The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 133, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 3, 1983 Page: 1 of 26
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The Cherokeean
Texas' Oldest Weekly Newspaper
Established as the Cherokee Sentinel, February 27,1850
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Railroad
Vol. 133, No. 51
Rusk, Texas 75785 — Thursday, February 3,1983
14 Pages
Historical Unit OK's
983 Work Program
By JOHN ALLEN TEMPLETON
The Program of Work for the
Cherokee County Historical Com-
mission's year was adopted in the
group's January business meeting
last Tuesday in Rusk when activities
in general were discussed.
Top priority in the Program of Work
will' be given to Junior Historian
promotion, essay writing contest for
public history students, Family Land
Heritage recognition and continuing
to mark sites and structures of
historic importance. The priority
projects were listed together and the
listing above does not place one before
another, the Commission stressed.
Aiso part of the Program of Work
are an oral history recording project
and the observance of Texas Heritage
Days, which mark historic occasions
and events in the state's history.
Reports on current projects
showed:
Cherokee History Trails brochure
— distribution is underway through
the Jacksonville and Rusk Chambers
of Commerce, Alto city hall, Texas
State Railroad Park and regional
travel shows. The brochures list 70
places of historic importance in the
county, each located on a map of the
county. The Commission initiated the
brochure and was joined by the two
Chambers of Commerce, Cherokee
County Tourism Commission and
Kiely Printing Co. in producing it.
Tom Dean Stevens is chairman of that
project.
Markers — The markers for the
Zebulon Pike Camp Site near Alto and
the Texas State Railroad Park near
Rusk should be ready for erection and
dedication soon. The Pike marker has
already been received and the is due
from the foundry in a few days.
Marker requests have been received
and are in progress for the Lynches
Chapel church near Alto, Falvey
Memorial United Methodist Church in
Wells, the grave of John J. Bowman in
Mt. Hope Cemetery near Wells (he
was a veteran of the War for Indepen-
dence of Texas from Mexico and a
brother, James H. Bowman is also
buried there. His grave has a marker
but his war service had not been
determined earlier.) Shiloh Church
and cemetery, and the First
Presbyterian Church in Rusk, accor-
ding to Mrs. Henry Rose, chairman.
In addition, work is underway on ap-
plications for another 12 markers.
The compilation of the list of all
elected Cherokee county officials sin-
ce the county was founded in 1846 to
the present is moving ahead, Mrs.
Melvin Session reported. Research is
underway in the imcomplete county
files in Rusk, Dallas, Nacogdoches
and Austin, she said. When com-
pleted, the list will be published in
booklet form for all public libraries in
the county. It will be updated after
each election. Mrs. Verline Danheim
is assisting with this work.
Editing should begin soon on the
narratives for all of the historical
markers in the county. These will also
be put into booklet form for the
libraries as reference material for
history students and teachers as well
as for the general public. Jack Moore
is directing this undertaking.
The meeting was the first of 1963 for
the members whom the Com-
missioners Court appointed Jan. 10
for two-year terms. Bernard
Mayfield, a former member, was
welcomed as a new appointee. He
succeeds Mrs. Frank Ebaugh of
Jacksonville, who resigned after ser-
ving 20 years.
Chairman John Allen Templeton of
Jacksonville presided. The Com-
mission will meet next on Feb. 22 in
Rusk.
Governor
To Launch
TSR Train
Texas Gov. and Mrs. Mark White
and their family will be in Rusk and
Palestine on Saturday, March 19, for a
ride on the Texas State Railroad.
State Rep. Elton Bomer and former
State Rep. Emmett Whitehead exten-
ded the invitation to the Governor last
week.
Both cities are expected to begin
working out details for various ac-
tivities to honor the new Texas
Governor while he is in the area.
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RUSK QUARTERBACK CLUB member James Campbell sells a
ticket to Friday night's chili supper to Lauri Bramble. The chili supper
will begin at 5 p.m. Friday at the Rusk High School cafeteria. Tickets
are 12.50 for adults and $1.50 for children. The meal includes chili,
crackers, iced tea and homemade desserts.
PARTICIPATING IN AN OM Settlers Reunion Planning Committee meeting Monday night were from left,
seated. Mlckle Eckel, Herbert Bell, Bill Eckel, Fred Gaines and Connye Guy. Standing from left are Ronnie
Wlllingham, Thomas Lee Parsons, Charles Hassell, Thurman Hampton, Bob Clayton, Otis Williams, Larry Sin-
clair, Frank Bowden, Steve Guy, Dennis Marsh, Curtis Pruett and Billy Joyce. staff photo
Old Settlers Fete Set
Second Planning Session Is Feb. 15
Members of the Old Settlers
Reunion Planning Committee met for
almost three hours Monday night at
the Citizens Bank to discuss for-
mulation of plans for the Memorial
Day weekend celebration. This year's
event is to be the second annual Old
Settlers Reunion.
