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PAGE TWO—CHEROKEEAN/HERALD OF RUSK, TEXAS—THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1991
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Editor
Writer believes 'good in midst of crisis' planned by God
Who wins in lottery?
As the Legislature gears up for the battle of
taxes and how to fund state government for the
next biennium, some elected officials are giving
consideration to a lottery. The following informa-
tion first appeared in TEXAS WEEKLY, edited by
Sam Kinch. He is a long time observer of gover-
ment and politics. TEXAS WEEKLY is published
in Austin where it serves as a "watch dog" of state
government.
Legislators looking for reasons to oppose a lottery
other than morality or public policy might be inter-
ested in some hypothetical numbers. Most lotteries
give 50 percent back to the holders of winning tickets,
with 40 percent to the state treasury and 10 percent
for administration and advertising costs. (And, yes,
the state would have to pay creative people and buy
time and space to advertise the lottery; it doesn't raise
much money if it isn't promoted.) Thus, for a state to
net $1 billion, for example, in lottery revenue, its citi-
zens would have to put $2.5 billion in lottery tickets.
Most if not all of that money, presumably, would come
from discretionary income that otherwise would be
spent on other forms of entertainment - movies, say,
or booze or horse races.
Assume that a lottery actually produces $500 mil-
lion in "new" entertainment spending - a risky as-
sumption, to be sure, but it makes the math easier.
Assume, too, that Texans reduce their otherwise-
taxable spending by $2 billion in order to spend that
amount on lottery tickets.
If all of that money were withdrawn from the
sales-taxable portion of the economy, the state
would lose about $125 million in consumption-re-
lated tax revenue. Cities and transit authorities would
lose about another $30 million. So the state's net
take from a lottery, once presumed to be $1 billion,
would be cut to $875 million, while those local gov-
ernments - which don't benefit from the lottery at all
- would lose $30 million.
And who's the big, guaranteed winner? Uncle
Sugar. The federal income tax applies to lottery pay-
outs of $600 and up. If 25 percent of the lottery
winnings were over $600 (not untypical), the Internal
Revenue Service would collect about $ 100 million in
additional income tax.
In short, while it's true that in the above example
a relative handful of Texans would win money on a
lottery and that many retail merchants would make
money off selling lottery tickets, it's a mixed mone-
tary bag: some other merchants won't sell as much
taxable stuff, the state will lose sales-tax-type reve-
nue and cities, particularity, will have their sales-tax
payments reduced. Only the federal government is
assured of coming out ahead.
Dear Editor:
lam saddened not only about the
possibility of some of our American
(even local) young men dying in
warfare in the Persian Gulf, but
also saddened about the effects war
can have on our national economy
and national patriotism. I am
grieved that families pf American
young men serving in the Persian
Gulf are experiencing such agoniz-
ing emotions. I have encouraged my
congregation to pray earnestly about
this and led them in prayer person-
ally many times. However, I am
aware of the possible consequences
if we leave Saddam Hussein un-
checked. Therefore, I would like to
present a perspective in your fine
newspaper that has not apparently
been commonly presented.
We can be fully assured by the
revelation of God from the Holy
Scriptures of the Christian Bible
that Almighty God has seen this
Persian Gulf crisis before any physi-
cal matter ever existed and He has
already planned to bring about the
greatest good in the midst of this
crisis. It is not God's perfect will and
desire that there be any wars, sor-
rows or suffering. In fact, He is
constantly working to bring about
the right conditions so that He can
usher in a government of this earth
without any wars, sorrows or suf-
fering. However, these tragedies
exist because He refuses to make
automated robots of humans; so the
human race has the privilege of
making decisions on its own. The
consequences of the decisions we
make are often extremely painful.
However, God is cunning enough to
give some guidance. For years,
Christians have neglected their
responsibilities to pray for the sal-
vation of the Arab people. Now, we
are faced squarely with the need to
pray for better understanding be-
'Roundabout
.with Marie Whitehead
By Wayne Morgan
In times past I've been accused of
writing too much about the
weather... and time! Well, it's kind
of hard to comment on life without
touching on these two aspects be-
cause they are such integral parts of
what makes us tick! And now there's
the war. It, too, is likely to be a worn
out topic before the final chapter is
written.
Visiting our daughter in
Austin over the weekend, I got
up early and took a cup of coffee
out to the second floor, screened
in balcony. The scene before me
was a great deal like many in
East Texas, and Tennessee for
that matter. A serene little creek
babbling along was lined by
trees and greenery. Birds ga-
lore joined me to greet the new
day... and I wondered, do they
know we're at war? Can they
pray and wish for peace, like
me?
