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PAGE TWO—CHEROKEE AN/HERALD OF RUSK. TEXAS—THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1990
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Roundabout
...with Marie Whitehead
This weekend marks the 28th annual Indian
Summer Festival in Rusk. The arts and crafts fair
here dates backs to before that time.
With the festival comes the arts and crafts fair,
the Cherokee Civic Theatre production of "George
M," rides on the historic Texas State Railroad
excursion train and the appearance of the Wagon
Train. We here should make sure we put our best
foot forward.
We will have a bunch of folks visiting our town.
Some of these visitors will come here for the very
first time. The impression that we make will be what
they take home with them. We certainly want them
to come back again and again.
Your presence is needed!
Seven o'clock Thursday evening, Oct. 11 is a
very important time in the lives of Cherokee County
residents, especially those who live in Rusk. That's
the time that we will meet for a public hearing in
support of a new minimum security prison for
Rusk.
All of us in Cherokee County should make our
plans to attend the meeting in the Cherokee County
courtroom at Rusk. We should come prepared to
ted those folks that we like MHMR and TDCJ and
certainly would be proud to have a private prison
facility located here.
Chamber of Commerce representatives and city
and county officials will be on hand to voice their
suppbrt of the project.
William J. (Bill) Blythe Jr. of the Rehabilitation
Corporation of America at Austin has met with the
Cherokee County Commissioners and explained
thé procedure of applying for the facility.
Blythe is a long-time friend of County Judge
Emmett Whitehead. The two served together in the
Texas Legislature. Blythe says it's not a sure thing
thptthe county would get the project. But, he says,
his firm has done very well in applications for other
facilities. Already they have built four prisons and a
jail elsewhere.
If we get the go ahead here and TDCJ contracts
with Blythe's firm to construct the facility local labor
will be used. A 20-acre site on U.S. Highway 84 has
been located for construction of the facility. Crock-
ett State Bank owner of the site, the old Sheffield
Steel iron ore plant, has agreed to see the property
to be used for the facility.
Another firm, associated with Blythe's company,
-.will operate the facility.
All this adds up to big bucks. Approximately 200
persons will be used for the construction phase.
Construction cost should be in the neighborhood of
$10 million. Then after the facility is constructed, it
will add another $3 million annually to the local
economy.
All of this is why it is very important that we all
appear at the county courtroom to say "Yes! we
want a minimum security facility for Rusk and
Cherokee County!"
•gloria jennlngs
*Festival features arts, crafts
...from p. 1
Pogue, Chandler, Christmas
wreaths and decorations; Laura
Redman, Tyler, painted wood and
baskets.
Also, Carmelita Rhodes of Lufkin,
wood, fiber, painting; Beth Riley,
Clute, country wood and fiber, Emal
Rogers of Alto, china painting;'
Kenneth Schuchman of Chandler,
small wood items and rocking
horses; Susan Sellers of Tyler,
handpainted clothing and accesso-
ries; Sue Sessions of Lufkin, folk art
and wood; Charlotte Slaton of
Athens, ceramic jewelry; Charles
Stecher, Hillister, stained glass; Lisa
Stegall and Tina Tate of Jackson-
ville, handpainted items and stuffed
bears; Mildred Stoddard of Lufkin,
country woodcrafts and jewelry.
Also, Debbie Struhall of Rusk, tie
dyes, banana clips and jewelry;
* George 'M'
from p. I
lace and Debra Wells were in charge
of the lobby billboards.
Deanna Lilley was in charge of
publicity. Tickets were under the
direction of Betty Horton, Sylver-
ine Cleveland, Margaret Porter,
Marcelette Broussard, Betty Stovall,
Carmen Dotson, Virginia Penney,
June Crysup and Anita Ocker.
