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PAGE TWO-THE CHEROKEEAN OF RUSK. TEXAS. Till HM W , \o\ KM If Kit 6.I 80
Who Feels It First
In the last several years, more women
and minorities have been working in jobs
traditionally held by white males--in crafts,
as laborers, operators, engineers, super-
visors, managers-nearly every imaginable
occupation.
However, an unfortunate fact of life is
that women and minorities, who are just
getting a start on their careers, will be the
first, and probably hardest, hit during an
economic slump, such as the one we are
now experiencing.
"Last hired, first fired" is more than a
well-worn phrase in corporate America. It's
a reality that has existed in union contracts
and in fairness to longtime employees. It's a
"Catch-22" for companies that have a
strong commitment to affirmative action
efforts, and are forced to lay off the very
people they have worked so hard to recruit.
Of course, many employees are hurt, but
when seniority is the basis for lay-offs,
women and minorities hit the streets in
disproportionate numbers.
This unbalance is not necessarily an in-
dication of discrimination, though it does
reflect past problems. But it does show that
women and minorities need effective
training programs to incorporate them
faster into the business world and take them
beyond the job levels that feel the first im-
pact of recession.
by Mary Jo King, editor
and Kevin Knight, editorial assistant
Alcoa magazine
Obituaries
Mr . Vera Cunningham
Mrs. Vera Fields Cunningham, 85, of
Rt. 3, Troup, died Wednesday in Rusk
Memorial Hospital.
The funeral was at 2 p.m. Friday in
Renfro Memorial Chapel with the Rev.
Jack Jeter officiating.
Burial was in McDonald Cemetery
under direction of Boren-Conner
Funeral Home.
Mrs. Cunningham had lived in the
area 15 years, was a retired
bookkeeper and a Baptist.
She is survived by one son, Charle
Cunningham of Troup; one daughter,
Mrs. Margaret Long of Ponta; three
sisters, Mrs. Susie Owen and Mrs.
Martha Heath of Jacksonville, and
Mrs. Manda Heath of Ponta; one
brother, Dr. Stafford Fields of Tyler;
nine grandchildren; and three great-
grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Armen Darby,
Glynn Horn, Paul Chupp, Curly
Cleaver, Robert Farrow, Roger Owen
and Kenneth Irwin.
Mrs. Nora E. Hlclu
Funeral for Mrs. Nora E. Hicks of
Rusk was held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in
Mt. Plesant C.M.E. Church in Rusk
with the Rev. James Wickware, the
Rev Jasper Glenn, the Rev. W.M.
Johnson and the Rev. Robert
Christopher officiating.
Burial was in Cedar Hill Cemetery at
Rusk under direction of Mercy Funeral
Home.
Mrs. Hicks died Sunday in a
Jacksonville hospital after an extended
Letter
to the Editor
Post Script
Letter to the Editor:
Regarding the letter printed in The
Cherokeean October 23. I960, signed
"A balding Eagle fan."
We were told last year by one of
your employees, Mary Ann Patterson
to be specific, that The Cherokeean
did not print letters without a name
and address. Now I am wondering if
your policy has changed or if the sub-
ject matter made the difference.
Now first of all 1 am not disputing or
agreeing with the material in the let-
ter but it makes one wonder if the
writer feels so strongly about his or
her views, why was he or she
ashamed to sign his or her name, or
maybe it was written by someone in-
volved too closely; i.e.: a coach or
coaches wife.
Lastly, I want to express my disap-
pointment in The Cherokeean for
printing a letter without a name. Just
sign me
"Disappointed"
Homer and Beverly Cannon
Route 1, Box 253
Rusk, Texas 75785
Editor's Note: You are correct that a
year ago we would allow no letters In-
to our newspaper without a signature.
We still agree with that policy. We
felt, however, that the subject In the
letter was not controversial and that,
therefore, we could honor the author's
personal request that he be allowed to
sign his letter as he did. We regret our
moment's weakening and resolve
•gain that no letters to the editor will
be printed without the author's name
aad address.
illness. She had lived in Rusk most of
her life, was a member of Mt. Pleasant
C.M.E. Church where she served as
church secretary, president of the
missionary society, a member of the
Board of Stewards and "mother of the
church." She was worthy matron of
Fairy Bell No. 120, Court of Calanthe.