Overhead planes roared, very
near. But the heavy, overcast sky
obliterated them from view. Still I
knew. The noise said they were
there! And I remembered what June
Cervenka had told me last week. If
you take your finger on a world
globe and followit from Rusk (this is
the 30th latitude) in a right direc-
tion, you will find that the line passes
through the present war zone. We
agreed this is an interesting obser-
vation.
Sipping on the brew, waiting
for the caffeine to kick in and
wake me up I looked up and
saw, well you probably wouldn't
guess. It was a flock of wild
geese, 50 or more, broken into
two small groups heading in a
north and east direction. Goose
Land! Home, to them! What, I
wondered, do they know of war?
Perhaps nothing, it doesn't
matter anyway. What matters is
that here these big birds were,
winging their way north, in tune
with the time and weather
which dictates everything for
them.
Thoughts of war plague all of us.
After wrestling with my own for a
bit, the coffee cup was empty any-
how, I went back inside. And with a
spark of gratitude, too, because it is
comforting to me to realize that the
laws of nature are in place and
working. When they don't, it is be-
cause humans and human made
laws fail to measure up.
So, people are not perfect...
but we must continue to strive
toward that end, serving in all
ways open to us. Until next
week, with you I pray, -mw
.by Wayne Morgan
For the period of Jan. 21-28, the
Rusk Volunteer Fire Department
responded to one vehicle accident at
5:15 a.m. on Jan. 22 at 800 North
Main street. A south bound car
struck a parked car causing minor
injuries to the passenger.
Three years ago amidst the rum-
blings of state government that all
volunteer firemen must be certified
as volunteer firemen, the Rusk
Volunteer Fire Department started
a certification program. Under the
guidance of Jack White as coordina-
tor, approximately half of the RVFD
has now been certified.
This year, David Parsons has
accepted the demanding position as
coordinator. Now just how does this
effect you the homeowner? Well, the
classes consist of all phases of train-
ing that a state certified fireman
must undergo. This translates to
you having at least 10 to 15 volun-
teers at any fire that have extensive
training in how to handle and
approach a fire to save lives and
property.
ITie Rusk Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment recently received a request for
the Gallatin Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment for assistance in setting up a
certification program. In response
to that request, Jamie Weaver,
Thomas ParsonB and David Par-
sons agreed to assist Gallatin in
that effort. The RVFD wants to
commend Gallatin for being a pro-
gressive minded fire department
and you, our readers, for your sup-
port in helping ub help you.
Singletary
Memorial Library
By: Peggy McArthur
Autograph session
slated at Wells library
By Lenell Carter
On Saturday, Jan. 26, from 10:30
until noon, the Rube Sessions
Memorial Library will host an auto-
graph session for Mrs. Jane Baker
on the publication of her book
"Jewels of Thought" this is a beau-
tifully written book of poetry. Mrs.
Baker lives at Forest and invites
eveiyone in the surrounding com-
munities to come to see her new
book.
Briefs on two of our newer Best
Seller Books are as follows:
"Harvest* by Belva Plain: This
novel is a conti nuation of the Werner
family saga that brings in "Ever-
green" and continued through The
Golden Cup" and "Tapestry." This
book brings old friends into new
times and introduces us to new
friends we will come to know and
cherish. We have all the books by
Ms. Plain mentioned above. All are
wonderful reading.
Rube Sessíons
MemoríaI LíbttARy
The Rube Sessions Memorial
Library in Wells is open Tuesdays
and Thursdays 9 a.m. - 6 p.m
Saturdays 10 a.m. until 12 noon
"Buffalo Girls" by Larry
McMurtry: In this novel McMurtry
writes of the life and times of
Clamity Jane, a woman whose past
embraces the whole short, violent,
passionate histoiy of the West, from
the mountain men who first made
their way into Montana, Wyoming
and the Dakotas in search ofbeaver
pelts, to buffalo hunters who de-
stroyed the great herds, to the
gunfighter, like Wild Bill Hickok
(perhaps the love of Calamity Jane's
life) to the Indians and soldiers who
fought the final battle that made
the west no longer "wild."
Memorials: Mrs. Iola Presnall in
memory of her grandparents Mr.
Rube and Mrs. Hattie Sessions;
William Durham and Family in
memory of Mrs. Nina Robertson;
Amy, Tommy and Douglas Durham
in memory of Mack Doss.
Our Library Hours are from 9
a.m. until 5 p.m. on Tuesdays and
Thursdays firom 10 a.m. until noon
on Saturdays
Receives degree
Jennifer Cannon of Route 4, Rusk,
received a Bachelor of Business
Administration, for the fall semes-
ter at Sam Houston State Univer-
sity. Sam Houston with 12,000 stu-
dents and 400 faculty members, is
located in Huntaville, in a region of
lakes, forests and Hills.