Ushers include Charles and
Flossie Nixson, Sylverine Cleveland,
James and Mary Holcomb, Anita
Ocker, Pam Todd, Jenny Boren, Jan
Evans, Judy Baker, Dottie Norton,
Marilyn Cleveland, Dana Baker,
Leslie Hassell, Stephanie Caveness,
Sissy Crysup, Sharon Thompson,
Casey Harrison, Shelly Banks, Lois
Johnson, Rebecca Thompson, R.P
Kelley, Susan Porter, Judy Garner,
Terry Banks, Ruby Milawski,
Melissa Lankford, Margaret Por-
ter, Betty Scallon, Julie Hubbard,
Lynne Hubbard, Sarah Scallon,
Johnnie Stanley, Julie Scallon,
Susan Scallon, Lindsey Clark,
Donna Clsik, Crystal Jones, Rita
Ballard, Paige Kslley and Jessica
Baker.
Margaret Smith of Rusk, quilts,
pillows and comforters; Teresa Wells
of Kennard, bows, bears, dolls, T-
shirts; Jim and Diane Tidwell of
Tyler, hot sauce, corn relish and
jerky; Lu Taylor of Palestine, cloth-
ing and wood items; Bena Trussell
of Athens, clothes and ceramics;
Arlene Teague, Arlington, decora-
tive wood items; Harld Ward, Ar-
lington, wood crafts; Marie Way,
Tyler, sewing and wood items, baby
items; Cynthia Wynn, Chandler,
wood jewelry, toys, decorated shirts;
Mae Womble, Eustace, appliqued
denim, sweatshirts.
An assortment of good foods await
fair goers. Rusk organizations spon-
soring the food booths are the Rusk
Soccer League, chicken spaghetti,
lemonade, tea; Rotary Club, barbe-
que, yogart, coffee and nachos; Lions
Club, sausage on a stick; Quarter-
back Club, homemade ice cream and
hot dogs; Library Club, pop corn;
Ki wanis Club, hamburgers; and the
Rusk Chamber of Commerce, cold
drinks.
Special entertainment will be
presented all day Saturday. The
A great weekend in store!
Tourist dollars are the best dollars that a commu-
nity can earn. These are new dollars to the local
economy and will turn over 7 times before they
leave.
Most of us remember that we ought to clean up,
fix up and put on our best smiles for the benefit of
these visitors. If there are some of us who have
forgotten or are just a little slow, remember we just
have a few days.
Happy festival time to you and your families.
Have a good time. Shop and buy what you want
and support the fair. Go see the show. And Smile,
Smile, Smile. You will be glad you did!
-gloria jennlngs
schedule will include 10 a.m. Julie's
Twirling Studio; 10:15 a.m. Aero-
bics demonstration; 10:30 a.m. Rusk
High School Choir; 10:45 a.m. New
Kingdom Heirs; 11 a.m. RSVP
Rhythmaires from Nacogdoches;
11:15 a.m. Twisting contest; 11:30
a.m. Jamie Shaver of Palestine clog-
ging; 11:45 a.m. Limbo contest; noon
Jr. High cheerleaders.
Also, 12:15 p.m. Leslie Dosser
Dance Routine and one song; 12:30
p.m. Jerry parker singing; 12:45 p.m.
Deb Bakker—Pinguin Polka Con-
test; 1 p.m. High School cheerlead-
ers with JV; 1:15 p.m. Misty Todd
clogging; 1:30 p.m. Rebecca
Kitzman, one song, "Break It to Me
Gently:" 1:45 p.m. Waddle Like a
Duck contest; 2 p.m-2:45 p.m. Asian
Christian Rock Band; 3 p.m. Karla
Kellerman to close with; 4 p.m.
Fiddler's contest.
Activities will be moved to the
downtown area that evening for a
street dance to begin at 7 p.m. Music
will be by Ken Cooper and Co. of
Tyler. Karla Kellerman will be
emcee and Brenda Schneltzer will
be co-chairman.
Friday, Sept. 28 was not just
another day. But then, if you utop to
think about it, hardly any day in just
another day. Some only seem that
way. But back to Friday.
Until Neeka Joncw Rhode*) of
Victoria entered our office in
late afternoon, it had been a
rather, ordinary day. In she
walked with a letter I had loaned
her, dated Jan. S, 1974 and writ-
ten by Lois Marlin Pryor of
Angleton. Neeka also carried a
huge painting of the long ago,
burned Southern Hotel located
at our historic ghost town, New
Birmingham.
