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Page Two—CHEROKEE AN/HERALD of Rusk, Texas—Thursday, March 23,1995
Emmett H. Whitehead
CIjcrokeeaij/Herald
publlaher
Marie Whitehead
•dltor
Thursday, March 23,1995
Texas' Oldest Continuously
published weekly newspaper
Established as the Cherokee
Sentinel
Feb. 27,1850
I I I I I I I I I I I I
bt Marie Whitehead
Cherokfean/Herald editor
The 1995 Cherokee County
Junior Livestock Show is now
history, well almost. There's stuff
to do, after any show! It continued
the long held tradition of adding to
the education of all participants,
from exhibitors to spectators.
Parents may have gained a point
or two! Two great days which
helped to promote the county's
largest industry, Agribusiness.
Numbers of entries seemed to be
down a bit. The most often heard
explanation was the depressed
economy. Buyers of recent years •>
have not been able to pay the
youngsters enough for sale
animals. Understandable. Fami-
lies cannot keep on absorbing the
cost of an exhibit animal. Under-
standable. All of us can go for-
ward, however, in the hope that
big is not necessarily better. And,
that the economy WILL get better!
This year's event was not qüite
the same for a big reason! A six
foot, three inches tall reason!
Missing from the scene. It was Joe
Ray Ocker. He has been the
cornerstone, you might say, for
many years in the promotion of the
Agribusiness industry around
here. The reason for his absence?
He was recuperating from four by-
pass heart surgery! That was done
Monday and he was released
Saturday to go home. It is a
wonder he didn't talk his family
into a short detour by the Stock
Showl And a plate of barbecue,
maybe! Anyway, he is on the road
to better health. Happily, before he
got temporarily de-railed, he and
spouse Florence eiyoyed a trip to
Washington, D. C. which she
terms "the nicest trip we ever
had." She just wants a speedy
recovery so they may plan their
next trip!
It was nice to see one special,
familiar face in the crowd at the
show. That of Johnnie McKay,
longtime Extension Agent, who
had with him his handsome
grandson, Chris, son of Mike. He
was sort of showing him the ropes,
explaining1 (educating) the young
man as they went along. Aren't
Grands grand? Grandchildren and
Grandparents!
It rattled my teeth a little while
taking information on a young
exhibitor's animal to go with a
picture I had just snapped, to hear
youngster say, "You don't remem-
ber my name? You've been here
taking my picture for three years
now." Life's embarrassing mo-
ments. With an adult you can
handle such a question. Beautiful,
bright young people deserve an
honest answer, not a smart
remark. I just explained that
young people have a way of
growing up fast and changing a lot
in three years. It seemed to be a
satisfactory response.
A special pair of happy people
were the parents of our Susan
Rlchey of the Extension? Agent's
staff. They are Jerry and Dor-
othy from Paris, Tex., and
appeared to be having a wonderful
time visiting a project that had
SCENE
taken so much of their daughter's
time and interest.
A note about goats. Yes, there is
a special breed which does not
have ears. At least long, floppy
ones. They have hearing mecha-
nisms, of course, openings you
know. JusPno hanging ears. Well,
I have always been told that I
could talk the horns off a billy
goat. Did the ears and horns get
mixed up? Some of these were on
exhibit!
In the seen or heard from
department, here are some
updates. Yes, it really was
Winford Black in his yard trying
out the riding lawn mower. He can
still make it work, for which
Norma is glad! But he still has
another month to finish the
chemotherapy treatment.
Herbert Magruder is home
from heart surgery and under the
watchful eyes of Louise is out and
about with exercise (walking) on
his agenda!
Near that neighborhood, folks
are glad to welcome Ezra (Tex)
and Eva Mae Cummins home
after a several month visit with
the geese down South!
Verllne Sword and daughter
Sandra were found sharing a visit
over lunch last week. Spring
Break is a nice break for spending
quality time with loved ones.
