Cherokeean/Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 149, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 10, 1997 Page: 8 of 16
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Page 8—CHEROKEEAN/HERALP of Rusk, Texas—Thursday, April 10,1997
East Texas business expects
$200,000 economic impact
Centuries ago, Aborigine hunters in
the Australian outback relied on home
remedies to treat medical ailments from
strained muscles to deep cuts and abra-
sions. A time-honored tradition involved
a heat treatment, using the sun's pas-
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Emus represtnt a fledging
agricultural cash crop in East Texas.
Each bird produces approximately
30 pounds of red meat, and five
liters of natural oils.
sive rays in tandem with the natural oils
from a long-legged, flightless bird.
Today, emu advocates are spouting testi-
monials for a holistic product they say can
cure everything from warts to eczema. And
one East Texas couple, along with their
partners, expect their fledgling company to
top $200,000 this year in sales.
Nestled under a canopy of tall pines on the
outskirts of the Davy Crockett National For-
est near Kennard, Bob and Faye Williams
paired two unlikely business ventures: a
quaint, bed and breakfast inn with a thriv-
ing emu farm.
Centerhill is a two-story bed and break-
fast, where Faye dishes up breakfast sau-
sage, ala emu, or other gourmet delicacies
using the low fat, red meat. Just a few feet
from the inn, visitors can watch Bob tend to
more than 250 emus on a real, working
ranch.
The combination works well for the hus-
band and wife team, who are actively mar-
keting emu oil products to health food stores
and pharmacies, as well as leather products
and custom orders.
With repeat orders nearing 80 percent,
the Williams are finding a strong regional
demand for their product, as well as occa-
sional international orders.
Under the trademarked name "Premium
Emu Products," the Williams, along with
their business partners Chuck and Pete
Jackson, sell two emu-oil-based products:
Centerhill Guest Ranch
Rt 1 Box 11 • Kennard, Tex. 75847
Reeervatlona: (409)655-2635
Bed and Breakfast: Range $75-$85
Lunch and dinner: $10 per person
per meal, reeervation only
Activities: fishing, nature hlkee on
80 aeree, wildlife, washers and horae
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E.O.E. Skin Repair Oil and Winters Blend.
"Our customers say that the Winters Blend
pain relief formula works on arthritis, bur-
sitis and joint pain, as well as carpal tunnel
syndrome, gout and other ailments," said
Mr. Williams.
Their other leading product, E.O.E., is
formulated for skin repair, and helps soothe
skin^ rashes, sunburns and other inflamed
epidermal conditions.
In Rusk, Chapman Pharmacy and Pre-
scription Pharmacy signed on quickly to sell
the products.
Last week, Premium Emu Products scored
a "slam dunk" in marketing when a trainer
for the N.B.A.'s Houston Rockets placed a
sizable order. The Williams say that sensi-
tive contract negotiations are underway with
a nationwide pharmacy chain that could
spell "overnight success" for the East Texas
company.
The real future of emu-based products lies
in the oils and not the meats, the Williams
assert. A 110-pound bird "on the hoof'
produces only 30 pounds of usable meat,
hardly enough to support a slaughter-only
business.
However, an emu produces approximately
five liters of oil, which can be refined into
products like Premium Emu Oil's two lines.
Pete Jackson, a
partner In a new
East Texas
business
specializing In
emu products,
displays some of
the fine leather
worka and a skin
care line. Salee
projectlone for
Premium Emu Olle
will likely top
$200,000 during
the company'a
first year of
operation.
Besides the meat and oil products, the
Williams contract with master leather
craftsmen to produce billfolds, belts,
shoes and boots. One of the hottest-
selling items is a type of wallet designed
especially for a state-issued concealed
handgun permit. Embossed with the
seal of Texas, the wallet sells for approxi-
mately $35 and is on back-order because
of its popularity.
A pair of emu boots may run close to
$1,000, but they are custom-made to the
customers' feet, with complete measure-
ments and instep allowances.
School Lunches
Rusk
Monday, April 14
Elementary Breakfast: mixed fruit,
cereal, toast, jelly, milk
Jr. High and High School: orange
juice, cereal, toast, jelly, milk
Elementary Lunch: steak fingers,
gravy, creamed potatoes, green
beans, applesauce, rolls, milk
Jr. High and High School: same
as above
Tuesday, April 15
Elementary Breakfast: orange
juice, pancakes, syrup, milk
Jr. High and High School: same as
above
Elementary Lunch: spaghetti &
meat sauce, pinto beans, steamed
cabbage, fruit Jello, corn bread, milk
Jr. High and High School: same
as above
Wednesday, April 16
Elementary Breakfast: orange
juice, sausage, rolls, milk
Jr. High and High School: same as
above
Elementary Lunch: nachos,
French fries, pineapple tidbits,
chocolate chip'bookies, milk
Jr. High and High School: chef
salad, baked potato., crackers, choco-
late chip cookies, milk
Thursday, April 17
Elementary Breakfast -, fruit, cheese
toast, milk
Jr. High and High School: orange
juice, cheese toast, milk
Elementary Lunch: sliced turkey,
gravy, creamed potatoes, English
peas, mixed fruit, loaf bread, milk
Jr. High and High School: same
as above
Friday, April 18
Inservice-Student Holiday
Church family
offers support
of Garners
Members of Rusk First United
Methodist Church have unified
themselves in love and support of
Judy Faye and Kelly Garner and
their family. The Garner's home was
destroyed by fire Monday morning.
Members will gather at 7 p.m.