A friend of Neeka's created the
painting, using as her guide a clip-
ping from the Cherokeean/Herald, a
picture many of you will remember.
It is a nice work of art, an object of
interest to all persons who are inter-
ested in the history of this area..
But to hang on to the thread of
thought about Sept. 28, let me
tell you about the letter Neeka
brought home. It had been writ-
ten, as noted above in early 1974.
Mrs. Pryor at Angleton had seen
a program on KPRC-TV, "Eyes
of Texas," directed by Gary
James, and its subject was New
Birmingham.
As the local person Gary inter-
viewed for his narration about our
ghost town, Mrs. Pryor wanted to
Hhnre with me her personal knowl-
edge of New Birmingham.
She wrote, "This is what I know
of those days told to me by my
mother, Mrs. I^ela Buxton Mar-
lin. We moved into The Hotel the
28th day of Sept., 1925. My
brother was born the next flay
there. We lived there until the
day it burned, Apr. 1,1926.
"My father was Henry W. Marlin.
My mother was daughter of Martin
Buxton who lived in Salem all their
lives. My grandfather helped build
the Old Southern Hotel. He was a
retired school teacher from Salem.
We were the only family living there
when it burned."
Mrs. Pryor went on to explain
that she was the daughter-in-
law of Earl Pryor who had died
in 1964. She had married his
oldest son, Robert Alton Pryor,
who had died Feb. 11, 1971. At
that time, 1974, her mom lived
with her at the age of 81.
Why bother to share this seem-
ingly small trivia? I guess becauso
historians are bonded forever. Some,
like Neeka, get serious about re-
search and others contribute through
memories shared. And in a way,
that's what makes this coming week-
end special.
In the celebration of our
annual Indian Summer Festi-
val, we pause to make memo-
ries and remember memoriae.
It ia the past that gives meaning
to our present and offers the
promise of hope for the future.
Sept. 28,1925 Mrs. Pryor moved
into the Southern Hotel with her
family. And now, 65 years later, a
letter she had written to me is re-
turned. Same day. Neeka is fasci-
nated by New Birmingham and
wants to write a book. And this is
not unusual in that she grew up
here and this story is a part of her
rich, historical past.
Should any of our reader*
wish to share information with
her, she would welcome your
input. She came to Rusk last
Friday for the purpose of at-
tending a first time reunion of
former students and faculty of
the Iron Hill School.
She plans to send us news of that
gathering, perhaps a picture. We
hope it will stir a memory or two for
many of you. And with you, we look
forward to spectacular Indian
Summer Celebration 1990.
Just another day? No, never,
not when we can look back,
touch hands with the past, say
hello to now and wonder how
this day will appear in the eyes
of historians yet to be bomt
Until next week may all of your
days be very special! -mw
Jacksonville First Baptist Church one of oldest in county
Marker ceremony is scheduled
By; JOHN A. TEMPLETON
First Baptist Church in Jackson-
ville, one of the older churches in the
county, will join a growing liBt ofhis-
torical subjects when an Official
Texas Historical Marker is dedicated
at 3 p.m. Sunday, according to Chero-
kee County Historical Commission
officials.
The marker dedication ceremony
will conclude the church's day-long
homecoming observance which will
include the regular morning wor-
ship service, a church-wide dinner
at noon, a song period, and another
worship service at 2 p.m., Elder
Grady Higgs, pastor, said. The 2
p.m. worship service will substitute
for the regular Sunday night wor-
ship service, the pastor added.
Jim Eyre, a member of the church,
will tell the story of the church's long
life in Jacksonville as a highlight of
the marker dedication ceremony.
Miss Lois Boles and Mrs. A. B. Allen
Jr., a daughter of one of the church's
earlier pastors, Elder C.R. Mead-
ows, will unveil the marker. Ber-
nard Mayfield, the historical
commission's marker chairman, will
dedicate the marker for the Com-
mission and the Texas Historical
Commission. Joe Weaver, chairman
of the church's Board of Deacons,
will lead the invocation. Rodney
Kelly, a Boy Scout in the church, will
lead the pledges of allegiance to the
U.S. and Texas flags. Elder Higgs
will close the ceremony with the
benediction. John Allen Templeton,
chairman of the historical commis-
sion, will preside at the ceremony.
