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PAGE TWO - THE CHEOKEEAN/HERALD OF RUSK, TEXAS - THURSDAY, JUNE 22,1989
Editorials/ Opinion/ Columns
Opinion:
Unfinished work
'Roundabout...
with Marie Whitehead
After adjourning sine die at the end of May,
our state's legislature is back in full swing with a
special session. The 71st convocation of that
August body failed to deal with the issue most
believe was the most important issue: worker-
compensation reform.
All of this means that the 181 members of the
House and Senate have returned to the task
which they left unfinished. Their first five month's
work of this year—attempting to provide
needed services to citizens, at taxpayers' ex-
pense, of course—has been called by the
majority a "lousy, lackluster, unproductive
session."
However, on the up side, give credit where
credit is due. In the closing days of bill signing,
Gov. Bill Clements made it official that we will
increase prison capacity from 39,000 to
61,000 beds by the early 1990s. This is a
significant step forward, considering the fact
that Texas is under a federal court order to
keep the state prison population under 95 per-
cent of capacity.
It is clear that this bill will bring some relief to
counties' jails which are holding a backlog of
inmates awaiting a transfer to the Texas Depar-
tment of Corrections.
The largest increases in statewide spending
are for public school and higher education,
health and human services, also water and
sewer service for Rio Grande border com-
munities (colonias) along with the corrections
expansion and re-structuring.
True, there were no "new" taxes, but we
know that underneath the jargon, we will find
new "fees" tacked on to supplement state in-
come. If we are going to have a budget of $47.4
billion, up 11.9 percent overall from the level of
the current budget year doubled, and up 14.7
percent in general revenue related funds, then
obviously the additional income must come
from somewhere! And the historical past points
to the taxpayer's pocket!
Keep your eyes on this special session and
remember that there is always another election.
The Governor has spoken. We will address
"reform of workers comp." Will we get it? Or,
will we continue to get government "of the few,
by the few, for the few," while we pay the bill?
Think about it!
It was one of those early morning
experiences. Waking up to a dawn,
damp with night's dew, trying to get
body and mind to wake up in sync,
peering through spectacles which
were like my eyes, still half asleep,
well, I knew it was going to be one of
those days because I began to wash
my face with my glasses on!
Perhaps this will make some of
you over-50 readers feel a little less
alone when similar events occur in
your world! We are not alone when
it comes to getting older! With each
passing day, we all do it! Right?
Right!
These recent days' passage have
been what we expect June to be.
The month didn't get off to its usual
start with the kindness of weather,
but thank goodness, the situation is
improving! Since the rains we have
seen skies bluer than blue, fluffy,
puffy, white cumulus clouds
creating a canopy of beauty...and
bringing relief to our water-logged,
weary eyes.
Don't get me wrong. We needed
the rain. Badly. But hasn't the
recent lovliness of June and the
songs of the many birds made your
heart sing? Just a little? We need
the beauty of nature to bring quiet
moments of respite to our troubled
Judge s ruling allows for detachment of MISD
A ruling by Visiting Judge Mar-
vin Blackburn in the 2nd Judicial
District Court at Rusk on June 14
opened the door for the detachment
of a portion of the Maydelle In-
dependent School District. That
portion of the district, that lies in
Anderson County was detached by
the board later that evening. The
Slocum ISD board had already
voted to annex the portion of the
former Maydelle district in the
event the Maydelle board detached
it.
Action by the Maydelle board had
been delayed from June 6 because
of a temporary restraining order by
Judge Blackburn. Following an all
day hearing June 14, Blackburn lif-
ted the restraining order and
allowed for the board action.
Members of the Cherokee County
Commissioners Court met Monday
morning to draw the boundary lines
for the Maydelle ISD. All of the
district is now located in Cherokee
County. At 5:15 p.m. the Rusk
School Board met to accept the an-
nexation of the Maydelle district to
the Rusk district provided the
Maydelle board votes that action.
Approval of the annexation was
made at the 7 p.m. Monday meeting
of the Maydelle board.
Meeting at Maydelle, the
Maydelle board June 14 voted the
detachment of the Anderson County
portion of the district. This action
was made on what was said to be of
the best educational and
economical interest of the students
: of the district.
Singletary
Memorial Library
By PEGGY McARTHUR
LIBRARY HOURS: Tuesday
1-6 p.m., Wednesday 12 noon to
5 p.m., Story Hour, 10 a.m.,
Thursday and Friday 12 noon
to 5 p.m.
CREATURE FEATURES:
Seventy-two readers enjoyed
scenes from You're a Good
Man Charlie Brown Wed-
nesday. Your child, age 3-13,
can still enroll for the Reading
Program. Visit the library and
sign them up!