She is survived by two nieces, Mrs.
Anna B. Martin of Dublin and Mrs.
Rebecca Andrew of Tyler; three
nephews, George Smith of Dublin,
Ewing Hicks of Corpus Christi and
William D. Hicks of Rusk.
Pallbearers included Herman
Bradley, Irvin Conley, Donald Dicker-
son, Thurman Hampton, Felton Jones
and Gregory McCullough. Stewards of
Mt. Pleasant C.M.E. Church were
honorary pallbearers.
Brian Scott Murphy
Graveside services for Brian Scott
Murphy, 2-day-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Phillip Murphy of Gainesville, were
held at 1 p.m. Sunday in Mt. Comfort
Cemetery near Maydelle with the Rev.
Randle Ford officiating under direc-
tion of Thompson Funeral Home.
The infant died Thursday in a Fort
Worth hospital.
Survivors, in addition to the parents,
are grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Stewart of Gainesville, Mr. and Mrs.
Marvin George of Jacksonville and
Mrs. and Mrs. Joe Murphy of
Maydelle; and great-grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. H.J. Murphy of
Maydelle, and Mr. and Mrs. Vernon
Banks of Mesquite.
Andrew Merchant
Andrew J. Merchant, 73, of Rusk,
died Friday in a Jacksonville hospital
after a long illness.
The funeral was held at 2 p.m. Sun-
day in Wallace-Thompson Funeral
Home Chapel with the Rev. Jim Boone
and the Rev. Byron Jones officiating.
Burial, with military rites was in
Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Merchant had lived in Rusk sin-
ce I960,' was a member of the
Methodist church, retired after serving
31 years in the U.S. Army, and was
custodian in the Rusk Independent
School District.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Myr-
Ue I. Merchant of Rusk; one step-son,
Ira B. Newman of Longview; one step-
Books About Texasl
From actress Sissy Spacek's ac-
count of growing up in tiny Quitman,
Texas to former Ambassador Anne
Armstrong's memories of early
political activities as young bride to
Bette Graham's description of
developing Liquid Paper in her kit-
chen, the anecdotes and stories in
"Texas Women: Interviews and
Images" gives an informal, human
view of the lives, motivations, and
thinking of a group of outstanding
women who have made their mark on
Texas and the nation.
Written by Patricia Lasher with
photographs by Beverly Bentley,
"Texas Women" is based on personal
interviews with a diverse group of
lawyers, educators, businesswomen,
public officials, entertainers, doctors,
and others who talk about their
background, influential events in
their lives, and the challenges they've
faced.
Among the women interviewed
were some well known to the public:
Lady Bird Johnson, Phyllis George,
Sissy Farenthold, and Ovet Culp Hob-
by, to name a few. Also interviewed
were women who names are less
familiar, but whose accomplishments
are significant: Dr. Benjy Brooks, a
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pediatric surgeon who has performed
thousands of operations; Sally Walsh,
an innovative interior designer whose
work is seen and enjoyed by thousan-
ds of people daily; and Ninfa Lauren-
zo, founder of a growing chain of
restaurants.
Self-confidence, initiative, and
stamina prevail among the thirty-six
women featured in this new book.
Outspoken rancher and beefalo
breeder Mary West says, "There
wasn't a cowboy in the state who
could outride me and only one or two
Texas Rangers who could outshoot
me."
Oveta Culp Hobby observes, "I've
never had a dull day in my life that I
remember. There's always been
something more that I had to learn,
something more I had to do."
And Gloria Scott, the first black
president of the Girl Scouts of
America and currently vice-president
of Clark College, says of herself, "I've
never been one to sit on the sidelines.
If you want to see your idea im-
plemented, then you have do do more
than sit in your living room and talk
about it."
Lasher introduces her look at con-
temporary women by reviewing the
role of women in Texas history and
the changes in the status of women
over the years. Although the women
profiled in "Texas Women" vary in
their attitudes towards these changes,
they all exhibit a determination and
spirit similar to that of Texas' pioneer
women.
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NOV, 1016
the™. Lions Den
by E.B. Musick, Jr.
daughter, Mrs. Fred Williams of
Pasadena; four step-grandchildren;
and four step-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were J.M. Boone, Early
Wallace, Emmitt Lloyd, Norman
Alexander, Clyde Smith and Knox
Ray.
