The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 17, 1974 Page: 8 of 12
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PAGE EIGHT-THE CHEROKEEAN OF RUSK, TEXAS, THLRj
January Deadlines Told
For Taxpayers, Employers
JANUARY 17, IW4
Tyler--Four important tax
deadlines face taxpayers and
employers in Texas during
January, Lewis Staton,
Administrative Officer of
Internal Revenue Service
(IRS) area, said today
Governor
Announces
CAP Grant
Governor Dolph Briscoe
announced approval Friday ol
a S-W.OU Office ol Economic
Opportunity grant to Rusk-
Cherokee Community Action
Program. Inc.. in Henderson
Funded under Title II of the
Kconomic Opportunity Act. the
grant is effective from Dec 1.
through Feb 2K. li T4. and
allocates S!).:i:!-t for adminis-
tration and S:¡:¡.f¡KO lor General
Cominunit> Programming
Governor liriscoe said the
grant enables the agency to
continue operating a loan trust
lunil that can help finance
small business ventures,
providing technical assistance
and support to lour senior
citizens' feeding programs
operated by other agencies
developing three new feeding
programs; assisting families
in securing home and home-
repair loans; and providing
outreach and referral services
as a part of a human services
d.'livery system
Administration lunds are
used to provide management,
planning, and co-ordination for
all the program activities of
the agency
(¡rant processing for the
state was performed by the
Texas Office of Kconomic
Opixirtunily. a division fo the
Texas Department of Com-
munitv Affairs.
Employers are reminded
that the deadline to give
employees their 1973 W-2 forms
is Thursday. January 31, 1974.
The form should show earn-
ings. income tax withheld and
Social Security information
Jan.31 is also the deadline for
reporting Social Security in-
formation Jan 31 is also the
deadline for reporting Social
Security and withheld income
taxes for the calendar quarter
ended Dec 31 1973 II
employers make timely de-
posits of the full amount of the
tax due. ten additional days
are allowed to file the return.
Staton said that employers who
received a pre-addressed
Form 941, "Employer's
Quarterly Federal Tax
Return", should use this lorm
to report their tax liability
Other employers can obtain
blank copies from their local
IKS oil ice
The last day ol January is
also the last day to report and
pay any balance ol Federal
Unemployment Tax not over
S1011.00 lor 1973. using Form
940 II the balance of tax due is
over S100 un. the employer
must make a deposit yvith FTD
Form 50H. II the lull amount of
the tax is deposited on time,
employers may then file the
return no later than Feb.II.
•074
Texas farmers and fisher-
men yvho have not filed their
1973 declaration of estimated
Federal Income tax must file
and pay that tax by Tuesday.
.Jan 15. The sole exception to
this rule is if they file their
income tax return and pay the
total lax due by March 1
Farmers and fishermen are
defined as those persons who
earned at least two-thirds of
their 1973 gross income from
farming or fishing.
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Read the
Classifieds....
Arbor Day
A garden club in the beautiful section of East Texas ini
which Husk is located should be especially interested in
Arlwr Day that is being observed this month throughout the :
•¡•¡stale. :
•:¡: II is. therefore, the hope of the Rusk (¡arden Club that, not •
Í:only its members, but all of our citizens yvill add to the-
¡•¡i attractiveness of our environment yvith new plantings-
•;¡: adapted to our area, as yvell as caring for those we now enjoy.J
íí Some of those planted last Arbor Day may need a helping ;
¡•¡¡hand. Some of those, already strong and sturdy, have ¡
¡:¡: suffered from the recent ice storm and as a result may needj:
¡:¡: special care
>:• Let's observe Arbor Day as a time to conserve and add to':
>:• our trees for the sake of both beauty and usefulness.
>S Rusk Garden Club :
:•: bv Mrs W.H. Hanna :
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Miss Henee' Hambrick and
James Robert Hughes, both of
Lufkin. exchanged wedding
vows Saturday night, Dec. 22 in
the United Pentecostal Church
in Diboll.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J.T Hambrick of
Lulkin and Mr and Mrs. E.B.
Hughes of Lufkin are parents
of the groom. Grandparents of
the couple are Mr. and Mrs.
Sam Rushing of Houston, Mr.
and Mrs. Nick Hambrick of
Lufkin and Mr and Mrs. J.H.
Hughes of Rusk.
Rev Elzine Strong perform-
ed the wedding ceremony
before a decorated arch
flanked by candlelabras and
yvhite baskets of poinsettias
with long red velvet ribbons.
Given in marriage by her
father, the bride chose an
empire gown of bridal satin
overlaid with lace. The waist
yvas bonded in satin and
accented yvith a satin bow in
back A high neckline and full
sheer lace sleeves ended with
buttoned deep cuffs. A wreath
of lace encircling a satin boyv
topped the cathedral veil of
bridal illusion edged in lace.
The gow n yvas designed by the
bride and made by her mother.
The bride carried a cascade of
yvhite carnations with red
rosebuds and ivy.
Wedding music yvas provided
by Mrs. Larry Porter of
McComb. Mississippia and
Soloist David Evans of Lufkin.
Bridal attendants yvere Miss
Wanda Stinson of Diboll. maid
of honor and Teresa Havard of
Pasadena and Michele Ham-
brick ol Lufkin. bridesmaids.
