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éTeran's Day Ceremony
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Hie Vetenins of Foreign Wars, Post
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sponsor a Veteran's Day program at 11
a.m. on Sat., Nov. 11 at the courthouse.
Vol. 147, No. 41 - 14 Pages
Thursday, November 9, 1995
Rusk, Texas 75785
b cents
Ballots in the Matt,
Rusk telephone customers will vote on Extended Dialing
Rusk telephone customers will
soon have the opportunity to ex-
pend their local dialing area with
extended calling to Alto, Reklaw,
New Summer-field, Palestine and
Tyler.
GTE began mailingballots to tele-
phone customers this week, who
must vote to approve the Expanded
Toll-Free Local Calling (ELC).
Under the proposal, all five cities/
exchanges can be obtained for a flat,
monthly line charge of $3.50 for resi-
dential customers and $7 for busi-
Tyler, Palestine, New Summerfield, Alto, Reklaw considered
Reaction to the balloting from
businesses serving the Rusk area
has been positive.
The home health care branch of
East Texas Medical Center stands
to see a significant savingB in total
long distance calls, primarily to
Tyler, confirmed ETMC hospital
administrator Donna Gunter. Long
distance telephone bills by ETMC
reaching $9,000/monthly are not
uncommon.
"Not only will the hospital see a
tremendous cost savings, but so will
the patients we serve when they call
to arrange appointments or check
on hospital lab results," she said.
Other health care organizations
and individual patients will realize
similar cost savings.
At Rusk State Hospital, Superin-
tendent Buzz Parrieh endorsed the
concept of ELC and said his facility
would benefit from the service.
"When one of our patients is hos-
pitalized and transferred to ETMC
in Tyler, we are required to call and
check on them daily," he said. "Toll
free calls to Tyler would be quicker
and easier."
The supply department of Rusk
State Hospital, which is required to
obtain three competitive bids for
supplies and materials, would also
see lower telephone bills if the new
ELC passes.
Employees, too, who work at Rusk
State Hospital and live in Alto, Tyler,
New Summerfield, Reklaw and Pal-
estine would be able to call home
without having to use a personal
credit card or phone collect.
Tt's been a problem for employ-
ees," confirmed Parrish.
At the Skyview and Hodge Units
for the Texas Department of Crimi-
nal Justice, Warden Sharron
Dishongh cited similar positive ben-
efits for the ELC.
She said that 98 TDCJ employees
commute from Palestine to work
and 23 from Tyler. "These employ-
ees will be able to call home toll
free," she said.
Sheriff James Campbell projects
sizeable savings for his department
if ELC is approved.
Clifford Harris posthumously
honored at national fire memorial
On October 14 and 15th, the United States Fire
Administration honored firefighters from across
the nation who died in the line of duty during 1994.
The ceremonies were held at the National Fire
Arademy in Frrityittaburg^Maiyland. Among the
107 firefighters honored during this weekend- was
Clifford R. Harris of the Rusk Volunteer Fire De-
partment who died on June 28 ld94 at a housefire
in Rusk.
During the weekend there were three ceremo-
nies honoring those fallen firefighters. The first
was the Luminary Service held Saturday evening.
During this service family members of the fallen
firefighters lit candles in honor of their loved ones.
On Sunday morning the family members, ac-
companied by their honor guard, attended a chapel
service in the beautiful Catholic chapel on the
grounds of the Fire Academy. This service was rich
in fire service tradition. A fire horn filled with red
roses carried to the Chapel altar as the services
began. A large Roll of Honor book containing the
names of all fallen firefighters who have been
honored since the memorial service began in 1981
was also placed at the altar. As each of the names
of the 1994 fallen firefighters were read, a fire bell
rang one last time for that firefighter, and a red
rose was placed in a Maltese Cross. The Maltese
Croes is the traditional insignia of firefighters
around the world and represents the dedication of
the fire service to neighbors, community and coun-
try.
Immediately following this Chapel service, a
memorial service was held outside near the Na-
tional Fallen Firefighters Memorial. During this
ceremony each firefighter's family was presented
an American flag that had flown over the U.S.
