The Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 14, Ed. 1, Friday, January 23, 1976 Page: 3 of 4
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Cruse Family career unplanned
future seems optimistic
By DIANE DAVIS
"If God gives you a ministry
he'll give you a place to use it"
says Joe Cruse father of the
Cruse family and he ap-
parently speaks from ex-
perience. The Cruse family originally
from Jacksonville Tex. and
still calling it home during brief
intermissions in their busy
schedule spent only 32 days
there last year. Mrs. Cruse feels
each member of the family is
deeply committed to the group
and considers the family "an
evangelistic team." She said
some of the kids had been of-
fered college scholarships but
refused them feeling they were
doing "what the Lord wants
them to do" at present.
The Cruses explain their
demanding career as "un
planned." Mrs. Cruse says she
and Joe began by committing
their marriage to the Lord on
their wedding night and then
when their son "little Joe" was
born "we dedicated him to the
Lord and each of our children
to the Lord as they came
along."
Invitations to sing began
appearing in '69 while Joe was
pastor of a church in
Jacksonville. They started
singing together at a revival
service and their invitations
grew until it became necessary
for Joe to choose between the
pastorate in '72 and full time
singing and touring. Joe felt the
Lord could use him in both ways
and thus the family began their
first year which was to include
47 meetings.
Working more closely with
their own children than most
parents today the Cruses feel
that kids are better informed
more outspoken and more able
to say what they feel today.
Parents are too often caught up
in their own lives and don't want
to take time to listen and be
involved in their children's
lives comments Mrs. Cruse.
Children deserve to be heard
considered and loved. "When
we live and listen and take
time to know what they are
going thru we can help them
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avoid mistakes; going through
things their parents have
already experienced."
Many parents don't know how
to show children love for fear of
appearing weak says Mrs.
Cruse "But strength comes
from showing your love."
She felt there was a com-
munication breakdown because
parents don't know how to
express their love. Kids should
also consider their parents and
.understand why they don't
always show their love and love
them anyway.
The Cruses feel their children
have positive optimistic at-
titudes about the future based
on their faith. They feel the kids
have been influenced by their
own basic fundamental at-
titudes toward life and
patriotism due to their close
association and lack of peer
group influence yet they en-
courage their children to be
individuals within their basic
beliefs.
Mr. Cruse offers that honesty
Freshman plates
The Freshman Class' Old
Main commemorative plates
have arrived and are ready for
distribution according to Class
President Ollin Collins.
The plates which feature Old
Main were scheduled to arrive
before the Christmas holidays
but a mix up in communications
prevented their announced
arrival said Collins.
In ordering the plates calls
were made all over the United
States to firms who produced
such items. Estimates given to
the class ranged from $10 to
over $20. Finally a firm in
Tennessee offered the plates at
a reasonable price and the class
ordered three hundred.
The sale of the plates was
such a great success that more
than half of the plates were sold
before the order was turned in.
Persons who have ordered
plates may pick them up at the
in one's life style is important.
"The fact gospel singers in the
past have not been honest and
have been immoral has hurt
gospel singing."
The Cruses hope to. sing more
in colleges and universities in
the future and feel young people
are important and very
receptive to their music. Joe
Cruse feels he can see
something special ahead for his
family now. A major recording
company has been talking to the
group which they hope will open
doors to them and broden their
ministry. They hope to do more
one-night performances.
Mr. Cruse said everywhere
they go he is asked to advise
others who also want to go into
religious music. He believes
God will provide the place for
the ministry he gives an in-
dividual although it may not be
where the individual himself
wants to serve. There should be
a time of total preparation he
advised a time of putting every
aspect together. "Prepare 'til
you can do it the best you can."
arrive
Business Building between 8:30
a.m. and 4 p.m. daily.
New restrictions
announced by
library
Two regulations in the
method of checking books out of
Walker Memorial Library have
been announced by Carolyn
Eaves librarian.
Beginning with this
semester Spring of 1976 a
student must present his I.D.
card as well as his library card
to check out books Miss Evans
said.
In addition she added no
student may use another
student's library card to check
out books.
HUNTSVILLE - The long
and winding road that leads to
the doors of opponents' gyms in
the Lone Star Conference is no
freeway.
Howard Payne's basketball
Yellow Jackets found out again
Monday night.
The Paynemen dropped their
third straight road game and
they paid a high toll in the
process. Sam Houston
defending LSC champion
downed the Baptists 81-59.
With the loss the Jackets
tumbled into second place in the
LSC West Zone behind Angelo
State a 76-75 winner (at the
buzzer) over Southwest Texas
last night.
