Cherokeean/Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 148, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 11, 1996 Page: 1 of 38
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I hursday. April 11. 19% Rusk, Texas 75785 25 cent
Mrs. George Bush
keynotes county's
150th celebration
Mrs. George W. Bush, Firet Lady of Texas, will begin
Cherokee county's official observance of its 150th anni-
versary as a county Thursday at 7 p.m.. in a dinner
meeting in Rusk at the Junior High School cafetorium.
The dinner Thursday
evening will be the first of
a aeries of special events to
follow during the rest of
1996. The observance will
include a series of special
articles in county newspa-
pers on the county's his-
tory, programs for civic or-
ganizations and other
events being scheduled,
said Cherokee County
Historical Commission of-
ficials. The Commission-
ers Court named the Com-
missioncoordinator of the
Little Red Engine That Com n
Laura Bush
anniversary events in
1995.
The Thursday evening
dinner will fall on the exact date, April 11, 1846, the
Texas Legislature created thecounty, named the county,
and named its county seat town.
The county was named for the Cherokee Indian tribe
which had inhabited the area many years earlier. The
Please see Keynote, page 9
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Rail centennial
to celebrate
Texas history
ByTeri Ellis
Cherokeean/Herald staff
Engine 300 will be cristened at the Texas State Railroad's 100th anniversary run on april 13. The
red-and-biack Bladwln 2-8-0, built in 1917 and used by the U.S. Army in both world wars, is the
last known operating General Pershing-type engine today.
The Texas State Railroad will celebrate its 100th
anniversary of the rails on April 13.
Since its inception as a tourist attraction it has
brought close to one million nostalgic riders to the Rusk
and Palestine areas.
Tickets for the glorious celebration sold out months
ago, but activities at both parks are still open, Mark
Price, operations superintendent, said.
In 1896, East Texas prisoners established and built
the railroad to serve a penitentiary smelter that pro-
duced cast iron for the state's 19th century needs,
including many of the columns in the state capitol.
The cost to build the prison rail originally was
$573,814, according to an investigating committee of
the Texas Legislature.
When the penitentiary was converted into a mental
hospital, the railroad no longer transported iron ore and
ended its operation in 1921.
The Texas Legislature transferred control of the state
railroad from the governor to a newly created Board of
Managers and the rails were leased for five years by the
Texas and New Orleans Railroad Company. After the
Please see HISTORY OF TSR, page 3
Assistance available;
burn ban continued
B y Tu* Ellis
cmmmixan/hemlo staff
Cl?*rok*e County he* been
ergency Feed Assistance
through the UJ3. Department
of Agriculture.
However, due to legislation
signed Into law by President
BUI Clinton on April 4, eligible
livestock owners only have 30
days Jto apply.
Applications are avaUable
through the Farm Service
Agency office. Applications
jmist be turned in and pro-
cessed by the end of Aprll-Feed
assistance will begin from date
the application is signed.
Cherokee County FSA Com*
mittee made the decision
March 13 to request assistance
for livestock producers who
have suffered feed losses.
Other surrounding counties
that are eligible for assistance
includes Anderson, Henderson,
Smith, Rusk, Angelina, Hous-
ton and Nacogdoches.
To qualify for feed assistance, •
producers must have suffered
at least a 40 percent loss in
vestock feed normally pro*
uced on the farm, and not have
clent féed on hand for the
_ period. Also ten per-
cent of a person's gross annual
income must come for the sale
of livestock, livestock prod-
ucts or grain.
The county has also appUed
for non-insurable crop insur-
ancebut approval has notbeen
granted.
The Cherokee County Com-
missioners officially extended
the burn ban Monday. They
said lifting the ban would be
at the discretion of the Texas
Forest Service.
Commissioner F.E. Hassell,
precincts, stated at the com-
missioners meeting Monday
that the residents used care-
lees burning the last time the*
ban was lifted.
"If most folks wUl use com-
mon sense, we wouldn't have
this problem," he said.
High temperatures and
winds are expected the rest of
the week, Texas Forest Ser-
vice forester BUI Rose said. He
believes this will dry the
ground further.
Rose reported three fires
within the county over the
weekend.MThe ban has been
effective," he said.
According to the KWRW sat-
ellite weather center, Ught
widespread rain Is predicted
for Friday.
Only the average three to
four inches of rain is forecast
tor the month of ApriL
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Cuney opens industrial
park, new master plan
Mra. Cauvenet, played by Mary Holcomb, and Veta, played by
Betty Breen, aretrying to enteratain Harvey, a seven-foot imaginary
rabbit
'Harvey' tickets almost gone
By Teri Ellis
Cherokeean/Herald staff
Cuney «rill finally break ground
on its new industrial park on Friday,
April 19.
The Summers A Norman Indus-
trial Park will begin its opening cer-
emonies at 11 am. on Friday, April
19.
After a year of economic develop-
ment planning, Mayor Lee Barnes
has secured two new mqjor indus-
trial companies for the park.
D & L Tool and Die and Bethel
Manufacturing have signed agree-
ments with the cities of Cuney and
Jacksonville to open plants in these
communities.