Miss Connie Cook
Connie June Cook, 8, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Pat Cook of Rusk, died
Friday morning in a Houston hospital
after a long illness.
The funeral was held at 4 p.m. Sun-
day in Eastside Baptist Church in Rusk
with the Rev. Jim Boone and the Rev.
Dan Rankin officiating.
Burial was in Cedar Hill Cemetery
under direction of Wallace-Thompson
Funeral Home.
Miss Cook was a member of East-
side Baptist Church and was a third
grade student at Rusk Elementary
School.
She is survived by her parents;
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Pat D.
Cook Jr. of Elkhart; Mrs. Ida Minchew
and Mrs. Beatrice Snyder of Fairfield;
and great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Clint Mullen of Fairfield.
Pallbearers were Randall Jinkins,
Kent Jones, Joel White, Butch Walley,
David Gunter and Larry Robinson.
Mrs. Lena Walton
Mrs. Lena Mallard Walton, 86, of
Rusk died Friday in Rusk Memorial
Hospital.
The funeral was held at 10 a.m Mon-
day in Wallace-Thompson Funeral
Home Chapel with the Rev. Dr. George
Atkinson officiating. Burial was in
Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Walton worked at Rusk State
Hospital 25 years, retiring in 1965, was
a member of First United Methodist
Church of Rusk, the Earnest Workers
Sunday School Class, Rusk Garden
Club and Library Study Club.
She is survived by one son, Pete
Walton Jr. of Houston; one sister, Mrs.
Grace Campbell of Dallas; two gran-
dchildren ; and one great-grandchild.
Pallbearers included Charles Nix-
son, Will Cumby, John Hunter, James
Ernest Turney, Mike Crysup and Jim
Turney. Honorary pallbearers were
Webb Finley, W.M. Vining Sr. and C.H.
King.
Marriage is like a mushroom. You
never know whether it's the real thing
until it is too late.
Lion President Allen Gilchrest said
that Lion Frank Howell did not have
the nerve to call and tell him he would
not be at Lions Club last Thursday but
instead sent word by Lion George
Dodd. Good old George.
We did not even have a visitor,
which is very unusual. However, Lion
Leon Pledger is back with us after a
very long vacation. Good to have he
and Lioness Ethel in the City of Rusk
again.
The Board of Directors meeting was
very successful with a breakfast and
good attendance.
Last Thursday was the last day for
our October Membership Drive and
we came up with five new Lions.
Our Lion President Allen announ-
ced that five homes had been broken
into this week and that all precautions
should be taken to keep everything
locked up that is valuable. We also
should report anything that is unusual
in any area that we see to the Police
Department or the Sheriffs Depar-
tment. We must all band together and
fight crime as best we can. It is not
right for people to work hard all of
their life to have a few things that they
can enjoy and lose it to some thief.
Lion Doug Jordan is still undefeated
with his freshmen football team.
Lion Bill Draper had a few words of
wisdom to say about his S.M.U. foot-
ball team when they played Texas
University. Things were very quiet
for a few minutes then Lion Dodd had
to sound off about Baylor University
and Lion Morris Elliott made a joke
about A&M University for Lion Bob
Persons. That brought on some com-
ments from Lion Paul Cox about an
Aggie mosquito that bit Dolly Parton
on the back. Oh well, it was just one of
those days at the good old Rusk Lions
Club.
Lion Glen Stanley reported that the
wheel chair that we have has been
recovered and is as good as new. It is
being used now and will be for some
three or four weeks. After that it will
be available for someone else.
Lion Lewie Byers says that a new
money-raising project will be presen-
ted this Thursday.
Kissin Kuzzins
Lion Dodd coinplimesited the Rusk
school nurse for working with the
Lions on securing glasses for those
that cannot afford them. Several have
been purchased this year. Also there
is one crippled child that may be
eligible to go to the Lions Crippled
Childrens camp this summer. Lion
Dodd and his committee will be
working on this.
Lion Raymond Cooper says that our
first Ladies Night this Lions Club year
will be Nov. 20.
Lion Doug Jordan reported that Mr.
Wayne Townsend is working on the
back stop at the baseball field and
that there is some hope of getting a
score board. Material is available for
re-roofing the concession stand and
we still need to move the bleachers at
the old Motor Cross. Lion Ike Daniel is
chairman of this work detail.
