The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 122, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 1, 1970 Page: 1 of 10
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RUSK, TEXAS
THURSDAY, JANUaRY 1, 1970
10-PAGES
NUMBER 30
Looking back. Roundabout
believes it's been a good year
for most Ruskites. Our city
has shown much progress this
year.. .Much of our downtown
area has a "new look", .also
we've been able to welcome a
number of new folks to our
business community
The future of our city looks
good. . .our citizens seem to
have an even greater desire
to see Rusk and area do more
growing. Roundabout predicts
we'll have lots to write about
during 1970,
We're looking forward to our
annual Chamber of Commerce
banquet January 15. PatNelll
will assume his duties as the
new president. CC manager
Leon Edwards says he's look-
ing for lots of activity from
the Chamber in the coming
year.
Enjoyed a short visit wltk •
long time friend Sunday, J ant
Swann, widow of the late Car-
roll Swann was in town visit-
ing Mr. and Mrs. Robert von
Doenhoff. It was good to see
Jane. Th3 twin boys, Steve and
Mike are doing well, too.
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Southland Paper Mill of Luf-
kin is beginning an ad series
in the newspapers of this
area. . . .The first one is on
page 3. It tells the story of
Southland Paper Mill and its
phenominal growth. Our good
friend. Bob Bowman, has wor-
ked up this series. Southland
has meant much to the econo-
my of our county. . . .Sale of
Cherokee County's pulpwood
to the Lufkin mill has been one
of the "steady payrolls". Ed
Dickey is the buyer locally for
Southland.
TRAIN ROLLS ON TRACKS-J. B. Lang-
horne and Dael Campbell, left, (jive Cham-
ber Manager Leon Edwards an opportunity
to view the world from a train cab. This
is the first in a series of equipment ship-
ments, scheduled by the Eastex Railroad
and Museum Corporation. The engine is a
Plymouth diesel locamotive, constructed in
January, 1943. It arrived in Ruf - Monday,
ST/ I ' PHOTO
Auto Registration Will Bono Feb. 1
Texas drivers will find re-
gistering their motor vehic-
les for 1970 easier than ever
before, thanks to a new re-
gistration system devised by
the Texas Highway Depart-
ment,
jimmy Boone Is Licensed To
Preach At Sunday Service
In significant ceremonies
Sunday morning, James (jim-
my) Boone was licensed to
preach. The service was a
part of the regular morning
worship at First Baptist Chu-
rch, and the pastor. Re* .Gro-
ve r Talbert presented him
with a certificate which read;
"This Is to certify Into the
gospel ministry was licensed
to preach the Gospel as he
may have opportunity, and to
exercise his gifts in the work
of the Ministry by the First
Baptist Church at Rusk, Tex-
as on the 28th day of Decern,
ber, 1969."
Boone Is the son of Mr. and
Mr*. J, M, Boom of this city.
The licensing ceremony was
themed; "We have watched
your life in this church, Jim-
my," People who had worked
with him in the church pre-
sented short talks. These in-
cluded i. H. Forster, a Sun-
day School toacher when Jim-
my w*a o boy; Oran Spence,
a teacher when he was a teen,
ager; and Pat Richey spoke of
his relationship with him as a
man at last Summer's camp.
The morning's sermon topic
dedicated to Jimmy, was en-
titled "Wh*n Hp Calls Me."
The newly licensed minister
presented the evening sermon
entitled "The Christian's
Race."
The Department expects
more than seven million ve-
hicles to be registered dur -
ing the year and there will
be several new wrinkles.
First, license plates will
have a new color scheme. -
light blue on a reflective white
background.
Second, for the first time,
motor vehicle registration
renewal applications will be
mailed to every vehicle own-
er in Texas during January.
The registration period be-
gins February 1st.
The renewal application will
arrive in the mail in a slen-
der envelope marked, "Im-
portant -- This is Your Li-
cense Plate Renewal Appli-
cation".
The application itself has
instructions printed on it. It
is a three-part form which
should not be torn apart.
When the registration per-
iod begins, the vehicle own.
er need only take the appli-
cation.-and the fee-.to the
county tax office. Or he can
order his plates by mall.
With the application, he will
no longer need to present
hi 6 certificate of title or the
last year's registration re.
celpt.
If he decides to go to the
county tax office or a sub.
station, he will find shorter
waiting lines. With the ap-
plication, the clerk will need
only co receive the fee, af-
fix to the application a stick-
er showing the registration
number and other data and
hand over the 1970 plates.
