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Home of the
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Texas' Oldest, Continuously Published Weekly Newspaper - Established Feb. 27,1850 as the Cherokee Sentinel
Rusk:
Home of the
Texas State Railroad
State Historical Park
Vol. 145, No. 8 -16 Paries
Thursday. March 25, 1993
Rusk, Texas 75785 25 cents
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Commissioners accept
bank depository offer
THE TEXAS STATE RAILROAD cranks up for another season Saturday morning.
The train, filled to overflowing, makes It's season opening runs between Rusk and
Palestine Saturday and Sunday. The historic excursion steam engine train will
run Saturdays and Sundays until Memorial Day, when the summer season begins.
-staff photo
Cherokee County Commissioners
approved a contract with First State
Bank of Rusk as the county deposi-
tory in an emergency session Tues-
day morning. The contract will ex-
pire on Feb. 15,1995.
Commissioners had met Monday
morningtoconsiderbidsfor a county
depository. However, no bids were
received by the county.
According to information pre-
sented by County Judge Craig
Caldwell in the event no depository
bids are received, the county can go
and seek a contract.
The new contract will require the
county to keep at least $1.5 million
on deposit at all times. The county
will receive the Super Now Account
rates and the bank will waive all
service charges. The bank will pro-
vide checks and there will be no
charge for overdrafts, wires or stop
payment.
County funds will be transferred
to TexPool until the bank issues its
Area News Briefs
Blood Drlve-Gardendale Nurs-
ing Center in Jacksonville and
Stewart Regional Blood Center will
have a blood drive Thursday, April 8
from 1 to 4 p.m. The blood drive will
set up in the nursing center on High-
way 79 in Jacksonville. Any healthy
jSeraon 18 or older may donate blood.
Those who are 17 may donate with
written parental permission. A free
cholesterol screen will be provided to
each donor. The drive is open to the
public.
AARP MEET IS SET-The regu-
lar meeting of the Rusk Association
of Retired Persons is scheduled for 2
p.m. April 1 at the First United
Methodist Church fellowship hall.
The program will be the life story
of Deborah Sampson, who joined
the Army in the War for American
Independence as Robert Shurliff and
served one and a half years before it
was discovered she was a girl and
was discharged on Oct. 25,1783.
ELECTION TRAINING SET-
The Texas Secretary of State has
scheduled a training school for elec-
tion judges and clerks to be televised
via satelite for Cherokee County of-
ficials. Set for 6 to 8 p.m. on April 14,
at the Alto High School TI-IN class-
room, there is no fee and partici-
pants will be able to call in questions
during the telecast. For more infor-
mation contact AISD Superintendent
Leland Edge at 409-858-4391.
CLASS OF '83 REUNION-The
Class of 1983 is now making plans
for their 10 year class reunion. In-
formation is needed on the follow-
ing classmates: Robin Ellzey, Char-
lotte Ford, Jerry Mowrey, Glen
Walker, Lisa Warren, Bill Hughes,
Mary Birdwell, Matthew Bobbitt,
Renee Gaddy, Bryan Hines, Johnny
King, Sheila McCutcheon.
Also, Vivian Mims, Noel Richey,
Michelle Stockton, Dorothy Tilly,
Ricky Tilly and David Reynolds. If
you have any information on how
they may be contacted please call
Shelley Tosh Norman at (903)683-
5486days, (903)683-5189 evenings,
or Shelly Hood Dewbre' at (903)683-
5401 days, (903)683-6083 evenings.
Any information would be helpful.
CHAMBER MEMBERS PUR-
SUED-The Rusk Chamber of Com-
merce, 415 N.Main, is mounting a
membership drive to bring in new
members, which are necessary to
provide revenue for the operation of
the Rusk Chamber. Businesses can
join for a $100 annual membership
fee, which can be paid in install-
ments of $25 per quarter. Individu-
als can join for $30 a year. For more
information, call (903) 683-4242.
SPRING MEETING-The For-
est Landowner's Associations of
Anderson, Cherokee and
Henderson counties are holding a
spring meeting from 8 a.m. to noon,
Saturday, April 3 at the Summers
Norman Activity Center, Jackson-
ville. The agenda will be on
FireAnts, Killer Bees and Stew-
ardship Incentives. Contact the
Texas Forest Service at (903) 686-
7545 for information.
if
securites. Trust funds are protected
at Citizens 1st Bank, the former
county depository, until April 8.
When asked how the county ob-
tained the contract, Diann Norton,
county treasurer and Frank Mad-
den, county auditor, said they went
bank shopping. First State Bank
Vice-President Lewie Byers was the
first they visited. "We liked what he
offered and didn't go any further."
The county has used Citizens 1st
Bank as its depository since Feb. 1,
1983.
The Tuesday meeting was a con-
tinuation of Monday's meeting when
court members discussed at length
what to do concerning investment
of county funds.
Judge Caldwell read laws con-
cerning going out of the county for
bids in the event no county banks
saw fit to submit depository bids.
