Cherokeean/Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 141, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 30, 1989 Page: 1 of 20
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Vol. 141, No. 43 - 14 Pages
Thursday, November 30, 1989
Rusk, Texas 75785 25 cents
Lights, music usher in Yule's official beginning
season
SANTAMADEAN early vMttoftusklastweekforrKfceanangementsfortheSnackswith Santa,
planned to follow the annual Rusk Christmas parade. Greeting, him and getting a few
minutes of early time with the Jolly Old Man are Anita Ocker'and children, Jake,-4, and
Kimberly, 2 1/2. The Christmas parade begins at 2 p.m. Saturday and the Snacks with Santa
will folio w in the fellowship hall of the First United Methodist Church. Reservations for the event
should be made prior to Friday with the Rusk Chamber office at 214-683-4242. The chamber
committee asks that parents make a $3 donation per child for the event. The cost includes
snacks, a picture with Santa Claus, as well as visits and story time. Santa will be stationed at
his house In the Stewart Boot and Saddle Shop building from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturdays, Dec.
9,16 and 23. . . ■ • . staff photo
The Christmas Holiday Season
officially begins Thursday evening
in Rusk with the annual lighting
ceremonies at 5:15 p.m. on the
Courthouse Lawn in, downtown
Rusk.
The event, sponsored by the Rusk
' Ministerial Alliance, is under the
direction of Perry Eaton. A commu-
nity choir, under the direction of
. Eaton will provide Beveral selec-
tions of special Christmas music.
Singers will be from participating
Rusk churches. John Gilbert of
KETK, Jacksonville will serve as
master of ceremonies and will ex-
tend the welcome to those attten-
irig. The. Christmas Story will be
read by Gilbert. The Rev, James
Goforth, pastor of the Rusk First
Baptist Church will offer the invo-
cation. A proclamation declaring the
opening of the Christmas season
will be presented .by Rusk Mayor
MauriceHiggins. With the singing
of "Joy tó the World," Christmas
lights throughout the. city will be
turned on.
Following the lighting, a catfish
dinner, sponsored by the Rusk
.. Kiwanis Club will be held-in the'
fellowship hall of the First United
Methodist .Church. Tickets are $5
and can be purchased from any
member of the Kiwanis Club. The
$1.6 million for water
Bids totaling $1,677,000 have
been approved by the Altó Rural
Water Corporation for drilling of
three new water wells., laying of
new lined arid updating of the pres-
ent system to reach its .maximum
capacity.
The corporation had its pre-coh-
s traction conference on Monday,
Nov. 20 and approved bids for the
work!
Three new wells are scheduled
for drilling^ The first on Bradford
Mountain, near Rusk; will begin on
Dec. 4. ■ Distribution system con
struction will begin about the same
timé. The next well,, scheduled for
drilling will be inthe Central High
community and the third is at.Cold
Springs.
Some 70 miles of new water lines
are to be laid toBerve approximately
lSOnewcustomers. Theupdatingof
the system to its maximum capacity
will eliminate the running out of
water during peak hours. •
The Alto Water Corporation
serves 1,200 customers. The'corpo-
ration serves an area north and
east of Mud Creek and Highway 84;
to the south to . the Neches River
and on down to the Forest area.
• All wells are to be completed
within 90 days and the plant site
construction will be finished in six
months. The new distribution sys-
tem will be functioning within nine
months -
' Doing the well work will be Pow-
ell Drilling Co. ofJefferson. McKin-
ney-Moore'of. Jacksonville will do
the work on the distribution system
and Duplichain Contractors of Alto
will dó the plant site work includ-
ing electric work, structure and
other impróvéments.
The entire project' is financed
through Farmers Home Administra-
tion- Carlton Jones is president of
the Alto Rural Water Corporation.
James Blanton is. manager of the
system. ....
Dec. 1 Alto parade
The Alto Christmas Parade is
. planned for 3 p.m. Dec. 1 with an
alternate date of Dec. 8. Prizes will
be given for the best floats. First
placéis $100; second place, $75 and
third place, $50. Floats may be
entered by calling City Hall or the
Fire Chief.
Featured in the parade will be the
Lil King and Queen who were cho-
sen on Monday, Nov. 27, in a con-
test. The Alto. High School Yel-
lowjacket Band and Jazz Band will
also participate along with Smokey ,
the Bear and the Alto Volunteer
Fire Department
Also, there will be a window decor
rating contest Friday in the down-
town area. The windows are being
decorated by Alto High School ait
students.
Quarterback ¿V Tourney
slated this weekend at Rusk
By Mary Ann Pattérson
The annual Rusk Quarterback Glob Junior Varsity Basketball
Tóurnamént will be held Thursday, Friday arid Saturday.
All Thursday and Friday girls games will be played in the Rusk •
. Junior High gym, wbileboys-gsmés will be in the high school gym.
All Saturday gamee wiU be played in the high school gym.
• The Thursday schedule for the girla include*:4 p.m: Whitehouee
< vfc* Crockett; 6:20 p.m. Rusk vs. Alto; 6;40 p.m. Buliard vs. San.
