Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 160, No. 18, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 24, 2009 Page: 3 of 16
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Cljei'okeeai} Herald ■ thecherokeean.com
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
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EDITORIAL BOARD
Whitehead Enterprises Inc.
publisher
MARIE WHITEHEAD
editor
TERRIE W. GONZALEZ
managing editor
FAST I f°rward
What's black and white and red all over?
What's black and
white and not red
all over the Bay
Area? Answer:
The San Francisco Chron-
icle.
When we went to San
Francisco in early June, one
of the first things I wanted
to do was pick up the Chron-
icle.
I had read a few months
ago this Puhtzer-winning
pubhcation was in the red
because of a drop in circula-
tion.
Ranked 12th in the U.S.
in its heyday the Bay
Area newspaper once had
a circulation of almost a
half-million Following the
burst of the .com bubble,
once faithful readers turned
to the Internet for news,
and circulation dropped to
400,000 in 2002.
The erosion has continued
with around 312,000 sub-
scribers today.
As soon as we checked into
our hotel at the Fisherman's
Wharf section of town, we
asked the concierge where
the nearest newspaper rack
was located
"Go out the door, turn
right, go to the corner, turn
left, and you'll find a box
about three blocks down,''
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TERRIE GONZALEZ
herald@mediactr.com
he said helpfully.
Anxious to fulfill our need
to know news, he retrieved a
wrinkled and read USA To-
day newspaper and gave it
to us with his compliments.
We thanked the young
man and walked away. I
was lost in thought about
the plight of newspapers in
big cities.
What caused the San
Francisco Chronicle to aban-
don convenient news stands
and distribution points at
every major intersection in
the city?
For the rest of the trip,
I became not a "people
watcher'' but a "newspaper
watcher. ' At a chain restau-
rant specializing in break-
fast, I hoped to see faces
peeking from behind pages
as they drank coffee.
When we used public
transportation, I watched
daily commuters like a
Peeping Tom to see if they
were reading the Chronicle.
With my informal observa-
tions, I concluded that this
newspaper giant is indeed
in trouble.
Parent company Hearst
has threatened to abandon
the print edition and take
the paper to an online only
pubhcation — just as they
(lid with Seattle earlier in
the year.
The Denver-based Rocky
Mountain News closed last
spring, and the Christian
Science Monitor is now on-
line only.
The real question is this:
in a web-only environment,
will newspaper giants com-
mit to investigative report-
ing?
At the weekly new «paper
level, the "big boys'' aren't
interested in reporting Aunt
Suzy and Uncle Bill's 50th
wedding anniversary or the
Rusk City Council meeting.
Thank goodness for our
loyal readers: "What's black
and white and red all over
Cherokee County?"'
"Answer: The Cherokeean
Herald.''
THE QI factor
Meet the new Q - same as the old Q
A lot can happen in a
year's time. In the
past year, we saw our
first black president
elected. There was also a
chance the U.S. would have
its first female president.
Some students are out of
school, some people have
new jobs and some may
have new additions to their
family. Only 365 days have
passed and hves may have
changed for the better.
In the last year, I've gotten a job. I've
lived, loved and enjoyed hfe. I've been
places I've never been, met people I may
not have been able to meet at any other
point in life and I've done things that I'd
only heard about. Commentating sporting
events, my biggest dream, goes without
saying. The more things change, the more
they stay the same, however,
I recently heard about ways to find "the
new you.'' Basically, as you grow up and
things change in life, you have to change
with them in order to keep going. I realize
and understand that is the case and have
changed a lot about myself in the last few
years.
However, is there really a "new me?" I
mean, a lot has changed, but I'm still the
same basic person that I was before. Sure,
I've been at this job for a year, but writing
isn't new to me. Commentating isn't new
to me.
i
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QUINTEN BOYD
chreporter@mediactr.com
When I was younger, I
loved to laugh and 1 loved
to make people smile. I'm
older now and I still love to
do that.
When I was younger, I
enjoyed watching, talking
and debating sports. At 25,
still enjoy doing that.
Sure, there are some fac-
ets of my life where I have
grown up, but there are also
areas where I want to stay a
kid. I want to keep laugh-
ing. I want to have a reason to smile.
