The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 132, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 26, 1981 Page: 1 of 16
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MICROFILM CENTER, INC.
P.O. BOX 45436
DALLAS, TX 75235
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per Issue
The Cherokeean
Texas' Oldest Weekly Newspaper
Home of the
Texas State Railroad
Vol.132 No. 2 16 Pages
Established as the Cherokee Sentinel, February 27,1350
Rusk, Texas 75785— February 26,1981
New 'R ec' Director
Hits R usk R unning
THE SWINGING AXES... SFA's jazz band will be in cóncert Feb. 27
SFA Swingin' Axes
To Play 'Big Band'
The Swingin' Axes Jazz Stage Band
under the direction of Darrell Hoit
will be in concert Friday, Feb. 27, at 7
p.m. in the Cherokee Theatre building
in Rusk.
This is the season opener for the
Cherokee Civic Theatre, Inc.'s Rusk
Performing Artist Series.
Master of ceremonies will be Dr.
M.E. "Gene" Hall. He will narrate the
first half of the program which is a
montage of "Big Band" classics from
the 20's, 30's, 40's and 50's. These
tunes were arranged by Dr. Hall and
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The weather was spring balmy, just
beautiful. • Fresh air, the windows
were open, birds were singing, ab-
solutely lovely. Laundry done, beds
made, dishes washed, what a nice
day!
And my friend was saying, "You
know, I can tell exactly how you're
feeling by the comlumns you write."
And I was replying, "That's the way 4
want it to be. There's nothing to hide."
What a glorious day! A sign in
Jacksonville proclaims, "The first
touch of Spring is IRS!" But I have
settled with the great Infernaf
Revenue for this year, paid in full, and
that is a glorious feeling!
Another friend is saying, "Marie,
based on your column last week, you
deserve two hugs!" It is an incredibly
good feeling.
And our daughter's voice breaks
through the foggy euphoria, "Mother,
guess what? Chris said his first word
today and it was 'grandmother.' "
Oh...how nice the glow is. A mar-
velous state of contentment.
The house is clean, IRS is happy,
friendships shared and my grandson
learned to say "Grandmother." What
more could anyone ask? There was
little more because the staff has
worked above and beyond the call of
duty to assure everything of fun-
ctioning properly with no complaints.
The plumbing was plumbing, the
telephone was telephoning and the TV
cable seems to be pleasing the
majority of the community. The sky is
■imply filled with the joy and wonder
of a good day! And the song of "Pippa
Passes," is recalled and "all la right
with the world."
About that time the alarm clock
went off. It was time to end pleasant
night dreams and get on with the
reality of real, day dreams. Or..was It
all JuatadreamT
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the narrative focuses on the con-
tinuing development of the "Big
Band" style and tradition through the
last 50 years. This portion of the
program includes "Stardust", "Har-
bor Lights", "String of Pearls", "In
The Mood", "How High The Moon",
"Shake, Rattle, and Roll", and many
more.
Dr. Hall, professor of music at
S.F.A. State University in
Nacogdoches, has recently been
named to the National Association of
Jazz Educators Hall of Fame. His
contributions to the development of
Jazz education include institution of
jazz programs at North Texas State
University and Michigan State
University before coming to
Nacogdoches.
The second half of the program will
include tunes from the 60's, 70's, up to
the present. Darrell Hold, director of
the Swingin' Axes, will be the emcee
in the second half. Some of the tunes
to be featured are "Take The A
Train", "Sister Sadie", "Land of
Make Believe", "Day by Day", and
many others.
Mr. Holt is assistant professor of
music at S.F.A. and is in his 13th year
as director of the Swingin' Axes. His
File Deadline
In Elections
Is March 4
Local elections are scheduled for
both the City and School Apr. 4. The
deadline for filing in each election is
Mar. 4.
Incumbents for the Board of
Education, Rusk Independent School,
have filed for re-election, according to
George Wallace. Seeking re-election
for three year terms are Bruce Stovall
and Dr. James Hunter.
Dr. James Fisher announced last
week for re-election as mayor, as well
as Jim Thompson for city coun-
cilman. The term of Donald Dicker-
son also expires this year.
professional playing experience in-
cludes opening shows for Rich Little,
Bob Hope and B.J. Thomas. He com-
poses radio and television jingles in
studios in Dallas and Houston and has
twenty record albums to his credit.
The concert is sponsored by the
Cherokee Civic Theatre, Inc. in con-
junction with the Department of Fine
Arts of Stephen F. Austin State
University in Nacogdoches and with a
grant received from the Texas Com-
mission on The Arts and The National
Endowment for The Arts, a federal
agency.