NEW BOOKS INCLUDE:
Shades of Fortune by
Stephen Birmingham. The
president of a multi-million
corporation must contend with
rivalries and conspiracies in
her efforts to lead her com-
pany.
Trophy For Eagles by
Walter J. Boyne. This is a
historical novel about th^
golden age of aviation and the
pilots who competed for love
and glory, prizes and jobs.
Eminence by William X.
Kienzle. The reader gets a look
at the newsrooms, morgues,
police stations, rectories and
criminals in the city of Detroit.
NON-FICTION:
With These Words..I Thee
Wed - Contemporary wedding
vows for today's couples,
religious and secular, and in-
cludes tips on how to write your
own.
The Power of Myth by
Joseph Campbell. Bill Moyers
and Joseph Campbell converse
with wisdom and wit on
mythology.
Some six Maydelle youngsters
will become a part of the Slocum
Independent School District. They
all reside on the same road, which
is already serviced by a Slocum
school bus.
A petition signed by 45 of the 51
registered voters of the district
living in Anderson County had
asked for the detachment from
Maydelle and annexation to
Slocum.
Sid Danner, chief appraiser for
the Cherokee County Apprai&al*
District reported to the Maydelle
board that the district composed of
41,002 acres of 64.08 square miles in
Cherokee County. Another 22,143
acres or 34.60 square miles of the
district were located in Anderson
County. The entire district con-
sisted of 63,145 acres or 98.67 square
miles.
Certified taxable value showed
that $6,622,530 lies in Anderson
County and $17,233,770 in Cherokee
County. Tax rate for the Maydelle
ISD in 1988 was 87.286 cents.
Enrollment at Maydelle in the
1987-88 school year totaled 191
students and there were 160 studen-
ts on the last day of school this past
year.
Some 73 Maydelle students atten-
ded school at Rusk during the 1987-
88 and 66 students came during the
past school year.
Voting to detach the property
from the Maydelle ISD to be an-
nexed to the Slocum district were
Maydelle board members Martin
Potts, Melba Darrow and Travis
Marriage Licenses
Couples receiving marriage
license in the office of the county
clerk include:
Martin Nathaniel Lusk and Bar-
bara Allen King, both of Maydelle.
Stanley Eugene Palmer and
Catherine Toni LeBlanc, both of
Rusk.
Archie Lee Graham, Jr. and
Patricia Inez Cherry, both of
Jacksonville.
Jerry L. Rix and Loretta Crow,
both of Alto.
Jalee Charlie Barnett and Shirley
Brown Parker, both of Lufkin.
Eric Ray Land and Roxanne
Reed, both of Jacksonville.
Elderly Nutrition Menu
June 26-30
MONDAY
Baked fish, macaroni and cheese,
three-bean salad, white bread,
margarine, pear half and milk.
TUESDAY
Enchilada w/chili, spanish rice,
tossed salad, 1000 Island dressing,
white bread, margarine, apple and
milk.
WEDNESDAY
Tuna salad, vegetable soup,
peach half, lettuce, tomatoes,
onion, wheat bread, crackers,
margraine, oatmeal cookie and
milk.
THURSDAY
Seasoned pinto beans w/ground
meat, steamed cabbage, carrot and
raisin salad, corn bread,
margarine, cherry cobbler and
milk.
FRIDAY
Chicken spaghetti, broccoli,
mixed fruit, garlic bread,
margarine, chocolate chip cookie
und milk.
Halbert. Voting against were
Harold Gilmore and Roger
Graham. Sherman Ezelle abstained
from voting as he will receive back
an acre that he donated to the
district. That property is used for a
playground and parking lot. The
deed stated in the event that the
district ever ceased to operate a
school there, the property would
revert balasto him.
Court ojjgped at 9 a.m. June 14
and continwxl until a little after 5
p.m. before Judge Blackburn
removed the restraining order.
Court reconvened Monday, when
merits of the case were heard and
Judge Blackburn declared the elec-
tion valid. He ruled in favor of
the defendants, Melba Darrow,
Travis Halbert and John Padgett
who had also asked for a sanction,
declaring the litigation as a groun-
dless suit. However, Judge Black-
burn denied the sanction saying the
suit was filed in good faith.
Plaintiffs in the suit were MartHa
Swearingen and Mike Dover, who
said the election seating Mr.
Darrow and Halbert was illegally
held. Mrs. Swearingen had con-
tested the election earlier and a re-
count revealed a difference of one
vote.