We need to keep Ann Dodd,
wife of George, on our list of
concerns. She is doing o.k. now,
but there is still the problem of one
or two aneurysms out for consider-
ation. George was in the office ,
recently. Like old times seeing his*
smiling face! Of course, everyone is
happy that he is moving up the
SESCO management ladder!
Somewhere in all my "stuff is a
magazine containing an article
written by Patricia, daughter of
Ruth and Earl Ross. She is
becoming more and more pub-
lished, and more and more a
computer authority in the field of
education! No, I haven't read it
yet, just scanned, and yes, it is
over my head!
Here is another of the missing
bits of info, for which I humbly
apologize in not sharing last week.
Herbert and Jenny Bell have
been home several weeks now
after a trip to Sweetwater where
they attended the funeral of
Jenny's brother. He died after an
extended illness with cancer. Our
sympathy to this special family.
Frank and Madeleine Morgan
were seen out and about last week.
This is a step up in better health
for Frank. He is wished a continu-
ation of this!
And where is Jerry Williams
these days? And how? He is still
working on getting his strength
back after last year's operation. If
you see a new pair of very white
shoes out there, walking, you may
find Jerry in them, accompanied
by wife Sarah, of course!
Ada Morgan called to say she is
improving after recent surgery.
And then she called two days later
to advise of plans for a visit to the
home of her brother and sister-in-
law at Center. Now that's better!
I II I I I I I I I I I
And better is what we wish for
Ed and Lois Stover! They are
about my age, I think, and you can
take it from me, there are good
days and bad days! Just blame it
on the calendar!
Their daughter's husband, Jim
Turlington, was in the office last
week and he started to say, (being
nice as he only knows how to be),
"You're looking mighty spifiy for
a," and after a barely perceptible
pause, he added "mature lady." I
nearly cracked up with laughter! If
he had said "for an old woman," I
would have tested my handy
scissors on his truthful tongue!
Mrs. O. L. Grissom, a recent
Rusk resident, was in town last
week and getting ready for a trip
to the Panhandle area. Her son
was having serious heart problems
in Amarillo and she planned to be
with him as soon as possible. The
love of a Mother!
Another Rusklte, Mae Ander-
son, traveled to Austin last week
with her daughter Bonnye of
Houston for a fun visit with her
Grands in that city. They are
Randy Ivy and Wendee White-
head.
Connie and Larry Gonzalez
were visitors last week with son
Robert and family. East Texas is
a drastic change in scenery for the
McAllen residents. They didn't
have the greatest health in '94, but
they are off to a happy start this
year! Seeing the three Grands may
have given them a new spurt of
energy!
Last week you may recall seeing
here some belated words about
Jam es and Oneta Poole.
Strangely or not so strangely, we
learn that last week James
received the angioplasty procedure
in Houston. This suggests serious
business! He and family are
wished the best! Thanks to Morris
Elliott for sharing this info.
Thanks to a call from Betty
Williams, we learned that a
former Rusk resident, Bob Priest,
was included in a program on Arts
and Entertainment, Friend-
ship Cable, recently. He was
shown with others when a pro-
gram was done on TDCJ.
Coming next Saturday Home-
coming at Wells! A full day of
fun, fiin, with Arts and Crafts,
parade, food, Queen's coronation
and a dance! You don't have to
have lived at Wells to attend!
Everyone is welcome!
Coming Soon: The re-opening of
a business on the southwest corner
of the square in Rusk, under a new
name. Watch for Main Street
Crossing.
Here's an item from the Mail
Bag. The children of Henry and
Delltha Guenzel will host a 45th
wedding reception for their
parents from 2-4 p.m. Sunday
March 26 at the couple's home in
New Braunfels. These two have
many friends in this area. In fact,
their note says, "Your memories
and friendship will be the only
gifts accepted." Their children are
David and Barbara
Bethancourt, John and Libby
Guenzel and Larry and Mary
Ellen Murdock.
Please'see Scene, pg. 12
Opinion
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
by James A. Collins,
executive director
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
The use of state jails as transfer
facilities for regular prison inmates
has been publicly aclmowledged and
a planned part of the state jail con-
cept since the Legislature autho-
rized the system in 1993.