Some vehicle owners may
find it even more convenient
to go through the registra-
tion process by mall.
Although owners can regis*,
ter their vehicles in person
until' April 1st, there ft a
March 1st cutoff date for
mail registration. This al-
lows 30 days for delivery
Before 1970 plates must be
displayed on vehicles.
If the vehicle owner wants
his plates mailed to him, he
should send his registration
application to his county tax
collector, with the registra
tlon fee plus $1, which Is
the statutory charge for hand-
ling and postage.
If the address on the renew-
al application is incorrect,
the vehicle owner should print
his correct address on all
three parts of the appllca.
tlon.
The new registration renew -
al system is the product of an
extensive computerization of
the , Highway Department's
motor vehicle registration
records.
Initiation of the new system
means Texa now has one of
the most efficient systems In
the nation for filing and re-
gistering motor vehicle re.
gistrations. Motorist conven,
ience will be one of the great-
est dividends of the new sys.
tem.
NIP Funds Upgrade
Patient Care--MSU
(Editor's note? This Is the
second and concluding article
which was distributed nation,
wide by the National Institute
of Méfual Health. The Infor
matlon concerns the past and
ftiture of Maximum Security
Unit patient* at Rusk State
Hospital. Data was complied
primarily (rom the applies,
tlon made earlier to NIMH
through the Department of
WW, for a five year grant
totalling $500,000, The appl.
lea tlon was prepared under
the direction of RSH superin-
tendent, Or. Archie Connolly,
by Jack Nlear, psychiatric
Social Worker, and other
memben of the
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Now Tribal Chief To Be
Inaugurated January 1st
The Tribesmen of the Ala-
bama -Coushatta Indian Res.
ervation will hold the Inaug-
ural Ceremony for the Instal-
lation of lifetime Chiefs on
January 1, 1970at Texas'only
Indian Reservation, 17 miles
East of Livingston on U. S,
Highway 190.
Holiday Mishaps
Lost Boy,
Shooting,
Reported
A fifteen year old Dallas
youth, Allen Braley, was lost
for 20 1/2 hours Sunday and
Monday In a densely wooded
section in the Hobson Cross-
ing Area near Maydelle.
Braley, his father, and ano-
ther man were deer hunting
Sunday and Allen was last .seen
•round 4;UO p.m. When the
youth did not return to camp,
his father and his hunting
partner searched for Allen
until around 2*00 a.m.
The Cherokee County Sher.
iff's Department was notified
Monday morning. The Rusk
Rescue Unit and a number of
volunteers also assisted in the
search.
Deputy Allen Hughes and
Game Warden Jack Tlsdale
found the youth around 12*30
Noon on an old logging road
about eight miles from the
camp site.
Aside from being cold, wet
and hungry, the young hunter
was in good condition and re-
plied of his adventure, "I
walked all night and only saw
one deer."
In other holiday mishaps,
a Cuney man sustained a gun.
shot wound in the chest early
Saturday morning, December
27th, after an alleged assault
Incident at a residence on
North Main Street In Jack,
sonvllle,
Jacksonville Police Chief
Archie Cook said the man
was taken to Nan Travis Hos.
pital for treatment after he
was allegedly shot by a Jack,
sonvllle woman. The shoot.
See MISHAPS Page Three
This Is a once in a lifetime
occasion seldom witnessed.
Few organized Tribes have
Chiefs as In yesteryear. The
labt Traditional Tribal Chiefs
Ceremony took place in 1936,
when Cooper Sylestine was
made "Mlkko Choba" (Big
chief) and Fulton Battlse
"Mlkko Atakola" (Second Ch-
ief*
Chief Cooper Sylestine died
In February of 1969 at the age
of 89 and Tribal members
have selected Fulton Battlse
as "Mlkko Choba" and elec-
tions are being held for "Mlk-
ko Atakola". The public is
Invited to share in the Cere-
mony thut will take place in
die same manner as perform-
ed through hundreds of years
of history.
At 10:30 AM, January 1st.
Congressman John Dowdy,
Senator Citarles Wilson, Rep-
resentative John Hannah, Re.
presentatlve Dave Allred and
Texas Indian Commission
Chairman Dempsle Henley
will open the Ceremony with
welcoming addresses and at
11:00 aM the men of the Ind
ian Clans, the Medicine Man
and a former "Mlkko Se"
(Little Chief)Clem Fain, will
begin the colorful rituals of
installing New Chiefs,
After the Ceremony, which
will be over by noon, the Bar-
becue Building, Dining Room,
Museum and all activities will
be open.
