The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 125, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 19, 1973 Page: 1 of 14
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The Cherokeean
Texas' Oldest Weekly Newspaper, Established As the Pioneer July 5, 1847
SERVING RUSK
WITH DISTINCTION
FOR 125 YEAR!
VOL. 125
THURSDAV, APRIL 19, 197:!
14 PAGES
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IF,.."Rainy days and Mon-
days get you down," then
you could be ready to move up
to the bright side of life!
Now, .IF...you could believe
weather forecasts, the sun
should be bright by the time
you receive your paper this
week. Rain we need, yes, but
who has time to build another
Ark'.'
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Bl(> DAY-- Johnny Williams
Husk's claim to fame in city
government titles, brings hon-
or to himself and the com-
munity with his record of
service on the City Council He
was honored by the House of
Representatives with a resolu-
tion and good wishes from
state officials in Austin Weil
nesday
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CLEANUP'S A'COMIN
K R Gregg, chairman of
the Rusk Chamber of (Com-
merce Civic Pride Committee,
says he is ready to launch the
citywide beautificalion effort,
jusl as.soon as the Weather will
cooperate You should be
seeing some display posters
around town calling lor your
support
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IN I) U S <;<l\l BV I he
reunion of Rusk Junior l ollege
and Husk Academy e\-
studenls last weekend was
another success in fellowship
and conversation, we hear'
One of the hest attended yet, is
the report and everyone is
eagerly anticipating next
year's event
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RIBBONS NOT BOUQUETS
Normally, persons get bou
quet. fui work well done, but
when the work is in regard to
flower arrangements well
done, the award is a ribbon'
Congratulations to the many
prize winners in Friday's
annual flower show sponsored
by the Rusk Garden Club
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l PCO MI NO I N I NTS
Babysitters and mothers of
small children will meet .it 7
p.m. Monday in liist Stale
Bank's Community Boom to
discuss mutual problems with
a Tvler representative of
theOepartment of Public Wel-
fare Some misconceptions
with regard to minimum
standards for home care of
children are expected to be
clarified at the gathering. This
is a public meeting.
In Austin
State Resolution
Honors Williams
Johnny Williams Sr receiv-
ed a commendation for his
service to the City of Rusk
Wednesday in Austin. The
Rusk City Councilman is
starting his 2.">th term on the
Council, marking a half
century of service in I his
capacity
TSTA Banquet
To Be Held
At Rusk Motel
The Texas Stale Teachers
Association have scheduled
their District Banquet for 7:00
p in Thursday April 26 at the
New Southern Motor Hotel in
Rusk
Entertainment will be pro
vided by Michael and Sandra
Brown, who are associated
with TV station KLTV in Tyler
Program chairman F D
Grimes will be in charge of the
program
Mrs Grace Evelyn Smith, of
Alto, president of Cherokee
County Local Unit of TSTA,
will preside al the banquet
Lockhart
Is Third
At Regional
Bobby Lockhart. Husk High
School sophomore, placed
third in the 440 yard dash at the
Regional Tournament Satur-
day in Arlington
First place was Ray Leach of
Jacksboro, 50.9; second. Dick
Latson of Commerce, 52 flat
and Lockhart, third, with 52.:i.
The two first place winners will
participate in state compe
lition
Representative Emmet! H
Whitehead sponsored a resolu-
tion in the Texas House of
Representatives to honor Wil-
liams lie was congratulated
by Governor Dolph Briscoe,
State Senator Don Adams,
House Speaker Price Daniel
Jr and Representative White-
head in special ceremonies at
the capitol
A delegation oí more than 15
persons accompanied Williams
to Austin to share the occasion
with him
The group met with mem-
bers of the Appropriations
Committee during .> noon
luncheon and they visited
officials with the Texas
Department of Parks and
Wildlife Wednesday afternoon
"This is without doubt, a
state record, and a historic
moment in the life of
Councilman Williams, states
Representative Whitehead. "It
is fitting and proper that we
pause to honor a man who has
served his community so
faithfully in this civic capa-
city
The honoree was born at
Antioch. near Jacksonville. In
1951 he was honored by the
Rusk. Lions Club as the Man
of the Near Williams also
served on the first board of
directors of the Hu--k Chamber
of Commerce and in !i)70 he
was accorded a lifetime
membership m the Easl Texas
Police Officers Association. He
is in his á.ird year of service
with the Texaco ('o
Williams is married to the
former Ozella Pry or They
have one son. John Claiborne
Williams Jr. arid his wife,
Betty, three grandchildren.
