The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 122, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 26, 1970 Page: 1 of 10
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Drllas, rex,i3 7*2 3S
Round
Town
With
Roundabout
TRACK Is coming early this
spring for Coach Dick McGau-
ghey and his athletes. . . .un-
derstand they'wlll enter their
first meet next Saturday, down
at Woodville, Seniors Ronald
Tate and Chris Vaught placed
in District last year. ..Coach
McGaughey is hopeful that
they, and other Eagles, will do
' 0 well again!
CONGRATUAITIONS are
due two of our neighbors to
the east. Cushing's Girls
Basketball team had made It
to the State Semi-finals! Fri-
day morning, the Cushing Gal-
kats will play Wylie of Abilene
in their first contest at State.
Our best wishes go with this
fine team and their coach.
Rev. Billy Thomas. Cushing
is Class One-A, and they've
got a 35-3 season record.
Just beyond Cushing is Nac-
ogdoches. .and they have rea-
son roboastalso! Stephen F.
Austin State University is
now rated "number one" In
small college basketball by
the nation's three major polls.
They're champ of the Lone
Star Conference, of course. .
with a 23-0 season record.
IT WAS good to hear from
former Ruskite, John Mark
Lester last week. He wrote
his appreciation for The
Cheroke an, and said he had
always enjoyed it, but now,
"It's importance had doubl-
ed." He sayd, "1 am station-
ed on the edge of Saigon with-
in the Main United States
headquarters area. My job
here Is to teach English to
Vietnamese officers. As of
today, there are approximat-
ely 600 Air Force language
instructors In the Saigon area.
This program is a large part
of President Nixon's Vietnam*'
mization policy."
Roundabout appreciates this
fine young man, his family (the
John Lesters and the T. C.
Roddys^ but most of all It's
nice to know such capable
young men are rendering such
service to the less advanced
nations of the world.
IMPORTANT upcoming
events include a horse show
for "youth only", here, Sat-
urday, March 7th; also the an-
nual Cherokee County Junior
Livestock Show on Friday,
Marcy 13th, sponsored by the
Rusk Kiwanls Club. More on
this betwixt now and then. ..
ALSO THE HONORABLE
Martin Dies, Jr., Secretary of
State, is scheduled to deliver
the principal address for the
Wildlife Association's mem-
bership banquet, . .Saturday,
March 14th, in Fellowship
Hall of First Methodist Chur.
ch.
Roundabout, wife and the yo-
ungest will be in Houston this
we*k attending the Houston
Livestock Show & Rodeo. Our
youngest, Wendee Ree, is
competing In the Youth Horse
Show. Ronnie Jones, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jones,
to compete there
10'Per issue The Cherokeean
Texas' Oldest Weekly Newspaper, Established As The Pioneer July 5, 1847
SERVING RUSK WITH
DISTINCTION FOR
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VOL, 122
RUSK, TEXAS
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1970
10 PAGES
NUMBER 38
PTA officer' for 1970-71
were nominated at the Febru-
ary meeting of the PTA's
membership in the Junior
High Auditorium, Tuesday,
Feb. 19th.
The 'late recommended was
headed by Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Mlddleton for the office of
president; Mr. and Mrs. Dick
McGaughey, first vice presi-
dent; Mr, and Mrs, Gordon
Wallace, second vice presi-
dent; Mrc. Donald Cooper,
secretary; Mrs, Esther Dy-
es*, treasurer: Mrs. Arils
• reel
by the
Cor ley, historian; and Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Florian, par-
liamentarian.
Highlighting the meeting was
a concert by the 100-phis
members of the Junior High
Band. The seventh and eigh-
th grade students were dir-
ected by Letter Hughes in
playing "Soul Explosion",
"Yesterday", "United Na-
tions" and the "RHS Fight
sons:'.
During the business mooting
which preceded the program,
members heard a recommen-
dation by Project Committee
chairman, Marie Whitehead,
^he reported to the group
that a total of $1,400 had been
allocated for expenditure, and
the committee, after careful
consideration, had four sug-
gestions to offer (l)i clock
for the Jr. High Cafetorium,
at an approximate cost of
$15; (2) a five foot cyclone
fence for the first grade play-
ground at an approximate cost
of $715; (3) a scholarship to
the highest ranking graduate
of Rusk High who receives
no awards for colleges; and
the balance to be set
aside for a maintenance-
service-replacement fund for
the air conditioners at the
elementary campus.
Members of the project com -
mlttee In addition to the chair-
man were J. M, Boone, Geo-
pge Dodd, Mrs. Don Copoland,
ard Mrs. Esther Dyess.
