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Vol. 141, No. 10- 14 Pages
Thursday, April 13, 1989
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State to terminate ISD funds
to Maydelle after next year
CHEROKEE COUNTY officials and a survey team look over reports of recent storm damage suffered in the
county. From left are Commissioners Billy McCutcheon, F.E. Hassell, County Judge Emmett Whitehead,
Alton Hicks and Bob Gregg; David W. Barah, regional liaison officer for the Department of Public Safety
Division of Emergency Management; L.R. Chant, Federal Emergency Management; Ed Laundy, Resources
Management office, DPS Division of Emergency Management and Jack White, Cherokee County Emergency
Management Coordinator. -staff photo
There will be no more state fun-
ding for Maydelle ISD after the
1989-90 school year. The message
from Dr. William Kirby, com-
missioner of education, was reaf-
firmed at a Monday evening
meeting of the Maydelle School
Board. The board had received
notification of the commissioner's
ruling late last month and voted to
operate a K-5 school next year.
However, where the upper grade
studetns will go has not been
decided.
On hand for the meeting were Ben
Brandenburg, TEA master
Wells Council reviews
Chapman requests relief
city water, sewer services for Cherokee flood repair
assigned to Maydelle, and Carl
Candoli, department superinten-
dent for educational quality, Ruben
Olivarez, assistant commissioner
assigned to accreditation and
Margaret 0. Thompson, legal
examiner. The four had met with
area school superintendents earlier
in the day to discuss the future of
the students in the district.
Candoli told the board that at
present Maydelle is like a bride
with a dowry." You have something
to bring to the marriage," he said.
If Maydelle consolidates with
another district, the receiving
district will receive the difference
in funding between the state aid
received at Maydelle and the ADA
funding for the receiving district. If
Maydelle had consolidated with
Rusk for the coming year, Rusk
would receive some $200,000 per
year for 10 years. The funds could
only be used for buildings and to
pay off the Maydelle debt.
However, if Maydelle continues
with a school this year, the funding
to a receiving district will be
somewhat lower. The incentive
funds are figured on the ADA of the
consolidating district for the year
prior to consolidation.
In order to consolidate, petitions
would be circulated in both the con-
solidating district and the receiving
district. Some 10 percent of the
registered voters in both districts
must sign the petitions to call the
election. If the election fails that
particular election cannot be called
for three years. The election date is
set by law for May 7.
Dr. Candoli said his task was cer-
tainly not a pleasant one, but it was
his job. He had come to deliver a
message from the commissioner.
See 'MAYDELLE, P. 14
Water and sewer services were
topics again when Wells City Coun-
cil held its regular meeting Monday
night.
Audrey Williamson, owner of a
Wells beauty shop, told council
members that five of her women
customers, all of whom have silver
air, have had a red tint to their hair.
According to Williamson, problems
began around mid-February. One
customer has asked council to
reimburse her the $41 she paid to
have her hair bleached out. Council
did not act on that request during
the meeting.
An engineer from Austin was
scheduled to meet with the council
concerning problems with the
sewer plant, however, he was
unable to make the meeting.
Also concerning water/sewer
operations, Mrs. Effie Grayson
asked council members why ser-
vice could not be provided to the
Ronald Grayson residence. She was
advised that the proper was too low
and that a lift station would
probably be needed. The cost of a
News Briefs
Wells ISD forum
A community forum is scheduled
by Wells ISD tonight (April 13) at 7
p.m. in the school auditorium. The
forum is held annually for the pur-
pose of getting community input
concerning priorities for the school
district for the upcoming school
year.
The regular monthly meeting will
follow at approximately 8 p.m. and
will also be held in the auditorium.
Board President Jerry Rogers
said that he urges area residents to
attend and discuss any ideas or
problems they have for the district.
Glaucoma screening
A free glaucoma screening will be
held 9:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. Satur-
day, April 15 at the Alto Lions Club
building. The Smith County Branch
of Texas Society to Prevent Blin-
dness will conduct the screening.
Glaucoma can cause blindness
and in the earl} stages is difficult to
detect without screening.
Glaucoma usually strikes those
around the age of 35 and older.
Everyone in the community is
welcomed to come and take advan-
tage of this opportunity to prevent
blindness.