John Clairborn Williams III.
Miss Joanna Williams and
Mrs. Jane Clair Williams
Dansby Twin great grand-
children were born this ye.ir to
Mrs Dansby and her husband,
Charles. They are Joel Scott
and Jeremy Justin
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By Corporation
HOUSING CORPORATION DIRECTORS--
Judge J W. Summers and Morris W. Hassell.
seated. Dr. Lex T Neill, James P. Richards,
Joe Terrell and W R Meador. standing I r>
were elected directors of the Rusk Housing
Corporation Thursday During the meeting,
the stale charier was accepted to mark
another step forward in the development of
low rent housing for Rusk. -staff photo
Rusk State Hospital Calendars
Open House Celebration May 11-12
Rusk Slate Hospital will hold
Annual Open House from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and
Saturday. May II 12 according
to an announcement this week
by Dr Lex T Neill, hospital
superintendent.
A special variety show with
an all-patient cast will be held
daily al 10 a m and 3 p.m. Also
scheduled are guided tours of
the hospital, special recogni
Hon awards to outstanding
employees of Rusk State
Hospital, explanation ol
therapy programs by the
hospital staff and visits to
newly constructed buildings
"Open House allows an
opportunity for citizens of the
11 counties served by I he
hospital to visit and view
first-hand what is being done to
serve the mentally ill and
mentally retarded citizens ol
Texas,' says Dr Neill.
The hospital now operates
ten specialized units which
include a geriatric rehabilita-
tion center, retardate unit,
alcoholic unit, security unit,
adolescent unit, medical unit
and four geographic units
Included on the tours will be
on-sight visits and explana-
tions of the specialized units,
film presentations concerning
mental health, stops at build-
ings under construction and an
explanation of the Day Treat-
ment Center's 12 treatment
modalities now serving a daily
average of 260 patients
New construction at the
hospital includes an addition to
the Security Unit of two 1 on bed
units and an admissions office
Wilderness Campsite
Bids To Be Discussed
By Volunteer Council
Bids lo construct the Freder
ick M Hedge Therapy and
Wilderness Campsite will be
discussed by the Volunteer
Services Council at, a luncheon
Thursday in the social room of
the Day Treatment Center at
Rusk State Hospital
Council Chairman. Royce
Wisenbaker of Tyler, and Bob
Brown, project architect, will
review plans and bidding with
the members
The group will also hear a
report of the financial drive,
directed by A W iDub> Riter
of Ty ler, lo raise funds for the
camp's construction
Council members will also
discuss I lie selection of a site to
construct a building on the
hospital property to house a
Therapeutic Industrial Pro-
gram -TIP' for retardates and
patients. Construction of the
building is anticipated next
month with completion expect-
ed, hopefully, by mid-July
The building's construction
is made possible by a 834,000
grant I rom the Hoblilzclle
Foundation
"We expect about 35 person1
at Thursday 's luncheon meet
ing." says Joe Rozelle, coor
dinator of council activities
Housing Officers
Named Thursday
that are awaiting occupancy.
Under construction and
renovation are a modern
special education classroom
complex and a renovated
dormitory, both for use by
adolescents.
"Husk Stale Hospital re
eeived the honor, in 1973. of
being accrediated by the Joint
Commission on ccrediation of
Hospitals," reports Dr Neill.
One of several projects being
sponsored by the Volunteer
Services Council for the
hospital is the Frederick M
Hedge Therapy and Wilder
ness Campsite. The campsite,
located adjacent to a small
lake, one mile from the
hospital campus, will consist of
five cabins and a kitchen-
therapy complex for use by
patients of Rusk State Hospi-
tal, students of Lufkin State
School, Mexja State School and
Crockett State School. "The
campsite will offer a place for
students and patients of the
surrounding stale schools and
Rusk State Hospital to visit for
recreation and rehabilitation
away from hospital and school
routine." say? Dr Neill.
Superintendent Neill extends
a special invitation lo all
schools, civic and social clubs,
churches, college and univer
sity students and citizens ol the
East Texas-Gulf Coast area to
join the staf! of Rusk State
Hospital for this year's open
house 'Only through the
support of concerned Texas
citizens can we continue to
offer the mentally ill and
mentally retarded the high
degree of treatment and care
they deserve. Dr Neill
concludes.
The Rusk Housing Corpora-
tion elected directors and
officers Thursday afternoon in
a meeting which brought low-
rent housing another step
toward reality for this com-
munity.
