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The Cherokeean
Texas' Oldest Weekly Newspaper Established as the Cherokee Sentinel, F ebruary 27,1850
Home of the
Texas State Railroad
Vol. 132 No. 47
Rusk, Texas--75785 Thursday, January 7,1982
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Rusk Chamber
Banquet
Slated
Tuesday
Fred Gains will be installed
president of the Rusk Chamber of
Commerce at the annual banquet
scheduled Tuesday, Jan. 12 at the
Fellowship Hall of First United
Methodist Church.
Other officers to assume duties are
Charles R. Hassell, president elect;
Herbert Bell, vice prosident and Will
Cum by, treasurer.
Featured speaker for the event is
George McKinney, a well known East
Texas humorist. A Jacksonville
native, he is currently employed by
Texas Power and Light Co. in the
economic development division.
George McKinney
"We are confident that everyone
will enjoy his talk. He comes to us
highly recommended by chamber of-
ficials in both Palestine and Jackson-
ville," said Nancy Boynoff, executive
secretary of the Rusk Chamber of
Commerce.
The banquet will also kick-off the
annual membership drive.
Another highlight for the occassion
will be naming the "Citizen of the
Year".
The banquet will be catered by
Richards of Rusk
The public is cordially invited to
the banquet and persons interested
in attending do not have to be
members of the chamber, Mrs Boy-
noff said.
Congressmen and senators at both
the state and national level are being
invited for the event.
"We issue a most cordial invitation
to everyone to attend. It is not
necessary to be a member of the
Chamber. Everyone is welcome,"
said Mrs. Boynoff.
Tickets may be purchased at Citiz-
ns State Bank, Buckhorns Grocery,
Southwestern Electric Service Co.,
First State Bank or any member of
the Chamber of Commerce board.
Court
Holds '81
Last Meet
The Cherokee County Com-
missioner's Court met Dec. 31 for the
final time in 1981.
During the meeting the court had a
light agenda.
The first item was the acceptance of
bids for grader repairs for the county.
The only bid offered and accepted was
the bid of $4,943 from Plains
Machinery Co.
Two right of way easements for
area telephone companies were
decided.
An easement for Alto Telephone
Co.t Precinct number two, was gran-
ted while an easement for General
Telephone Co., precinct number one,
was withdrawn. The reason for with-
drawal was that it had been discussed
in the previous meeting on Monday,
Dec. 28.
The final item discussed and
decided upon by the court for last year
wat the approval of a bond for Tax
Assessor-Collector Linda Beard.
County Judge Orvan B. Jones said
the court i> looking forward to the new
year.
The next meetln of the co'irt
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Busy Election
Year Forecast
County Judge Won't Run
CHEROKEE ( 01 NTV'S FIRST BABV—The new year was barely underway when Kenneth Allen (iault made his
appearance, too! The young son of (iina and Allen (iault, shown here with his parents, was born at 2:02 a.m. .Ian. I
in Nan Travis Hospital. He weighed 7 lbs., 12 ozs. He is the grandson of Kenneth and Nannette Irwin and Barbara
and Allen (iault Sr. Maternal great grandparents include Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Schochler and Mr. and Mrs. Leland
Crawford of Rusk and paternal grandfather is Mr. Davis B. Mullins of Trinity. Not visible to the camera is the
young man's shirt which is inscribed, "Life begins at Nan Travis Memorial Hospital." -staff photo
Councilman To Resign
The resignation of City Councilman
will be submitted at the Council
meeting next Tuesday.
Earlier this week he advised Mrs.
Cindy Evans, city manager, that his
termination of service would be of-
fered by letter The family plans to
move to Port Lavaca.
His wife, Kathy, will be employed
as County Extension Agent in Calhoun
County and he will teach.
' We regret very much leaving
Rusk. It has been our home for the
past seven years," states Singleton.
"This is an opportunity that we just
feel we should accept." Both of the
Singletons have resigned from
teaching positions with RISD.
Singleton is serving his first term on
the council with the two years ex-
piring in April.
The future of parking meters and
also adoption of a ordinance to
regulate burning within the city will
be considered by the City Council
when it meets at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday in
City Hall.