But that does not include housing
violent offenders in the facilities. I
regret that Texans in some areas
have been needlessly alarmed by
erroneous reports that "rapists and
N murderers" were coming to their area
jails.
The co-use of state jails as transfer
facilities was publicly discussed
when the law authorising state jails
v was passed in 1993. It was dis-
cussed and covered by the news
medic, at Texas Board of CMminal
Justice meetings in 1993 anl 1994.
It was published in the Texai Regis-
tar and it was covered in a state jail
implementation report to the Legis-
lature last summer.
Today, Texas is fortunate that our
prison expansion program has given
us enough capacity to house all vio-
lent inmates in maximum security
prisons.
We put every new inmate though
testing and diagnostics to determine
his or her likelihood of violent be-
havior. We don't rely on an inmate's
conviction offense because we know
that truly violent persons are often
convicted of so-called "non-violent"
crimes.
Our diagnostic process determines
an inmate's security classification
which in turn determines whether
the inmate goes to a minimum, me-
dium or maximum security facility.
Obviously, we don't put violent
inmates in minimum security unites
in regular prisons and we won't do it
with state jails either. Strict use of
a proven security classification sys-
tem is critical for the safety of the
public, staff, property and the pris-
oners themselves.
By mandate of the Legislature, we
are building 25,000 state jail beds in
Rusk Fire
By Chris Hoover
VFD reporter
The Fire Department responded
to six calls this week. Four were Air
One assists and two were fire calls.
On the 14th, 17th, 18th and 19th we
went to the Helipad on routine as-
sists to the medical Center helicop-
ter. On the 15th we were called to
the laundry mat on Highway 84 west
when a customer reported smoke in
the building, we were unable to lo-
cate any fire and determined that an
electrical short was the source of the
problem.
On the 20th we received a report
of a house fire on CR 1201 in the
Woodville community. The fire ap-
peared to have started in the attic
and in the most of the damage was
held in that area. A quick call by the
Department news
owners and the rapid response of the
firemen stopped what could have
been a much greater loss. We were
again aided by the Alto Fire Depart-
ment and the Reklaw Fire Depart-
ment. Again, I can't say too much
about the cooperation we have with
the other departments around the
area. Thank you Alto and Reklaw
for your continued assistance.
The Fire Department recently
purchased a new Positive Pressure
Fan to use when we attack a house
fire. We haven't had to use it but
once and it has already proven its
worth. We use it to push fresh air
into the structure that is on fire.
This not only clears the smoke so
the firemen can see where they are
going and not destroy furniture or
other property while stumbling
around in the dark, but also pushes
the smoke back in the direction it
came from, reducing smoke dam-
age. It also helps to keep the fire
from spreading to unaffected areas,
when the firemen go into a smoke
filled house it's like closingyour eyes.
, Flash lights give very little visibility
in the smoke filled environment. By
using the fan for a few seconds be-
fore they enter the house, the volun-
teers can follow the smoke to the fire
and use only enough water to put it
out and reduce water damage.
This seemingly small piece of
equipment saves the fire department
ir\juries and time while it saves the
home owner property and unneeded
damage. Without your donations we
would not be able to buy such equip-
ment and do our job as efficiently as
we would like. I guess I am bragging
but there is no doubt in my mind
that Rusk has one the best fire de-
partments in East Texas and much
of the thanks go to you who support
us. Thanks!
RUSK NO. 3 FIRE TRUCK has been donated to the Summers Norman Museum by the Rusk City
Council. On hand to show off the donation are Glenn Miller and Stan Chapman of the Museum
Board and Fireman Jamie Weaver and Chief Wayne Morgan. The vehicle was donated by the
City to the Museum In 1994. A building will be constructed at the rear of the museum to house
the vehicle. .staff photo
Wit 'n Wisdom
'Shoe on the Other Foot'
18 locations. Today, we have nearly
5,000 of these beds completed. But
as of today, we have only 163 state
jail confinees. Unless and until the
court system produces significantly
more state jail offenders, the alter-
native is for these beds to stand
empty.