Aúguatíne; 8 p.m. Henderson vs. Weatwood.
The boys schedule for Thursday will be 4 p.m. Crockett vs,
Weatwood, 5:20p.m. Alto v* Frankston;6:40 p.m. Sán Augustine vs.
Rtwk Freshmen; and 8 p.m. Rusk Junior Varéity V , Billiard.
Friday games for hoth gyms will be the «temo time Biota. ¡Saturday
g !tt«*will include npon. girls con¿olation;l:30 p.m. boys consola-
' tion;,3 p.m., girls third plaée; 4:30 p.nu boys third placa; 6 p.m. girls
championship and 7t80 p:m. boy# championship.
Admission to either gym will be $1 for adults and 50 cents for
student . A Concession stand.will be open at the high school gym.
Commissioners hear
plans for job training
r
Cherokee County Judge Emmett
Whitehead reported Monday morn-
ing to membere of the Commission-
ers Court that the Rusk Industrial
Foundation is working with Tyler
Junior College in getting on-site
clinic training classes established
in Rusk. Thef classes will target at
first to training nurses and TDC
security personnel. The TJC people
will concentrate training persons
for target industries located in or
moving into the area.
The county will make space avail-
able, if there is none available at the
Rusk schools, Whitehead said.
Rusk is located in the Tyler Jun-
ior College Service Area and are
mandated to provide services here,
Whitehead told commissioners.
Lon Morris and Jacksonville Col-
lege are liberal arts colleges, but
will '"e included in the job training
programs, he said.
In other matters to come before
the commissioners, action to assume
the licensing of private sewerage
disposal systems at New Summer-
field. Commissioners authorized the
purchase of an utility building for
equipment stored at the courthouse.
Also, members of the court author-
ized the advertising for bids for a
motor grader for Precinct 3 and
advertising for bids for four sheriff s
cars a'ndan used van. The items are
already included in the current
year's budget.
Action was delayed concerning a
resolution taxing tangible personal
property on a local option basis oth-
erwise exempt. Judge Whitehead
explained, that Chief Appraiser Sid
Danner of the Cherokee County Ap-
praisal District told him that this
property would be exempt from
taxation, due to action ofthe Nov. 7
election, unless otherwise taxed on
the local option basis. Danner said
that the county could remove the
taxation at any time, but these items
could not be taxed ever in the future
unless action is taken before Jan. 1,
1990. If this action is not
taken,Whitehead said, some $25
million would be removed from the
comity's tax base.
VFW awards scholarships
BOB AR1ZPE, president of the Rusk Kiwanis Club, left, seto
a fish dinner ticket to Rusk Mayor Maurice Hlgglns. The flsh
dinner is scheduled to follow the annual Rusk Christmas
lighting ceremony on the courthouse lawn Thursday night.
The dinner In the Rusk First United Methodist Church
fellowship hall Is being held In lieu ofthe annual pancake
supper, normally scheduled for that time.
Wells VFW post was to meet
Tuesday night, Nov. 28, to announce
local winners in its Democracy
Scholarship program. Wells High
School students wrote essays ojithia
yeaiVfheme "Why I Am Proud of
America" and the winners will be
Sven in next week's Cherokeean/
erald.
Mayor Robert English of Wells
issued the following proclamation:
Whereas, one of the basic aims of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars aa net
forth in its Congressional Charter is
"to foster true patriotism;" and
Whereas, the Voice of Democracy
Scholarship Program sponsored by
the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
United States and its Ladies Auxil-
-iary has proven to-be an effective
instrument for putting these works
in action; and
Whereas, this year's theme, "Why
I Am Proud of America" focuses the
attention of youth on their role as the
leaders of tomorrow and how their
guidance will preserve democracy
as a way of life in our Republic; and
•See WELLS VFW p. 2
$5 per. plate dinner includes four
pieces of catfish, french fries, hush
puppies, cole slaw, pickles, relish
and ice tea. The fish dinner is being
held in lieu of the pancake supper,
which is normally held at this time
each year.
Santa Claus will arrive in Rusk
during the annual Yule Parade,
scheduled to begin at 2 p.m., Satur-
day. The parade will form at the
First State Bank parking lot and
•will wind through the downtown
area. The Rusk High School march-
ing band will lead the parade.
Floats are being signed up for
places in the parade. Groups or in-
dividuals interested in competing
for the float cash prizes of $100, $75
and $50 are asked to contact the
Chamber of Commerce office at 214-
683-4242. ;
Float judging will be from 1 to 2
p.m., with winners announced prior
to the beginning of the parade.
Santa will visit with youngsters
during the Snacks with Santa time
following the parade at the First
United Methodist Church Fellow-
ship Hall. Reservations should be
made at the Chamber office, 214-
683r4242 by Dec. 1. Cost is $3,
which will provide for snacks, a
picture with Santa Claus and time
for story telling and singing of
Christmas carols. The first of the
Chamber Merchants Division
Christmas stocking will be given
away at this time. Youngsters can
be registered at Rusk businesses.
