Cherokeean/Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 145, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 4, 1993 Page: 1 of 32
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Texas' Oldest, Continuously Published Weekly Newspaper -- Established Feb. 27, 1850 as the Cherokee Sentinel
Rusk:
Home of the
Texas State Railroad
State Historical I'ark
Vol. 145, No. 40-18 Pages
Thursday, November 4. 1993
Rusk, Texas 75785 25 cents
Alabama firm is low bidder
on TDCJ 1,000 bed unit
Bill Harbert Construction Co. of
Alabama was the apparent low bid-
der for the proposed 1,000 bed TDCJ
prison unit at Rusk. Bids were
opened in Huntsville Tuesday after-
noon, according to Joe Settlemeyer,
construction program coordinator
for TDCJ. The low bid was
$22,149,000.
Only two other bids were submit-
ted. They were Caddell Construc-
tion Co. and C Construction Co.,
Settlemeyer said.
The bid results will be taken to
the TDCJ Board that is scheduled to
meet in Austin Wednesday, Thurs-
day and Friday of this week.
In the event that the board ap-
proves the bid, the administrative
process of working out all the de-
tails between TDCJ and the con-
tractor will continue through the
month of November.
Actual construction is expected to
begin prior to Dec. 31.
When completed, the unit will be
the latest "state of the art" and will
care for 1,000 mentally retarded in-
mates.
During construction between 200
to 400 people are expected to be
employed. When finished, between
350 and 400jobs will be added to the
Cherokee County economy.
Charles Schultz of Huntsville has
been named project manager for
TDCJ. He is expected to move to
Rusk in early December.
DONATIONS AND GRANT FUNDS were used recently to purchase equipment to
benefit the Cherokee County Sheriffs Department. Funds from the Summers
Norman Foundation, Texas Forest Service and Career Women's Club of Jacksonville
have been used to purchase a van, four wheel-drive Chevrolet Blazer, trailer, two
four wheelers and command post equipment. Pictured from left are representatives
of the donating agencies Ray McElyea of the Texas Forest Service; Crawford
Godfrey and Evelyn Underhlll of the Norman Foundation; Sheriff Jimmy Dickson;
Gordon Thrall of the Norman Foundation; Lynn Llttlejohn of the Career Women
and J. A. Staton of the Norman Foundation. -staff photo
Voters reject UNIT system
Light turn-out in statewide amendment election
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Area News
Briefs
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Transmission line project
estimated at $37.7 million
VETERANS DAY Veterans Day
activities are planned for Thursday
Nov. 11, in downtown Rusk. The
event will begin with a 9 a.m. cer-
emony at the statute on tlie south-
west corner of the courthouse lawn.
Mayor Mike Crysup will be speaker
for the event,
RIFLE RAFFLE—Directors for
the Rusk Chamber of Commerce
are selling raffle tickets for a
Remington 242 to be given away on
Nov. 19. The rifle is an automatic
loading rifle with a Tasco scope,
valued at approximately $500. The
$1 donation made in the raffle will
go toward chamber operations.
ASSOCIATION SETS MEET-
ING-Old Palestine Cemetery As-
sociation annual meeting will be at
7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11 at the Old
Palestine Baptist Church. All board
members and other interested per-
sons are invited to attend, accord-
ing to J. D. Pearman, association
president.
RUSK LIONS CLUB BASE-
BALL AND SOFTBALL-Anyone
interested in working in the Lions !
Club Baseball and Softball Program
is invited to meet at 7:30 p.m. on
November 8, at the First State Bank.
The group will be putting together j
plans for grant applications and dis-
cussing the comingyear's activities.
If there are any questions call 795-
3400.
ALTO SETS SHOTTIMES-Flu
and pneumonia shots will be offered ]
from 10:30 at 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5,
at the Alto Lions Club Building by
the Cherokee County Health Unit. |
The public is invited. Prices are $2
for flu and $3 for pneumonia for
persons 55 and older and $4 for flu
and $5 for pneumonia for those un-
der 55.
EYE CLINIC SLATED-An eye
clinic, sponsored by Lehmann Eye
Center in Nacogdoches will be con-
ducted at the Alto Lions Club Build -
ing on Thursday, Nov. 4. Eye
screening will be conducted from
10 a.m. until 1 p.m.
