Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 164, No. 15, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 5, 2013 Page: 3 of 18
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Cljerokeeaij Herald ■ thecherokeean.com
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
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DISPATCHES
BB etween Lake Jack-
sonville and our five
B wells, the City of
B^F Jacksonville cur-
rently enjoys an abundant
water supply.
But even though we have
an ample amount of this
precious resource available to
us, it just makes sense that
we all practice water conser-
vation and try our best to not
waste what we have.
Whether you have an
automatic sprinkler system
or you water your lawn using
a hose sprinkler, you need to
be able to study your land-
scape to determine its water
needs. If the lawn has a dull
green color, or if the tips of
your shrubs are drooping,
then you probably need to
water ASAP.
If you water by hose, set up
a rain gauge or a tuna can
in the area being sprinkled.
Once you have about an inch
of water collected, you should
be finished watering that
area. You may also want to
set up a kitchen timer so you
won’t forget to turn off the
water. Set the timer for 15
DAVID BROCK
Jacksonville Utilities Director
minutes and then check your
rain gauge to see if you’ve
collected an inch of water yet.
If you have an automatic
sprinkler system, learn all
you can about how it oper-
ates. If you rely on a timer at
all times, you may be either
over-watering or under-
watering depending on the
weather conditions.
I prefer to use the “man-
ual” setting when my lawn
needs water. For my system,
20 minutes for each station
works best. After all stations
have been watered, I make
sure to turn the system off.
Watering a steep slope
can be difficult if the water
tends to start running off the
lawn. To keep from wasting
water, shorten your watering
time to perhaps five minutes,
pause for a while to allow the
water to soak in, and then re-
peat this process as needed.
If you enjoy washing your
car, consider parking it in
your yard where the lawn
needs water. Be sure to put
a hose nozzle on the end of
the hose. There is no need to
let the water keep running
while soaping up your car.
As the days get longer and
hotter, be a good parent or
grandparent and set up a
sprinkler for the kids to play
in. Once an area has been
watered, move it to another
location that needs water
— for the kids’ sake, prefer-
ably an area without sticker
burrs.
The kids can play and cool
off in the water, and you can
water the lawn all at the
same time.
Be sure to have a video
camera on hand, as well.
Kids will do some very funny
things when you add water
to the equation.
IDLE
American
B^kr. O.C. (Mike) Taylor,
Bborn to migrant farm
Hworkers, was subjected
B^Fto life’s most jagged
edges after his birth in 1932.
One of eight children and one
of just three who survived
early childhood years, he was
a nomadic tag-along, accus-
tomed to living in tents and
at least once under a tree.
Fun-loving and frisky — yet
fearlessly taking life by the
throat - he was in schools
from hither to yon before
his folks found work at the
Itasca Cotton Gin. It was
there — where Itascans cheer
for the Wampus Cats - that
the family settled in. Taylor
was there for grades 7-12,
and that’s where his oft-
repeated stories of adven-
tures — and misadventures
— were birthed. His life was
celebrated the other day at
the United Presbyterian
Church in Cleburne after the
81-year-old was felled by a
stroke.
It was a standing room
only memorial service for
this self-made man who
was Texas’ youngest school
superintendent at age 32. He
was known for his unfailing
humor, unbounded optimism
and mischievous spirit.
Colleagues marveled at his
uncanny ability to recognize
potential in educators to
place them where they could
best serve. Credentials could
be dealt with later. This was
underscored by eulogist Rin-
ey Jordan, who was named
“teacher of the year” during
his initial year in educa-
tion as a fifth-grade teacher
DR. DON NEWBURY
newbury@speakerdoc.com
at Grapevine ISD. Taylor,
early in his 11-year tenure as
Grapevine superintendent,
shocked Jordan one day with
this edict: “Come Monday,
you’re going to be principal of
your school.” Jordan whined
about lacking qualifications.
Taylor, just short of fist-
pounding, repeated the deci-
sion. Message received.
Patty, his wife of 27 years,
says he lived life “his way.”
She also thinks he completed
most of his “want to’s.”
Dr. Taylor didn’t look for
fights, but didn’t avoid them,
either. Without his fierce de-
termination, he’d have been
a poor fit to guide a small
school into metropolitan
status mere years later with
the world’s largest airport
opening in GISD’s backyard.
He served there for 11
years before taking on racial-
ly-torn Beaumont ISD for 13
years. There, he brushed off
several threats made on his
life. He held on tight, smiling
through much, negotiating
when possible and using an
iron fist when he must. They
named buildings for him in
both districts. He joked that
the letters in his name on the
Grapevine/Colleyville school
were “a little small.”
En route to his Grapevine
interview, he told his wife
that in the future, he would
be ‘Mike” Taylor, not O.C.
or — heaven forbid — Orace
Cleveland. This was but one
of his personal decrees that
held up.
One trustee asked about
his church preference. “We
attend the Presbyterian
Church,” Mike said, not-
ing zero response. “But my
wife is Methodist.” Still no
response. “But we’re thinking
of joining the Baptists.” After
a long pause, he added, “If I
get the job, we’ll attend the
church of your choice.”
With two degrees from
Texas Wesleyan and a
doctorate from North Texas,
Taylor surrounded himself
with competent colleagues,
a dozen destined to become
superintendents. In retire-
ment, he traveled the world,
skied the Matterhorn, golfed
and read.
Taylor died in contentment
that his grandson, Chase,
finished college a few days
earlier. He was likewise
proud of Baleigh, a junior in
high school and her mother,
Holley Hancock, now princi-
pal of a Beaumont elemen-
tary school. At age 17, she
was hired as a BISD school
receptionist.
