The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 25, 1974 Page: 1 of 14
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Texas' Oldest Weekly Newspaper, Established As The Pioneer July 5, 1847
SERVING RUSK
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RECEIVE HONORS "Of Poems, Youth and
Spring," a one act play, was presented
recently by the Rusk High School Speech
Class in zone and district competition.
Pictured front are Nelda Fitts and Ricky
Rasberry At back, on ladders are Celesta
Christopher and Sherry Reard. Nelda was
RHS Speech Class Wins
Honors At Zone Contest
named Best Actress in Zone Competition and
to the All Star Cast at District. Ricky was
named to the AH Star Cast at Zone and
District. Celesta was selected to the All Star
Cast at District and Sherry was placed on the
All Star Cast at Zona. -staff photo
Final signing of contracts
between the Texas Depart-
ment of Mental Health and
Mental Retardation and
Bennett Construction Co. of
Brownwood is anticipated in
the near future, announces Dr.
Lex T. Neill, Rusk State
Hospital superintendent.
The contract calls for
construction of a new proto-
type ward building at
Maximum Security Unit and
the renovation of the old
hospital building. Approxi-
mately $112 million was
budgeted for this improvement
to the Rusk hospital.
Golf Tourney
Scheduled
Here May 11
The New Birmingham Mens'
Golf Association will sponsor a
Scotch Foursome Tournament
at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 11 at
the New Birmingham Golf
Course.
Men and women interested
in playing in the tournament
may sign up in the pro-shop at
the New Southern Motor Hotel,
according to Doug Jordan,
tournament publicity chair-
man. Deadline to register is 6
p.m., May B. Entry fee for the
tournament and a poolside
supper at 8 p.m. is $5 per
person. "Persons wishing to
enter the tournament only may
enter for $3," says Jordan.
'Round
TOWN
The Rusk High School
Speech Class was named one of
two top winners in the recent
zone competition for their
one-act play. Three of the
students participating in the
play were named to the All
Star Cast in district com-
petition.
The play, "Of Poems. Youth
and Spring." was to be
presented to the Rusk Parent-
Teacher Association Tuesday
night and was performed by
the high school student body
last week.
Nelda Fitts, Ricky Rasberry
and Celesta Christopher were
named to the All Star Cast at
the district competition held in
Tyler. Zone competition was
held in Rusk.
Competing in ' the Zone
competition were Rusk, W'est-
wood. Malakoff and Browns-
boro. Rusk and Brownsboro
were the top winners in the
competition. Nelda Fitts was
named Best Actress in the
Zone competition and Ricky
Rasberry and Sherry Beard
were named to the All Star
Cast.
Competing in the District
competition were Rusk, West
Rusk, Brownsboro and Halls-
ville. West Rusk was selected
to represent the district at
Regional competition.
The Rusk play, directed by
Mrs. Gerry Struhall. stars
Ricky Rasberry as Toby and
Nelda Fitts as Susan. Voices,
on stage throughout the play,
are Celesta Christopher,
Sherry Beard and Sandra
Carter. Chorus members are
Bill Knight. Bob Spinks, Mark
Fisher and Weida Hassell.
The lighting crew includes
David Lindsey, Mark Middle-
ton and Mike Leinback.
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Icourthouse News Pg. 4 I
(Commissioners Court Pg. II |
|EagleBaseball Pg. II |
jinvestigator Pg. 12 j
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With Mrs. Roundabout|
Many news items which
normally warrant separate
stories will be capsuled in this
column today. Some of them
will be written in more detail in
subsequent issues of The
Cherokeean. One of the big
events now in the planning
stages is to be an Independence
Day celebration June 29.
Special Actibities Committee
members for the Rusk Cham-
ber have some rather am-
bitious ideas in mind for this
day. If they develop, we warn
you now. you will definitely
want to be in Rusk June 29!
Voters of Precinct 1 need to
be aware that the place for
balloting May 4 has been
changed from Citizens State
Bank to the office of Wilson
Mt-Vicker on the northwest
side of the square. To all
voters, lest you forget,
absentee voting is now offered
to you. should your plans call
for being gone on the day of the
first primary election-May 4.
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WELCOMES INVESTIGATOR-Scott
Sherman, center, receives a welcoming
handshake from District Attorney LaRue
Dixon as Sherman began his duties Monday
as Criminal Investigator for Dixon's office,
looking on is Charles Holcomb, county
attorney, who, will also benefit from
Sherman's employment. (See story, p. 12).
