The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 125, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 4, 1974 Page: 2 of 14
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I'AGE TWO-TilK CHEROKEEAN OF RUSK. TEXAS, THURSDAY, JULY l. I!17I
¿ Cherokeean
Entered as second class matter at the post office
in Husk, Texas 757K">
Published weekly on Thursday
By E. H. Whitehead Enterprises
«18 N. Main Street, Rusk, Texas. Phone AC214-683-2257
Subscription Rates Payable in Advance
In Cherokee County and Trade Areas $5.00 per annum
Outside Cherokee County 18.00 per annum
No Votes,
No Complaints
It is good to know that our county commissioners are
conscious of the desires of their constituents and that
they vote according to the dictates of their precincts.
On the other hand, it is disconcerting to observe
complacent commissioners, willing to smother the cries
of a progressive citizenry while patiently waiting to hear
from the silent majority.
Those present at last Thursday night's meeting to
discuss a county-wide reassessment of tax property
may have been surprised at the caution displayed by
members of the Commissioners Court. The Court, in
essence, refused to heed the pleas of several county
taxing authority representatives and many concerned
citizens in order that they might not offend the masses
who were not present. That those opposing the
proposed program did not show for the meeting would
seem to indicate one of two things: either the absentees
do not oppose the program strongly enough to say so
publicly or they feel that their respective commissioners
will make whatever decision is best for the entire
county.
We have heard from two segments of the county
population in this matter: those who strongly favor and
those who strongly oppose. Evidence indicates that we
have not heard from a majority yet. The majority must
either be fence-straddlers or indifferent. How, then, can
county representatives discover the true feelings of
Cherokee County citizens relative to this issue?
We have said before that the right decision can only be
reached if all of us express our true feelings. We have
found that most of us are too apathetic to attend a
public meeting to discuss the matter. Perhaps we are
not too indifferent to county affairs to write or call our
precinct commissioners. A simple note or message,
indicating your voting preference in the matter would be
sufficient. If you do not know your precinct number or
commissioner, contact County Judge Orvan B. Jones.
The county has been plagued by a lack of funds.
Inflation has placed an added burden on county
expenditures and made employee salaries inadequate.
True, the county can continue to operate within the
present budget for another year or so, but a reckoning
is coming. We can face it now or more desperately later.
If the county is to provide adequate services and
protection for its citizens, we must pay for it. The
county needs our support now. Those who do not
express an opinion have no right to grumble at next
year's taxes or complain about poor services rendered
by the county.
Singletary Memorial Library
THE BOOK NOOK
By: Julia Pinson
In Connection With Killshaw
by Peter Driscoll is a novel of
Ireland wracked by war. There
are acts of terror and the old
story of the clashes between
Protestants and Catholics. The
book contains much drama
Thomas Jefferson An
Intimate History by Fawn M.
Brodie is a book that will
remain controversial, but it
will not be ignored. This is the
private Jefferson, long hidden
by shadows over his private
life. Fawn Brodie approaches
the subject from the standpoint
of a psychologist as she tries to
portray the in-
ward feelings of Jefferson, by
inference from writings and
diaries
My Enemy My Brother by-
James Fordman is a novel for
young people. This book won
first prize at the World's
Spring Book Festival. This is
the story of Danny, a young
Polish Jew who survived the
concentration camp after his
family died in the sewers of
Warsaw. He and two other
young people decide the
answer to their problems is a
life in Israel. The book shows
what the age old promise to the
Jews means to each of these
three young people.
Behavior and Your Heart by-
two medical doctors-M. Fried-
man and R. H. Roseman
projects the idea that individu-
als are usually of two types A
and B. They believe that heart
disease has a distinct behavior
pattern due to the complexities
of personal life style and
attitude. They discuss the two
types and believe that Type A
is prone to heart disease.
We wish to express our
appreciation to Mrs W. H
Hanna for a memorial book in
memorv of Mrs. Sam J. Smith.
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Why Reevaluate?
Why does Cherokee County need a reevaluation of taxable properties?
1. Large, obvious tax inequities exist in the present structure. All people of the
county are not paying their fair and qual share of taxes. Some land is taxed near
TOO per cent of its value while similar land is only taxed 15 per cent or less of that
value.
