The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 125, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 10, 1974 Page: 13 of 14
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Fire Station Expansion Talked
At Council Meeting Tuesday Night
THE CHICROKKKAN OF RUSK. TEXAS, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 10. 1974-PAGE EI.EVKN
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Enlargement of the fire
station, acceptance of the tax
roll, and further study of a
proposed contract with the
Texas Highway Department
took up most of Rusk city
council's time in a regular
meet Tuesday night. The
Council meeting was held at
city hall, with Councilmen J. C.
Williams, John Hunter, Lewie
Byers, and Raymond Cooper
present in addition to Mayor
Morris Hassell and city
secretary Nancy Florian.
Councilman Cooper called on
fire chief Leslie Wilcox to show
other members a preliminary
drawing of the proposed fire
station expansion. The present
fire station building will be
enlarged 34 feet by 44 feet,
according to the sketch.
Council agreed to ask for plans
and specifications and call for
bids at the next meeting.
Councilman John Hunter
called attention to the bad state
of repair of the windows in the
living quarters above city hall.
It was agreed to include some
renovation of this area in the
bids next month.
Mayor Hassell read a
proposed contract from the
Texas Highway Department
for the city to share in expense
of constructing riprap concrete
on nine slopes on U.S. 84 east.
The council had agreed to
share in this cost several
months ago, but when the
estimates were finalized the
cost went from $5,700 to $5,750.
Councilman Williams com-
mented he felt that money
could be saved if concrete
blocks were used. Mayor
Hassell told Williams to
Eagles Suffer
Second Loss
To Garrison
The Rusk Eagles, suffering
from their second straight
upset loss, will observe an open
date this Friday night before
entering District 21-AA play
here Friday night Oct. 18
against West wood.
Coach Larry Minter says the
Eagles will take advantage of
the open date to work on
blocking and tackling.
The Eagles fell to the
Garrison Bulldogs in the final
20 seconds of the ballgame.
The Bulldogs opened scoring in
the game with a early 6-0 lead
in the first quarter when
quarterback Tim Wheeler
went over from eight yards
out.
The Eagles came back to tie
the ballgame 6-6 in the second
quarter and in the final
seconds of play the Bulldogs
scored on a 40 yard touchdown
pass.
The Eagle loss dropped them
to a 3-2 record going into
District play. The victory was
the first for the Garrison team.
finalize the agreement with the
Texas Highway Department.
Other action coming before
the council included:
1. Heard a request from
Charles Dear to adjust his
garbage. Dear stated he had
not used the service. He was
told that it was available, and
all citizens were required to
pay. "It would create major
problems to attempt to adjust
garbage from one house to
another." council members
stated. No action taken on
Dear's request.
2. Park Board Chairman
Gene Kelley gave a report on
progress of the park. Kelley
gave the council a check
amounting to $28,000 to repay
an advance given the board
earlier to pay the contractor.
"It takes the federal govern-
ment over a month to pay a
bill. If you would allow the city-
secretary to pay the contractor
on time, and then let us give
you the federal BOR check, it
would really simplify our
problems," Kelley said. Coun-
cilman Williams made the
motion and it passed 5-0.
3. Mayor Hassell read a
petition from a number of city
employees asking that all city
employees be paid a minimum
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A typical autumn day in
early Texas is depicted during
the open house by the many
activities inside and outside
the house. The Hill Room will
be the featured room inside the
house this year. The room will
be furnished with heirloom
furniture and displays from
four to five years back in the
Hill family. An old time school
room, a new addition to the
showing, will also be depicted
inside the historic home. The
traditional quilting room is
also included and old time
bonnets will be on sale on the
back porch of the house.
The VFW Ladies' Auxiliary
of Alto will serve an old
fashioned home cooked meal of
chicken and dressing from
noon until 2:30 p.m. each day of
the open house. Price of the
meal will be $3.
Outside the home visitors
will be able to study the
making of lye soap and the
cooking of hominy over an
open fire. Real bows and
arrows will be available for
those guests wishing to try
their hand at the sport.