PTA president, Mrs. Sam
Florian, welcomed a "foil
house" to the mee ing Tues.
<«ay. L, J. Lelnback offer
e* the opening Invocation.
We Boo-Booedt
i ast vweek's front page cut.
linos for the picture of the
Chamber Committee idem I.
flod the chairman only I The
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Projects Talked At Retail
Trade Committee Meeting
ALL IN A RAW Y DAY*SWORK-LIoyd Reddén with Southwest-
ern Electric Service Co. does his good deed for the day--re-
sculng a cat, stranded on top of this utility pole for two days.
Mr, and Mrs. Strait, whose business is across the street from
the pole alerted SESCO's George Dodd to the problem
-STAFF PHOTO
Bill Middletons Head List
PTA Officers Nominated
Feb. 19 For '70-71 Year
^cturod
Merchant participation in
upcoming special events was
talked at the Monday, Febru-
ary 16th meeting of the Retail
and Trade Committee of the
Rusk Chamber of Commerce
at Noon at the New Southern
Motor Hotel.
Attending the meeting were
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilcox,
Bill Strait, Glenn Miller, Ray-
mond Cooper, Pat Neill, Ab-
ner Webb, Dr. and Mrs, David
Nelson, Sam Fowler, Richard
Walker, M, H. Norton, Mrs.
Lou Goldsberry, Mrs. Glenda
Smith, and Leon 1. Edwards.
Charles Wilcox, chairman,
presided at the meeting. Rou-
tine business followed the
Noon meal.
Mrs, Lou Goldsberry,chair-
man of the Rusk CC Special
Activities Committee, repor-
ted on the Easter Egg Hint
planned by that committee on
Friday, March 27th. A supply
of registration slips are tobe
supplied participating merch -
ants. Deadline for entering
has been set for Monday, Mar-
ch 23rd,
A progress report was made
on the tourist railroad. The
sale of tickets for the opening
was discussed.
Mrs. Goldsberry also repor-
ted on her committee's plans
for a Senior Citizens Day on
May 9th.
Girls Track
Practice Gets
Underway Here
Fourteen girls have signed
up for track, according to
Coach Janet Morris. Weather
permitting, practice Js to be-
gin in earnest, she says.
The locals will participate in
district first, and hopefully,
will qualify for regional and
state.
Last year Debra Richards
was eligible for the state meet
at Abilene.
The girls training program
will be shared with a practice
teacher, Karen Hall of Datn-
gerfield. She is expected to be
here for eight weeks beginning
March 23rd,
The group of girls, not part,
iclpatlng in the track training,
will be given an opportunity to
learn tumbling, play volley
ball and Softball,
"We have no dates for any of
the track meets, but we should
know soon," said Coach Mor-
ris.
Pat Culpepper,
Baylor Coach,
To Speak Here
Pat Culpepper, coach at Bay.
lor University, will bo guest
•peaker at the Rusk Quarter-
b#ck Club's Ninth Annual All
Sports Banquet on Friday,
March 6th in the Fellowship
Hall of the First Methodist '
Church.
«pedal guests at the event
will be all athletics at Rusk
High School. They will be In.
troduced by Dpug Jordan, RH5
Athletic Director, and coach,
e* Dick MeOaughey, Emmott
Battue, Janet Morris, Bill
"i\mer and Larry Walkor.
A highlight of the evening
will be the presentation of
tho F. H. Whitehead Atblttlr
Award and other awards.
nn Pirroit, fjuortorfcaefc
mob president, will welcome
po*ts at It banquet and
Mr. Cooper, Mr, Miller and
Mrs. Goldsberry appointed to
a sub-committee to investi-
gate the possibility of dropp-
ing paper plates with prizes!
from merchants printed on
them from an airplane,
CC Manager Edwards noted
that the Idea of special events
ic to bring new people Into
Rusk and that there must be
a series of such events for
them to be successful.
The posslbllty of a Welcome
Wagon or Newcomers Club
was also talked.
TPEA Meeting
Slated For
Monday Night
The Texas Public Employees
Association, Chapter 19, at
Rusk State Hospital will hold
a covered dish supper and in-
stallation of officers on Mon-
day evening, March 2nd at
6;30 In the Recreation Hall In
the hospital Chapel.
Qiest speaker will be James
Montgomery of L&gviafcr.
New officers to 3* installed
are Frank Summers, presi-
dent; Doyle Rasberry, vice
president; Mrs. Ella Day,se-
cretary; and Mrs. Billie Man-
ess, treasurer. Directors to
be Installed are Robert Young,
Herbert Nichols, James Tan-
kersley, W, D, Draper and
Mrs. Jacque Clay.