So it was a report day to see just
what we Lions had been doing and
what needed to be done.
Sign in restaurant in Bowling Green
last summer: "No hot pants or
bathing suits allowed. Please remove
them before entering."
Kentucky: Adair Co.
Carolyn Ericson
1614 Redbud Street
Nacogdoches, Texas 75961
If you are working on Adair Co.,
Kentucky, you will surely be in-
terested in a new publication by
Frances Terry Ingmire called ADAIR
COUNTY, KENTUCKY BIRTHS 1852
through 1859, 1861, 1893, 1894, 1903,
1904,1906,1907. This book contains 101
pages, off-set printing with a surname
index.
This volume gives the date of birth,
name of child, sex of child, name of
father, name of mother, color and
county of residence. If your family was
in this area of Kentucky, you will
surely want a copy of this book.
Send you check or money order for
$9.95 to Mrs. Frances Terry Ingmire,
10166 Clairmont Drive, St. Louis, Mo.
63136.
Information needed on ancestors of
Jacob HONSSINGER, Jr. who settled
in Grayson Co., Texas late 1800's. One
biography says family came fron
Germany via Montreal then to
Missouri. Another one says family
came from Pennsylvania to Mo. Need
correct data and places. Will share;
have marriage date and place of
Jacob Jr.'s parents and burial place.
Information also needed on
Margaret KELLAM who married a
WOMACK. Think they lived in Cooke
County, Texas. Margaret's gran-
dfather was James William
KELLAM, born 1823 in Mississippi.
WHERE? He died in 1878 in Benton
County, Arkansas. Will share info.
Mrs. Cecil R. Ketchum, 2901 Hiway
99, Biggs, Ca. 95917.
I am trying to make contact with a
descendant of a man names Granville
MESSERSMITH who left his home in
Missouri and went to Whitney, Texas
in 1877. There he married a girl names
M. Delia HILL. They appear on the
Hill County census of 1880, but the
name was spelled MERCERSMITH.
They are also on the 1900 census but
now the name is shortened to SMITH.
The children listed in the 1900 cen-
sus are Barney T., age 13; Martha E.,
age 11; AllenR , age7; Emma V., age
5; Benjamin age 3 and a baby girl less
than a month old and unnamed. I
would like to contact any of these
people or their descendants. Old
Granville's fiddle is still in existence.
I will be happy to share data on this
family.
Mildred Messersmith Gray, 2282
Hunting Valley Drive, Decatur, Ga.
30033.
In the early 1900's the CHOYCE
family moved from Hamilton Co.,
Ohio to Hutchins, Texas. One of the
girls Mary Catharine CHOYCE had
married Dr. William R. ODELL,
before the move. I am presently
writing a book on the
CHOICE/CHOYCE families and
would like to include this line. There
are 9 CHOYCE children including
three boys: James, Andrew, and
George. Would like to contact any
members of this family or their
descendants.
Mrs. Betty Choyce Sheehan, 24
Coleman Road, Southampton, Mass.
01073.
Jefferson Marion LANGSTON was
born in Denton, Texas - date unknown.
He married Lillian Nancy LYONS in
Hardin Co. on 8 June 1891. They
resided in Tyler Co. for a time, moved
to Segno for a year, then returned to
Rockland, Texas. They remained
there until Marion's death in 1898. He
was a large man with red hair and
beard; a butcher by trade. Their
children were: Olive, Jame«, William
and Clyde and Claude t twins). 1 would
appreciate hearing from anyone who
may have some information about
this LANGSTON family,
Willing to exchange information
with others who are researching the
following families: BAILEY, BAR-
CLAY, COLLIER, COLLINS,
COWART, CROSS, FREEMAN,
HAAB, JONES, KINKAID, LYONS,
PEEBLES, REID, ROBERTS,
RODGERS, SIMPSON,
SWEARINGEN, WADDELL,
WILKINSON.
Mrs. Lynda Freeman, Box 1188,
Village Mills, Tx. 77663.