2. Appraisal of county land by a single firm of experts will produce a more
balanced evaluation of land throughout the county. Each piece of property will have
the same tax base. This will eliminate the need for elected officials setting
appraisals, the county Board of Equalization will hear complaints only in rhe case of
a firm error or misinterpretation.
3. Many tax agencies within the county must reassess taxes in their local areas
soon. For each of the 14 county taxing authorities to evaluate property through
different agencies is to guarantee that further inequities will occur in the county.
4. Much of county land is not even on the tax rolls. If you are paying taxes,
chances are, you are paying your portion plus a portion of another. Statistics show
that 30 per cent of the population will have their taxes reduced through a
reevaluation, 30 per cent will remain the same and 30 per cent will be raised.
Howver 10-18 per cent of county property will be placed on the rolls for the first
time.
5. Through a reevaluation, the county could combine the 14 tax offices. Each
citizen could receive a single annual statement which would list the 100 per cent
appraisal value, the county, city and school tax ratio and rate for each. The citizen
could then write one check for all of his taxes.
6. The county cannot operate many more years at the present budget. When
additional funds are need, taxes will have to be raised. If the tax ratio or rate is
raised, those paying the most taxes now will receive the greatest tax increases.
7. Once county agencies have begun to reassess on their own, chances of county
unity in the project will be slim. The best benefits to all parties can be derived
now, when so many county taxing authorities need the job done.
8. If the new state constitution is approved, the county will be forced to
reevaluate. Doing it now will eliminate the necessity of doing it then.
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Lions
Den
By:
E. B Musiclc Jr.
Our Lions Club caps are off
to Lion L. J. Leinback for being
selected Lion of the Year for
the Rusk Lions Club. Lion L. J.
is a past president and has
always been a hard worker.
Some past presidents quit
when they fnish their term, but
not Lion L. J. This year he has
done a tremendous job as
chairman of the Rusk Lions
Club Swimming Pool and of
course he has several weeks to
go. And we know that he will
continue to work for the Rusk
Lions Club and for the good of
Rusk and surrounding area.
Last Thursday all of the
service clubs met with the good
old Rusk Lions for a very
special program. We had as
our guests Mr. Forrest Wood.
Ft. Worth, Texas, Mrs. Marie
Whitehead, Mrs. Mary Ann
Patterson. Mrs. Margie
Dupree and Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Woodruff. Also three marines,
some F.D.I.C. Examiners who
were the guests of Joe Terrell
and our new Lions Club,
President's wife. Mrs. Billy
Watson. Lion Billy presided
and introduced Mr. Frank
Summers as president of the
Kiwanis Club and Mr. Rex
Spencer and Mr. Bob Deshane
of radio station KTRE. Lion
President Billy asked the club
their idea on meeting this
Thursday as this is July 4th.
Lion Ike. It was decided that
there would be no meeting for
this week. Lion President
called on Mr. Bob Woodruff to
auction off a gift and he did and
they did etc. Finally his wife
bid $91 00 and Mr. Bob nearly
had a heart attack. It turned
out that it was all a gag and it
was a gift to Mr Woodruff
showing our appreciation for
the fine work he has done for
the Rusk Lions. Our program
was presented by Lion Richard
Cooper who in turn introduced
Mr. Robert J. Ward and wife.
Mr Ward is with the Space
program and a trouble
shooter for the Apollo
Program. He had minature
models of the rockets. Sky Lab
etc. One of the most interesting
events ever. He went on to tell
us the many things that are
coining out of these trips to the
moon. It is not just to show the
world that we can be the first to
the moon but many good things
are to come from this. Our big
problem now is energy and
how to solve. Through the
space program much has been
learned about solar power,
which is power from the sun.
They have learned more about
solar power from one trip to
the moon than mankind has
learned in all the years put
together. This one thing along
is worth the money spent And
did you know that most of the
noney spent on these projects
came from private enterprise''
Bet you did not Another (lung
the sky lab is able to help in
•crew worm control, which is
causing a loss of two hundred
million dollars each year
My Neighbors
Every 5 days this thing maps
the entire world and from this
they can tell how crops are
doing when to spray etc. Then
they are able to locate water
wells and it is being looked into
for the location of oil and gas.
So great things are to come.
Whoever put all of this
program together for last
weekend deserves a lot of
credit and we understand that
it is Lion JoEd Anderson, and
his many assistants. So it has
been a great thing for Rusk and
our trade area. The elderly
man complained that times
have changed too much--every-
thing is being done in reverse.