"COME HAVE LUNCH WITH
US"--Chicken and Spaghetti with
salad, garlic bread, desert and drink
will be served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.,1
Friday November 5 at the Shriner's
Buildingjust off the Square, next to
the Civic Theatre. Adult tickets are
$5, children under 12, $2.50. Carry
out is available. The lunch is spon-.
sored by W.M.S. of First Congrega-i
tional Methodist Church.
"LAST STAND"-The traditional
seniors' "Last Stand" at Alto High
School will be held during the Alto/
Cushing Pep Rally, at 2:30 p.m.,
November 5 in the high school gym.
All family and frineds of the class of
'94 are invited to attend.
COMMODITIES NOT AVAIL-
ABLE--Government commodities
usually distributed each month will
not be distributed Nov. 11. Conft-
modities are not available to justify
distribution. They will be distrib-
uted again in December, at the usual
time and locations.
East Texas Electric Cooperative,
Inc., (ETEC) filed an application for
the Certificate of Convenience and
Necessity with the Public Utility
Commission of Texas on Oct. 29, to
construct approximately 180 miles
of 138 kV transmission line in East
Texas.
The project cost is estimated at
$37.7 million. Projected date of
completion is the summer of 1996.
ETEC, headquartered in
Nacogdoches, is an electric genera-
tion and transmission cooperative
erative and Wood County Electric
Cooperative.
John Butts, manager for ETEC,
says the construction of the proposed
transmission line will allow ETEC
to access less expensive and more
reliable wholesale power for resale
to its members, and ultimately to
each distribution cooperative's end-
use customers.
"Construction of this project will
allow ETEC to disconnect approxi-
mately 92 MW of electric load from
Texas Utilities Electric Company
For complete text of public notice,
please see pages 10,11,12 and 13.
that was formed in 1987 by its three
member generation and transmis-
sion cooperatives, Tex-La Electric
Cooperative of Texas, Inc. (Tex-La),
Northeast Texas Electric Coopera-
tive, Inc. (NTEC), and Sam Rayburn
G & T Electric Cooperative, Inc.
(SRG&T). These three cooperatives
in turn provide wholesale power to
their respective member distribu-
tion cooperatives, which are com-
prised of the following:
Bowie-Cass Electric Cooperative,
Cherokee County Electric Coopera-
tive Association, Deep East Texas
Electric Cooperative, Houston
County Electric Cooperative, Jas-
per-Newton Electric Cooperative,
Panola-Harrison Electric Coopera-
tive, Rusk County Electric Coopera-
tive, Sam Houston Elecric Coopera-
tive, Upshur-Rural Electric Coop-
(TU Electric) and Southwestern
Electric Service Company (SESCO)
and reconnect these loads to South-
western Electric Power Company
(SWEPCO)," he said. "The value of
savings associated with this project
and the load transfer will total ap-
proximately 24.8 million. These
power cost savings will be passed
through to the member distribution
cooperatives, and will then flow
through to their individual custom-
ers.
"Once completed, the cooperatives
and their customers will not only
benefit from more economical power
supply, but they will also enjoy ben-
efits associated with improved reli-
ability, improved opportunities for
demand-side management, and im-
proved access to less restricted mar-
kets for power," stated Butts.
Support your team
Friday night!
Eagles at Crockett!
Jackets at home!
The proposed Unit System for
Cherokee County was soundly de-
feated in Tuesday's special elec-
tion. Vote was 1,299 for and 2,759
against(32.01% for and 67.98%
against). Vote was 4,337.
This controversial issue was pro-
posed by County Judge Craig
Caldwell and opposed by the Com-
missioners Court.
Commissioner E. R. (Bob) Gregg,
Precinct 1, expressed appreciation
and satisfaction that the people of
Cherokee County had supported the
position taken by the county's four
commissioners.
"We promise to continue working
for the best interest of all the people
of the county, and will continue our
efforts to hold taxes down as much
as possible," said Gregg.
County voters approved constitu-
tional amendments 3,4,6,8,11,12,
14, and 15 and turned down amend-
ments 1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 10, 13 and 16.
.County vote on the amendment is-
sues shows:
1. Authorizing the issuance of
$50 million in G.O. bonds for state
financing of the start-up costs of
historically underutilized business.
For 968; Against 3,130.