A second planning meeting is set for
7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15 at the Citizens
Bank. At that time, officers will be
elected and a percentage for division
of profits among participating clubs
will be decided. Also, members are
expected to determine how the
remainder oí the profits will be spent.
The possibility of using funds for the
establishment of a youth center or for
converting the armory building into
some sort of center was discussed.
Chairman Frank Bowden noted that
'Round Town
with Mrs. Roundabout
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Remember last week? "Out of the
mouths of babes?" Little people have
an incredible accuracy ... for hitting
the Bull's Eye of truth ... when Big
Folks are least expecting it to happen.
A young mom was holding her two-
year old aon in her lap, while watching
a favorite TV program. The soapy-
dope was Interrupted by our
President Ronald Reagan,
meeting with the press.
by explaining to him who <
was that was speaking. "Thai ia our
she said
President,'
'President
K&
Reagan. Ha Uvea In the Whit* House
at Washington, D.C."
The we
other faceta sf
you remember the one that is being
discussed. President Reagan was a
little testy about some of the things
the press hsd been ssytng sbout him.
And then, rather abruptly, the con-
ference wss over. Young Mom wasn't
through with her educstionsl en-
desvor, however. So, she sttempted to
review her input to young Son. She
began by aaking, "Now, who was thst
man we just saw on TV?"
Without heetitaUoa, he promptly
replied, "Plnnochtot" Well, it may
seud a Uttle like the word,
hut then the youngster
knwfl ÜM SASSSnlkll Isa tk§
growth sIReagaa'saese that his mem
At 1 said, "out of the mouths of
it'Truehsppsning? It really did
members of the Lions Club are in the
process of putting in outdoor basket-
ball courts and picnic tables at the
swimming pool. The area already has
a horseshoe course and there is talk
about building some tennis courts, he
added. Also, he noted the Lions are
planning to add additional equipment
for the younger children.
Bowden reported that last year's
event brought in $2,261 with expenses
totaling $1,430, leaving a profit of
$831.21. However, he said the event
was planned to provide a good time
for participants and charges were up
to 50 cents for food items and 10 cents
to 25 cents for games and rides.
The event drew some 2,500 people
and Bowden said he looks for another
1,000 to attend the next function.
Members of the committee
discussed the possibility of making
the event a week long festival, rather
than just a one day event. If so, the
beginning activities would be staged
downtown and then the event later
moved to the Rusk State Park.
Both Bowden and Herbert Bell
urged members of the committee not
to ask merchants for freebies or
discounts. Bowden said plans are to
purchase everything possible locally
at regular marked prices. If the mer-
chants wanted to donate something,
that was a different matter, he said.
Nominations were made for the
Civic Theatre
Hosts Drama
The Cherokee Civic Theater will
sponsor s Children's Theater at 7:30
p.m. Feb. 24 at the Cherokee Theater
in downtown Rusk.
The drama department of Stephen
P. Austin State University will bring
their production of "Merlin and Ar-
thur" to the Rusk stage.
Tickets will be on sale at the
schools, according to theater
president Del Co*
various offices. Election of officers
will be held at the February meeting.
Attending the event were represen-
tatives of the various service clubs,
the Quarterback Club, the Youth
Chamber, the Association of Christian
Students. Elm Grove, Shady Grove,
Band Boosters, the media and Curtis
Pruett of the Texas State Railroad
and Dennis Marsh of the Rusk State
Park.
City To Call Election
Meeting Slated
An election for mayor and two city
councilmen will be called for April 2
when members of the Rusk City
Council meet at 5 p.m Tuesday at city
hall.
Terms of Mayor James Fisher and
Councilmen James Thompson, Place
1 and Leon Foreman, Place 2 expire
with the April election The election is
set by ordinance for the first Saturday
in April.
Candidates can file for places on the
ballot from now to March 2. Those
persons wanting to vote absentee by
mail can already make application
for a ballot Absentee balloting in per-
son is March 14-29 at City Hall
In other matters expected to come
before the council Tuesday will be the
appointment of a Sesquicentennial
Committee and a Library Advisory
Committe
The council will open bids for pur
chase of a van for the elderly transpor-
tation program.