LIBRARY HOURSt Monday
from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
from 12 noon to 5 p.m.
STORY 'l'lMEs Wednesdays from
10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., ages three to
six invited to attend.
NEW FICTION INCLUDES!
THE FATAL CROWN -EUen Jones
• Queen Maud battles in 12th cen-
tury England to gain the throne
from her rival cousin, Stephen.
JAGUAR - Loup Durand - Deceit
between two lovers land them in the
lands of a deadly, ruthless Russian
spy-
THE SEARCH FOR MAGGIE
WARD - Andrew Greeley - A navy
flier returns home from WW II and
meets a strange young lady in
Tucson who mysteriously disap-
pears.
NON-FICTION: A variety oftop-
ics can be researched for fiin and
information in the following: THE
OXFORD GUIDE TO CARD
GAMES, A HISTORICAL SUR.
VEY, SPORTS COLLETORS
DIGEST BASEBALL CARD
POCKET PRICE GUIDE, THE
AMERICAN READER: WORDS
THAT MOVED A NATION, AND
SUNDAY NIGHTS AT SEVEN:
THE JACK BENNY STORY.
RESEARCH PAPERS: High
school students and others looking
for information we do not have can
use a service available to us through
the Northeast Texas Library Sys-
tem and the Dallas Public Library.
We can borrow books and obtain
copies of periodical articles. If you
need this service, please talk to us
at the library.
VLB suspends loans of
active duty reservists
The Veterans Land Board loan
payments have been suspended for
those reservists who have beon
recalled to active duty. The VLB
payments will not resume until they
return to reserve status.
"Most of the reservists called to
active duty will be taking a sub-
stantial cut in pay and we want to
make it as easy as possible for them.
This is our way to let them know
that we appreciate the sacrifice they
are making during the Persian gulf
Crisis* said Garry Maurro who is
the Land Commissioner for our
state.
No interest or penalties will ac-
crue on VLB loans if the veterans
notifies the land board of his or her
recall. Regular loan payments will
resume when the individual has
been returned to reserve status for
90 days. The VLB should be noti-
fied promptly upon being recalled.
For fVirther information inter-
sated persons should contact Jerry
Rix, Office of Veterans Affairs,
• Rusk, 903-883-4012.
tween Arabs and us in the Western
hemisphere. Many Christians are
now praying for the salvation of
Arabs even Saddam Hussein him-
self. The United States government
is now talking with Arab leaders
which could well open doors for
missionaries from the United States
never before open. Arab soldiers are
wandering into Christian services
for American soldiers and hearing
the gospel of Jesus Christ for the
first time. International tensions
are mounting against Israel which
will eventually lead to all nations
gathered together to combat Israel
as prophesied in the Scriptures for
the end of all human led govern-
ments. This is getting the attention
of people nominal about commit-
ment to Jesus Christ.
Yet we should weep for the peoples
of our nation and the peoples of
other nations because it maybe time
for a greater measure of God's judge-
ment to be poured out upon the
earth.
We should weep because Presi-
dent Bush and Congress have not
called the United States of America
to repent and cry out to God for help
during the- present Persian Gulf
crisis.
During the Civil War; President
Abraham Lincoln (along with Con-
gress) made a PROCLAMATION
OF A NATIONAL FAST DAY on
Aug. 12, 1861. The proclamation
read:
"Whereas a joint committee of
both houses of Congress has waited
on the President of the United
States and requested him to "Rec-
ommend a day of public prayer,
humiliation and fasting, to be ob-
served by the people of the United
States with religious solemnities
and the offering of fervent supplica-
tions to Almighty God for the safety
and welfare of these states, his bless-
ings on their arms and a speedy
restoration of peace:
"And Whereas it is fit and becom-
ing in all people, at all times, to
acknowledge and revere the su-
preme government of God; to bow
in humble submission to His chas-
tisements; to confess and deplore
their sins and transgressions, in a
full conviction that the fear of the
Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
and to pray with all fervency and
contrition for the pardon of then-
past offenses and for a blessing upon
their present and prospective ac-
tion:
"And Whereas when our beloved
country, once, by the blessing of
God, united, prosperous and happy
is now affected with faction and
civil war, it is peculiarly fit for us to
recognize the hand of God in their
terrible visitation and the sorrow-
ful remembrance of our faults and
crimes as a nation and as individu-
als to humble oureelves before Him
and to pray for His mercy—to pray
that we may be spared further
punishment, though most justly
deserved; that our arms may be
blessed and made effectual from
the re-establishment of law, order
and peace throughout the wide
extent of our country; and that the
inestimable boon of civil and reli-
gious liberty, earned under His
guidance and blessing by the labor
and suffering of our fathers, may
be restored in all its original excel-
lence;
"Therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln,
President of the United State, do
appoint the last Thursday of Sep-
tember next as a day of humili-
ation, prayer and fasting for all the
people of this nation. I do earnestly
recommend to all the people and
especially to all ministers and
teachers of religion, of all denomi-
nations and all heads of families to
observe and keep that day, accord-
ing to their several creeds and
modes of worship, in all humility,
with all religious solemnity, for the
end that the united prayer of the
nation may ascend to the throne of
grace and bring down plentiful
blessings upon our country. In
Testimony, Etc. Abraham Lincoln"
In a proclamation of Oct. 20,1864;
Abraham Lincoln recommended to
all fellow citizens that they "rever-
entially humble themselves in the
dust and from thence offer up peni-
tent and fervent prayers and sup-
plication to the great Disposer of
events to return to the blessings of
peace and harmony throughout the
land."