2. Authorizing the exemption from
ad valorem taxation of real and per-
sonal property used in pollution con-
trol. For 1,857; Against 2,207.
3. Providing for the clearing of
land titles for the owners of certain
property in Fort Bend and Austin
counties. For 2,324; Against 1,604.
4. Prohibiting a personal income
tax without voter approval and dedi-
cating the revenue to education and
to the reduction of local school prop-
erty taxes. For, 3,002; Against 1,179.
5. Allowing the legislature to pre-
scribe the qualifications of sheriffs.
For 1,974; Against 2,021.
6. Abolishing the office of county
surveyor in Jackson County. For
2,505; Against 1,147.
7. Repealing certain restrictions
on the ability of corporations to raise
capital. For 1,516; Against 2,340.
8. Abolishing the office of county
surveyor in McLennan County. For
2,525; Against 1,102.
9. Modifying tj e provision for the
redemption of real property sold at
atax sale. For 1,874 ; Against 2,027.
10. Authorizing the issuance of
$750 million in G.O. bonds to aug-
ment the Veterans' Land Fund and
the Veterans' Housing Assistance
Fund.For 1,984; Against 2,045.
11. Requiring trustees of a local
public pension system to adminis-
ter it for the benefit of particinants
and beneficiaries. For 2,729;
Against 1,222.
12. Permitting the denial of bail
to persons charged with certain vio-
lent or sexual offenses committed
while under the supervision of a
state or local criminal justice agency.
For 3,587; Against 548.
13. Relating to the amount and
expenditure of certain constitution-
ally dedicated funding for public
institutions of higher ed ucation. F o'r
1,819; Against 2,073.
14. Authorizing the issuance of
up to $1 billion in G. O. bonds for
projects relating to facilities of cor-
rections and mental health and
mental retardation (MHMR) insti-
tutions. For 2,315; Against 1,743.
"Please see ELECTION, p.18
THE UNIT SYSTEM drew a last minute push from Chero-
kee County Judge Craig Caldwell Monday as he distrib-
uted leaflets to patrons of the Post Office in Rusk.
Christmas homes tour
features Heald home
By Lila Jean Murray
This article is one in a series of
five which highlights the homes fea-
tured in Omicron Gamma's 11th
annual Christmas Tour of Homes.
The tour will be Dec. 5 from 1-5 p.m.
Tickets are $5 and can be purchased
from any member of Omicron
Gamma or may be bought the after-
noon of the tour at one of the homes.
Frank and Mary Madden prom-
ised each other they would one day
return to their hometown of Rusk.
They kept that promise and in 1986
remodeled their home at 800 Bonner
Street, which just happened to be
the very house where Mary Heald
Madden grew up.
Mary's parents, the late C. Metz
Heald and the late Vivian Heald,
build the house in 1939. Informa-
tion documenting the date as well
as the builder was found penciled
on the wall behind the medicine
cabinet in the bathroom during the
remodeling. Mr. Heald also pur-
chased from the City of Rusk a por-
tion of Hatchett Street so they might
have a driveway.
When you walk through the door
of the Madden home, you are imme-
diately aware of wonderful heir-
looms and close family ties. A four
poster spool bed in the master bed-
room as well as several other pieces
of furniture, was rescued from nn
old barn and refinished by Mrs.
Heald. A claw footed bathtub is
another unique item; Bessie
Lunsford, then an elementary
school teacher, painted vines of ivy
around the base of the tub in the
1950s.
The Maddens have many items of
interest from their traveis. In the
kitchen is an island which they had
constructed and inlaid with a color-
ful tile brought back from South
Africa where they lived for a time.
The guest house also holds many
family treasures. An A&M pen-
nant belonging to Mr. Heald, not-
ing freshman status and assigning
graduation in 1924, is framed and
hangs in one guest room. Mary also
has displayed her father's spurs,
from college days at A&M. A splen-
did tribute to Mrs. Madden is a
needlework piece from her daugh-
ter-in-law which hangs in another
bedroom of the guest house. Mary
says her "mother-in-law" skills were
learned from Frank's mother, Mrs.
Essie Madden. Frank's family lived
next door to the Healds for many
years on Bonner Street.
Omicron Gamma members ex-
press their appreciation to the
ilealds for opening their home to
the tour. Members says they ft el
that visitors will find the Maddun
home a true celebration of coming
home for Christmas.
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