The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 123, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 5, 1970 Page: 1 of 14
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Town
With
Roundabout
Ru'-k is a busy place these
days...plans are finalized for
the Indian Summer Festival
scheduled this we"k-end.
Mrs. Gene Meyer' and her
committee have done out.
standing work ... Roundabout
predicts this will be the big.
ge't and best yet...Plan to he
in Rusk.
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The General election is now
history...As usual, some good
people won, and more good
people lost, On the <-tate
level, Governor Preston Sm-
ith and Senate candidate 1 1-
oyd Bentsen won. Roth are
friends of Rusk and area...
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Soil and Water Conservation
District No. 427 of Cherokee
County will have a district
board of directors meeting
Monday, Nov. 9 at 7:00 p.m.
in community room of First
State Bank. I'urpose of meet-
ing is to make plans for the
district's special activities
for the year 1971, according
to Allen P. Gofortli, chair-
in in of the hoard, The<-e fol-
ks are doing a fine job.
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I in joyed a brief "hello" with
Jim anil JoyceKreimeyer last
Saturday. Dr. and Mrs, Kre-
imeyer are now at Dig Spring,
and they were in town for a
few day- on business, ani'
visiting friends. lie is the
former ■-raff member of Rusk
State Hospital.
o.
Interesting note on a Rusk
newcomer; Jo P.d Anderson
I* a Bapti-t, anil his church
affiliation here will be the
flr^t time he hasn't belonged
to the church pastored by
Ills father. The Anderson
family joins her parents who
•See R'ABOI'T, page 13
JP's Office
Reports A
Busy Week
Justice of the I'eace, Abner
Webb's office reports a busy
past week. Cases appearing
on filo include four charged
with being dnmk% in public,
fined $25; four minorscharg.
ed with posses-ion of beer;
fined $25; one charged with
no driver1-' license, fined
$15.00; three minors charged
with consuming bei-r, fined
$25; one charged with dis.
turbing the peace, fined $50;
and a couple charged with
failure to require their child,
ren io attend school, thisca^e
will be heard November 5 at
10 a.m.
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The Cherokeean
Texas' Oldest Weekly Newspaper , Established As The Pianeer July 5,1847
SERVING RUSK
WITH DISTINCTION
FOR 123 YEARS
VOL. 123
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THl'RSDAY, NOVr.MBL'R 5, 1970
14 PAGES
NUMBER 22
Rusk's 2nd Annual
"Indian Summer Festival"
November 6-7-8
Calendar of Events:
Nov. 6:
Art-- and Craft®* I air, NO Armory, 10 a.m. -7 p.m.
Free Stagecoach ride lowntown
I'ootball-Ruck v . New Caney, ?:30 p.m. Mustek Stadium
Historic lour daily
Nov. 7:
Arts and Crafts l air, NO Armory, 10 a.m. -7 p.m.
Iree Stagecoach ride- 'owntown until noon; after lunch
at the NO Armory
Turkey Shoot, 9;30-12;30 noon, Musick Stadium
Horseshoe Tournament, I ions Park, 2-5 p.m.
Teen-Age Dance, I egion Hall, S p.m.
Historic tour daily
Nov. 8:
Art"- anrl Crafts l air, NO Armory, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
Pro-Am Oolf Tournament, New Birmingham Golf Club,
1 p.m.
Trail Ride, Old Dialville Road, 1;30 p.m.
Ili'-toric tours daily
Congressman, Banker,
Te Address Confab
Highlighted by distinguished
speakers, a fore-try confer-
ence gets underway in Jack-
sonville this week. A kick,
off banquet is set for Thurs-
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Mé Jane Pierce. fnm I # Ml* to.
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Indian Summer Festival
Begins Here Friday AM
day evening, November 5 with
the Honorable Wright Patman
as guest speaker. The vet-
eran lawmaker from Tex-
arkana will «peak at 6;30
in Scurlock Center at I on
Morris College.
The following day at noon
in Scurlock Center, confer,
ence attenders will hear a.
nother of Texas' outstanding
citizens, Ben Wooten, well
known banker. The former
native of Timpson has had
a long and successful career
in banking- including the
presidency and board chair.
man«hip of First National
Bank in Dallas, He is now
chairman of the board of Dal-
lac Federal Savings and 1 oan
Association.
Others participating in the
two day affair include Charles
R. Harden of Austin, Clair
A. Carden of Austin, De-
wayne W'eldon of 1 ufkin, D,
L. H.iynes of Hamilton, Ohio,
\V,A. Smith of College Sta-
tion, Ray Oip on of Jasper,
Charles Robertson of Nacog
•See CONFAB, page 2
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Three Days
Jam-Packed
Action Set
"Bigger, better, more of it--
something for everyone."
That's the way the second
annual Indian Summer Fes-
tival has been described by
the people in charge. Mrs.
Louis Penney and Mrs. Ed
Dickey are co-chairmen of
the celebration, which is
sponsored by the Cherokee
County Tourist Council,
Rusk's week-end of ac-
tivities will climax a three
week-end ovservance by Alto,
Jacksonville and this city.
Three days of jam-packed
action,"something for every-
one", is on tap.
