Cherokeean/Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 151, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 8, 2000 Page: 3 of 16
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CHEROKEEAN/HERALD of Rusk, Texas—Thursday, June 8,2000—Page 3
Ceremonies recognize veteran of War of 1812
By Ken Hannah
Special to the Cherokeean/Herald
Each year on Memorial Day
Americans remember their veter-
ans both living and dead.
Deep in the Pine Woods of East
Texas one veteran has lain for
more than 134 years without rec-
ognition.
Thomas Selman, a veteran of
the War of 1812, was buried April,
11 1866, in what is now historic
Selman-Roark Cemetery near
Linwood. Mr. Selman was a pri-
vate in Andrew Jackson's Army
and bravely defended his country
pnd helped defeat the British at
the Battle of New Orleans in 1814.
But sadly Thomas' grave lay un-
marked and surrounded by a low
sandstone wall for 134 years until
this Memorial Day on May 29.
Thanks to some hard work and
dedication by distant relatives of
Thomas Selman in Mississippi,
Pauline Douglas and Mary
Crawford Folk, alone with a lot of
hard work and research by Ogreta
W. Huttash of Jacksonville and
y
Texas Beta Omega Mastf.r
The Texas Beta Omega Master
Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met
in the home of Mildred Chapman
on April 4th. Sharon Fisher was
co-hostess.
Thirteen members were
present. They were Mrs.
Chapman, Melba Darrow, Mrs.
Fisher, Opal Fitts, Rona Long,
Mary Madden, Polly Maness,
Dorothy McClure, Marie
Mehner, Helen Miskell, Genelle
Richards, Marie Sales and Lois
Taggart.
After the business meeting,
Mrs. Chapman gave an interest-
ing program on growing old. A
social hour followed.
The Founder's Day banquet
was held at the Cherokee Coun-
try Club in Jacksonville on April
25. Mrs. Fitts was named Girl of
the Year. Awards were given for
perfect attendance and President
Dorothy McClure was given a
gift for her service to the chapter.
Thirteen members attended,
A salad supper and meeting
was enjoyed by the chapter on
May 2. Mrs. Taggart was host-
ess and Mrs. Mehner was co-
hostess.
Eleven members attended.
They were Mrs. Chapman, Mrs.
Darrow, Mrs. Fisher, Mary B.
Hassell, Mrs. Long, Bessie
Lunsford, Mrs. ManesB, Mrs.
Mehner, Mrs. Richards, Mrs.
Sales, and Mrs. Taggart.
A short service was held to
install the new officers for 2000-
2001. Mrs. Darrow installed of-
ficers, Rona Long, president;
Opal Fitts, vice-president; Mary
Madden, recording secretary;
Helen Miskell, corresponding
secretary; Marie Mehner, trea-
surer; Polly Maness, extension
officer. The end of the year so-
cial will be a trip to the Rose
Museum and lunch at Tradi-
tions on May 24.
Attending Memorial Day cermeonies for Thomas Selman include from left Mary Marsh, Ogreta
Huttash, Galen White, Ken Hannah, Jerry Rix, Peggy Hudnall, James Selman, Lawana Patterson and
Gene Patterson.
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Almost 400,000 persons are bit-
ten by dogs every year in Texas,
and 60 percent of those victims
are children. More than half of all
children will be victims of a dog
bite by the time they reach age 12.
In most cases, the dog was famil-
iar to the family, frequently the
family pet. Dóg bites are a major,
yet preventable, public health
problem among children. No one
knows why a normally friendly
dog will act aggressively toward
an infant who is too young to in-
tentionally provoke an attack.
People with a dog should al-
ways supervise young children
around any dog.
Parents can reduce the chances
of older children being bitten if
they teach them some basic safety
tips.
0 Never approach an unfamiliar
dog;
0 Never run from a dog and
scream;
0 Stay still when an unfamiliar
dog comes up to you;
0 Do no stare a dog in the eyes
because it may view this as threat-
ening;
0 If knocked over by a dog, roll
into a ball and lie still;
0 Do not disturb a dog that is
slecpi ng, eating or caring for pup-
pies;
0 Do not pet a dog without let-
News Briefs
M Writers meeting set
The East Texas Chapter of
Inspirational Writers Alive! will meet at
6 45 p m. Thursday, June 8 at the
Jacksonville First Church of the
Nazareno, 1709 Beaumont Street at
Bryan in Jacksonville
Connie Wheeler will present a
special program on "Writing a
Persona] Experience Article"
A critique session will be included.
For information contact Maxine at 795-
3986
■ Starlight runs slated
A starlight run on the Texas State
Railroad has been scheduled for
Saturday, Sept 2, from the Palestine
depot The starlight run departs at 6
p m For reservations call 903/683
2561 or 800 44? 8951 in Texas
former Cherokee County Service
Officer Jerry Rjx, Thomas
Selman's grave was physically lo-
cated.
A Veterans Marker was received
from the Veterans Administration
Memorial Programs Department
in Washington D.C. and was placed
-photos by Loretta Rix
on Mr. Selman's grave during Me-
morial Day Ceremonies at Selman-
Roark Cemetery. "A great Nation
must never forget the sacrifices
our Veterans have made to defend
freedom. In Thomas Sel man's case
it was a long time in coming," said
Mr. Rix.
New Summerfield HS homemaking
department offers free sewing lessons
New Summerfield High School
Home Economics Department will
give basic sewing lessons June 5-
9.
Lessons will be taught to anyone
who is interested, said Ann
Cumbee, instructor.
Any person age 14years orolder,
may sign up. The classes will be-
gin at 9 a.m. and continue until 2
p.m. with an hour break for lunch.
There is no charge but patterns
When
and fabrics should be purchased.
The Home Economics Department
will have tools available for use.
To sign up interested persons
should call Mrs. Cumbee at 683-
4420.
Leave your name and phone
number on the answering machine.
She will return thecall to confirm.
There are only a limited number
of spaces available.
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Campus teachers of the year include in front Darla Moore, primary
and Molly Thrash, elementary school. In back, Sissy Crysup, high
school and Syliva Poteet, junior high.
Jerry Rix and James Selman present the flag and dedicate a
memorial marker for Thomas Selman, Veteran of the War of 1812.
Teach children safety tips
for dealing with animals
ting it see and sniff you first;
° Do not ride your bicycle or run
past a dog;
0 Do not tense a dog, pull its cars,
or tail or squeeze it too hard.
Almost half of all dog bites are
provoked, regardless of whether
the victim is a child or an adult.
The mistake is made when people
view provocation from a human
viewpoint rather than from the
ammal's perspective.
It's important for new dog own-
ers to understand:
0 that canines nre pack animals,
and puppies should be trained to
look to humans for leadership and
to avoid competition with children,
0 the need to socialize the puppy
to many different types of people;
0 the importance of puppy obedi-
ence class;
0 that wrestling, tug-of-war, and
"siccing" instills bad habits in a
dog,
°the importance of spaying or
castrating the dog (studies show
that neutered animals are less
likely to he aggressive); and
"the significance ofteachingchil-
dren how to properly behave
around animals.
For more information on bite
prevention and other topics, see
the Texas Department of Health's
Zoonosis Control Division Web site
at http:IAvww.tdh state.tx.us/
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Whitehead, Marie. Cherokeean/Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 151, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 8, 2000, newspaper, June 8, 2000; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth168647/m1/3/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.