That is absolutely not necessary.
The mission of the state jails can be
accomplished to its ftillest totally
without compromise, in tandem with
a non-threatening, segregated use
of the balance of the state jail sites.
The Texas Criminal Justice Policy
Council recently surveyed all felons
waiting in county jails for transfer to
state prisons. The survey showed
that 83 percent were convicted of
non-violent, drug and property-re-
la ted crimes of the same nature as
state jail offenses. That is the pool of
prisoners where our testing and di-
agnostics can identify non-violent
inmates suitable for housing in the
transfer facilities.
by Everett, the methodist
special to the ChEROKEEAN/Herald
*
We preachers get called upon many
times to Bhare in the problems folks
have and with whatever tenderness
and concern we possess we enter
into those situations wanting to help
and to heal. Sometimes we neither
help nor heal and our best inten-
tions go down the drain of dumb
failures. But in spite of the chance of
failure, there is the sweet taste of
the successes that make you forget
all about the bitterness of a flop.
There are other times that the
preacher gets called upon not to share
in a problem but in a celebration.
This is always more enjoyable and
the failure rate is extremely low.
This morning I received a call that
seemed to celebrate a tragedy ...
struck me a bit unusual. A detect-
able fiendish kind of laughter that
celebrates revenge backed up by the
announcement, "Hee! Heee! Ssst!
Guess who got a traffic ticket? Hee!
Hee! Ssst!"
Several years ago this woman had
gotten a ticket for speeding in a
school zone and, like most men who
have suffered severely from the ver-
bal attacks of a back seat driver, her
husband laughed and laughed, and
then laughed some more.
As a matter of fact, he laughed
until last week. He was probably
blinded by laughter when he hit that
van which was knocked into the next
■K. car doing enough damage to render
a ten digit calculator useless to fig-
ure the cost.
The laughter continues in that
household, but the shoe is on the
other foot. "Eighty-one dollars! Isn't
that great?" she giggled.
"Ha! Ha! That's twice as much as
my ticket," she said. "Was anyone
Area Briefs
Reunion slated
World War IIUSN/CG personnel
from Patrol Craft (PC, SC, AM, YMS,
PG, PF, ETC). Annual reunion will
be held in Phoenix, Ariz. June 1-3.
For additional information, inter-
ested persons can contact Bob Lisey,
8830 Pemberton Dr., Sterling Hts,,
Mi. 48312 (810) 284-6864.
Revival slated
Revival services are slated March
26 through March 31 at the Mount
Pleasant CME Church, according to
information from the Rev. Billy
Burnett, pastor. The revival will
begin with a 2:30 p.m. service on
Sunday and the revival will con-
tinue nightly at 7:30 p.m. The Rev.
W. R. Ricks of Nacogdoches will be
evangelist for these special services.
hurt," I asked.
"I don't know," she Baid. "I just
grabbed the ticket and ran down to
the courthouse and got it priced ...
$81. Ha-ha!"
This cynical laughter you would
expect from Hard-hearted Hannah,
the Vamp of Savannah who was last
seen pouring water on a drowning
man; or a Delilah who has just
suckered poor old Sampson into a
haircut; or a Tokyo Rose when she
lured some GI into a trap; or a Bonnie
of Bonnie and Clyde Inc. as she ma-
chine-gunned a bank. But some-
how, someone named Nancy just
doesn't fit the picture.
Most of us married men have been
through this and there should be an
organization from AA or Al-Anon or
OA We could call it Al-a-Crow
eaters. The meetings could consist
of testimonies from those who had
recovered from complete ego dys-
function. Or perhaps the best meet-
ing of all would be complete silence.
The one thing that worries me
(sends cold chills down my spine) is
that I laughed, too, when Nancy got
the ticket.
P.S. Nancy was my secretary at
another church.
Hill
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