Later TV viewers, this bit of
information. Check the
sign-off for KLTV in Tyler,
Channel 7. The station is using
video film of the house in Rusk,
commonly known as the
Wightman House, now owned
by Mr. and Mrs. Wylie W. Vale
of Houston. A note to your
writer by Michael Brown,
indicates that the other
stations in the Buford TV chain
at Ft. Smith, Ark., Lufkin and
Mitchell-Sioux Falls, South
Dakota may possibly begin
using the same sign-off. Perry
Como's well known vocal
rendition of "Bless This
House" is used to accompany
the photo of the historic Rusk
home. It is the two-story
structure located on Hwy. 69 at
the intersection of Wightman
Lane. Our gratitude to
Michael and his staff for this
marvelous publicity!
Some concern has been
voiced regarding a rumored
project by the Rusk Chamber
of Commerce to support
business opening here at 9 a.m.
To those who have asked, this
word of information. The Rusk
Chamber of Commerce has
taken no action, repeat, no
action, with regard to the
setting of hours for local
business operations. This is an
individual matter, and if there
are stores which so desire to
wait until 9 a.m. to open, that is
the owner's sole decision.
Frankly, we would favor
changing the whole time
structure. Open for business at
12 noon and close at 12
midnight. That time schedules
suits our sleep habits a little
better!
Our neighbors in Houston
County plan a historic cele-
bration Saturday. The day has
been designated Four C Mill
Day in Houston County and the
event will recognize contribu-
tions by the sawmill industry to
the county's growth. A lot of
people have been invitad to
Kennard and invitations are
extended to citiiens of
Cherokee County. We salute
See Roundabout • Pg. II
The MSU ward building is to
be similar to Skyview I and II
and will be located adjacent to
these wards. The air
conditioned, modernized
building will accommodate 100
patients and the extension of
fencing will provide additional
recreational area.
"We are continuing to seek
improved facilities for this
growing section of our patient
population," explains Dr.
Neill. "We have approxi-
Primary
Deadline
Is Tuesday
Tuesday is the deadline for
casting an absentee ballot in
the May 4 Democratic
Primary, according to Mrs.
Mildred Fulton, county clerk.
At pre8stime Wednesday only
16 persons had voted absentee
and 10 ballots had been mailed
out for voters.
Persons voting in the
primary will be casting votes
for offices ranging from United
States Congressman, District
One to precinct chairman.
Also included on the ballot is
a referendum vote on whether
or not the 64 Legislature should
enact a law to permit
pari-mutel wagering on horse
races by local option. Voters
will be asked to vote for or
against the proposition.
Persons wishing to cast an
absentee may do so in the
office of the County Clerk in the
Cherokee County Courthouse
in Rusk.
Open House
Set Friday
At School
Open House has been set
from 8:30a.m. to3p.m. Friday
in the Building Trades building
on the campus of Rusk High
School, according to E. D.
Grimes, principal. "The
public is invited to visit the
building."
1 'The 40x60 foot steel building
has been completed by the first
year students in the program,"
says G. M. Berry, instructor.
The building, with the
exception of the steel beams,
was constructed entirely by the
students enrolled in the
program.
The building includes a work
area, an orfice, a tool area and
two rest rooms.
"We have 31 students
enrolled in the program at this
time and they have done a fine
job on the building and have
begun projects to be displayed
during the open house," says
Berry. Six of the students
enrolled in the program are
girls.
Berry has two three-hour
classes each day. The students
have begun projects which
include building gun cases;
remodeling old desk and other
furniture and their latest
project which they have only
recently begun includes
remodeling the inside of a
camper.
"The program is designed
for 39 students, however we
have 59 students who have
signed up for the course for
next school year," Berry
stresses.
Next year's class will
construct a home which will be
sold to help finance the course.
Refreshments will be served
during the open house Friday.
mateiy 500 patients at MSU
now, and we do need to keep
working to overcome the
existing, crowded conditions."
The hospital building, a long
overdue restoration project,
will be shelled down to the
basic foundation and rebuilt as
a modern medical facility.
"This project will allow us to
group ancillary services such
as x-ray, medical lab, phar-
macy and central supply all on
the first floor. Patient rooms
will occupy floors two and
three," says the hospital
superintendent.
"Patients receive surgery in
area hospitals on a contract
basis, but their recovery can
be accomplished more
economically and effectively in
a modernized hospital here,"
states Dr. Neill.