The council met in executive
session Monday afternoon for an up-
date on pending litigation and
discussion of employment of a city
judge to replace Raymond Cooper,
who died Jan. 20
Plans Begin
To Set County Priorities
Cherokee County commissioners
will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the
county courtroom to discuss long-
range county planning
Expected to highlight the discussion
will be what the county intends to do
with the county solid waste disposal
site at Gallatin.
County Judge Robert McNatt repor-
ted to commissioners at the Jan. 24
meeting that he had received a letter
from Rusk State Hospital Superinten-
dent Dr. Robert S. Glen asking that
the landfill site be open
Commissioner Joe Henderson,
Precinct 3, says he is in favor of
allowing the hospital or cities or even
contractors to use the site. He said he
would like to see the county recoup
some of its original expenditures on
the site
McNatt said he wasn't interested in
the county making back its expenses.
The money was the citizens' money in
the first place, he says
Representatives of the various
cities in the county and Action Con-
tainers Inc., contractor for the City of
Rusk, will be invited to attend the
meeting.
McNatt has asked commissioners to
prepare a list of priorities of things
they want done this year and things
needed to be done in the years to
come.
The meeting, as all commissioners'
meetings, is open to the public
Rabies Threat
Alto Reports Outbreak
By BETTY SPAULDING
If you knew that a five dollar bill
could protect your dog from a painful,
deadly disease, would you spend it on
your pet? This is the question facing
area residents dog and cat owners, as
a serious rabies outbreak is reported
Constable Alton Hicks has stated
that a rabid (mad) dog was shot and
killed near the Alto water tower
recently Over five rabid skunks have
been shot in and near town One of the
skunks was found near the Indian
Mounds Nursery Three of the skunk
heads have been sent to the State
Health Department Lab in Austin for
positive rabies identification.
For the past several years
Veterinarian E C. Martin from Rusk
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Did The Groundhog See His Shadow Wednesday?
It It highly unlikely that the Furry Fellow found enough sunshine in
the whole state to cast even a half of a shadow! He was probably like
these two >oungsters with their make-believe Groundhog -
housebound! If the little critter can be depended on as a forecaster of
weather with an> degree of acrurac). Spring should come early this
year. And what a welcome change ol seasons It will be for children.
Groundhogs and even grown-ups!
-staff photo b> grandmother of sand) and chrts geniales
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has been coming to Alto on a weekly
basis as a courtesy to area residents,
to administer the rabies shots and
other veterinary care Now, however,
Alto is fortunate to have its own,
fulltime veterinarian. Dr. Dan Kessel
and his wife who settled in Alto last
year His clinic is in the Mini-Mall on
Highway 69 just south of the traffic
light. Dr Kessel will give the rabies
shot to your dog or cat for just five
dollars
Dr Kessel said that rabies is a very
serious disease. It is seen in skunks,
possums and raccoons If one of these
creatures is carrying rabies and it
bites a calf, it is almost always fatal.
An un-vaccinated dog that is bitten by
a rabid animal is usually dead in ten
days
Constable Hicks is especially con-
cerned that a child might approach a
rabid dog and be bitten. Seldom will a
child get near a wild animal like a
skunk, but a pet dog or a stray dog,
un-vaccinated is a very real threat to
an unsuspecting child, said Hicks.
Dr. Martin offered the following in-
formation from his veterinarian
newsletter, Zoonosis Update: "1962
levels of rabies were above 1961, still
approximately triple the pre-'79 levels
of rabies in Texas. . .in reviewing the
1962 summary of rabies cases...is the
prevalence of domestic animal
rabies.. in particular, cat rabies.
"Cat rabies continues to be the
greatest potential danger of rabies
exposure to humans. Cats, like dogs,
may expose up to 20 people, a much
higher number than wild animals.
Even though state law requires an-
nual rabies vaccination of dogs and
cats, a much lower percentage of cats
are actually vaccinated than dogs.
This situation is unfortunste because
cats, being predatory animals, are
more likely to come in contact with
wild animal rabies. Cats as well as
dogs should be vaccinated against
rsbies. It is much easier snd far less
expensive to vaccinate a cat (or dog)
than to provide post-exposure rabies
treatment to humana."
If you care about your pets and mors
so, about your children and your
neighbor's children, call either Or.
MarUn in Rusk or Dr.
Ksaaal in Alto tMMttl) and arrange
for an appointment to have your vets
vaccinated As baratía Swtleaid bn a
TV conunerrtol, "It's Ui
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