Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 159, No. 11, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 7, 2008 Page: 2 of 16
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Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Clferokeeaif Herald ■ thecherokeeari.com
LETTERS
POLICY
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opinion
Relay thanks supporters
DEBBIE GRIFFIN
publicity chairman
I would like to extend our
sincere thanks to the hun-
dreds of people who joined
together with the Cherokee;
County Relay For Life Com-
mittee to hold the most suc-
cessful Relay that Cherokee
County has ever seen. At this
point, we have breezed past
the original fundraising goal
of $100,000. In these difficult
economic times, where just
to put gas in your tank is a
struggle for many people, the
fact that we are able to have
an event of this magnitude in
this county speaks volumes
of the generosity and caring
nature oft lie people of: Chero-
kee County. It is also proof
that everyone has a story of
someone they know and love
who has been directly affected
by some t ype of cancer.
An event of this type e mp ow -
ers us to celebrate the hves of
people who have struggled to
defeat cancer, remember the
valiance of those who battled
unsuccessfully and allows us
to fight back in our quest, to
find a cure for this terrible
disease through the fundrais-
ing effort s that will ultimately
be used to fund additional and
necessary research.
While the actual night of
Eelay For Life is a dedicated
date, your Committee and the
cause of Eelay F or Life contin-
ues in Cherokee County year
round. If you have an idea for
a fundraiser and would like
some resource s for developing
an event, pleaseletusknow at
cherokeerelayforlife@yahoo.
com. and we will be glad to
assist you.
I would like to offer special
thanks to the Cherokeean
Herald for their willingness
to help us promote this event
and to make the teams' fund-
raising events successful by
offering information about
upcoming events. Your contri-
bution to Eelay For Life has
been invaluable.
Additionally I would like to
thank the Cherokee County
Exposition Center, speeifically
Wayne Berry and Mary Jo
McKnight, for allowing us to
use that facihty at virtually
the last minute in the face of
a questionable weather.
To the hundreds of others
who participated on a team,
who offered corporate spon-
sorships, who made in-kind
donations, who offered broad-
en st and print media publicity
support, or whatever capacity
helped make this event suc-
cessful, your contribution is
valued, important and ap-
preciated.
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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I
Gold City Quartet
will be in concert at
First Church on the Hill
on Tuesday May 13th at 7:00 P.M.
(doors will open at 6:00 p.m.).
Gold City Quartet has agreed to
free admission with a love offering
received during the concert. For any
further information please contact
our offices at (903) 683-4509.
We invite you to join us Sunday mornings at 9:45
A.M., where you'll see and feel the difference!
First Church on the
475 CR 1619, Rusk, TX 75785 (903) 683-4509
The church with a heart for East Texas
fT is j A.
Branded by Christ
Cowboy Church
Sunday • 10 a.m. Worship Service
Thursday • 6:30 p.m. Bible Study
\ /
Curtis Oliver - Pastor
(936) 867-5533, home or (936) 675-3205, cell
May 24 - Fair on the Square-Rusk
June 7 - Flea Market Sale benefiting Band
July 4 - Annual Picnic - (Drawing for horse)
5592 Hwy 110 N
(5 miles from 84 & 110)
A hero passes
RAYCRYER
Rush
Last week a hero died.
Tom Barrow was the most
decorated soldier I've ever
known.
He fibbed about his age
to join the Marines at age
16 andwasin PearlHarbor
in December 1941.
Tom joked about his cap-
ture of the first Japanese
prisoner, who turned out to
be a gardener and a native
of Hawaii.
Tom never shied away
from telhng about the fun-
ny things that happened
during the war, but he was
close-mouthed about the
horror and agony he saw.
I knew that Tom found
forgiveness nevertheless,
because he became irate
that a Japanese minister
was not allowed to lead a
prayer at the Pearl Har-
bor ceremonies long after
the war.
Tom had courageous
convictions and would give
trespassers the rough edge
of his tongue.
Yet he would often soften
things later with a self-de-
preciating iipology
He was a man of many
talents: inventor, engineer
and a stalwart of the Rusk
Church of Christ.
When I told Tom of a
small paraplegic girl in
my Yucatan village, he de-
signed and built for her a
hand-operated tricycle,
I was a little in awe of
Tom and felt a bit stronger
when he and his wife Mary
also a World War II veteran,
were nearby.
When I went to view the
shedded shell that hadonce
been Tom, I wanted to give
him a 21 gun send-off.
Instead, I could only
standereiet and salute with
a tear and a prayer that
flights of angels would bear
him to his rest.
We will rarely see his
equal again.
Confederate history observed
KEN MCCLURE
Rush
Last month was Confederate
history and heritage month
with April 26 designated as
Confederate Memorial day.
The Texas Senate officially
proclaimed this fact in Re solu -
tion #526 on March 30,1999.
More than 2,000 men from
Cherokee County proudly
served in the Southern ar mie s
during the war of northern ag-
gression from 1861-1865.
They fought to defend their
homes andfamiliesfrom anin-
vading army who desperately
needed and sought the souths
abundant resources of cot-
ton, tobacco and agricultural
supphes.
Our great state ofTexas con-
tributed more than 100,000
men to the southern war effort
and had many famous units
emerge such as General John
BellHood's Texasbrigade that
commanding General Robert
Is Lee considered the brav-
est, most fierce soldiers in his
entire army.
The 13 southern states
fought for southern indepen-
dence and states rights which
were guaranteedby the consti-
tution. The southern soldiers
fought for four long years
under their sacredbattle flag,
which has a red base and the
blue cross of Saint Andrew
— a Christian symbol and it
is very unfortunate in today's
society that some groups use
this sacred banner in a dis-
honorable way.
Sir Winston Churchill, the
prime minister of England in
World War II. stated that the
Confederate army was the
last of the chivalrous knights
and were among the most
noble armies to ever take the
field of battle and that their
four-year struggle for south-
ern independence against
overwhelming odds was one
of the most glorious moments
in American history.
As descendants of these
brave men of honor, it is our
duty to ensure that their
sacrifices they suffered and
endured during one of the
worst periods in our country's
history are never forgotten.
Mr. McClure represents 56
members of the Sons of Confed-
erate Veterans Cross of Saint
Andrew Camp #2009 and
Southern Belles of Cherokee
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Whitehead, Marie. Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 159, No. 11, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 7, 2008, newspaper, May 7, 2008; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth152833/m1/2/?q=%222008~%22: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.