First Baptist Church has old ties
with Jacksonville for in the first
town of Jacksonville southwest of
the present town a small Baptist
congregation existed for a short time
but was inactive when the old town
gave way to the new one in 1872. The
Rev. George Washington Slover and
the Rev. Isham Lane are the only
ministers known to have served that
church.
When the International and
Great Northern Railroad, now the
Union Pacific, founded present
Jacksonville in 1872, it provided
lots for churches at a token price of
$1 to encourage development of the
town. On June 4, 1873, Enoch B.
Simpson and Joel H. Wallace, dea-
cons, started the move to form a
Baptist church in the new town by
purchasing two lots at S. Ragsdale
and E. Larissa streets for the
church. What is today's congrega-
tion was formed Sept. 28, 1882,
when Baptists met in the Cumber-
land Presbyterian Church's build-
ing and organized a congregation
With 12 jmembers. It was known
then ad "The Jacksonville Baptist
Chufch of Christ." loiter, ité ñkme
changed to "Jacksonville Mission-
ary Baptist Church" and still later
the name was changed again to
"Jacksonville Baptist Church." Its
present name was adopted in 1906
when it obtained a state charter as
the First Baptist Church. Elder W.
M. Gaddy was the organizing pas-
tor.
During the following years the
congregation has grown steadily,
the physical plant has been ex-
panded several times to meet the
needs of the larger membership,
and the present facilities in an-
other location were opened Aug.20,
1978.
Throughout its time First Bap-
tist Church has been a leader in
supporting Jacksonville College,
which its members helped to found.
It has also been a substantial sup-
porter of the Baptist Theological
Seminary in Jacksonville, which its
members also helped to establish.
During these yean, the church has
had 20 pastors, including Elder
Higgs, who assumed that post in
1984. Elder J. M. Newburn was
paster 24 years in two different
calls, while Elder C. R. Meadows
served 21 yean.
SÍNqlETARy McmoriaI LibnARy
By: PEGGY McARTHUR
LIBRARY HOURS: Mondays 2-
7 p.m.. These are new hours. We will
try them for three months and if you
find them convenient, we will con-
tinue them. Regular hours of 12 noon
until 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday will be kept
for the rest of the week.
STORY TIME: Wednesdays
10:30 - 11 a.m. Pre-schoolers ages
three and up are invited.
NEW BOOKS:
The Adams Round Table - A Body
Is Found - Ten top mystery writers
combine their talents .in this collec-
tion of thrilling stories.
Jonathan Kellerman - Time
Bomb - A sniper's gunfire shatters a
school yard. Intrigue follows in this
novel of suspense.
J.M. Coefzee - Age Of Iron - This
South African author shows us the
problems of his country through the
story of Mrs. Currin, a dying classics
professor.
Sports fans of earlier days remem-
ber Lou Gehrig. Iron Horse: Lou
Gehrig In Hie lime, by Ray Robin-
son, is a biography of this extra-or-
dinary baseball talent. Baseball fans
of today will also want to read this
book.
*Wagon Train visits
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
'No guts, no glory'
Dear Editor:
When I first saw Clayton Wil-
liams ride up on his horse on the TV
I thought now there is my kind of
Governor—not a George Bush type
wimp, but a real man's man. Then
he came up those wimpish effemi-
nated ideas like taking dope smok-
ing teenagers'driver's licenses and
showing them the joys of busting
rocks. He wants to double the size of
the prison system to hold more dope
pushers. And he wants no new
taxes. Lately he has allowed as how
he would rope Ann Richards and
drag her through the mud.
If Clayton was the man I first
thought he was he would not stop at
taking a dope smoking teenager's
driver's license—he would take the
car.. And why stop at busting rocks.
See how long they can bust rocks in
Oct. 7 deadline to register
for Nov. General Election
-J/
the West Texas desert without
water—show them the joys of thirst
and dehydration.
