Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 161, No. 43, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 15, 2010 Page: 1 of 36
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thecherokeean
Vol. 161 ■ No. 43 ■ 36 pgs.
COUNTY TEAMS IN WEEKEND TOURNAMENTS 1
Texas' Oldest Weekly Newspaper
WEDNESDAY
December 15, 2010
Rusk, Texas ■ 50 cents
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CHEROKEEAN HERALD'S ANNUAL CHRISTMAS SECTION
COUNTY
2 women killed in separate
weekend traffic accidents
Two Cherokee County residents died
over the weekend in separate vehicle
accidents on two state highways.
Justice of the Peace James Morris,
Precinct 3, pronounced both victims
dead.
Misty Lee Sessions Gentles. 38, of
Ponta, died around 1:24 a.m. Saturday in
a one-vehicle accident on State Highway
110, approximately three miles from
her home.
Trooper Bruce Bradley said, "She was
on her way home from work when her
vehicle left the roadway and hit a tree.
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Apparently she went to sleep."
Marsha Duke, 39, of Reklaw was killed
in another one-vehicle accident Sunday
morning.
Ms. Duke was apassenger inavehicle,
driven by Daryl Devereaux, 25, of
Cushing.
Trooper Eric Long said Mr. Devereaux
lost control of the vehicle and skidded
across State Highway 204, hitting a
tree.
The accident occurred in Cherokee
County at the Nacogdoches County
line.
ALTO
Alto Council considers
opt ons for budget crisis
City looks to cut $75,000 from budget; hopes to avoid personnel cuts
By Quinten Boyd
Staff Writer
Alto may be looking at one of the most
important city council meetings in its history
next Monday evening.
The council will meet Dec. 20 to discuss
the city budget, looking to make changes
that may be necessary in order for the city
to save money.
Preliminar y reports are that a member of the
city council turned in a letter of resignation,
which will be discussed, and hkely accepted.
during the Dee. 20 meeting.
If the resignation is accepted, the council
will have two seats to fill going into 2011.
Last month. Councilman Earl Clark
resigned from the council effective Dec. 31
and will move outside the city limits.
The closer examination of the city budget
came about after a discussion at the end of
November's city council meeting.
The city budget, which went into effect at the
start of the city g fiscal year in September, is
See ALTO COUNCIL pg. 7 A
ALTO
Family treasure brings 3 generations closer
Old grist mill re-discovered in Houston garage
brings Landrum family closer as they restore
mid-1800s device that fed their ancestors
By Susan Burch
Staff Writer
family treasure unearthedfrom
the back of a garage in Houston
■■was returned home to Alto by
^^^Bthe Landrum family. A grist
mill that kept the family fed for many
years is now bringing at least three
generations of that family closer.
As people migrated west to settleEast
Texas, they had to be self-sufficient
and make or raise what they needed
to survive. When the Landrum family
came to the Alto area, they were no
exception.
In 1853, their great-grandfather, Jeff
Landrum, who had fought in the Civil
War , came to Texas from Georgia, over
the Old Spanish Trail. Everything the
family owned came in one wagon.
Their originalhome wasbuilt on a hill
near Caddoan Mounds State Historic
Site. The well was dug by hand with a
bucket and winch. Finally water was
hit at 60 ft.
Beginning with a section of 640
acres (one square mile) they raised
farm animals, cotton and corn. There
weren't many stores and what passed
for a town was a good distance ride on
horse or by wagon.
One of Jeff Landrum's sons was Bob
Landrum, who wasborn in 1890. Every-
See GRIST MILL. pg. 7 A
till IB
-.'^1
-K The Landrum
family of Alto recently
uncovered and restored
a grist mill used by
their ancestors in
1926. Though the mill
will no longer process
corn, the experience
turned grown men into
"excited young boys."
We wanted the
grandchildren and great-
grandchildren to have a
piece of the family's history.
- DONALD LANDRUM
CHRISTMAS 2010
Dear Santa...
956 share Christmas hopes and
dreams with Santa Claus
By Quinten Boyd
Staff Writer
Some may have been happy with "their two front
teeth,'' but the kids of Cherokee County wouldn't
mind a few moré presents under the tree as well
this year.
As Christmas nears, 956 children from Rusk,
Alto and Wells have written and pored over their
letters to Santa Claus, all in this issue of the
newspaper.
This year's lists are filled with electronics, from
XBox 360s to the Nintendo Wii to iPods,
Many ask for animals, including horses, spiders,
hamsters, fish and the old standbys, dogs and
cats.
Some kids want to be supérheroes or
superheroines, such as the httle boy who asked
"to become Iceman.''
"I would like to have X-ray vision,'' one writer
See DEAR SANTA, pg. 7A
RUSK CITY COUNCIL
New flood ordinance okayed
City needs more base markers installed for road elevations
By Gloria Jennings
Staff Writer
Rusk City Council members
approved a flood damage
prevention ordinance at their
Thursday evening meeting in
city hall.
In order for flood insur-
ance to be issued or renewed
in the city, the current flood
damage prevention ordinance
must be updated. The new
ordinance will affect citizens
hving throughout the city and
is an update of the current or-
dinance. Many property loans
cannot be aj)proved unless the
buyer is able to purchase flood
insurance.
Councilmembers were told
that the city must have base
markers installed stating
specific information. There
are currently only three such
markers in the county. The
city has been unable to obtain
all the needed information for
these markers.
"However.wehaverese arched
this and feel we can use road
elevation numbers obtained
from the Texas Department of
Transportation,'' City Manager
Mike Murray said.
NeillHolcomb, street super-
intendent, plans to attend a
school for per son s working with
flooding requirements and will
learn more about the require-
ment for these markers and
other similar matters.
Councilman Ivris Morgan
complained that the Texas
Department of Transportation
andFEMArecords do not agree
on road elevation. However,
he voted on the approval of the
ordinance.
The council approved the
re-appointment of Buz Parrish
and Kevin Gentry to the plan-
ning and zoning board; and
Russell Turner, Lester Hughes
and Nancy Guinn to the board
of adjustments.
In his city manager's report.
Mr. Murray said the chamber
banquet will be Jan. 27, 2011.
The firemen's banquet will be
at 6 p.m. Jan. 10, 2011, at the
city center.
Attending the meeting were
Mayor Angela Raiborn; coun-
cilmembers Morgan, Walter
Session, Don Jones, Donald
WoodardandSamFlorian; City
Manager Morgan: and City
Secretary Eran Wendeborn.
Weather Outlook
THURSDAY
mostly cloudy
0% chance of rain
High: 62
Low: 43
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