Councilmen will be asked to con-
sider the continued manner of parking
without the meters, or to consider
having them put back in operation.
According to City Manager Evans,
a survey of opinions from the
businesses in the affected area will be
submitted to the council.
The council will also hear a report
of plans for the operation of Rusk City
Park by the Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department beginning Mar. 1.
Mayor James V. Fisher will ask the
council to consider a request to the
state's Department of Public High-
ways and Transportation for their
assistance in painting lane stripes on
U. S. Highway 69.
Other items on the agenda include
the appointment of a Sesquicentennial
Committee. Plans are now being
made at the state level to observe the
150th birthday anniversary of Texas
in 1986.
The council will also hear reports
from the city's various departments
and approve bills for payment.
Cherokee County Judge Orvan B
Jones announced Tuesday that he
would not seek re-election to the job
he has held for the past 12 years
"It has been a real pleasure to serve
the people of Cherokee County these
many years. My service with the
Commissioners has been great. I'll
miss the association with these
people," said Judge Jones.
During Jones' term as county
judge, the county has gone through
two redistricting programs;
renovated the inside of the county
courthouse, nearly completed loops
for the cities of Jacksonville and Rusk;
improved U.S. 69 into four lanes from
the Jacksonville city limits to the
Smith County line; established a
juvenile and adult probation depar-
tment; and has completed a landfill.
The Cherokee County landfill
project could well be the top problem
of the Judge's service to citizens. The
county hay been involved in court ac-
tion for several years. The issue is
now in Federal Judge William Wayne
Justic's court in Tyler.
In addition to his duties as chief of-
ficer of the county, Judge Jones has
been active hi county court. He en-
tered 2,958 judgements and orders
during 1981
The first day to file for political of-
fice was Monday but activity was
quiet with Cherokee County
Democratic Chairman Bob Adamson.
County Commissioner of Precinct 4,
Terry Perkins, said that he would
make up his mind in the near future
whether to seek another term on the
county court Perkins is the senior
member
Precinct 2 Commissioner Toby Sar-
tain has not officially filed yet, but is
expected to do so shortly.
The county commissioners will be
running in the newly formed districts.
Sartain picked up more Rusk area
voters, and Perkins has nearly four
thousand Jacksonville area citizens in
his new district.
Fairy Upshaw, county clerk and
Mavis Parrott, district clerk have
stated that they will seek re-election.
Upshaw has held the office since 1977
She was appointed then when Mildred
Fulton resigned She will be seeking
her second elective term.
Diann Norton, who was appointed
County Treasurer late last year when
Lucille Seale resigned, says that she
will seek her first elective term
At the state level Senator Roy
Blake of Nacogdoches, has begun his
campaign for his second full term.
Although he has not officially an-
nounced, Elton Bomer of Mountalba
in Anderson County, is expected to
announce that he will seek the job of
State Respresentative. Cherokee, An-
derson, and Freestone Counties com-
prise the new legislative district
On the local level, terms of three
city councilmen expire. Danny Berry,
Ken Peloquin and Ernest Singleton
are holding these seats Singleton is
expected to resign when the city
council meets next Tuesday. He and
his family are moving to Port Lavaca
Eagle Roundball
Cheese Given Needv Is Now Underway
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Cherokee County residents will
receive part of approximately 30
million pounds of cheese recently
released by the President for
distribution to families in need.
The announcement was made Mon-
day in Rusk by Mrs. Verna Lee Allen,
eligibility worker for the Texas State
Department of Human Resources.
"Distribution of the cheese is
scheduled to begin in about two weeks
from sites in the Alto, Wells, Rusk and
Jacksonville areas," Allen said.
"Each family eligible for the program
will receive one five pound block of
cheese. To be eligible for the program
and receive a block of cheese a person
must show an S.S.I, card, Medicaide
Card, Food Stamp Card or describe
their current economic crisis "
Allen requested City of Alto Mayor
Jack Mertz to locate a place in the
Alto area for storage and distribution
of the cheese. A similar site will be
located in the Wells area. In Rusk Don
Copeland, Salvation Army represen-
tative. will be responsible for the
cheese distribution program.