District Play
Begins For
Rusk Teams
Classes for Rusk students
will resume Friday, January
2nd, following the Christmas
and Ne Year holidays.
Basketball action for the
Eagles resumed Tuesday
night when they were to tra-
vel to Dlboll for the opening
District Game,
The first District home game
will be January 2nd against
Dunbar. Emmett Battlse is
Eagle coach.
Girls Basketball coach Mrs,
Janet Morris has announced
their first District game will
be against Corrigan there on
January 6th at 6:00 p.m.
Robert Scott
Dies Suddenly
Former Rusk resident Ro-
bert L, Scott, age 51, died at
7:00 a.m. Sunday, December
21st at his home In Jackson-
ville following a sudden Ill-
ness. Funeral services were
at 10;00 a.m. Tuesday, De-
cember 23rd In the Renfro
Funeral Chapel with Rev. Du-
ane Farrls officiating. Inter-
ment was In Restliaven Ceme-
tery under the direction of
Renfro Funeral Home.
Mr. Scott was born In 1918
In Childress , Texas. He had
lived in this area since 1957.
He was retired part owner and
manager of the Scott Manufac-
turing Company in Rusk and
was a member of the Jackson-
ville First Presbyterian Chu-
rch,
He attended the public
schools at Childress and gra-
duated as a petroleum engin-
eer from the University of
Texas, He received his Mas-
ters Degree from Lowell Te-
chnical Institute at Lowell,
Mass. He was a retired Lt.
Col. In the Marine Corps
where he served for 12 years
during World War U and the
Korean Conflict,
Survivors include his moth-
er, Mrs. Marlon Helen Scott
of Jacksonville; one daughter,
'Marianne Scott of San Benito,
Texas and a sister, Mrs. Mar-
iana Pettus of Goliad.
Pallbearers were BrlttTay-
lor, Chester Morgan, Abnor
Webb, J. D. Danner and Clif.
ton Chastain.
Six County
Offices Set
For '70 Vote
An estimated 4,000 persons
have already registered to
vote In 1970, according to
information from the office
of Tax Assessor Collector
Jimmle Cone.
This figure places Cherokee
County one-third of the way
toward a goal of 12,516, re.
cently set by the Democra.
tic Party of Texas.
Says A, N, Barber, Chero.
kee County's Democratic ch-
airman, 'The 'Operation Ev-
erybody' voter quota for Ch-
erokee County has been set
by the Texas Democratic
Party at 12,516.,.that figure
represents 65 percent of our
estimated voting population,"
The state goal In this cam-
palgn Is 4,250,000.
Registration of voters offi-
cially began October 1, and
will continue through Janu-
ary 31st,
'There Is no toe to regis,
ter," explains Tax Assessor
Cone, "and we not only have
the forms here at the office
in Rusk, but also in Jack-
sonvllle. Forest, Alto, Now
Summerfield and Troup." „
Barber noted that a contest
is underway statewide and
counties which exceed their
quotas by the highest mar-
gin will receive gold, silver
or bronze plaques. All coun.
ties meeting their quotas will
also receive special certifi-
cated of merit.
Last year, 9.706 persons
registered to vote in Chero-
kee County. It was, however,
an "off" year election-wise.
The current year is expect-
ed to draw considerable poli-
deal Interest with races open
In several local offices. Th-
ese Include District Clerk,
County Judge, County Clerk,
County Superintendent, Coun.
ty Treasurer, C6unty Sur-
veyor, Commissioners of
Precincts Two and Four, and
all Justices of the Peace.
Statewide, voters will chose
officials to the following of-
fices; United State Senate,
United States Congress, Go-
vernor, Lt. Governor, At.
torney General, State Con-
troller, State Treasurer,
Commissioner of General
Land Office, Commissioner
of Agriculture, one place to
the Railroad Commission,
three places for Associate
Justices of the Supreme
Court, one Judge to the Court
of Criminaj[_At)oeals, one pi-
Soo VOTERS Pago Throo
bedspreads are provided
bed stands and lockers
used (or personal Items,
2. Patients may bathe
shave dally-previously
were allowed one bath a
and could shave twice weekly,
3. Additional showers havo
been Installed .two wards hod
only one shower for the uso of
55 patients,
4. The patients'* dignity Is
now respected by providing
more privacy In bathrooms,
8. Patients are now sllowod
to keep many personal Items
on the wards which wort un-
heard of before.
now have their own |
electric fryers,
ors, fan,
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