairman who
coordinated all of the activities for
the Make It Happen Committee.
Karla Kellerman pleased us with
her singing and was in charge of the
entertainment. Jim Cromwell
MCed the event. All of the enter-
tainment, from singers to dancers
k
$9
H
to bands was volunteer. Local ser-
vice orgainzations and sororities
were involved. Webelo Scouts and
Boy Scouts worked tirelessly. Ruth
Ross, Louise Morris and Jack and
Patty White coordinated the craf-
ters and Alice Bice and Rhonda
Heighington coordinated food
booths. Lou Goldsberry, Del Cox,
Jenny Penney, Lester Hughes,
Cubby Brown, Mary Wiggins, Linda
Tosh, Paul Cox, Glenn Miller and
George Goldsberry organized the
cake walk with the help of 33 cake
bakers. Dub Isaacs donated the use
of the hotel for Make It Happen
'300% pay raise...
outrageous!'
Dear Editor:
Our legislators in Austin just
passed an amendment giving them-
selves a 300 percent pay raise.
This outrageous salary increase
will cost us, the taxpayers $3.5
million a year, at a time when we
can least afford it.
It gets worse, the amendment will
take away the voters right to vote
on future pay raises. In my opinion,
the legislators are not being finan-
cially responsible with our wallets.
The legislators have craftily wor-
ded the amendment on the Novem-
ber 7 ballot to limit their salary to
one-third of the governor's salary.
The legislators vote on the gover-
nor's salary.
Basically, they will vote their own
pay rise when they give the gover-
nor a pay increase.
Their salary doesn't include the
present daily allowance of $30
which will be increased to $81.
That's $4200 increased to $11,340 for
140 days of work in Austin. Can you
imagine getting that kind of
allowance for food and gas?
We need state government to be
financially responsible. We need to
stop this pay raise.
Please join the fight against this
300 percent pay raise.
Lynn Oates
P.O. Box 17257
Forth Worth, Tx. 76102
headquarters where volunteer dan
ce hall girls served food donated by
wonderful Rusk cooks and the
Associated Milk Producers (our
own dairymen) donated cheese to
complete the recipe. Shelly Norman
donated all art work for the com-
mittee. Beautiful flowers for the
containers around the square were
donated by Parsons Plant Farm
and planted by Connye Guy. Anita
Ocker, Deanna Lilley, and Cheryl
Lubojacky worked tirelessly on
publicity, getting the >Wrd out over
the state through television, radio
and newspaper. Our own Whitehead
family devoted their time arid ex-
pertise and support to make it hap-
pen. Cherokee Medical Center had
an amublance available, and our
city, from the manager, Pee Wee
Drake, to Mayor Maurice Higgins
to the Police and Water Depar-
tments, made the day run
smoothly. Cherokee Cap Company
donated caps to the Make It Happen
Committee to boost spirit. And
without the Cherokee County Com-
missioners Court, who availed us of
the courthouse and grounds, the
event would not have been possible.
Merchants decorated windows and
dressed in costume to add to the
festivities. In short, you all did it~
you made it happen.
When Make It Happen was for-
med three years ago, one if its goals
was to bring confidence back to
Rusk-to give us back an "I think I
can" attitude. Fifty individuals,
organizations, and businesses
backed the idea with donations of
money and time, mandating the
committee to make Rusk happen.
The Fair on the Square has put us
on the first incline. The refrain, "I
think I can" is growing louder. We
are gathering more steam as we
climb the mountain. Economic
development doesn't seem quite as
impossible as it once did. If we can
use our assets to attract visitors one
day a year, we can go further. We
can be a Jefferson or a Branson, but
it takes courage. Let us continue
our "I think I can" attitude and
work together to create a bright
future for Rusk.
Stephanie Caveness
Singletary
Memorial Library
By PEGGY McARTHUR
LIBRARY HOURS: Tuesday 1-
6 p.m.; Wednesday, 10 a.m.
Reading Program, close 5 p.m.
Thursday and Friday 12 a.m.-5
p.m.
Creatures, Creatures,
Creatures! The creatures have
invaded the library!
Registration for Creature
Features, the summer reading
program, continues daily at
the library. Special programs
are each Wednesday at 10 a.m.
for registered children, ages
three to thirteen.
Next week, June 14, we are
looking foward to scenes from
"You're A Good Man Charlie
Brown." Other events
scheduled for the summer in-
clude the minature1 horses
from Adventure II Ranch, a
visit by an artist, a musician,
Scouts, the showing of movies,
and other exciting creature ac-
tivities.
Your child can sign-up. We
are open Tuesdays 1-6 p.m.,
Wednesdays, 10 a.m. for
Reading Program events, 12-5
p.m. regular hours, Thursday
and Friday we are open 12-5
p.m. If you need information,
please call 083-5914.
Cherokee County
Sheriff s Report
Cherokee County Sheriff Jimmy
Dickson reported that during the
reporting period of May 28 through
June 3, the Cherokee County
Sheriff's Department answered 126
calls and filed 34 Offense Reports.
Offenses filed were: three
agravated assault, one family
violence, four assaults, one over-
dose, four thefts, four burglary of
habitation, one burglary of
building, three criminal mischief,
two unauthorized use of motor
vehicle, four terroristic threat, two
natural death, one telephone
harassment, one aggravated sexual
assault of a child, one sexual
assault of a child, one marijuana
eradication, and one immigration
violation.
Cherokee County Sheriff Jimmy
Dickson stated that on May 28, he
stopped a van for a traffic violation.
Inside the van were 25 illegal aliens.
These subjects were being tran-
sported to North Carolina. After
talking with an interpreter, it was
found that these subjects had not
eaten in three days and were
drinking water from an acid bottle.
Immigration officers were notified
and these subjects were turned over
to immigration. These subjects had
paid $1,300 each for the transpor-
tation.
In other activity, on May 28,
David Hudson was shot once in the
chest after a domestic altercation
with Sheila Powell. Hudson sur-
vived the shooting and is in a Tyler
hospital. Ms. Powell was filed on for
aggravated assault and has been
released on bond.
Sheriff Dickson said there were 34
persons placed in the Cherokee
County Jail during the reporting
period.
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