Perspective employees of these
companies will have state of the art
on the job training provided by Tyler
Junior College and the Texas A&M
University System's Texas Manu-
facturing Assistant Center.
Training for empluyet* will be uu
plastic manufacturing machines for
making tool and dies for dental prod-
ucts in the prevention of the HIV
virus.
Cuneas new economic develop-
ment master plan will also be un-
veiled. Mayor Barnes will unveil his
projections in development of the
city of Cuney Thursday.
Housing developments and infra-
structure are planned in the devel-
opment of a reinvented city of Cuney.
The new master plan is scheduled
to be unveiled on Thursday, April 18
at 9 a.m. at the Cuney City Hall.
For more information contact903-
876-4674.
Tickets to the Cherokee Civic
Theatre's production ofHarvey* are
going fast.
With only three days to choose
from, tickets will be scarce.
"Harvey" is a comedy written by
Maiy Chase in 1944 and directed by
Bud Breen.
"Hie Civic Theatre will present this
classic production beginning at 8
p.m. on Friday and Saturday, April
19 and 20 and 2 p.m. on Sunday,
April 21.
Joe Angle, who plays El wood
Dowd, Betty Breen who plays Ve
and Bud Breen, director are no
strangers to the 'Harvey' produc-
tion.
In the 1970's Angle, and Mr. and
Mrs. Breen performed 'Harvey' in
the former Jacksonville Civic The-
atre.
Angle played Elwood P. Dowd,
Mrs. Breen played Mrs. Chumley
and Mr. Breen player Mr. Chumley.
Tickets for the production are on
sale for $7 in advance and $8 at the
door.
For more information or to re-
serve your tickets contact 683-2131.
Rusk Council will meet
Members of the Rusk City Council
will meet at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at
City Hall to discuss and consider
which streets will be paved through
the bidding process. The council
agreed several months ago to desig-
nate funds for street paving. Then,
last month, the issue was discussed
and tabled until Thursday's evening
meeting.
In other matters, the council will
consider approval of a Specific Use
' Permit for a bed and breakfast lo-
cated at the corner of Third and
Main Streets. Jerry and Kay Jordan
are the applicants.
The council will consider the re-
newing of the East Texas Council of
Governments newest contract for the
mini-bus, providing the proposal is
approved for the year 1997.
Other agenda items are consider-
ation, df Jan Pate's final subdivision
plat for the property off Golfcrest;
Please see CITY page 3
Junkyard order not to be enforced
Commissioners tabled discussion on animal control suggestions
By Teri Ellis
Cherokeean/Herald staff
Commissioners decided Monday to not enforce the
"Order Regulating Automotive Wrecking, Salvage and
Junkyards.
The Commissioners tabled naming the county con-
stables as the "county official'' charged with enforcing
the order.
Commissioner F.E. Hassell, precinct 3, was con-
cerned about a fence erected at a salvage yárd on State
Hwy 348 was impeding the view of traffic at a curve in
the road.
Commissioner Bob Gregg, precinct 1, said he thought
something still needed to be done about cleaning up
around the county.
No discussion was made about scrapping the original
order, but the order will not be enforced.
The original order was adopted on August 14, 1995
and enforcement was to begin January 1,1996.
The Commissioners also tabled discussion on action
requested by the Cherokee County Animal Control
Committee.
No one from the committee was present, so questions
commissioners had could not be answered at the meet-
are:
committee sent a list of recommendations. They
• Cherokee County should have a county animal
control order written and passed.
• A negotiated sum should be allocated in the 1997
budget for animals to be taken to the Jacksonville
Animal Shelter.
• The county should purchase a used pickup truck to
be used in animal control instances to transport animals
to the shelter.
• More publicity of the Jacksonville Animal Shelter
throughout the county should be considered because the
committee feels the southern half of the county is un-
aware of its availability to county residents.
• The Sheriffs department should be asked to use its
reserves to act as animal control authority on a com-
plaint basis and enforce an order adopted by the county.
In other business, the commissioners adopted a reso-
lution to in support of Davy Crockett National Forest in
creating a canoe trail on the Neches River.
A resolution to extend the jail phone contract with
Peoples Telink in providing phone service for inmates '
was adopted. The county will receive a commission rate
hike to 40 percent under the new contract.
The Commissioners also gave its support in a resolu-
tion for Rusk State Hospital's landscaping project.
The Sheriff's department hit a record number of miles
driven transporting juveniles. More than 3,700 miles
were driven in the month of March. The whole year has
only totalled 6,700 miles driven.
linda Ratliff, juvenile detention director, noted at the
March 25 meeting that Friday, March 22 was a record
number of juveniles incarcerated at the jail while wait-
ing transfer to juvenile facilities.
Three Ruek Primary School student* took home extra-large bunnies In their Eastsr baskets.
Molly Miller, (left) s kindergarten studsnt; John Lswls In sscond grsde snd Robin Ellzsbsth Issscs
(right) were selected at rsndom during a special live rsmots brosdeast on KWRW/KTLU radio.
The svent was sponsorsd by Austin Bank of Rusk.
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Whitehead, Marie. Cherokeean/Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 148, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 11, 1996, newspaper, April 11, 1996; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth152263/m1/1/?q=j+w+gardner: accessed July 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.