Capital and the Memorial. Honor guards from
across the country and a bagpipe and" drum corp
marched during this ceremony and presented the
flags to the officials who would present them to the
families. Musical selections were presented by
Chief Clay Phillips from Coppell, Texas and the
■fcpi
An Indian Bonfire
Caddoan Mounds Hut goes up in
smoke after years of long standing
"Many of the messages between
the office and deputies are not ap-
propriate for radio transmission,"
he said. "Deputies will have to stop
and use a pay phone or use a
constable's office."
The Sheriffs Tel-Link service,
which provides telephones to jail
inmates, will not be affected by the
ELC. Last month, the sheriff re-
ceived a rebate of $2,418 from the
service.
The balloting for the service is the
result of Senate Bill 632 passed in
Standing before the Fallen Flreflghtere Memorial
In Maryland are Marlaa and Marilyn Harrl8 and
Mell8la Lankford
York Youth Symphony Orchestra The keynote address
was given by Mrs. Alvina Drennan of New York City. Her
husband was killed in an apartment fire during a backdraft
while serving in the New York City Fire Department in
March of 1994.
Mrs. Marilyn Harris, Marisa Harris and Melisia
Langford, all of Rusk, attended the ceremonies in
Emmittsburg honoring Chief Harris. Captain Mark Bulla
of the Montgomeiy County Volunteer Fire Department of
Laurel, Maryland attended the family as their Honor
Guard for the weekend.
By Te Ellis
Cherokeean/Herald staff
After afewmonthsofbuilding and more than lOyears
of service, the Caddoan Mound Hut finally fell to its
firey grave on Sunday with a blessing of everlasting life
from the Caddoan Indians.
Tears were not shed aa the experimental hut burned
to the ground. More than 150 onlookers of archaeolo-
gists, Indians, media and supporters felt the joyous
occassion marked the beginning of new lessons about
the Caddoan Indiana.
"We understand it's a replica," Rufus Davis, of
Robilene, LA and member of the Caddoan Tribe, said.
"We don't have a deep close feeling fbr this land, but this
is a very important area to help us understand our
people."
Davis began a small fire burning fresh cedar to bless
the hut with everlasting life. Many Indians of different
tribes shared in giving the Messing as they washed
their heads with the smoke of the cedar.
The Caddoan Hut burned like a bonfire, and in the
surrounding grasses left a shadow of charred cane in its
1993 and revised by the Texas Leg-
islature this year.
The legislation makes it possible
for communities with fewer than
10,000 access lines to petition for
two-way, toll-free local calling to
nearby exchanges ifthey meet "com-
munity of interest" guidelines.
ELC will be established to each
exchange receiving a "yes" vote from
70 percent of the people who actu-
ally return their ballots.
Final canvassing of ballots and
legal approval must come from the
"We're encouraging telephone customers to
approve all five cities with a "yes" vote. It will
cost the same whether one is approved or all
five, and it will provide an expanded,
economic climate for the city."
-Rusk Mayor Emmett Whitehead
Texas Public Utilities Commission.
"We'reencouragingtelephonecus-
tomers to approve all five cities with
a "yes" vote," said Rusk Mayor
Emmett Whitehead. "It will cost
the same whether one is approved
or all five, and it will provide an
expanded, economic climate for the
city."
"GTE supports community efforts
to promote economic development.
Expanded toll-freelocalcallingmay
help in this effort," said Marcus
Pritchett, GTE area manager. "In
addition, we believe this new ser-
vice offering may help communities
whose needs were not addressed by
previous calling plans."
ELC charges are in addition to
current, basic local service and ex-
tended area service rates.
"Once a community approves the
new service, it will be mandatory for
all customers," Pritchett said. "Ev-
Please see Balloting, pg. 2
Slain peace officers to be
remembered at dedication
By Teri Ellis
Cherokeean/Herald staff
Officers slain in the line of duty
will be honored at the Cherokee
County Peace Officers Memorial
Dedication.
The dedication, sponsored by the
Cherokee County Peace Officers
Association, is scheduled for 10 a.m.,
Thursday, Nov. 9 on the Cherokee
County Courthouse Lawn.