All TPEA members and in-
terested persons are invited
to attend.
Rusk Chapter
To Observe
Week
Vocational agriculture stu-
dents In Rusk High School will
join FFA members through-
out the nation In activities to
emphasize the importance of
agriculture during FFA
WEEK, February 21-28,
Locally, members of the
Rusk FFA Chapter plan to
have a special meeting during
the week
The Rusk FFA Chapter has
90 members. Officers for
1969.1970 are; Terry Ken-
nedy, President; Morgan Ph-
ilips, Vice President; Johnny
Banks, Secret wry; Steve
Helm, Treasurer; Jesse Hill,
Reporter; Homer Goolsbee,
Sentinel; Philip Jenkins, Stu-
dent Advisor; Patricia White -
sides. Office Secretary; Adon
Duncan, Advisor and B. W.
Burn , Assistant Advisor.
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PRACTICE BEFORE PLAY, is the word from
Coach Bill Turner, left, who Is rehearsing the
Rusk Eagles for their 197(J Baseball season.
Senior Eagle Bryan Case, right appears to
have won the "turn at bat" from another Sen-
ior Rodney HasselL Action begins in Rusk on
March 3rd, when the Rusk athletes entertain
Westwood of Palestine, at four p.m. on Dick,
lnson Field.
-STAFF PHOTO
Baseball Begins Here March 3
Baseball begins officially
March 3rd, when the Rusk
Eagles host Westwood of Pal-
estine here at four o'clock on
Dickinson Field.
Coach Bill Turner is busy
getting the team In shape for
a IS.game season.
The remainder of the sche-
dule Is as follows;
Filing Deadline Near
Two Local Elections Are
Sot For Same Day--Apr.4
March 4th is the deadline
to file in two local elections.
Terms of three City coun-
cllmen expire, and terms of
two school board members
expire this year.
Candidates have until next
Wednesday to file for these
offices.
According to City Secretary
Kendrlck Frazer, the follow-
ing have filed for Council:
Frank Howell, (Incumbent);
Gene Kelley; Bill Middle on;
J. P. Acker, (incumbent); and
Clyde Smith (Incumbent)
Three have filed for two
places on the Rusk Indepen-
dent School Board, according
to School Business Manager
BUI Braswel), They are Don
Crysup (Incumbent^ Dr. Ja-
mes Fisher arid James Poole.
City balloting Is to be con-
ducted April 4th In the Co-
uncil Room of City HalL
On the same date, the school
election is to be held in the
offices of Southwestern El-
ectric Service Co.
Has Surgery
"Doing fine" Is the report
from Mrs. Marvin Roten at
Baylor Hospital in Dallas. She
had serious surgery there
Tuesday. Mrs. Roten is a
patient In Room 7006-Wo-
men's and Children's Bldg.
to purcbe** •
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March 3, Westwood, Here,
4;00; March 5, Westwood,
There, 4-00; March H
Grapeland, Here 7;00; March
13, Grapeland, There, 7:00;
March 17, Cushing, Here,
4:90; March 24, Alto, Hero,
4*00; March 31, Dlboll,There,
7;30; April 3, Madlsonvllle,
Here, 4;00; April 6, Crockett,
There; 7;30; April 1Q, Alto,
There, 4;00; April 17, Corri-
gan, Here; 4:00; April 21,Dl-
boll, Here, 4 ¡00; April 24,
Madlsonvllle, There, 4j0Q;
April 28, Crockett, Here,
4:00; May S, Corrigan,There,
7:30.
3 Charged
Witt Wells
Robbery
An alert response by offlcl.
als of Cherokee County's
Sheriff's Department resulted
In the apprehension of threo
«uspeets less than one hour
following the alleged robbery
I" Wells Friday.
cheriff John B. Slover and
his department were callodto
the Oldham Grocery In the
community of Wells at 10;30
Just after the store was rob-
bed.
An all points bulletin alerted
Nacogdoches policemen, who
took Into custody three sua-
pecf at ll;05 a.m. on High-
way 2Í31 connecting Cherokee
and Angelina counties.
The three were reported by
Sheriff Slover to be Helen
Joyce Jackson, about 21; Eva
Jean Williams, about 24, and
Richard Lewis Moore, about
It, They were returned to
Ru' k Friday, and charged with
armed robbery. Bond has
been et at JlO.OOOeach They
ar* to arraigned before the
Marrh ? Grand Jury.
All suspects gave Lufklnad.
•«re-- es( reported Sheriff Slo.
tor.
The robbery victim, Mrs,
Oldham told tho Invo
Officer-. that a young m«n
enterod her place of bu sin ,
She «aid the robber had any.
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