Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 163, No. 30, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 19, 2012 Page: 3 of 19
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Cljerokeeaij Herald ■ thecherokeean.com
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
3A
HARK! I
The Alto Herald and the 1st day of school
start of school
I has always been big
I news in small towns.
I Browsing the Septem-
ber issues of the Alto Her-
ald shows how AISD has
developed over the years.
The 1914 school year at
AHS started off with the
organization of a couple of
clubs, the Alto Athletic As-
sociation and the William
Jennings Bryan Literary
Society.
Surprisingly, both had
the same set of officers:
Clinton Harrison, Jewel
Singletary and Ben Little,
with the addition of Grady
Singletary as doorkeeper
of the Literary club.
Anyone who knew my
late father-in-law would
agree that a Literary
Society is the last place to
expect to find him.
And why did a Literary
Society need a doorkeeper
anyway?
Through the teens and
20s, the first day of school
in Alto was a momen-
tous occasion. Parents
came with their children
and there was an elabo-
rate program, including
speeches by ministers,
school board members and
administrators.
By 1930, the Herald re-
ported that the enrollment
on the first day of school
was up to an all time-
high of 550 pupils with
VIRGINIA SINGLETARY
the added comment that,
“There is no doubt that at
least 75 more will start
within the next 30 days as
a number of the children
are still picking cotton.”
No truant officer would
dare interfere with that.
World War II in the 40s
had a marked effect on
the school. The Sept. 3,
1942, Herald reported that
school would have to start
without a band teacher.
“There have been three
band teachers in three
years — Jimmie Hayes,
Lynn Hanna and Jack
Rodgers Jr.-and all are
now in service. Also the
Shiloh and Redlawn stu-
dents will have to share
one bus, as will Morrill
and Primrose.”
By the 50s, the Septem-
ber Heralds no longer had
the headline “Opening
Exercises at School.” In-
stead it was “First Football
Game This Friday.”
Sometimes, as in 1957,
there would be a picture of
the team and coaches.
Some of these names
should be familiar, but
you may not recognize
the youthful faces: David
Rice, Carlton Jones, Kenny
Williams, C.H. Pittman,
Danny Felder, Gary Domi-
ny, Charles Price, Ronnie
Hendrick, Doug Smith,
Tommy Williams, Tommy
Cummings, Marshall Ray
Bynum, Gale Baugh, Jerry
Felder, Carroll Hollis, Jer-
ry Gilcrease, Billy Lindsey,
Kenneth Lawler, David
Scott, Lee Rushing and
Benny Lloyd (manager).
Quarterback Wally
Gayle was out for the first
part of the season with a
broken collarbone. Coaches
were Buck Terrell and
Jerry Allen (only two).
Occasionally, the band
made the news.
On Sept. 21, 1961, Judy
Harris, band reporter,
gave a detailed report of
the performance at the
Rusk-Alto game.
Under the leadership of
Sue Corley, drum major,
they performed a fancy
marching program climax-
ing with a dance step to
the tune of “When The
Saints Go Marching In.”
Check out the online
newspapers for more
school news at www.
thecherokeean.com.
DISPATCHES I fiom thecity desk
he City of Jackson-
ville is blessed to
have one of the best
I sanitation depart-
ments in the state of Texas.
We are part of a dying
breed. We are still one of
the few cities that continue
to have its own residential
garbage service.
With today’s economy,
we are very fortunate to
still be able to provide this
service to our citizens.
It’s even better that we
have a landfill in our own
backyard. The landfill is
owned by the City of Jack-
sonville, but is operated by
Allied Waste.
There is a reason for me
to say how good our service
is - we will basically go
anywhere to pick up your
garbage.
Our rates are based on
a distance rating system.
R1 is curb site placement.
R2 is 50 feet from curb site
placement. R3 is more than
50 feet from curb placement.
Jacksonville provides two
garbage trucks that have
BILLY REDD
Jacksonville Sanitation Director
three employees on each.