A popular Forest Hill
attraction which has been
absent lor the past several
years will return this year with
the reenactment of Indians at
work by the spring. Visitors
will also be entertained at the
Voodoo Cabin ; at the Whiskey
Still; the blacksmith shoeing
horses and by a group of saloon
girls whose wagon broke down
on their way to Alto.
All visitors to the home will
be welcomed with East Texas
hospitality by citizens of Alto
dressed in period costumes.
Admission to the plantation
home is $1.50 for adults and 75
cents for children.
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of $100 per week. No action was
taken after Mayor Morris
Hassell stated pay raises were
scheduled in January.
4. Council discussed the need
to get vacant property cleared.
No action taken after council-
man Williams said he would
contact the property owners
and report back to the council.
5. Council read and approved
the tax roll. Rusk has total
valuations of $4,152,184. This
produces $62,283.22 in revenue
for the city.
6. Agreed to install two street
lights in the new housing
addition.
7. Mayor Hassell informed
the council that Pat dePam-
philis of Wisenbaker Fix and
Associates would prepare
plans and specifications next
month lor final approval of the
water plant improvements at
the city's two new wells.
8. Revenue sharing check
amounted to $16,793. This
money was received from the
federal government this week,
Mayor Hassell told the council.
9. Council approved minutes
and voted to pay bills.
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Target date for public
operation is Summer '76, to tie
in with Bi-Centennial celebra-
tions across the country,
explained the speaker. "We
hope to have some limited runs
in 1975 for various groups to
boost interest and support," he
said.
Cost lor the project is
estimated at $5 million.
"Conservative estimates place
attendance at 100,000 annually,
but we hope for 200,000 per
year and think we can do it,"
Stone said. "We're real
enthused."
He supported his attendance
figures with a comparison of
visitor records from the Martin
Dies State Park. "Between
300,000 and 350,000 go there
each year. We think we can
match this."
The park will be Texas'
longest state park. Terminals
in Rusk and Palestine will
feature interpretative pro-
grams, now in the design and
planning stage. A concession
car will offer a variety of
refreshments and some of the
cars will be open air to allow
full view of the natural beauty
of East Texas, he explained.
"We have also been notified
that the Texas Highway
Department is to begin
construction immediately on
the road through the park. It is
assigned No. 67 and that is
good news for us," he stated.
"We really expect this effort
to put our area on the map for
the Bi-Centennial," Stone said.
In other comments on park
progress, Stone indicated that
construction of the mainten-
ance complex is to begin next
month. "It will be a fine asset
to Rusk."
He urged the development of
a masterplan to coordinate all
areas of interest and activities
throughout Cherokee County.
Stone referred to the Mission
Inn, Rice Stagecoach Inn, Jim
Hogg State Park and other
historical points of interest. He
indicated that the Caddo
Indian Village, which existed
between 1.000A. D. and 1,600A.
D. near Alto, is high on the
Parks and Wildlife's priority
list for development.
He encouraged the possbile
construction of an amphithe-
atre for depicting historical
dramas.
"Working together, we can
really give visitors something
varied in entertainment," he
said. "Our goal is not only to
provide recreation, but to offer
educational opportunities."
Stone was introduced by
Fred Hutson of Alto. Bill
Shattuck. president, presided
at the dinner meeting in the
New Southern Motor Hotel.
Mrs. Shattuck extended
those present a special
invitation to attend open house
at Forest Hills Oct. 11-12 and
18-19. to view the eighth annual
showing of Alto's Past Trea-
sures.
Episcopal Churches
To Hear Rev. Knapp
Rev. Arthur Knapp,
of Trinity Episcopal
Church in Houston, will preach
at the 9:40 a.m. service Sundav
at St. Luke's Episcopal Church
in Rusk. He will minister in the
11 a.m. service at Trinity
Episcopal Church in Jackson-
ville
The Rev Knapp has been
Rector of the Houston church
ol 1,500 members for many
years He came to the Diocese
of Texas in 1945
The
Rector
many persons felt that your
supper theatre was such an
outstanding and smashing
success that you should
consider ways to permit more
people to see it! Locally, we
understand our problems, and
this is one that stands as a
challenge. To present the play
for an extra night, a matinee
performance, or to seek larger
facilities to accommodate
more persons per perform-
ance-these are alternatives
for consideration. It is, indeed,
a compliment to the theatre's
members, that so many are
encouraging the expansion of
next year's performance, he
show was very well received
and all kinds of credit goes to
Mrs. /ula Pearson, writer and
director, along with cast
members and those who
functioned in crew capacity.