They yvere attired in red velvet
empire goyvns bonded yvith
velvet cumberbunds and feat-
ured long lilted sleeves yvith
rutiles .it the waist and around
the scooped necklines. Their
headpieces ol short veils
topped with velvet bows
completed their ensembles.
Each attendant carried long
stemmed red roses yvith
greenery and velvet stream-
ers
Mark De I.anev ol Lufkin
was best man Hobby Allen and
John 1. Strain ot Lufkin were
groomsmen
The parents of the bride
hosted the reception in the
fellowship hall "t the church
Inllowing the ceremony.
A rehearsal dinner was
hosted b\ parents ot the groom
Fnda> night. Dec .Mat Petty -
Restaurant
Following a wedding trip to
Louisiana Mr and Mrs
Hughes will make their home
in Lufkm
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Anderson. Freestone. Hender-
son and Smith Counties receive
the best possible representa-
tion during the entire
convention."
Wedding Date
Announced
For Couple
To MAKKY-Mr and Mrs
John W Curtis ot Maydelle
announce the engagement and
approaching marriage ot their
daughter Margie, to .Michael
Daniel -on ol Mt and Mrs E
I) Daniel of Lake Jackson,
leva- The Aeildlng will be an
event ol .lantiar.v at 7 p m in
the Plea-ait Grove Baptist
Church Ml It lend- and
ill it i> es ale coMlu.lly i nv I ted
Three Candidates Seek Congressional Position
Three candidates have filed
for the office of First District
Representative to the U. S.
Congress. Rep. Wright
Patman, Democratic dean of
the Texas congressional
delegation, has announced that
he yvill seek his 24th term in the
House of Representatives
Glen Jones, a Methodist
minister and head of the
government department at
Lon Morris Junior College in
Jacksonville, has announced
that he yvill also seek the
position
Fred Hudson. 48. a layvyer
and businessman of Center,
was the first candidate to
publicly announce that he yvill
seek the office.
In his announcement. Rep.
Patman said. "I feel strongly
that I am at the height of my
effectiveness as a Member of
Congress and this is because
the people of the First District
have alloyved me to establish
the seniority «o necessary for
effective action in Washington.
"With ihis kind of support
from the people. I feel I have a
responsibility to seek re-
election so I can use my years
of service to help open the
doors in Washington in behalf
of the 500.000 citizens of the
First District."
Patman is chairman of the
Banking and Currency Com-
mittee of the House of
Representatives and the Joint
House-Senate Economic
Committee, two of the major
committees dealing with the
economy. He is also vice
chairman of the Joint House-
Senate Committee on Defense
Production and serves on the
Democratic Steering and
Policy Committee of the House
of Representatives, the leader-
ship body which sets legisla-
tive priorities.
Jones. 34-year old recipient
of the 1973 award for outstand-
ing service to the Democratic
party from the state Demo-
cratic Executive Committee,
has said he will seek the
position held for 45 years by 80
year-old Patman of Tex-
arkana.
Jones, a lifelong Democrat,
was chairman of the 1972
Cherokee County Democratic
Convention, chairman of the
Democratic caucus for
Senatorial District 3, parlia-
mentarian for the State
Democratic convention and a
delegate to the National
Democratic convention.
In addition to his 14 years'
active work at all levels of the
Democratic party, including
service as president of the
Young Democrats in East
Texas in 1964, Jones, the son of
a Methodist minister, has lived
in eight counties of the district.
His knowledge of its people and
problems prompted him to
write a book, "Mid the Pine
Hills of East Texas," a
regional history.
He has taken a leave of
absence from his position with
Lon Morris College to devote
full time to meeting the people
of the district.
V
WEEK
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FEB.
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WRIGHT PATMAN
GLEN JONES
Mr. and Mrs. James Robert Hughes
Hambrick-Hughes Vows Read
December 22 in Diboll Church
Mrs. Hughes is a junior at
Di bol 11 High School. The
groom, a graduate ol Lulkin
High School, is presently
employed at Waller Sheet
Metal and Roofing.
Rep. Head
Is Named
To Committees
AUSTIN-State Representa-
tive Fred Head, a delegate to
the Texas Constitutional Con-
vention now meeting in Austin,
has been appointed by Conven-
tion President Price Daniel Jr.
to serve on the Convention
Rules Committee and the
Legislative Committee. These
appointments give Rep. Head
an opportunity to serve on tyvo
of the most vital and res-
ponsible committees of the
entire Convention. Most
convention delegages were
given only one committee
assignment, and only 51 of the
total 181 convention delegates
were appointed to serve on two
committees.
"I'm delighted to have an
opportunity to yvork on the
Legislative and Rules Com-
mittees." Rep. Head stated,
"much good work can be done
on both of these committees
and I yvill do my very best to
see thai the people
Rusk's Friendly Merchants Invite You To Visit
Their Places Of Business For All Your Needs
THIS MOUTH
WE SALUTE....
Rusk welcomes Carl Phillips, ne# county probation officer.
Phillips of Kilgore, is a recent graduate of Sam Houston State
I'niversity at Huntsv ille. He has a bachelor of science degree
with major fields of study in areas of social rehabilitation and
social science, lie attended Kilgore College two years before
transferring to Sam Houston.
. .He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Phillips of Kilgore. He
served as an intern with the Cherokee County probation
department for 12 weeks last summer.
.. Phillips is living at 301 W. 5th Street.
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The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 17, 1974, newspaper, January 17, 1974; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth151053/m1/8/: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.