There are four routes in
the City of Jacksonville, and
they cover approximately
108 miles of residential
streets. We do each route
twice a week, and the only
time we don’t run is when
the streets are iced or
snowed over.
A special pick-up is offered
every Wednesday for items
that are not considered
household garbage; such
as furniture, brush, leaves,
hedges and shrubbery trim-
mings.
To learn more about this
special pick-up, please call
city hall at (903) 586-3510.
There are certain provisions
you must take to be included
in this pick-up.
During each fiscal year,
the city offers between one
and three clean-up days,
which are free to the citizens
of Jacksonville. On these
days you can bring your
items to be thrown away to
several locations around the
city. There are some items
that we cannot take, such
as hquid paint, batteries,
tires, etc. Citizens just need
to show a current water bill
and identification.
In January, the city ad-
opted an ordinance allowing
the City of Jacksonville and
Allied Waste to be the only
two sources of commercial
haulers within the city
limits.
The Jacksonville Sanita-
tion Department works very
hard to be efficient, and to
satisfy our customers.
We take pride in all we
do. It’s not about effort; it’s
about results.
TAXING I
Financial pressures squeeze ‘sandwich generation’
he “baby boomers,”
Americans born
between 1946-64,
I are moving like a
wave into their 50s and
60s. Unfortunately, many
of them are facing dual
financial pressures. Their
kids may need help paying
for increasingly expensive
colleges. Their folks are get-
ting older and living longer,
and boomers may be called
on to make up the shortfall
in their parents’ retire-
ment income, or to pay for long-term care.
On top of that, boomers are struggling to
provide for their own retirement and pay
for their groceries. If you’re part of the
“sandwich generation,” take heart. Careful
planning and a httle diligence can help to
alleviate some of this pressure.
First, identify your priorities. Then set
reahstic goals to address them, putting the
bulk of your financial resources and energy
toward meeting important goals first.
RETIREMENT. You may have to re-
think your retirement target age in light of
other financial demands like college tuition
and care for elderly parents. Working
longer can have distinct benefits. Besides
funding an accustomed hfestyle for a few
more years, working longer and leaving
your retirement accounts intact will give
the funds more time to grow.
EDUCATION. If your
child is still young, start
saving early and invest
for growth. If your child is
ready to start college but
isn’t financially prepared,
consider letting him or her
finance a portion of the
cost by working or obtain-
ing loans. College-age kids
have their working lives
ahead of them and can
use their future income to
repay loans.
PARENTS. For many,
helping to pay for the high cost of a par-
ent’s long-term care is a priority. A year in
a nursing home can cost $30,000 or more.
At some point, your parents may need
your financial help to cope with such high
expenses. In the meantime, suggest that
your parents consider options such as long-
term care insurance.
If you’re facing some of these issues and
would like help analyzing your options,
give us a call.
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U|QU POINTS | fromReal
■■oiks along El Camino
Real were beginning
to get a httle soggy
after sitting through
Thursday and Friday night
football games in the rain,
but I never heard anyone
fuss about it. It’s funny how
a record drought can change
a person’s way of thinking.
We’ve got lots of things to
worry about this fall, but
fortunately homecoming bon-
fires won’t be one of them.
You won’t have to worry
about your six bits of news either because I
managed to gather that much between the
showers.
Service for Wanda Sue Bynum Boyd was
held Friday at the First Baptist Church.
Wanda was 82 years old. She was an Alto
native and taught school in Alto until she
retired. She had an energetic personal-
ity, and she stood out in whatever she was
doing — whether it was teaching, perform-
ing in a skit or singing in a church choir.
If Wanda was in it, you knew it. Wanda
died at her home in Palestine where she
had lived for many years. Please keep her
husband Bobby and the rest of the family in
your prayers as they mourn her passing.
Our community was saddened by the
sudden passing of Charlotte Gholston on
Friday. She was an outgoing and friendly
person who always had something to say
when you ran into her in town. She leaves
behind her husband of 41 years, Zane
Gholston, three children, nine grandchil-
dren and one great-grandchild. Please keep
her family in your prayers during this dif-
ficult time of loss.