Stories of this educational
and community icon will
be shared by colleagues for
many years. There will be
many smiles.
TAXING I thoushts
Bogus IRS e-mails are on the rise
^^phe IRS reports that
I even though the
I April 15th tax filing
I deadline has come
and gone, fraudulent
e-mails purporting to be
from the IRS are still
running rampant. Here is
what you need to know to
protect yourself.
The typical scam starts
with an e-mail mes-
sage, complete with IRS
logo and official-looking
format, asking for infor-
mation to fix a problem with your tax
return.
Scam artists, who are no dummies
when it comes to IRS rules and lingo,
will try to obtain your social security
number, bank log-in information, or
other personal data.
With these items, they might re-direct
your refund to themselves, access your
bank account, or file a bogus tax return
in your name and fraudulently claim a
refund. And spotting a fake IRS notice
is not as easy as it sounds. Scams such
as these utilize sophisticated techniques
and seemingly authentic tax forms to
steal from people of all levels of finan-
cial sophistication.
But for all this trickery, protecting
yourself is fairly simple. Don’t respond
to any unexpected IRS e-mail. Ever. IRS
agents will never initi-
ate taxpayer contact by
e-mail, and neither will
they ask for your bank
account password or ID
number. Also, never click
on any link or attachment
until you know for a fact
that it is from the IRS. If
in doubt, you can call the
IRS at 1-800-829-1040
or forward the e-mail to
phishing@irs.gov.
You should also be on
your guard against fake
phone calls from the IRS. Don’t immedi-
ately accept that the caller is legitimate,
and certainly don’t divulge personal
information to the caller.
Our best advice for any IRS-initiated
contact is to call our office before you do
anything. We can quickly determine if
the problem is for real, and if it is, help
you respond appropriately.
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U|QU POINTS!from^ Real
oiks along El Camino
Real have been as
busy as bees trying to
wind up a school year
and get ready for the Alto
High School graduation on
Saturday. This is a very
important time in many
of our young people’s lives
and we as a community are
proud of their accomplish-
ments. Now all we need
is for them to go forth and
prosper, and mail checks
home regularly. I know for
a fact that the checks will
be traveling out of town to
colleges for several years
and then some. I’ll do my
best to do what I’ve been
doing and keep them up to
date on what is going on at
home in my six bits worth.
Sixteen-year-old Calvin
Bailey is recovering very
well from heart surgery he
had last week in Houston.
Calvin has had a problem
with a valve in his heart
since birth and they had
to wait until his heart quit
growing to fix it. He has
been on lots of prayer lists
and, obviously, they were
answered and he is doing
well. Calvin is in some
pain from getting cracked
open, but he is a tough one
so he ought to be up and
running before too long. I
know his parents, Blake
and Christy, appreciate all
the prayers and concern
that has been poured out
for Calvin. Get well soon,
Calvin!
The Grand Opening of
Miss Mollie’s Diner in
beautiful downtown Alto
was held on Saturday in
the road next to the Cafe.
Crawfish and hamburgers
were served and everyone
was entertained with live
music from the Chero-
kee Outlaws and Scotty
Crosby. Mollie and Bodie,
and all the Watson and
Dowling clan, along with
lots of friends were help-
ing out to make the grand
opening a big success. It
was a great event and lots
of folks showed up to offer
their support for a new
business in town and eat
some great food.
I dropped by to see Tina
and Wayne Bobbitt at
Roadrunner Resale in the
old Tin Lizzies building on
the corner while I was in
town on Saturday. Wayne
CHRIS DAVIS
elcaminoreal@consolidated.net
was looking a little piqued
after his recent surgery.
He was doing fine until he
retired. Now its just been
one thing after another.
He said that Tina was try-
ing to work him to death
and that was what his
problem was. They paint-
ed the Tin Lizzie building
dark brown, so don’t tell
people to go to the big tan
building by the dollar store
or they will never find it.
They’ve got some neat old
stuff and I just like to go
by and look around and
rekindle old memories.
A good breeze was blow-
ing through the Lynches
Chapel community Satur-
day morning making for
some really nice weather
for all the people at the
homecoming to enjoy. I
got to visit with lots of
old friends that I haven’t
seen in a while and catch
up on what’s been gong
on in their lives. The food
was great as always and
I don’t think any one left
See EL CAMINO REAL, pg. 6A
hungry. Jay Anna and I
ran into Judy Gibbons, an
old friend from our school
days. She had come with
Roy Hicks and it was nice
to get a chance to visit with
them. Hopefully next year,
the homecoming will be
even bigger.
Our friend, Ann Chan-
dler of Jacksonville came
to the Alto Middle School
last week to talk to the
kids about the book she
has written, “Hannah’s
Story.” The book is about
the Killough Indian Mas-
sacre and is a great work
of historical fiction. The
story is told through the
eyes of a little girl through
her journal. I thoroughly
enjoyed the book when I
read it and after my wife,
the librarian, was through
we had to have more copies
for the library and the kids
loved it.
They were very excited to
hear Ann tell about what
prompted her to write the
book and about her quest
to gain all the information
she could on the Killough
family and the massacre.
A big thanks to Ann Chan-
dler for writing a great
book and capturing our
children’s imagination for
a little while.
W. C. (Dub) and Joann
Knott Hodges celebrated
50 years of marriage on
May 31. They will be hav-
ing a reception from 2-4
p.m. June 8 in Wells at the
Falvey Methodist Church.
Chris and Jay Anna Davis with Judy Gibbons of
Palestine, formerly of Alto, visit Saturday atthe Lynches
Chapel Association homecoming.
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