Allen also asked for volunteers in all
areas to assist with the distribution of
the cheese. The Rev. Gene Kendrick,
pastor of the Alto First Baptist Chur-
ch, and the Rev. William Jenkins,
Harvard
Professor
Will Speak
Dr. Shervert Frazier, head of
McLain Hospital in Boston, Mass., is
scheduled to be the featured speaker
when Superintendents and Clinical
Directors of the Department of Men-
tal Health and Mental Retardation
meet at Rusk State Hospital Feb. 8.
The speaker is a member of the Har-
vard Medical School faculty.
"We look forward to hearing this
outstanding leader. We expect him to
dlscuis the future of state hospital "
commented RSH Superintendent
Robert Glen
pastor of the A. Frank Smith United
Methodist Church will go to Lufkin
and pick up the cheese there in about
two weeks and bring it to the Alto site.
"The distribution of cheese in the
Jacksonville area will be handled
through the office there," Allen said,
said.
P/Z Officers Told
Members of the Rusk Planning and
Zoning Commission. meeting
Tuesday evening, elected Elmer
Beckworth, chairman and David
Long, vice-chairman.
New commission members John
Rosser, Walter Session and Wayne
Guinn attended the organizational
meeting as their first Planning and
Zoning Commission session.
Following the election of officers,
C'inday Evans, city manager,
presided at a question and answer
session to inform members of the
workings of the Commission.
Mrs. Evans said only property
owners-those persons intending to
purchase property or attorneys
representing property owners-can
request a zone change. Fee for
making a zone change request is $35.
Schools for Planning and Zoning
Commission members are held an-
nually. Mrs. Evans said. She said she
would budget money next year for a
representative of the Commission to
attend a school if a member desired to
do so.
Although it is just over a week old,
1982 has not been a good year for the
Rusk Eagles basketball team. The
Eagles dropped games last week to
Crockett and Elkhart.
Those losses slipped the RHS season
record to 4-12 with a game lost in
Sabine Tuesday night. The Eagles
were defeated 81 to 58.
The Cardinals have won 56 of their
last 57 games in a row and have
defeated such powerhouses in class
AAAAA as Longview (55-40) and
Robert E. Lee (68-65). Sabine's streak
came to an end at 54 games when they
lost in Nachitoches, La. to Logans port
52-46.
In the third place game of the
Westwood Tournament in Palestine,
the Eagles lost to District 18AAA rival
Crockett 72-64. Rusk fell behind early
and could not moke up the deficit.
Fouls hurt the Eagles once again as
they have in almost every game this
season
The 1982 year started off the same
way 1981 left off when the Eagles lost
in Frankston to Elkhart 71-63 After
falling behind early, Rusk tried to
play catch up the entire game.
Ray Foreman led the Eagle attack
with 25 points while Bernard Sessions
added 14 and Randy Carter tossed in
12.
Union
Files
Law Suit
The Employees Labor Union at
Rusk State Hospital ha6 filed a law
suit against Superintendent Robert
Glen and the Department of Mental
Health and Mental Retardation The
Texas Employees Union
(CWA/AFLCIO) is seeking a tem-
porary injunction enjoining the
defendants from refusing to permit
the plaintiffs to represent its mem-
bers in client abuse investigations.
An employee alleges that he was
denied union representaion during a
client abuse investigation conducted
at the institution Nov. 9.
Dr. Glen declined any comment
concerning the suit.
"1 am contacting our legal staff in
Austin concerning this matter," said
the Superintendent.
The suit will be heard in the court of
District Judge Harley Clark.
Most of the employees at Rusk State
Hospital are not members of the
union.
Inside
Features:
*See Not Typical
Tourist, p. 10
•See Ultralight
Flight, p. 9
KAUl FS HONORKD-Brlan Townaend. l.epolen Atkins and Keith Corley. from left, were recently named to the
All Fast Texas football team, Townsend was named honorable mention defensive back; Atkln* wa« choien for
honorable mention running back and Corlev wa* selected honorable mention as linebacker. Th. IMU football
season ended with the Kagles in the runner-up spot for district Half photo
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