In short, I want to look at the future and
reahze that there's so much more in store
for me. I'm an eternal optimist. I may find
myself downtrodden at some points, but I
always bounce back in the end.
The next issue of the paper will mark
my official anniversary with the Chero-
keean Herald. I've grown as a writer, but
I couldn't call myself a writer if I weren't
always trying to get better. I've learned a
lot about myself here, both ;is a journalist
and as a young man. No matter what hap-
pens next, I'll always have this experience
to thank for my future success.
It looks hke that new me that I was sup-
posed to find after college is a lot like the
old me. I'm still happy-go-lucky, still chas-
ing my dreams and still basically the same
Q I was in Naples, Fort Worth, Hawkins,
Denton, Nacogdoches and Rusk.
Oh, yeah — I'm also still handsome.
BOWMAN'S
easttexas
A gunfight in Hemphill
With deep roots
in East Texas,
John Wesley
Hardin was our
most famous outlaw and
gunfighter, but many of his
raids and shootings in the
pineywoods have remained
unchronicled.
A little-known incident
in which he won a gunfight
with a Sabine County deputy
sheriff at Hemphill is found
in two autobiographies, one
by Hardin himself.
On July 26, 1872, after
winning at a Nacogdoches
horse race while riding his
favorite mount Coaly, Hardin
came to Hemphill, near the
Sabine River, to pro mole
another race. He was ac-
companied by John and Jess
Harper.
The trio spent the night
with Dr. D. M. Cooper and
the next morning. Hardin
walked to Hemphill to
promote the race. Standing
in front of the courthouse,
Hardin overheard Deputy
Sheriff Sonny Speights curs-
ing a young boy.
Hardin spoke up, "That
boy is too small for you to
talk to in such fashion. Curse
somebody who is your own
size and see how far you will
get with it."
BOB BOWMAN
bob-bowman.com
Speights accepted the chal-
lenge and both men reached
for their pistols. But before
Speights could fire, Har-
din sent a bullet spiraling
through the deputy's right
wrist. The lawman's gun fell
to the ground and exploded.
"I could just easily have
shot him through the heart
and dropped him dead, but
I had no wish to kill him. I
only wanted to defend myself
and teach him a lesson in
the use of firearms."' said
Hardin.
When Sheriff Elmore
Harper heard the shots, he
rushed outside. Recognizing
Hardin, Harper backed away
long enough to allow Hardin
to mount a horse owned by
Bill Fullen, who watched the
shooting.
Hardin spurred the horse
and raced from Hemphill
with Fullen screaming,
"That damn horse thief stole
my mare right before my
eyes."
Returning to the home of
Dr. Cooper, Hardin aban-
doned the stolen horse and
jumped on his own horse,
which had been saddled by
the Harper brothers when
they heard the gunshots.
When the Harpers tried to
remove the gate bars to the
lot where Coaly had been
penned, the bars were stuck.
Looking down the road. Har-
din saw Sheriff Harper and
another deputy, Jap Smith,
approaching.
Hardin spurred his horse
and encouraged him to jump
over the fence. Just as he
cleared the fence, Deputy
Smith fired two blasts
from a shotgun. The blasts
missed Hardin, but pieces of
buckshot hit his horse in the
neck, inflicting no serious
injury.
Hardin's brief visit to
Hemphill was talked about
for years and left Deputy
Sonny Speights with a
unique legacy. He was the
first man shot in Hemphill
and, considering Hardin's
reputation, he was lucky to
be ahve.
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HIGH POINTS !*■ El Camino Real
Folks along El Camino
Real are having flash-
backs of some of those
summers in the early
1980s when it was over
100 degrees everyday for
what seemed hke the whole
summer. It looks hke sun
screen, fans and air condi-
tioners are going to be popu-
lar for the next few months,
I hope everyone got then-
hay in early, or there will be
some shortages this winter
if we don't get some rain.
Fortunately there is never a shortage of
news, and I've already got your four bits'
worth baled and ready to go. I have spent
nearly every Sunday night for the past 12
years keeping you posted on the things
happening along our I i I tie; spot of Heaven.