President Lincoln made nine
other proclamations during the
Civil War, calling for repentance,
humiliation and national repen-
tance. In all these proclamations,
he acknowledged that war was
judgement as a result of national
sins and crimes. Our nation has
committed as a whole many na-
tional sins and crimes including
the murder of 1.5 million babies
each year.
Unless the one true God is soon
acknowledged more directly by our
national leaders, the USA will
suffer incalculable losses, not nec-
essarily immediately from this
pending war with Iraq, sooner than
any of us may think. How far we
have strayed from the early Ameri-
can spirit of our fathers of great
Jl-
Io ve for the one true God revealed
through Jesus Christ. We can re-
pent though and find mercy.
Unfortunately, the humanists
have led us to believe that our
national leaders have no right to
issue such a proclamation.
Pastor Kent Fowler, Pierces
Chapel Assembly of God
Route 3, Box 120
Jacksonville 75766
Writer wants
news of war
Dear Editor:
I buy the weekly Cherokeean/
Herald each time it is issued. I buy
it in hopes that one day you will
print something that happens out-
side of Rusk, Alto or Wells area. I
understand that it is only printed
once a week and a lot of the news
would be old but I believe that I am
not the only one that is tired of
reading who ate dinner with whom.
In today's paper there was not one
article about the war that is going
on with our country. There was
however an article about a support
group and then there was one writ-
ten by Marie Whitehead about her
personal thoughts. I believe that its
is a disgrace that you cannot find
one piece of world wide news to talk
about.
Samantha Byrd
Reklaw
P.S. I'm sure you won't print this
Editor's note: Yes we do print let-
ters of criticism about us! It is your
right. But in our defense, we be-
lieve that radio, television, dailies
and magazines are capable of pre-
senting more of what you want.
And need! Community journalism
has, for many years, focused on the
news that is not likely to be reported
elsewhere. We appreciate your frus-
tration. Most folks have a
few..especially since war has been
declared. We hope you will read
with interest the names of area citi-
zens serving in the U.S. military,
elsewhere this issue. And please
keep reading! Sooner or later we're
bound to bring something of sig-
nificance to you!
Vets set reunioii
Dear Editor:
The Second (Indian Head) Divi-
sion Association is conducting a
nation wide search for any man or
woman, who ever served in the
Famous Second Infantry Division
and who do not know of the exis-
tence of our Association, which we
would like to tell them about and of
ourforthcomingreunion. With your
assistance we can reach a great
number ofthese veterans. We there-
fore respectfully ask that you pub-
lish the information that the 70th
annual reunion is planned for July
17-20,1991, in Omaha, Neb.
For additonial information about
the reunion and the Association
vets can contact the National Sec-
retary Bill Creech, P.O. Box 460,
Buda, Tx. 78610.
Thanks to P.O.
Dear Post Men,
My class and I want to thank you
all for risking your lives by delivery
mail to Saudi Arabia. You all have
to be brave people to go there at a
time like this. But you probly did an
exelent job at it Thank you very
much.
Your friend,
Amberly Benedict
4th grade
Rusk Elem.
Dear Editor,
Everybody thanks the postmen,
for doing such a wonderfiil job on
mailing lettere to Saudi Arabia. Ifs
risking lives and everybody espe-
cially me. All I want to say is thank
you and God bless you!!
Sincerely
Kim Grimes
Dear Postmen
I am thanking you for the letters
that you were taking to Saudi Ara-
bia.
James Neal Locke
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