Ii is amazing that we
sometimes derive an unexpect-
ed, spin-off benefit from a
project. And this may be the
case in two years One of the
Fair's exhibitors-Neal Picken
of Houston who exhibited on
behalf of his wife's artistic
talent-is interested in allowing
Rusk to host a state running
competition. Piemen is presi-
dent of a S00 member
organization, and endurance
running is their "thing." The
meet is to determine who can
run six miles in the quickest
time. He (Mans to negotiate the
idea further with local offi-
cials. He says the runners
would be here for an overnight
stay in 1976, and hopefully, this
can tie in with some of the
other ideas now simmering for
Bi-Centennial activities.
To sustain the momentum
we have going in the promotion
of tourism is to be our
challenge for the next 24
months. That sounds long
range, hut il really isn't.
As we think of the future, and
continue to rejoice with you
over the success of the past
weekend, let's consider this
"If at first you do succeed, try
something harder!"
SHOP IN RL 8K
Ernie Tumey,
Laity Speaker
Ernie Turney, son of Mr. and
Mrs. James E Turney of Rusk,
will be First Methodist
Church's Laity Day Speaker,
at the 11 a.m. worship service
this Sunday, according to Paul
Cox, church lay leader.
Ernie is now a Senior at
Stephen F. Austin State
University in Nacogdoches. He
is also presently engaged as
Youth Director at First United
Methodist Church, Livingston,
holding two services each
Sunday morning ai Bridgeport
KOA and at Haynes Marina.
He has also been recommend-
ed for his license to preach by
the Charge Conference of his
own home church in Husk,
where he served three years as
president of the I'.M.V.K.
Ernie has had further
experience as a youth director,
having served ! wo years in that
capacity al SI Paul's, Tyler
and one year at First Church,
Crosby. He has had consider
able experience as a Lay
Speaker.
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Safety and Betterment Prog-
ram will total 36 miles for an
estimated cost of $348,000. Five
road projects have been listed
by the Highway Department
for improvement.
U. S. Highway (¡9 in
Jacksonville between Lincoln
Street and the south county line
will reveive additional sur-
facing a distance of 1.9 miles.
Total cost of the project is
estimated at $t 14,000. Spur 386
in Jacksonville is to be Seal
Coated for a total cost of
$19,000. The 2.4 section will
extend from U. S. Highway 69
south to U. S. Highway 175 in
Jacksonville.
Other Cherokee County proj
ects include Seal Coats on Stale
Highway 21 from Houston
County Lino to Alto, a distance
of 6 9 miles costing $53,000; U.
S 84 from Husk to Maydclle, a
distance of 8,5 miles to cost
$' (),000; and FM 347 from
Smith County Line to Jack
sonville, a distance of 16.3
miles for an estimated cost of
$ 112,000.
The non-Interstate improve-
ments are funded In a $50.2
million program for 1975 aimed
at increasing safety and
improving sections throughout
the State. Projects included n
the annual program cover
work such as widening
additional surfacing, sodding
and improvements of shoul-
ders.
The 1975 State Highway
Safety and Betterment and
Farm to Market Road Im-
provement Program statewide
includes 709 projects in 201
counties of the State, involving
4,328.2 miles of roads. U. S and
State-numbered routes ac
count for 52 per cent of the
work, with Farm to Market
Roads receiving 47 percent of
the work. One per cent is
reserved for later assign-
ments,
RUSK FOLKS
Miss Delira Richards,
Jimmy Richards and Miss
Julie Kinter of College Station
were weekend guests of Mi-
ami Mrs James P Richards.
Judge and Mrs. Jack Holland
of Athens were Sunday guests
ol Judge and Mrs. J. \\
Summers.
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The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 125, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 10, 1974, newspaper, October 10, 1974; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth151091/m1/13/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.