The hospital building's im-
provements call for air
conditioning and the inclusion
of additional space for a dining
room, day room area and
elevator.
REV. HAROLD FAGAN
REV. ROGER SHUEMATE
First United Methodists
To Begin Revival Sunday
The Rev. Dr. Harold Fagan,
pastor of the First United
Methodist Church in Pasadena
will be the evangelist for the
Annual Spring Revival at the
First United Methodist Church
in Rusk beginning at 7 p.m.
Sunday, according to the Rev.
Mouzon Fletcher, pastor.
The Rev. Roger Shuemate,
pastor of the Woodville United
Methodist Church will be in
charge of the music. He will be
assisted by Mrs. Gloria
Dotson, choir director at the
Rusk church and the church
instrumentalists Johnny
Williams III, Mrs. Helen
Finley and Mrs. June Crysup.
Revival services will con-
tinue through Friday, May 3.
In addition to the weekday
evening services at 7:30 p.m.,
there will also be brief morning
services at 7 a.m. in the Church
Sanctuary. Following the
morning service coffee, cocoa
and doughnuts will be served in
the Fellowship Hall of the
church.
Dr. Fagan is well known in
the Rusk area and served as
pastor of the Rusk church in
1950 and 1951. He is a native of
Redwater, Texas where he
graduated from high school
and later taught for three
years. Dr. Fagan holds a B.S.
degree from East Texas State
University and a B.D. from the
Perkins School of Theology at
Southern Methodist University
in Dallas. Since his pastorate
in Rusk, he has served Hardy
Memorial in Texarkana; St.
Mark's in Houston; First
Church in Marshall; Park
Place in Houston and is now in
his third year at First Church
in Pasadena. Dr. Fagan was
also the Nacogdoches District
Superintendent for six years.
Dr. Fagan and his wife, the
former Frances Rivers of
Daingerfield, have four
children, Joel, David, Fran
and Pat.
The Rev. Mr. Shuemate has
led singing in more than 100
revivals. He holds a B.A. from
Sam Houston State University
and a B.D. from the Perkins
School of Theology. He is
married and has six children.
A special pre-service warm-
up rehersal for the enlarged
revival choir will be held on
weekdays at 6:45 p.m. and on
Sunday at 6:15 p.m.
"A nursery will be provided
for all evening services and the
public is. cordially invited to
attend any or all services,"
says Rev. Fletcher.
The original bid letting date
had been postponed twice to
allow time for negotiation of a
contract on both projects by
the bidders.
Following the finalization of
paper work, construction on
the 365-day project will begin
immediately.
Park Board
Delays Bid
Two Weeks
Opening of bids for the first
three major facilities in the
Rusk City Park has been
postponed until 2 p.m.
Tuesday, May 7 in City Hall.
The postponment came at
the regular meeting Tuesday
night of the park's Board of
Managers.
"An indication from bidders
for an extension of time
necesitates this action,"
Stewart Lambert, park arch-
itect, told the board.
The plans and specifications
are for the construction of an
activity center, group shelter
and shower building. Phase I
of the park includes the three
buildings, fishing pier and lake
development, parking facil-
ities, picnic areas, roadways,
utilities and a ranger resi-
dence.
Board members attending
the Tuesday meeting in the
Community Room at First
State Bank were Gene Kelley,
Frank Summers, Bill Draper,
Mrs. Fred Buchanan, Mrs.
Emmett Whitehead, Mrs.
Walter Meyers and James P.
Richards.
Ribbon Cut
For New Firm
Slated May 2
Mrs. Johnnie Miller, chair-
man of the Membership
Committee of the Rusk
Chamber of Commerce,
announces a ribbon-cutting
ceremony at 10 a.m. Thursday,
May 2 at the newly-opened
Atlas Furniture Company in
Rusk.
"The public is invited to visit
the store during that day and
meet Mr. and Mrs. Max Rash,
the new owners," says Mrs.
Miller. "Refreshments will be
served."
The store will be open until 6
p.m. on that date.
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OPEN HOUSE-G. M. Berry, left, Instructor
for the Building Trades program and Rusk
High School and Davlin Gunter, student, hold
open the door of the new building recently
completed for the new program. The door to
the building will be open from 8:90a.m. until 3
p.m. Friday for tours by the public. The
building, except for the steel beams, was built
entirely by the 25 boys and six girls enrolled in
the program. --«taff photo
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