Howard Payne and Angelo
meet in the next game for the
two zone rivals. The showdown
tilt will be Thursday in San
Angelo.
HPU's loss to SHS dropped
the Baptists' zone record to 3-3
a full game behind Angelo (4-2).
The Jackets are now 11-7 for the
year. Sam Houston Increased
its East Zone mark to 4-2 and
season record to 8-8.
Howard Payne played catch-
up most of the game against the
Bearkats. Only once did HPU
lead -9-8 with 16:05 left in the
first half.
The rest of the time Sam
Houston complemented its free-
wheeling offense with HPU's
ineffective shooting and sub-par
rebounding to make a rout of
the contest especially in the
second half.
Sam's largest lead of the
night came at the end of the
game when Dennis Herlong
popped in a "gimme" shot to
add insult to HPU's injury. On
two other occasions the 'Kats
had led by as many as 20 74-54
and 78-56.
Howard Payne put on a mini-
rally at the close of the first
half. Reserve guard Rick
Gregory playing one of his
better games as a Jacket and
starting guard Tom Johnson
(not himself because of flu
pulled the Paynemen to within
eight at 37-29.
Sam roared out in the second
period however and proceeded
to take apart any aspirations
HPU might have had to making
a game of it. The 'Kats ran the
count to 48-31 with 14:50 to go
and HPU could get no closer
than nine after that (5S-4I).
The tilt marked the first since
the two teams had battled in
Brownwood Coliseum for the
LSC Crown at the climax of last
season's LSC basketball
tournament. SHS won that one
too 83-74.
Besides the performance of
Gregory another reserve
played one of his better games
for Payne. Darrell Dodds back-
up postman from Houston
Westbury came off the bench
and put in 14 hitting six of seven
from the field.
Gregory ended up with seven
most of which came at crucial
times. Besides Dodds others in
double figures included David
Harrison with 11 (he had nine
before any other Jacket
scratched) and Tom Johnson
with 15.
Starters Ernest Jenkins and
Lee Hoy Buckner could muster
only four points between them.
The Bearkats got 41 points
from Melvin Moore and James
Holcombe. Moore hit 23 and
Holcombe sank 18.
Again Howard Payne took a
bad beating on the boards. SHS
won the rebound race 51-28. A&I
had outrebounded the
Paynemen 60 to 30 just two
nights earlier.
From the floor the Baptists
hit slightly more than 40 per
cent of their shots. They con-
nected on 23 of 57 attempts and
only 13 of 25 free throws for 52
per cent from the line.
Sam Houston sinking 30 of 65
field goals managed 46 per cent
from the field and 78 from the
line. The 'Kats made good on 21
of 27 charity tosses. Turnovers
were about even: SHS com-
mitted 15 while HPU had 13.
HPU (St)
Harrison
Jenkins
Davis
Buckner
Felts
Johnson
Dodds
Lappa
Galloway
Gregory
McDonald
Totals
SHS (81)
Gay
Shropshire
Simpson
Scurry
Purke
Moore
Holcombe
Froechtenicht
Dantm
Cockrel
Smith
Green
Team
Totals
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38 11 4 7
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5 10 5 7 7 15
67 2 7 4 14
02 13 0 1
02 0 0 0 0
34 11 17
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1 1
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2 2
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10 19
7 10
1 5
0 1
2 5
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0
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2 2
1 2
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3 3
4 8
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22
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6 23
15 18
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SI II
Halftime Score
SHS 37 HPU 29
Total Fouls. HPU 22. SHS 25
McAAurry routs
HP women
McMurry forged a 30-26
halftime lead and rolled from
there to a 61-46 victory over
Howard Payne in women's
collegiate basketball action
here Monday.
The loss was the third in as
many starts for HPU while
McMurry registered its seventh
victory in nine decisions.
Big guns for HPU were Una
Turner with 11 points Lindy
Pemberton and Angle Lambeck
with 10 each and Lisa Baker
with 8.
The HPU schedule calls for
the Yellow Jackets to visit
Angelo State Thurdsay for a 5
p.m. game.
MCMURRY: Pittard 12 Hall 12 Rimes
It. Fowler 8 Condron 7 Parker 7 Black 4
Totals 25 11 61
HOWARD PAYNE Turner 11
Pemberton 10 Lambeck 10 Baker 8
Copley 4 Westmoreland 2 Thomas I.
Totals IS 16 46
Halftime scort; McMurry 30 Howard
Payne 26
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The Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 14, Ed. 1, Friday, January 23, 1976, newspaper, January 23, 1976; Brownwood, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth102869/m1/3/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Howard Payne University Library.