Rusk Council to meet
Members of the Rusk City Coun-
cil will meet at 5 p.m. Thursday at
City Hall for their regular monthly
meeting.
Council members are to discuss
paying of Nottingham Drive, an-
nual compliance inspection by the
state and necessary repairs to keep
the city's sewer system up to stan
dards. Police Chief Barry Campbell
will discuss the possible purchase of
bullet proof vests for officers to
wear.
The council is also scheduled to
discuss possible changes in hilling
for monthly wuler hills.
lift station could not be handled at
this time, according to Mayor
Horace Johnson. He said he and
Water Superintendent Tony
McKnight would look into the
situation and inform her of their
findings.
And, still concerning water, it
was noted that some customers
were late or behind in paying water
charges. Councilmen referred to a
previous ordinance stating that
bills should be paid by the tenth of
the month or a penalty would be ad-
ded. If bills are not paid in full by
the twentieth of the month, service
will be discontinued. Mayor John-
son said he would consult the city's
attorney to ascertain legal
ramifications.
Council noted correspondence
received by customers of Galaxy
Cablevision concerning an increase
in subscription rates. It was noted
that the company's franchise
denies the right to increase charges
without approval of council.
A motion was passed
unanimously to lease a portion of
the clinic property to the V.F.W. for
99 years at a cost of one dollar to
erect a monument to Veterans of
War.
Councilmen voted unanimously to
purchase 12 new stop signs for the
city, as well as pipe for installation.
Liability insurance coverage with
the Texas Municipal League was
approved and duplicate coverage
with the present carrier will be
dropped.
A letter from the State Depar-
tment of Highways reports that
"...appraisals are nearing com-
pleting in the rural section of the
adjoining project on U.S. 69 and ap-
proximately 50 percent of the par-
cels havebeen acquired." The let-
ter, from Paul Lockhart Jr., P.E.,
District Administrative Engineer,
calls attention to the fact that the
estimated cost to the Citv for
widening Highway 69 to four lanes is
$232,000. The cost will be shared on
See «WELLS COUNCIL. P. 14
'Charlie Brown'
tickets available
Patrons of the Cherokee Civic
Theatre may reserve their tickets
to "You're A Good Man, Charlie
Brown" by mailing their requests
to P. O. Box 666, Rusk, 75785 or by
calling Sissy Crysup at 214-683-5966.
Tickets will be made available to
the general public beginning April
20. They may be purchased at
Memories, Nixson Pharmacy, and
Chapman Pharmacy in Rusk or
Radio Shack and Pazzazz Boutique
in Jacksonville.
There will be no reserved seats,
and the ticket price is $5.
The production will be presented
by the young people of the Cherokee
Civic Theatre at 8 p.m., April 28 and
29and2p.m. April 30.
Marcelette Broussard is director
for the show. Music will be under
the direction of Gloria Dotson and
Jill Swink is choreographer for the
production.
Susan Porter is playing the Little
Red Headed Girl. Katie Crysup has
been cast as Lucy, Chris Brown as
Linus; P.O. Ford as Snoopy, R.P.
Kelley as Charlie Brown; Chad
Wootton as Schroeder; Erin
KoHk'iihci' as Putty.
U.S. Rep. Jim Chapman, D-
Sulphur Springs, has urged Texas
Governor Bill Clements to im-
mediately request Texas' Division
of Emergency Management and the
Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) to declare a major
disaster in Cherokee County, due to
the torrential rains that have swept
East Texas.
"On the request made by county
officials of Cherokee County, I urge
you to take immediate action and to
request the state's Division of
Emergency Management and
FEMA to declare Cherokee County
a major disaster area because of
the torrential rains that have
covered East Texas," said Chai -
man to Governor Clements.
"The Federal Government has a
very important role to play in
assisting those who are devastated
as a result of disaster over which
they have no control," continued
Chapman.
"Cherokee County has been hit
hard to torrential rains and I
strongly believe that the damage is
See *FLOOD, P. 14
Rusk State Hospital enacts sanctions
against workers in patient abuse case
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Rusk State Hospital Superinten-
dent Allen C. Chittenden, M.D., has
released a decision concerning
three employees who have been on
administrative leave with pay since
Feb. 9 as a result of an alleged case
of client abuse that occurred in
January.