"We used to eat inside, and go
to the outhouse outside," he
said. "Now we eat outside and
go to the toilet inside." See you
Thursday July 11th at the New
Southern Motor Hotel.
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But who loves the trees?
The Volunteer View
By: Ms Donna Sherman
Assistant Volunteer Coordinator
Volunteer Services
Rusk State Hospital
P.O. Box :II8
683-5481 ext 451
Mrs. Essie Madden, Recreation Director at Rusk State
Hospital, was going through the office ninety-to-nothin'
several days ago when I stopped her and questioned her
about the portion of her recreational program which
concerns the Wilderness Area. Now you all read the paper
or listen to the radio, so you know by now that there are two
stocked lakes across Highway 69 from the state hospital;
one lake is overlooked by a large shelter and has beaucoups
of recreational areas, while the smaller lake is partially
surrounded by cabins for sleeping, restroom facilities, and
a very large recreational cabin.
Now. Mrs. Madden has just started and things are
already beginning to happen. She takes six groups a week to
the Wilderness Area presently, two per day every Tuesday,
Wednesday, and Thursday for daytime visits. Many groups
spend the night and remain until after they cook and eat
their breakfasts.
The activities are endless in the Wilderness Area. The
surroundings are spectacular. (This is sometime therapy
enough. > There is fishing, the barge in which patients can
journey across the larger lake, swimming, volleyball,
tetherball. croquet, as well as the numerous inside games
such as dominoes, checkers, cards, etcetera. In Mrs.
Madden s plans are two pianos and two record players with
plenty of records These may take some time for us to find,
but we have some really fine volunteers who are willing to
work as hard as Mrs. Madden, if this is possible. I then
asked her about the fishing. She stated that many fish had
been caught but were too small to eat. Fish Frys will take
place as soon as large enough fish are caught.
In time, every patient at Rusk State Hospital will
probably visit this Wilderness /\rea for a group of therapies
that exist only at Rusk State Hospital. And to think that all
of this is the result of volunteers.
Carolyn Ericson
1614 Redbud Street
Nacogdoches, Texas 75961
DAVID E. LAWHON AND
HIS DESCENDANTS.
1811-1971. is a recent publica-
tion that will be of interest to
researchers of early'
Nacogdoches history. David
E. Lawhon. and his brother
John C. Lawhon. natives of
Tennessee, moved to Texas
about November 1. 1835. Soon
after his arrival in Nacog-
doches. David E. Lawhon
volunteered for service in the
Texas Army, but when it was
discovered that he was a
printer, the local officials
convinced him that he could
render better service to Texas'
cause in the printing business
than in the army.
This book is a genealogy and
family history of David E.
Lawhon. The book contains
also typed copies of the land
grants and deeds pertaining to
the family. Sixteen pages of old
family pictures make this book
very interesting. The genea-
logy is very complete with as
many birth and death dates as
possible. This is an excellent
aid to those interest in the
Lawhon family. A partial index
helps the reader to find the
individual he is seeking. It is
unfortunate that a complete
index was not included in this
valuable book.
If you are interested in
obtaining a copy of this book,
write to Mrs. Wayne R.
Harrison, 4715 Canal Street,
Houston, Texas 77011.
I am seeking information on
Rachel Hogg Hodges who
came to Texas with her second
husband, Joseph Hodges, her
son. Newell Crane Hodges, her
son by a first husband, John
Johnson Hammon(d)s and his
father-in-law Isaac Lindsey. I
believe they came about 1834
and seem to have received land
grants in Nacogdoches and
surrounding areas. They were
in Rusk County later and left
there about 1849 for Navarro
County. I believe Joseph
Hodges died in Rusk County
about 1848-9. I have no idea
when or where she died.
I am also trying to find
information for some other
ancestors who came to
Nacogdoches about this same
time from Illinois and Mis-
souri. They are John. Joseph,
Alston. Warrick and Isaac H
Ferguson.
The Isaac Lindsey has
been very confusing because
there were two Isaac Lindseys
who came to Texas early. One
Isaac and his brother, Charles
Lindsey came from South
Carolina and were children of
Thomas Lindsey and wife,
Lydia. In her will is a scrap of
paper saying these two sons
were living in Texas. My Isaac
did not come as early as these
two and he was born in
Georgia, but married in Maury
County, Tenn. I am unable to
learn who his parents were.