The plaintiff had maintained that
10 persons voted illegally in the May
6 school election. Various ones of
those listed appeared on the stand
stating they do live in the Maydelle
district. Information on others was
presented to the court. Testimony
revealed that two person allegedly
Concert slated
at Rusk armory
The Foxx Group will be presented
in concert from 8 p.m. to midnight
Saturday at the armory building in
Rusk. The group has just returned
from a recording session in
Houston. Three of the songs on the
tape are original.
Tapes and autographed pictures
will be offered for sale.
The group is entered in a contest
at Houston, July 3. Members of the
group are Gary Starkey, vocalist;
Matt Lusk, lead guitar; Bryan
Johnson, drums; and Chad Riddle,
bass guitar.
voted, who did not reside in the
district.
Mrs. Swearingen testified that
Emily Teirman, re-count judge,
had folded the ballots across the
number as ballots were taken from
the ballot box. Mrs. 'Swearingen
said after the ballots were folded, it
could not be determined if the
ballots were printed ballots or
copies of ballots.
Testimony was heard concerning
allegations from both sides of the
dispute.
Chamber news
It is time to select the yard of the
month for July. Please call your
nominations to the chamber office
at 683-4242. The yard of the month
and an honorable mention will be
selected.
The chamber office is taking or-
ders for the beautiful park benches
to be placed around the Cherokee
county Courthouse and in front of
local businesses. These benches
may be donated in memory of, or in
honor of a loved one or donated as
an indication of civic spirit.
Plans are underway for the 21st
Annual Indian Summer Arts and
Crafts Fair scheduled for October 7
and 8. Robert Gonzales is chairman
of the 1989 Arts and Crafts Fair.
Margaret Perkins, Tourism
Chairman, and members of the
tourism committee met June 14
with Curtis Pruett, Superintendent
of the Texas State Railroad. Mr.
Pruett gave a detailed update on
the progress of the repairs to the
railroad. Mr. Pruett answered
various questions asked by the
committee and was helpful in
making suggestions for future
publicity.
*With apologies...
A photo caption in last week's
paper said that park benches are
being sold by the Make It Happen
Committee.
Actually, the benches are being
offered for sale by the Rusk
Beautification Committee under
the direction of Connye Guy.
The benches are $125 each and
are being sold to be donated to the
committee. Benches will be placed
around the square.
— Cherokee County—
Sheriff s Report
Cherokee County Sheriff Jimmy
Dickson reported that during the
period of June 11-17, the Cherokee
County Sheriff's Department an-
swered 120 calls and filed 33 offense
reports. Offenses reported were:
seven burglary of habitation, nine
thefts, five assaults - family violen-
ce, one criminal trespass, two
criminal mischief, two terroristic
threat, one forgery, one incident
report, one abandoned vehicle, one
telephone harrassment, one disor-
derly conduct, one resisting arrest,
two unauthorized use of motor
vehicle, one aggravated sexual
assault.
Cherokee County Sheriff Jimmy
Dickson reported that during the
reporting period, the Cherokee
souls. And who can say today that
his or her soul does not suffer with
the too-muchness of life?
Along this line of thought, I am
reminded of a well known quotation
from the book, "The Little Prince."
Its principal personage advises us
that what is important is seen with
the heart, rather than the eyes. So
you see, we can't become too en-
thralled with the joy of what our
eyes see, as important as that is;
what is truly important is that
which we see with our hearts.
The hearts of we Methodists, and
those who have shared our revival
with us, have seen a wonder in
renewed Love for each other, for all
fellow humans. This series of ser-
mons by Dr. Bill Hinson will be
remembered for as long as we who
live have minds to remember. He
has addressed our hearts where the
true eyes reside.
It is important to appreciate this
beautiful land in which we live,
work, move and have our being. But
it is much more important that we
express concern for our own, and
other's true purpose in existence.
Sure, I may try to wash my face
agaln...with glasses on...but if I can
keep the real, seeing place clear of
obstacles-my heart-then it won't
matter, will it? Take care of your
heart. It does more than pump
blood!
Until next week? -mw
HOPE Devotional...
County Sheriff's Department,
assisted by Constable Harold Gray,
cleared nine cases by arresting
three young Jacksonville men and
one juvenile from Jacksonville.
Sheriff Dickson said six motor-
cycles, assorted guns, lawn equip-
ment and furniture was recovered,
clearing four burglaries of
buildings, four felony thefts and one
burglary of a motor vehicle.
Sheriff Dickson stated that during
the reporting period, 36 arrests
were made and six persons were
transported to the Texas Depar-
tment of Corrections.
In other activity, Freddy Gardner
was charged with felony theft in
connection with the theft of two
boats from an Ironton residence.