In the event that weather does not
permit outside activities, the dedi-
cation will be held in the Cherokee
County District Courtroom.
Those officers remembered on the
marker date back 112 years. They
are William Clark, marshal who died
in 1883; H. Floyd Hooker, marshal
who died on July 21,1913; Bill Brunt,
sheriff who died on Aug. 3, 1939;
Dean Chapman, deputy who died on
Dec. 31, 1954; Roscoe Lee, officer
who died on June 30, 1979; and
Randy Zimmerman, officer who died
on Oct. 2,1992.
According to Marvin Acker, presi-
dent of the Peace Officers Associa-
tion and Jacksonville police officer,
Clark was looking for a suspect from
a robbery and the robber saw him
coming and shot him. He was a city
marshal.
Hooker was also a city marshal
and was beaten by a brick in Jack-
sonville while on night watch on
Mayor issues Veterans
Day proclamation Nov. 11
A special Veterans Day program
will be held Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. on
the courthouse lawn.
The event, coeponsored by the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Poet
3406, and the Rusk Rotary Club,
will include a declaration and proc-
lamation ceremony.
Rusk Mayor Emmett Whitehead
issued a proclamation commemo-
rating veterans of wars.
"The freedoms and liberties en-
joyed by the citizens of this great
Republic were won and have been
protected by the men and women
who became the veterans of the many
wars in which this nation has been
engaged," he said.
"The citizens of Rusk are extremely
proud of these men and women who
have suffered hardships and made
sacrifices i n the defense of the United
States," he continued.
Following the ceremony in down-
town Rusk, the VFW is inviting all
veterans to bring war memorabilia
and display at their poet at the Y-
intersection of 4th St. and U.S. 69.
The group will honor veterans with
a lunch.
July 21, 1913. He still has a few
relatives in the area, according to
Acker.
Brunt was the sheriff of the county
in 1939. He was shot to death while
attempting to arrest a bootlegger on
Hwy. 69. According to Cherokee
County Sheriff James Campbell,
Isaiah "Red" Creel and Brunt killed
each other while a lady with Creel
also got shot in the crossfire. Brunt
was 29 at the time and was the
youngest sheriff in Texas. His death
occurred the day after his third an-
niversary. His brother, Frank, also
a sheriff, is still alive. Brunt's wife
took over the duties of sheriff less
Please see, Dedication page 14
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Man apparently
gored by animal
A hunter reported miss-
ing on Sunday was found
dead late Monday night
near the community of
Blackjack, said Cherokee
Co. Sheriff James
Campbell. *
Douglas Bourden Moore
66, of Whitehouse was ap-
parenqKÜ
a wild:
have been tracldng.
His body was discovered 1
next to his pickup truck
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The hut went up in smoke in a matter of minutes,
however it took a few months to build it in 1982..
Original builder, A.J. Taylor, Was in attendance and
said that the burning "was great Itisagoodsuitingend
to the structure," she said.
"These (Caddoan structures) are
like the temples in Egypt."
Rufus Davis, Caddoan Indian
Also in attendance from the Caddoan tribe were
Cecile Carter and Jerri Red Cam.
"These (Caddoan structures) are like the temples in
Egypt," Davis said. "We have loet a lot of our history
because of the Spaniards. This is our way of correcting
our history." The Spaniards were the first to write
down Caddo history.
According to Davis, many of the Caddo Indians are no
longer represented in the Pineywooda of East Texas.
Before the burning, the hut was packed with replica
artifacts pertaining to what the hut would have been
left like if it had burned to the ground many hundreds
of years ago.
Archaeologists from the Texas Archaeological Society
documented the event with cameras, video and notes.
Before the burning many of the archaeologists pre-
dicted the outcome and most were right
This was a fitting end for their annual society meeting
that was held in Nacogdoches prior to the Sunday
Please see, Caddo page 14
Firs engulfs the Caddoan Mounds Indian Hut as It plummsts to the ground, Sunday. The hut wss
burnsd down because It wss bsyond rspslr snd wss s dsngsr to visitors snd employees.
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