I was only going to write this column for a
few weeks until they found someone else
to do it. I guess as long as you folks keep
sending me news, and I'm still having fun
— then I'll keep hammering away at it.
Our hearts go out to Lindy and Rose
Hinson, Jason and Kimberley and the rest
of the Hinson family in the Linwood Com-
munity; The Hinson's lost their grandson
Dakota Nerren of Central in a car ac-
cident last week. Tragedies like these
are becoming too common, and we need
to encourage our young people to wear
seatbelts and be oh so careful every time
they get behind the wheel. Please keep
this family in your prayers as they mourn
the passing of this young man.
We lost a sweet lady last week with the
passing of Geneva Grogan. She had a
smile that made you feel good every time
you ran into her in town. She was in her
90s but still had a youthful way about
her. She was a wonderful lady and will be
missed by all who knew her. Please keep
her children and family in your prayers.
I got an e-mail from a proud momma
this week. Brenda Martin sent me word
that her son Clutch Schneider has passed
all exams and is now a certified pubhc
accountant. Clutch was always good in
math when he was at Alto High School,
so it sure isn't a surprise that he made it
through all of those CPA exams, Brenda
had some more good news to tell us about
her mom, Bobbie Sowell. Bobbie came
home from the nursing home on Tuesday
and her leg is doing much better. I don't
know where Clutch is hving now, but we
are all proud of his accomplishment. Con-
gratulations to Clutch, and welcome home
Ms. Bobbie!
Another Father's Day has come and
gone on El Camino Real and most folks
made it through with as little confusion
as possible. Some fathers awoke to the
strange smell of breakfast being cooked
in the house, and teenagers getting up
before noon to honor their dads. A lot
of responsibihty goes with the title of
"father' or "dad.'' It is one of the hardest
jobs a person can undertake. It is also
the most fulfilling job you can ever have.
CHRIS DAVIS
elcaminoreal@consolidated.net
if you work hard to do your
best and give your children
the qualities they will need
to make it in today's world.
Some people just walk away
and forget about the job
they were intrusted with,
but the ones who see it
through have special memo-
ries that are worth more
than all the world's riches,
I often think that we
should have a special holi-
day set aside to honor our
families. People are getting
too busy to go to their family reunions and
family gatherings. The only time many
families see each other is at a funeral.
I grew up in a family where first cous-
ins were as close as brothers, and those
bonds still exist today. As families grow
and move away, it becomes more difficult
to keep in touch, but I can promise it is
worth the effort. Living in a small town
and having family members close makes it
pretty easy to keep in touch. Cell phones
and no long distance charges makes it
easier to reach out and touch the ones who
have moved. It is up to us to teach our
children who belongs to their extended
family and what their relationship is with
the family. Sometimes with divorces and
deaths this is made more difficult, but all
the more reason to educate the children
on the make-up of their families. Strong
families make strong Communities and
strong communities make a strong nation.
If you get the chance to go to your family
reunion this year, I hope you'll put forth
an extra effort to attend and introduce
your family to the rest of the family. Big
close families are often made fun of by
those less fortunate, I've even heard the
members of larger families referred to as
"inbred.'' I looked up inbred in the dic-
tionary and was pleased to find out that
I am inbred. The definition was; rooted
and ingrained in one's nature as deeply
as if implanted by heredity. Example: "an
inbred love of family and tradition.'' Let's
all work a little harder to inbreed what
it takes to make our families closer and
stronger.
My tomatoes were blistering so bad from
the merciless rays of the sun that I had
to tie shade cloth over them to keep them
from blistering. I've been watering, but I
figure when I get my water bill the only
thing that is going to be wet is my eyes
from crying. But, when I pick those ripe
tomatoes as big as softballs, without a
blemish on them it is worth every penny.
I've been farming for 26 years now, and I
still learn something new every year. If
we don't get a rain sometime this week,
I think we need to up the preacher's pay
and spend a little extra time praying.
I hope your summer is a Safe and happy
one. If something happens worth telhng
please let me know about it. I'll see ya
next week! And remember, Children are
the living messages we send to a time
we will not see.
K
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