Santa will be on the square at his
special house, located in the build-
ing formerly occupied by the
Stewart's Boot and Saddle Shop on
the west side of the square. Young-
sters will be given an opportunity to
come and visit with him from 1 to 4
p.m. Saturdays, Dec. 9,16and 23. A
Merchant Division Christmas stock-
ingwill be given away around 4 p.m.
each of the three Saturday after-
noons by Santa.
The annual Beta Sigma Phi Tour
of Homes is scheduled for 1 to 5 p.m.
Sunday! Dec. 3. Tickets are avail-
able from Borority members or at
the door of each of the five homes.
Homes to be featured include
those of Mr. and Mrs. Boyd New-
man and Mr. and Mrs. Houston
White at Rusk; Mrs. Jeanette Kirk,
Highway 23, south ofRusk; Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. Hassell at Bulah; and My
Old Home Place at Reldaw.
Cherokee Civic Theatre will pres-
entChristmas Collage III--"AMagic
Christmas" at the Texas State
Railroad's Rusk depot at 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 8 and 9 and at 2 p.m. Dec. 10.
Seating is li mited, with only 60 seats
available each night. No tickets will
be sold at the door. Ticket priceis $4
and are on sale at the Radio shack,
Jacksonville; and at James
Holcomb'saccountingoffice, Memo-
ries Antiques in Rusk; or by sending
checks to the Cherokee Civic The-
atre Inc., P. O. Box 666, Rusk 75785.
Rusk merchants will remain open
until 7 p.m. from Dec. 18 through
Dec. 23 for the convenience of Rusk
area shoppers.
In addition to the other events,
the Rusk Chamber is sponsoring a
contest for the best decorated home
and the boat decorated buaineaa.
Cash prizes of $50 will be.awarded
to each of the two winners. The
winningbusiness will be announced
on Dec. 9 and the best decorated
homfe will be announced on Dec. 16.
Individuals can nominate their
own home or another home in the
community; and nominate a busi-
ness for consideration of the judges.
* Please see promotions, p. 14
Í AREA News Briefs 1
Rusk Kiwanians Wells schedules
sponsor dinner
A fish dinner is set for 6 to 8 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 30, following the
annual Rusk Christmas Lighting
Ceremony on.the Courthouse lawn.
The fish dinneris being held in
lieu of the annual Kiwanis Club
pancake supper, according to Bob
Aprizpe, Kiwanis Club president.
The $5 tickets are available from
any member of the Kiwanis Club.
The $5 per plate dinner will include
four pieces of catfish, french fries,
hush puppies, cole slaw, pickles and
relish and ice tea.
Lighting
set Sunday
Members of the Cold SpringB
United Methodist Church will
light its giant 50-foot Christmas
tree again this season. The tree is
believed to be the largest Christ-
mas tree in fiast Texas, accord-
ing to the Rev. Paul Stalnaker,
church pastor. Thé farée lighting
festivities are planned to begin at
5:30 p.m. Sunday.
"We invite all of our friends in
the area to come and join us in
this happy Christmas celebra*
tion," says Stalnaker.
outside Christmas
decoration contest
The Wells Chamber of Commerce
is sponsori ng an Outside Christmas
Decorations Contest for Weils and
vicinity. First prize will be $100 and
second prize $50.
In order to be eligible for the
prizes, contestants must be within
five miles ofWells. Also contestants
must register .by Dec. 20. Entry
blanks are available at The First
State Bank ofWells, Austin's Insur-
ance Agency, Boles Food Store and
Wells Lumber & Hardware.
Meeting planned
Alto Band Boosters will meet at
6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4 at the
High School Band Hall. All band
parents are encouraged to attend,
says Sharon Hooper, president.
Booster meet set
The Rusk Band Booster Club will
meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5 at
the band hall. According to club
President, Lester Hughes, payment
of bills and projects for the remain-
der of the school year will be dis-
cussed.
All persons interested in the
school instrumental programs are
invited to attend.
Rusk Chamber
schedules
annual banquet
The date for the 49th annual Rusk
Chamber of Commerce Membership
banquet has been set for Thursday,
Jan. 18, 1990, at the Rusk Junior
High School cafeteria. Theme for
the 6:30 p.m. banquet is 'Welcome
to the Future."
Free tickets
The Citizens Bank in Rusk will
give a free basketball ticket (while
supplies last) for the Lon Morris vs.
San Jacinto game on Dec. 9. to those
who come into the bank.
Letters to Santa
to be published
Letters to Santa Claus will
be published in the next sev-
eral editions of this publica-
tion.
In order for all Santa Claus
letters for area youngsters to
appear in print, letters must
be received in the Rusk office,
618 N. Main by 5 p.m. Mon-
day, Dec. 18. Letters may be
mailed to P.O. Box 475, Rusk
75785. Readers in the Wells
and Alto areas i
The cooperation of our read-
ers is appreciated.
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