Double the size of the prison sys-
tem for dope pushers? Why not triple
the size since it won't cost no new
taxes?
Anybody could promise no new
taxes. A real man's man with politi-
cal guts would promise aa taxes.
Who wants to pay a bunch of dope
pushers to bust rocks in West Texas.
And drag Ann Richards through
the mud. Ifhe can rope her, why not
just go ahead and rape her. She
might just lay back and enjoy it like
a cowboy in a rain storm.
No guts, no glory...
Sincerely,
Jerry Mitchell
Route 8, Box 496
Rusk, Tx. 75785
Writer seeks help
Dear Editor:
My husband and I would like to
locate Glenda Sue Cumings or some
of her family.
My husband met Glenda Sue while
he was on maneuvers during World
War II. He was watching the rail-
road crossing while the convey was
going through. My husband was
with the 818 Tank Destroyer Bat-
talion at Camp Bowie, Tx.
Glenda Sue brought my husband
several glasses of ice water to drink
that day because it was extremely
hot.
Please, someone let us know about
the family; especially Glenda Sue
My husband is in very poor health
and would love to hear from or about
Glenda Sue.
Thank you very much.
Mrs. VA (Vernie) Stebens
201 New York Ave.
Liberal, Ke. 67901
'Couldn't have
said it better'
Dear Editor:
I just read your article in the
Cherokeean/Herald "Ribbons sup-
port countrymen" and I just want to
say "Thanks." There's a lot of us
who ha ve all of those same thought,
and feelings, but just dont have the
ability to put it into words or dont
have the privilege of putting it into
print to share it with others.
If I could have said it, I couldn't
have said it better.
God be with
iy««,
Wick
from p. 1
31 states and two foreign countries.
The Wagon Train is scheduled to
camp at the Rodeo Arena, on the
Atoy Highway (FM 343) near the
intersection of U.S. Highway 69.
Wagon train participants will
leave camp and drive by the Arts
and Craft Fair on Euclid Street at 9
a.m. Saturday. The train will arrive
in downtown Rusk at 10 a.m. Par-
ticipants will go to Maydelle and
ride the Texas State Railroad to
Rusk. Participants will arrive back
at Rusk at 3 p.m. Participants will
return to camp at 3:30 p.m. They
will attend the downtown street
dance at 6 p.m. and a proclamation
ceremony at 6:30 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 7, a Round Robin to
Hudson's Chapel Road is scheduled
to begin at 8 a.m. The group will
return to the camp at 2 p.m. and a
pot luck supper begins at6 p.m. The
public is invited to come and join in
the pot luck supper.
Monday, Oct 8, the group will
Round Robin to Highway 84 and
stop at the Jim Hogg Park for an
hour. A pot luck supper is scheduled
for 6 p.m. with an invitation ax-
tended to the public.
Mrs. Cogbum says residents "we
want everyone to know they are
invited to some out and er\joy the
activities inside the wagon circle.
Sunday night we will have a camp-
fire and we want local citizens to
bring their harmonicas and clean
telltales. We don'tallow open drink-
ing or profanity. No drunkenness is
allowed. This is a family ride. Sev-
eral ministers and their families
and other Christian people are
members of the Wagon Trains," she
said.
The train will spend two nightsin
Jacksonville, Oct. 9 and 10. The
Jacksonville Rider's Club, the City
of Jacksonville and the Jackson-
ville Chamber of Commerce will be
the official hosts for the group. The
Wagon Train participants will be
treated to a western style cookout
over a campfire Wednesday evening
at the Jacksonville Rodeo Grounds.
Earlier that day, a tour of some of
Jacksonville's tourist attractions
will be provided for the visitors.
The trip is a re-enactment of a
journey, taken by the early settlers
to take their cotton and other gooda
to Jefferson to be shipped by river
boats.
A prodamation from Jacksonville
Mayor Gene Brum below will be
delivered to the Mayor of Jefferson
by Jacksonville's Roger Pope, who
will travel in a covered wagon.
The Texas Wagon Train ia self
fUnded and ia a part of the Texas
Tourism Division.
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