Morris W Hassell was
named president Judge J W
Summers is vice president and
James P. Richards, secretary
Other directors include Dr
Lex T Neill. W R Meador. Joe
Terrell and Jim Perkins.
The meeting w as held in city
hall with Jack Cates, architect
pressent. also Charles B Hart,
representative of the Farmers
Home Administration,
: School Slates '•
: Easter Holidays:
Friday and Monday will I
: be observed as Easter :
• holidays by the students Í
'• and personnel of the Rusk }
¡Independent school Dis-j:
• trict Classes will dismiss :
• at 3:30 pin Friday and:
•: resume at 8 a.rn Tuesdav '
Rusk has filed an appllcal n
for loan funds in the amount •!
$196.600 to construct eii hi
duplex dwellings on two sii.-s.
Two duplex dwellings, or lour
units, will be built on E; <t
Dixon Street. Si •• duplex
dwellings, or 12 units, are to be
constructed one mili wes' of
Rusk on U S Highway 84
The directors selected the
third Tuesday in March as its
annual membership meeting
date The board also re-adopt-
ed its by-laws and accepted its
state charter.
Rusk qualifies for the FUA
loan under the provision of
being "rural area of no! n < ie
than 10,000 population."
Applications for rental are
offered to persons with low and
moderate income and pe; sons
who have reached 02 Ap-
plications are processed with-
out regard to race, color, < i cd
or national origin
Others at Thursday s inch-
ing included Paul Cox. attorn-
ey for the corporation o
M.H. Norton. Raymond Coop
er. Frank Howell. G. iy
Dupree and J D Norton
Noted Actress-Director
To Speak Here Thursdo
Ms, Mavourneen Dwver of
Austin will be the guest
speaker at the meeting lonight
of the Cherokee Civic Theatre.
The meeting will be held at 7
p.m. in the District Courtroom
in the Cherokee County Court-
house
Ms Dwver received her B A
in English at the Marianapolis
College, University of Mon-
treal After graduating, she
received a Dominion Scholar-
ship which enabled her to
complete her graduate work at
the University of Texas and to
work at the Banff School of
Fine Arts in Banff, Alberta
Ms. Dwyer has acted in
French semi-professional and
professional theatre and on
television in Montreal, por-
traying roles in "Macbeth,"
"The Crucible," "Enemy of
the People and "Twelfth
Night.' Her favorite charac-
ters include the mistress in
Edward Albee's "All Over"
and Irene in "Idiot"s Delight,"
Ms, Dwyer considers her most
challenging play to be Ibsen's
"A Doli's House," which she
directed at the San Antonio
Theatre Club this past sum-
mer
College production of
Round the Moon."
Paul Cox is chairman
newly-organized group.
Memberships in the
nization are available at
each from George Dodd.
president in charge or :
bership
Ms. Dwyer
director for the
was guest
Lon Morris
MAVOl RNKEN' DWVER
Parents, Babysitters
To Hear DPW Standards
RASTER ISA HAPPY TIMK--This youngster
agrees, and pictorially suggests that eggs, as
«veil as baskets, are good for eating! She is
Shonda Burran, 13-month old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Leon Burran, who will join
thousands of children Sunday morning in the
traditional egg hunt. The Burrans live at
Weches. Her father is employed at Rusk State
Hospital and Mrs. Burran ia member of the
staff at Whitehead Enterprises. -staff pholo
A meeting of interested
parents and commercial baby-
sitters will be held at 7 p.m
Monday in the Community
Room. First State Bank. Mrs.
Cher i Williams. Tyler field
worker w ith the Department of
Public Welfare w ill conduct the
meeting
Purpose of the meeting,
according to Mrs Williams, is
to explain to parents and
babysitters the minimum
standards for commercial
boarding homes, according to
state laws which have been in
effect since 1941
Mrs. Williams has been a
licensed welfare worker since
November, 1972. her work
involved the licensing of
commercial babysitters in a
seven county area, which
includes Cherokee County
Others are Anderson. Smith
Wood, Van /audi. Henderson
and Rains counties
Mrs Williams told The
Cherokeean Tuesday that she
had mailed letters and copies
of the minimum standards to
babysitters in the Rusk area
She also states that she has
contacted others personally
and over I lie telephone.
"Any person who keeps even
one child, not a relative, in
their home, must be licensed
by my department," reports
Mrs. Williams. "To be classi-
fied as only a commercial
boarding home, a person may
keep six children or less A
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high bands to allow for inter city
communication with towns as close as
Jacksonville and Palestine and as far as
Dallas, Houston, Waco and other noints
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