We drove to Tenaha on Thursday to watch
the junior high and JV take on the Tenaha
Tigers. This is the first regular game our
junior high Yellowjackets have played this
year. At the end of the game I saw a sweaty
httle brown-headed boy run past me head-
ing to the locker room with the rest of the
team, and I reahzed I was watching another
bit of Alto history being made. As far as I
know Mreedul Koirala is the first kid from
the country of Nepal that has ever taken the
field as an Alto Yellowjacket. He is also a
member of the Alto Yellowjacket band He is
the son of Kiran and Sarita Koirala. Nepal
lies between China and India along the Hi-
malayan Mountain range. It is home to the
tallest mountain peak on earth, Mt. Ever-
est. I’ve told you for years that Alto is the
center of the Earth and the Alto Yellowjack-
ets football fame is known worldwide. Why
else would a kid from Nepal travel to Alto
to play football? Well, his dad does work
at Westcraft Mfg. as a software engineer,
but I’m pretty sure the only reason they are
here is so his sons can be Yellowjackets.
Mreedul’s httle brother Mukul will join the
team as the second Yellowjacket from Nepal
when he gets older in a few years. The
Koirala family sits in front of me at Friday
home games, so I should have them East
Texanized by the end of the season.
Dickie McGaughey called me on Sunday
night to give me an update
on the Alto High School
Alumni Men’s Group. The
alumni group decided that
meeting four times a year
was just too much, so they
are going to start meeting
annually. I have to agree. I
run into alumnus like Steve
McCarty and Carlton Jones
in town all the time, so why
would I want to plan to meet
them. There will be no meet-
ing in September and the
next meeting will be held on
Dec. 13 at the Hilltop Baptist Church Fel-
lowship Hall, aka the old Alto High School
Gym. Carlton Jones and George Covington
are in charge of the event, so make plans to
attend. It’s a good time to relive some good
memories and some you’d like to forget.
The other week I mentioned that I didn’t
know how the Hilltop Baptist Church got its
name. Gene “Gabby” Hayes called and gave
me the information. Actually he gave it to
Judy Johnson, and she passed it on to me.
She speciahzes in passing on information.
When the church was first formed, a group
was meeting and trying to come up with
a name for it. Berta Lee Smith said that
she always liked the name Hilltop. They
group voted on it and we got Hilltop Baptist
Church, so I guess they decided you didn’t
have to be on a hill to take the name. I
guess now I’ll have to find out how Camp-
ground Baptist Church got its name. I
always figured it was because my Of buddy
Bro. Jim Goforth preached so long that
folks driving by thought the congregation
was camped out instead of just attending
services. I guess I’ll have to do some more
research.
The Campground Baptist Church will be
dedicating their new fellowship hall and
children’s building on Sept. 30. A covered
dish luncheon will be enjoyed following the
worship services. Start making plans to
cook something good. A can of green beans
poured in a bowl and heated up is not a
proper covered dish, so plan ahead. Words
of wisdom spoken by an expert on uncover-
ing covered dishes.
The A. Frank Smith United Methodist
Church is holding the annual church home-
coming on Sept. 30 with the Rev. Don Lewis
as guest preacher. The children’s choir will
also perform. A covered dish luncheon will
be held in the fellowship hall following the
services. Thank goodness we have finally
found something that the Methodists and
Baptists can agree on. Precooked food, store
bought cakes or a can of peaches will not be
considered a proper covered dish.
Store bought fried chicken is acceptable in
large quantities. I hope you can make plans
to attend. The computer didn’t malfunction
through the writing of this entire column,
the turnip greens are coming up and it’s
still raining, so I’m going to quit while I’m
ahead. I’ll see ya next week! And remem-
ber, Where there is a chance, there is
hope, where there is no hope there is
faith.
CHRIS DAVIS
elcaminoreal@consolidated.net
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