Tickets for the Feb. 27 performance
are $3 for adults and $2 for students
and senior óitizens. Ticket infor-
mation may be obtained by calling
Nixson Pharmacy, Southwestern
Electric, Tosh Insurance and will be
available at the box office on the night
of the performance.
Dr. M.E. "Gene" Hall
With four top priorities, at least two
of which should have started weeks
ago, Rusk's new director of recreation
has had to jump into his job running
full speed.
For Mark Campbell, working on a
shoe string budget is nothing new,
however, and he's got plenty of
background experience to get things
rolling in Rusk.
The No. 1 priority is getting the Lit-
tle Dribblers program off the ground.
The Rusk Lions Club, the annual
sponsors of the youth basketball
program, has asked for assistance in
organizing the effort for this year.
The second-in-line priority, one
which should have been started
several weeks ago, is the adult Sof-
tball program, Campbell said.
Many city softball leagues have
been practicing for a month already,
Campbell said. "We're going to have
to really get into gear if we're going to
beat the summer's heat."
The ex-football player and coach
said there are several potential sites
for softball fields and already he has
worked up plans for some of those
areas.
He likened athletics and sports to
activity, saying that the facility is not
as important as getting out and being
actively involved is.
"I played softball in South Africa,
where a& in the world they have for a
field is tape stuck down on the
ground," he said. "If we have to do
that here to be able to play softball,
we will. What's impdirtant is getting
out and playing."
The third item in line for attention
from the new recreation director is
improvements at the National Guard
Armory.
"We've been looking at possible
grants for making improvements at
the armory," Campbell said. "So far,
the grants we've found are to make
improvement to outdoor recreational
facilities, not indoors."
The improvements to the armory is
a project that is probably 18 months
away, Campbell said, because the
funds have to be acquired first. But ef-
forts to obtain money have to be made
now in order to have the month 18
months from now.
Also on the list of priorities for
Campbell's attention over the next
several weeks is initiating active,
recreation programs for the senior
citizen's of Rusk.
Ideas for the elderly persons living
in Rusk and the surrounding area so
far include developing cake sales and
other fund-raising activities for the
citizens' to earn money towards
taking trips and tours.
"We want to develop a program for
our elderly people other than one of
just sitting and meeting," Campbell
said.
Last week, Campbell's first week on
the job, was spent orienting himself to
the town and to its people. He atten-
ded civic organization meetings,
toured recreational facilities around
the city and visited with persons in-
terested in recreation for Rusk.
A lot of his job, Campbell says, will
be "getting people together." With a
very limited budget, and most of that
Gallatin Sets
Apr. 4 Vote
On 3 Positions
Elections to fill three expiring
city council positions for the
Gallatin City Council will be held
April 4 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at
the Gallatin Community Center.
The three places to be filled are
those positions selected as one-
year terms when the city incor-
porated In I960
The terms of councilmembers
Kay Martin, Lam Derrington and
KUa Wallace are expiring and
will be filled In the April 4 olee
tlon
Filing deadline (or the positional
la March 4, twt Persona wishing
to Ilia should contact Klla
Wallace In Gallatin
Committee Talks
TSR Promotion
The Chamber's Tourism Committee
met Friday at noon and heard infor-
mation concerning the possibility of a
concert here by Ronnie Milsap,
recording artist.
Ms. Wendee Whitehead met with
the group and proposed the event as a
«npport attraction for the tourist
season which will bring thousands to
ride the Tpv«< ^tntr Railroad.
Wayne Mackey of Athens also met
with the Rusk committee and
discussed the success of his com-
munity in sponsoring slmiliar concer-
ts for their Black-Eved Pea Festival
The group voted to submit the
request to ihe Chamber 's full board of
directors Should the >oard give ap
proval, the committee agreed to
help
A change of meeting was approved
by the committee and method of
notification In the future the commit
icc nut ue notified by mail and the
meeting will be at 5:15 p.m. on the fir-
st Tuesday of each month.
A committee of Virginia Penney,
chairman, Will Cumbee, Sarah Sum-
mers and Bobby Townley was named
to proceed with plans for restoring the
interior of the church at the park. The
committee was authorized to seek
assistance through volunteers or con-
tract labor.
Mrs. Lynn Padgett, also of the TSR,
told the group of plans by Warner
Bros, to film a TV movie In this area.