Both boats have been recovered.
Rev. Paul Stalnaker
Remember the way It was when...
Remember when the morning
came and you awoke with a smile?
The first thing you would say was
"Praise the Lord" or maybe
"Thank you Jesus." A frown never
overtook your face when you
thought about God's creations.
Remember how you look out of
the window and rain would be filling
the air. Though it wasn't exactly
what you wanted, you would say,
"Well, Lord, maybe someone needs
this' rain. Thanks for the rain
Lord."
And how about when you took that
first look at yourself in the mirror
every morning? Instead of saying,
"oh, you handsome stinker, you!!",
you would say, "God created this
body to do the will of my Father. I
will use it for my Lord's glory
always!"
Oh, how sweet were those first
moments of each day spent seeking
his glorious will. When you knelt
before His throne with a quiet
praise of thanksgiving, you would
lift up all things unto Him. How
beautiful was His Spirit!
"•MISD...
from P. 1
TEAMS tests. We had the highest in
the county last year. But, we
worked hard at it. The district's
achievement tests scores validated
the TEAMS scores. We are com-
mented in increasing the scores by
teaching the Essential Elements
and all elements of Chapter 75," he
said.
All campuses have been
remodeled since 1983. "We take
pride in the remarks of the ac-
creditation team. The four areas of
discrepancies were taken care of by
Feb. 14. We have a letter from the
agency stating that we are fully ac-
credited," Murray reported.
Counselors are on duty and are
available to talk with parents and
students. Students will be
welcomed and made to feel comfor-
table, Murray said. There is still
plenty of time for scheduling at the
high school.
John Hardy, attorney for the
Maydelle School Board, explained
the procedure for annexation with
the Maydelle board. He said the 64
plus acres remaining in the
Maydelle district will be annexed
with the Rusk district, abolishing
the Maydelle ISD. Rusk will be
responsible for the debt of the
Maydelle district.
The Rusk school is fully ac-
credited and will offer a variety of
classes. Computer print-outs of
classes offered last year were
presented to the board.
Hardy said most Maydelle
students will spend 10 minutes in
the morning and 10 minutes in the
afternoon longer on the bus.
He said he had been told that if
teachers would file applications
with the Rusk district they would
receive favorable consideration.
Ben Brandenburg, state master
for the Maydelle district said the
board would be required to function
for as long as 60 days to close out
the school.
* Commissioners...
from P. 1
In another matter, com-
missioners voted to appoint Ray
Patton of Jacksonville to fill the
Justice of the Peace position for
Precinct 3, formerly held by Judge
Buddy Lacy. Lacy is resigning ef-
fective July 1. Patton is a former
employee of Beali's General Office
and Kiely Printing Co. He is a for-
mer trustee for the Jacksonville
ISD.
Soon, those moments would turn
into an hour of beauty spent in the
Lord.
Remember when you first met the
Lord? You would be constantly
looking and listening for even a few
words from the Lord. Then, to your
amazement, you found that he
speaks plainly and directly to you in
His Holy Word, the Bible. Oh, those
joyous times of communications
between you and your Lord through
His Word.
Love, joy, peace and happiness
were with you always, even in the
times of trouble. And this wonder-
fully different spirit was so attrac-
tive to those you would tell about
the wonders of our Lord.
Remember how you would turn
everything unto Him and trust the
Lord to lead the way. After all, He is
the way. What? Things are dif-
ferent now? Well then, my friend
something is wrong!
Have a great day!
Paul Stalnaker, Pastor
Rt 2 Box 2477
Alto, Tx. 75925
(409) 858-HOPE (4673)
Alto library
receives series
children's books
After hearing San Antonio author,
Rita Kerr, review one of her books,
"Texas First Lady, Margaret Lea
Houston, Wife of the President" at
the Captain James Jack Chapter of
the New Braunfels DAR, Kathryn
Hart Wood decided to purchase the
series of nine new books for the
Stella Hill Memorial Library.
Mrs. Wood is giving the books in
memory of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. G.S. Hart. Mr. Hart came to
Alto schools as principal in 1928. He
was Supt. of the Linwood schools in
1929 and returned to Alto as Supt.
from 1930-1944. He was a member of
the Cherokee County School Board
after he came back to Alto in
retirement prior to his death in
1970. Mrs. Wood taught her first
year in Alto High School in 1941.
Kathryn Hart Wood is a charter
member of the William Roark
Chapter of the Daughters of the
Republic of Texas. As an eighth
generation Texas, she enjoyed
reading the books and recommends
them as informative, entertaining,
and wholesome reading.
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