I would appreciate any
information regarding the
above named families.
Mrs. Geo. L. Brown, 2001 N.
Sam Houston, Odessa, Texas
79761
My great aunt Lilla James
(1885-1964) married Robert
Irion Taylor (1875-1950) some-
time after her father's death in
1928. Robert Irion Taylor was
the son of Lawrence Sterne
Taylor and the grandson of
Charles Stanfield Taylor "Sign-
er of the Texas Declaration of
Independence. Can anyone tell
me 1) When and where the
above marriage took place? 2)
Who was the Revolutionary
ancestor of Lilla James?
DAR-SAR membership is
possible for descendants of
John Duff Little, John Morgan
Little and Joseph Washington
Little. Any living descendant of
James S. Steen is eligible for
SAR membership. I'll be most
happy to work with anyone
interested.
Charles G. James, 239
Tophill Road, San Antonio,
Texas 78209
THE BOONE FAMILY
ASSOCIATION is an organiza-
tion of Boone descendants and
those interested in the BOONE
family. If you have a Boone
ancestor and know someone
who does, please tell them
of this Association. They
have much data and are
willing to exchange data. Dues
are $3. per year and include a
$3. per year and include a
family news letter quarterly. If
you are interested send your
check payable to the Boone
FAMILY ASSOCIATION and
mail your membership fees to
Mrs. Samuel B. Ingels,
7130 Virginia Avenue, Kansas
City, Mo. 64131. Mrs. Ingels
would also like to know the
name of your Boone ancestor.
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"Let me go through 'em and
see what coupons are good this
trip . .
OF YOUR CHOICE THIS SUNDAY
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CHURCH DIRECTORY
Lone Oak Baptist Church, Rév. C. C. Potter, Rusk, Texas
Salem Missionary Baptist Church, Rev. Billy Conway, Rusk, Texas
Memorial Missionary Baptist Church, Rev. A.D. Munsinger, Rusk, Texas
Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Rev. Theodore Zuell, Rusk, Texas
Rocky Springs Baptist Church, Rev. Kenneth Southwell, Dialville, Texas
First Baptist Church. Rev. C. L. Garrett, Ponta, Texas
Ponta Church of Christ, Circuit Pastor, Ponta, Texas
Gallatin Church of Christ, Circuit Pastor, Gallatin, Texas
Reklaw Baptist Church, Rev. Mike Drinkard, Reklaw, Texas
Gallatin Missionary Baptist Church, Rev. Randy Penney, Gallatin, Texas
Mt. Hope Baptist Church, Walter Stokes, Pastor, Maydelle, Texas
Holleymans Chapel Baptist Church, Rev. Lloyd Stewart, Maydelle, Texas
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Rev. M. T. Blackmon, Maydelle, Texas
First Baptist Church, Rev. James C. Blaylock, Maydelle, Texas
Maydelle Assembly of God, Rev. Charles Dempsey, Maydelle, Texas
East Side Baptist Church, Rev. W. U. Vansickle, Rusk, Texas
St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Vicar Rev. J. L. Jackson, Rusk, Texas
Church of Christ, Don Kleppe, Rusk, Texas
First Christian Church, Rev. Ed Barry Jr., Rusk, Texas
Assembly of God, Rev. L. D. Sellers, Rusk, Texas
Cherokee Baptist Church, Rev. C. F. (Skip) Fulton, Rusk, Texas
First United Pentecostal Church, Rev. T. E. Pate, Rusk, Texas
Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Rev. A. P. Lewis, Rusk, Texas
Calvary Baptist Church, Rev. Jimmy Boone, Rusk, Texas
Oakland Baptist Church, Rev. Don Copeland, Rt. 4--Rusk, Texas
First Baptist Church, Rev. Grover C. Talbert, Rusk, Texas
First United Methodist Church, Rev. Mouzon Fletcher, Rusk, Texas
First Presbyterian Church, Rev. L. Allen Holley, Rusk, Texas
The Holiness Assembly of God, Rev. David Hamilton, Maydelle, Texas
Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church, Rev. E. Herren, Rusk, Texas
Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, 1101 Corinth Road, Jacksonville, Texas
West Union Baptist Church, Rev. T. J. Bagley, Pastor, 414 S. Beale St., Rusk
Woodville C.M.E. Church, Pastor Foyce Staple, Rusk, Texas
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