Ms Whitehead also reported plans
for the distribution of public service
announcement about TSR to many
radio stations y
Attending the meeting in the Cham-
ber office were Virginia Penney,
Flossie Nixson. Sarah Hummers, San
dra Sanders, Jean Hryant. Will Cum
bee. Charlie Maple, it loria Jennings,
f\mt\ Uanlel and Ms Whitehead
budget going to organizational dues,
travel expenses, office space, utilities
and his salary, there just isn't much
left over to buy materials and pay
workers.
"Recreation in Rusk is going to
have to be a community effort," he
said, "I'll be working to get all the
people of the community together for
a common cause."
He had planned to use employees of
the Comprehensive Training and
Employment Act. (CETA) which is
one of the programs targeted by
President Reagan for dramatic cuts
in spending. Those cutbacks, Cam-
pbell says, are going to hurt
recreational efforts in Rusk.
Despite the financial bind the
recreation department in Rusk is in,
Campbell brags about the potential
this city has.
"I interviewed at several cities for
job openings as director of recreation
and Rusk has the most potential of all
those cities I visited," he said.
"One, we have an established
facility at our disposal-the National
Guard Armory. Two, we have a
swimming pool-one owned and
operated by the Lions Club. Three, we
have established picnicking areas and
four, we have a city park," Campbell
said. "About the only things we're
lacking in is manpower and money."
Municipal recreation in East Texas
is booming, Campbell said, partially
because of this area's tremendous
abundance of natural resources.
Within the last eight weeks,
Longview, Tyler, Palestine, Jackson-
ville and Rusk were all looking for
recreational directors-and all but
Palestine have filled those positions.
Another reason for the boom in East
Texas is that industries are moving
into the area and cities are trying to
make themselves more appealing to
potential employers by offering
recreation services for their env
ployees.
Mark Campbell is on the job now
and plans to try to offer something in
recreation for everyone.
mm í
Mark Campbell
Film Shooting
Slated Here
Filming on a movie-for-television
will begin March 10 at Maydelle using
equipment from the Texas State
Railroad, the old Rusk City Depot and
extras from the surrounding area.
The movie, based on a novel by
Weldon Hill, is called "The Long
Summer of George Adams."
Approval for the use of the city's
depot, which has been out at the Rusk
City Park but has not been being used,
was granted at a special emergency
session of the Rusk City Council Mon-
day afternoon.
James Garner, of "The Rockford
Files" fame, will be starring in the
leading roll and Joan Hackett will co-
star as his wife, Norma. The movie
will have about 10 major characters.
The movie will also be filmed in
Cushing and outlying areas around
Nacogdoches.
Director Stewart Margolin has said
that the East Texas area was chosen
because of the availability of a steam
engine, since the plot of the movie
centers around the transition from
steam to diesel days.
Larry Albucher, production
manager for the film, said "most
places that have steam engines don't
have the good climate that you do
here in Texas. So we chose this
location."
The movie is supposed to be set in
Sumac, Okla in the 1950's and
Maydelle will be used to represent
Sumac. According to Lynn Padgett at
TSR, a two-story brick homr, the old
bank and several other old buildings
In Maydelle are in the works for the
movie sat.
In order to have a depot at the site,
the Warner Production Co requeated
pleted, the company will return the
depot to a designated spot.
The Rusk City council authorize'
City Attorney Larry Sinclair and Ci-
Manager Cindy Evans to draw up ^
contract between the city and the
production company for the use of the
building when they met Monday.
The contract between Warner and
TSR calls for filming from March 10
through March 31 on weekdays. The
railroad's spring season begins Mar-
ch 21 but will include weekend trips
only
According to Mrs. Padgett, this is
the second full length movie to be
filmed at the railroad. The first, en-
titled "The Long Riders," was a
movie for theater about Jessie James.
The Warner Production Company
will probably use the inside of the
maintenance complex, the turntable
at the end of the Rusk roundtrip run
and the water tower at the Palestine
depot in its filming, Mrs. Padgett
said.
The state railroad park has a
regular schedule for fees for the use of
its equipment and a 20-page contract
has been drawn up between the two
entities involved.
The fees range from $1,000 a day for
the use of a steam locomotive and
tender to $100 a day for fuel and
lubricants and $500 a day for the use of
diesel locomotives, Mrs. Padgett said.
The company is looking for props
for the movie and has made appeals
for particular, hard-to-get items
Sirmiaaion to move the old Rusk City
pot to Maydelle
1 The production company plana to
paint ami repair the old depot and to
place a "catwalk'' around the top of the
building When the filming ta cum
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