Arts & Crafts Fair
Friday at 10 a.m., the Arts
and Crafts Fair In the Na-
tional Guard Armory opens.
Handwork, collector's Items,
art, food, antiques, a host of
Ideas, all assembled under
one roof, will be offered.
This event will be open all
three days from 10 a.m. to
7 p.m.
Stage Coach Rides
Each of the three days will
feature stage coach rides
(shades of Wells FargoIX
first downtown, and later at
the Armory. Cliff James of
Tyler is the driver.
Football Friday
In Musick Stadium Friday
evening, the Rusk iagleshost
New Caney at 7;30 p.m. for
the entertainment of sports,
fans.
Turkey Shoot
Again at Musick Stadium Sat-
urday morning, 'he event will
be a "turkey shoot" from
9;30 a.m. to 12;30noon. Rifles
of .22 calibre will be used
and winners get turkeys, of
eoursel
Horseshoe Tourney
That afternoon some fantas-
tic prizes will be given the
winner- of the Horseshoe
Tournament at the I. Ions Club
Park, from 2 to 5 p.m.
Teen-Age Dance
Saturday night's entertain
ment will offer the music
of The Storm for dancing
at the American I egion Hall,
The event gets underway at
8 p.m.
Pro-Am Golf
Sunday the scene shifts to
the New Birmingham Golf
Course for a tournament
there, starting at 1 p.m.
Trail Ride
For horse enthusiasts, a
ride on the "Old Dialville"
Roed (the original roed to
Jacksonville) ll sChelultd.
"Giddy .up" time .1* 1*30
from the Whitehead Farm,
abcit one mile off Highway
69, north of Rusk.
Historical tour* are planned
tally, , .the Arts and Crafts
Felr l« every ley, "\V# he.
Ite\e that we realh lo heve
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commented the co-chairmen,
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THIS IS ONE OF SEVERAL streamers to publicize the cel.
ebration of Indian Summer Festival this week-end In Rusk.
Fron left, Adon Duncan, FFA advisor and students Kirk
Hunter. Mitchell Lankford, Tommy Ford, Garry Merrl.
wether, Jerry Wofford , George Maxwell, Jimmy Christo-
pher, Kenneth Jackson and Eugene Stafford, lend a helping
hand at the Armory with setflng up booths and decorations.
Signs are courtesy of I'enney Nlckle and Archie Nlckle.
-staff photo
General Election
City, County State Favor Democrats
Rusk, Cherokee County and
Texas voted Democratic in
Tuesday's general election.
All boxes except No. 32 in
nominee, carried Cherokee
County with 3751 to 1955 for
his Republican rival George
Bu'h,
Jacksonville had reported by
Wednesday morning.
On the county level, I loyd
Bentsen, Democratic party
New Teaching Techniques
Open New Doors To Learning
(Editor's note; Mrs. Eloise
Willingham Is an out- tanding
example of the high standard
of excellence to be found on
the teaching faculty of Rusk
Independent School District,
She baa planned, written and
is now directing a new edu-
cational program at the Sixth
grade level.)
Great things are happening
In education. New methods
and materials are opening
doors of «ucees* for many
students. Research ha-;made
us aware of the vast differ,
ence In ways children learn
and the rate at which they
master skills,
The Rusk Indpeendent School
•See TEACHING, page 2
Governor Preston Smith was
liked by county voters, too.
The Governor polled 3280 to
GOP candidate Paul loggers'
2031,
On the local level, Mrs.
L.inda Beard won handily ov-
er her Republican oppbnent
Mrs, Joe E.A, Ross, Mrs,
Beard's vote total was 4470
to Mrs, Ross' 1036.
Precinct No. I Justice of
Peace race saw county vot-
ers elect Abner Webb In a
write-in campaign. Webb had
536 votes compared to his
nearest opponent, Tom Ball
with 240.
Precinct Number 4 Com.
mlssloners race warmed up
again. Democratic nominee
Terry Perkins polled 569 vo.
tes and W.R. Cameron polled
160 In a write-in campaign.
Perkins defeated Cameron In
the Democratic primary ear-
lier tills year.
Proposed Constitutional A.
imendments had a hard time
In Cherokee County. Amen-
dment No. 1 was the only oi
getting
drnent No. 1 was the only one
getting the voter1 approval.
This amendment carried 2399
to 1743,
No. 2, liquor by the drink,
was soundly defeated. 3367
voted against while 1230 fav-
orer! It.
Amendment No. 3 failed
by 2719 to 1636; No. 4 was
2472 against and 1506 for;
No. 5, 2360 «gainst and 1770
for; No. b was 2243 for and
2094 again t; and No. 7 was
2635 for and 1437 against.
Rusk area votes gave both
I loyd Bentson, Senate can.
dldate, and Governor Pre*,
ton Smith big margins over
their OOP rivals,
Bentson polled R06 votes co-
mpared to 376 for Bush,
Governor Smith polled *23
to Eggers' 166.
fin the state level, the e.
lection remit leaves con.
tervatlv* Bemocrat* firmly
In control of Tenas politics,
as 'hey have been fnr tie.
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