My paternal great grandfather
William Isaac STANFORD, was born
in Texas in 1869. In the 1880 census he
lived in Robertson Co., Texas with his
father J.W. (James Wm.?) STAN-
FORD (b. 1846 Ga.), his mother Mary
(b. La.) and his sisters Emma, b. ca
1873; M.D., b. ca 1875; Martha, b. ca
1876; and Littie b. ca 1878. I need the
parents of and birth place and date for
J.W. STANFORD; the maiden name,
birthplace, marriage date and paren-
ts' name for Mary; and the death
dates, places, and cemetery locations
of both J.W. and Mary Stanford.
In the early 1890's William Isaac
STANFORD married (according to
family Bible) Katherin Elizabeth
ADAMS, in or near Limestone Co.,
Texas. In the Limestone Co. marriage
records, William STANFORD
married Kate HETLER on 16 Novem-
ber 1893. Was "Kate" HETLER the
Katherin Elizabeth that married
William Isaac STANFORD? William I.
and Katherin E. had 3 children:
James William b. 22 Sept. 1894; Mary
Eliabeth b. 6 Jan. 1898; and Lola Ethel
b. 6 Feb. 1900. Katherin died soon af-
ter Lola was born. I need parents of
Kate or Katherin and the death dates,
places and cemetery locations of both
William I. & Katherin STANFORD.
Rod Bush, 5892 Karen Avenue,
Cypress, Ca. 90630.
THE PEOPLE OF
NACOGDOCHES IN THE CIVIL
WAR has been printed and is now at
the bindery at Waco. Have you reser-
ved your copy? Only a few more days
of the pre-publication offer. If you had
a grandfather or great-grandfather
who served in the Civil War from
Nacogdoches or was buried in
Nacogdoches, you should be in-
terested in this publication. This book
contains 320 pages, including a sur-
name index. Off-set printing, library
binding with title in gold. Also in-
cluded are 56 pictures of Civil War
veterans. Order your copy today for
$20.00 plus $1.00 tax and $1.25 postage.
Carolyn Ericson, 1614 Redbud Street,
Nacgdoches, Texas 75961.
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VETERANS
DAY# N0V.11
Maddening Mistake
When bureaucratic red tape hurts
the little person, that is the time to get
mad.
Sure, everyone makes mistakes, we
all know that. And, sure, government
workers seem to get the brunt of the
public's anger for "red taping,"
"bureaucracy," and similar dif-
ficulties.
And when the mistake involves old
people and causes them anguish,
there seems to be something par-
ticularly pathetic about making the
"mistake."
An old couple in Wells were having
trouble paying their electric bill. They
applied to the Community Advan-
cement-run assistance program, a
federally sponsored program, to help
them pay their bills from this sum-
mer's high heat crisis.
One Friday, their electricity was
about to be cut off and were they ever
in a tizzy. Imagine being 80-plus and
having the burden of having the elec-
tricity cut off hanging over your head
while below your hands are tied.
They had turned in their bill to the
Cherokee County CAP Office in Rusk
soon after it arrived at the first of the
month.
Twenty days later, here comes the
"past due-disconnect" noUce. After a
few phone calla, the check was located
In Henderson and was put In the mall
"that day."
Ten more day* and still no check to
the electric cooperative. A couple of
phone calls from an understanding
WeUa city official and the cooperative
agreed to "hold" on the disconnect
In the meantime, the anguish of the
elderly woman whose peace of mind
was in a turmoil turned to relief when
the "no disconnect" message came
back.
' 'Thank you, Lord,'' she said. ka
Murder by Shooting
We've talked about our office
dialogues before in this column, but if
anyone had heard the conversation in
our composition room one Tuesday af-
ternoon a few weeks ago, they would
have had us all arrested.
The conversation went as follows:
"Linney, did you ever find that little
old lady?"
"No, I had her in my hand to shoot
her and then I put her down and lost
her," came Linney's answer.
Linney Patton, you see, is our
darkroom technician. He is respon-
sible for "shooting" negatives called
halftones of all our pictured. The half-
tones are used in the printing of the
paper.
He had been given a picture of a
woman with her birthday cake that a
reader had brought in for publication
but had laid the picture down and lost
it.
After the strange conversation,
publisher Marie Whitehead commen-
ted that Linney should be arrested for
murder and I should be arrested for
accessory to the murder.
Honestly folks, when stories for
publication come in at noon on
Tuesday or when someone says come
take a picture NOW, I'd Just aa soon
be in jail for being an acceasory.
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