One employee has been ter-
minated from employment and two
employees have been given a 10-day
suspension without pay. The basis
for this action is Class II abuse; and
failure to intervene in actions
against a client that constituted
Class II abuse; and failure to report
client abuse.
A Class II abuse means (1) any
act or failure to act done knowingly,
recklessly, or intentionally, in-
cluding incitement to act which
caused or may have caused non-
serious physical injury to a client,
or (2) exploitation. According to
Rules of Client Abuse and Neglect
in Texas Department of Mental
Health and Mental Retardation
facilities, when the head of a ,
facility determines that client
abuse or neglect has occurred, he
shall take disciplinary action for
Class II abuse. If the act of abuse is
the employee's first violation, the
employee shall be placed on
suspension for up to 10 days,
demoted, or dismissed from em-
ployment. If the act of abuse is the
employee's second violation, that
employee shall be dismissed from
employment.
As a result of this action and
previous action concerning the
alleged client abuse case, a total of
See *RSH, P. 14
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'Roundabout...
with Marie Whitehead
STUDENTS IN WELLS ELEMENTARY fourth and fifth grades
heard a presentation called "Project Tornado" given by Rusty
Garrett, weatherman with KTRE-TV, Lufkin. Darrell Hughes,
(left) and Mike Carver (right), both fifth graders, discuss tor-
nados with Garrett following the program.
SmMfPlEB i
The world around us is amazing.
Right outside my at-home-office
window, a small Mother-to-be has
taken over our new petunia basket.
It was an Easter gift from Daughter
No. 2. And now, it is no longer ours.
Looks like we'll have to give it up
for the nest Mama Wren is creating.
Small joys in what is often a tur-
bulent, frustrating world. These are
the unexpecteds that bring a smile
to the weary face! This clanking
typewriter is so close to her that it
mav take a bit of doing for her to
READY WRITERS FROM ALTO Elementary School attended a UIL competition this past week in Gen
terville. Third through sixth grade students who attended are (from left, front row) K. C. Crosby, fifth;
David Birdsong, fourth; and Justin Scott, third. Middle row are Denise Caldwell, fifth; Maggie May,
fourth; Jessica Dowling, fourth; Jessica Kessel, fifth and Shanna Hicks, third. Back row, from left, are
Lalasha Badgett, sixth; Kelly Pearman, fourth; Carla Rogers, sixth; Holli Bass, sixth; Kelly Stewart, til
th arid Cassandra Allsup, sixth. Participants not pictured are third graders Steven Kahla and
Nekeshia Thacker. staff photo
accept my noisy pecking. But if she
can tolerate me, I can tolerate her!
Fair is fair!
The other morning I got up
earlier than usual. It wasn't
daylight. It wasn't night, either. It
was that breathless pause...just
before...an ending and a beginning.
Trying to get my eyes open and get
the coffee started. I looked out the
kitchen window. Shades of black! A
small, black blob. Hunched INSIDE
our bird feeder. This is really a
small house. Open. A roof. Four
support posts and its bottom is the
container for bird seed.
Putting my glasses on, I peered
more closely. None of the birds in
our neighborhood, not even the
Grackle/Raven, whatever, is large
enough to fill that space in such a
big, black, globby way. Have you
already guessed what it was? Sure.
A black cat! Smart black cat, too. It
came early to hunch down quietly
and wait for a fresh feast of bird
meat! That didn't happen though.
Birds are smart, too. They didn't
want their grain breakfast nearly
as much as the Cat wanted one of
them for breakfast! So they kept
their distance. Finally. Black Cat
gave up and jumped out with just
enough dignity to suggest it had
been there all that time waiting for
the sun to come up.
And so, the world goes on. Animal
life on Bonner Street. Rusk. Texas.
U.S.A. just as it does for the Wild
World of Animals in Africa and
other places on our Planet Earth.
With all of God's creatures, great
and small, we too. must go
on...doing that which we are en-
trusted to do...and do it to the best
of our ability.
Our pastor told us that if we could
"smile" only, then to do that and do
it well! A good point. Perhaps these
comments about Mama Wren and
fat. black cat will bring a memory
to mind and a smile! Until next
w eek' m\\
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