Sunday for a special prayer service
for the family.
Cards are being sent by the church
family to the Garners expressing
members' love and support.
Area Brief
Home burned
The Cervantes family of Alto lost
their home in a fire Saturday night,
March 22. Everything was lost in
the blaze. An account has been set
up at Fredonia State Bank in Alto.
The account is under the name of
Cuco and Lupe Cervantes (husband
and wife). They have three grade
school children. For additional in-
formation call Arlie Rogers at
Fredonia Bank in Alto.
Send your mom n
mother's day
greeting in the
Cherokeean/
Herald
This size $8
Alto
Monday, April 14
Breakfast: oatmeal, toast, jelly,
juice, milk
Lunch: corn dogs, potato tots, rai-
sin cobbler, milk
Tuesday, April 15
Breakfast: biscuits/jelly, sausage,
juice, milk
Lunch: fried chicken, creamed
potatoes, green beans, milk, rolls,
millr
Wednesday, April 16
Breakfast: eggs, biscuits, juice,
milk
Lunch: spaghetti/meat, green
salad, applesauce cake, French
bread, milk
Thursday, April 17
Breakfast: cereals, toast, juice,
milk
Lunch: hamburgers, lettuce/to-
matoes, onions/pickles, fries, milk
Friday, April 18
Student Holiday
Rusk man presents paper at Polish conference
Edmund A. Bojarski of
Rusk will present a paper
on "A Century of Polish
Conrad Studies" at an in-
ternational conference on
the life and work of Jo-
seph Conrad na Jozef
Teodor Konrad Nalecz
Korzeniowski. ThePolish-
born English novelist,
1857-1924, authored well
known novels including
Lord Jim, Heart of Dark-
ness and Noetromo, a six
hour Public Broadcast
Service (PBS) special aired
January 6-8, 1997.
Sponsored by the Joseph
Conrad Society of America and
the Department of Humanities
and Communications at Drexel
supported by gen-
erous grants from
the Kosciuszko
Foundation of
New York and the
American Council
for Polish Culture
of Philadelphia
the 10-13 April,
1997 conference
will hear forty pa-
pers by Conrad
scholars from
Canada, France,
Poland, Turkey,
the United King-
dom and the
United States.
Drexel University publishes Jo-
seph Conrad Today, the quarterly
newsletter of the Joseph Conrad
f;
Edmund Bojarsld
University in Philadelphia and Society of America and Philadel-
phia is extremely important to
Conrad scholars because the
Rosenbach Museum and Library and
the Philadelphia Free Library house
perhaps the most significant collec-
tion of Conrad's manuscripts.
Bojarski's paper will cover the
work done on Conrad in the novelist's
homeland from Poland's first notice
of her soon to be famous son's work,
which came via a Chicago newspa-
per in 1896 after the publication of
his second novel, to the most recent
work. The basis of the paper will be
Wanda Perczak's 17-year biblio-
graphic effort, Polska bibliografía
Conradowska (A Polish Conrad Bib-
liography) pubished by the Nicolas
Copernicus University of Torun,
Poland in only 360 copies, which the
East Texan is involved in updating
with the bibliographer to publish in
English through the Joseph
Conrad Foundation of Rusk
which Bojarski heads.
'In addition to presenting his
paper at the conference, the Edi-
tor-at-Large of Texas Tech
University's Conradiana plans
to distribute fliers announcing a
special issue devoted exclusively
to Joseph Conrad ofRuBriCa. an
international interdisciplinary
journal published by the Rus-
sian and British Cathedra of the
Department of Philosophy at the
University of Moscow in Russia
and, of course, to spread the word
among the world's Conrad schol-
ars about the newly chartered
Joseph Conrad Foundation in
Rusk which has yet to begin its
first fund raising drive.
Rusk sorority has speaker
Mildred Chapman presented a
program from "Book of Cultures"
printed in 1922 at the April 1 meet-
ing of the Texas Laureate Gamma
Chi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi.
Members meet at the home of Sharon
Fisher with Mrs. Chapman as co-
hostess.
Different topics were chosen.
Physical beauty, color, harmony,
design of hair and preparation and
serving of meals. In the topic of hair,
the hair was not to be cut or colored.
Mrs. Chapman told her audience
that life has really changed. Mrs.
Fisher told about a love letter from
her great-grandfather to her great-
grandmother.
A ritual was held for Mrs. Fisher
to progress her up to the Preceptor
Degree. LoisTaggart, vice-president
led in the ritual.
During the business meeting
Melba D arrow, president, presided.
Mary Madden gave the secretary's
report and Marie Mehner, the
treasurer's report.
Plans were discussed for the an-
nual Beta Sigma Phi Founder's Day
banquet to be held at 6:30 p.m. April
24 at the Cherokee Country Club in
Jacksonville. Final plans were dis-
cussed. Mrs. Fisher asked for volun-
teers to work at the golf tournament,
Saturday, April 12. Food items were
also assigned.
A vote for the Girl of the Year was
made by secret ballot and the recipi-
ent will be announced at the ban-
quet.
Refreshments of blueberry con-
gealed salad, sand tarts and social
crackers with coffee were served to
Frances Boone, Mrs. Darrow, Opal
Fitts, Mary B. Hassell, Bessie
Lunsford, Polly Maness, Helen
Miskell, Mary Ray, Genelle
Richards, Marie Sales, Mrs. Taggart,
Mrs. Mehner, Mrs. Madden, Mrs.
Chapman and Mrs. Fisher.
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