He reported to the commissioners
that the county could use two banks
with $300,000 deposited in each. If
the county could get its deposits
down to that amount, then the bank
wouldn't have to put up so much in
securities, Caldwell said.
Commissioner Bob Gregg said "I
think we don't have but one choice
and that is to send it all to TexPool
except for $100,000."
In another matter, commission-
ers discussed purchase of Workers
Compensation with Tom Forester
with Texas Political Subdivision.
The county had originally been
billed for Workers Compensation
Insurance by Texas Association of
Counties for $64,124 quarterly. The
county's plan was re-worked and
jailers were classified as office per-
sonnel. That lowered the fee to
$59,169 quarterly or $241,631 an-
nually. Forester says his rate is
$222,683 annually.
Texas Political Subdivision is a
pool of political subdivisions and
operates like Texas Association of
Counties. Texas Political works with
county hospital districts, school dis-
tricts and cities, as well as a few
counties, such as Jefferson, Harris,
Wise and Pecos.
Forester will furnish the county
with additional information and the
matter will be discussed at a later
commissioners meeting.
Herbert L. Bell reported that the
county's application for an East
Texas Council of Governments
Grant to finance courthouse secu-
rity has been denied. ETCOG has
only $250,000 in grant funds and
existing programs were re-funded.
"It will cost somewhere around
$100,000 to install a security sys-
tem," Bell said. He discussed a
pending bill in Austin, which would
add an additional $10 to filing fees
to be used for courthouse securi-
ties.
Commissioners discussed the
possibility of using walkie talkies
to keep courtroom activities under
the supervision of the sheriffs de-
partment. He said "the main secu-
rity problem is with divorce cases,
when papa and mama are fighting
over the kids; Attorney General
cases-people get pretty hostile over
money. It isn't the felony cases it's
the misdemeanor, family law and
juvenile cases that cause the con-
cern."
A resolution was passed in oppo-
sition of the county housing fourth
degree felonies in the jail. The reso-
lution states that in the event the
fourth degree felonylaw is adopted
by the legislature, countyjail popu-
lations will be increased by at least
40 percent and Cherokee County
would be required to construct and
operate new facilities.
Commissioners accepted the res-
ignation of Mary Bates Jones, as
Election Judge for Box 27. Bonds
were approved for Frank Lindsay,
reserve constable Precinct 4; and
RussDaleGoggan, reserve deputy.
MISS AMBER SADLER, left, is the 1093 Queen of the Cherokee County Junior
Livestock Show. She represented the county's newest 4-H Club, organized the
first of the year in the Atoy community. She was escorted by Tony Emerson.
Continuing in left to right order are: runners-up Toni Wright, Jacksonville 4-
H; Erin Elsenburg, Lookout 4-H; and Angela Fondren, Alto 4-H.
City-wide service is set
for Palm Sunday
The Rusk Ministerial Alliance will sponsor a Community-wide Palm
Sunday service at 7 p.m. April 4 at the First United Methodist Church,
according to the Rev. C. Wayne Clute, alliance president. The Rev. Dr.
Bill Everett, pastor of the First Baptist Church, will be speaker for the
service. The Rev. Everett McCollum is host pastor.
Other ministers and churches will participate.
All area congregations are invited to attend and participate in the
service. Information is available from First United Methodist Church
at 903/683-4675 or from the Rev. Clute, pastor of the First Christian
Church, at 903/683-5636.
Offering taken will go to the Ministerial Alliance for its Scholarship
Program, Senior Breakfast and benevolence projects to help the
needy.
Sears closing
set mid-May
The Sears stores in Rusk and
Jacksonville will be open until mid-
May, according to owners Mary and
Elam Holcomb. The Holcombs say
that close down will be completed
by May 21.
In the meantime, the Holcombs
are talking to appliance and televi-
sion manufacturers concerning the
possibility of selling other types of
appliances in the two store.
•See Sears p. 16
First Saturday is slated
Rusk Merchants will again celebrate "First Saturday on the
Square" on April 3, with Rodeo Days as the theme.
Big events for the day will be the annual Rodeo Parade sponsored
by the Rusk Rider's Club which begins at 10 a.m. The Rodeo will
begin Saturday evening at 8 p.m. and continues each Saturday
night through May 8.
First Saturday is a feature of the Retail Merchants Committee of
the Rusk Chamber of Commerce and will continue each month
throughout the year.
Special music will be presented both before and after the parade,
merchants will feature Western items, and some will have window
displays in support of Rodeo Days.
"Join us on the Square for the rodeo parade. We also encourage
any school organization or service clubs who may be planning bake
sales to join us on the Square. Contact the Rusk Chamber of
Commerce for further information," states Mary Buchanan, cham-
ber spokesman.
Visitors are also invited to visit the Summers Norman Memorial
Museum on First Saturday. Of special interest is a recently
acquired collection of Indian arrowheads. Museum hours on Satur-
day will be 9 a.m. until noon and 1 until 4 p.m.
Family weekend fun
at Caddoan Mounds
Traditional living skills and
lifeways of Texas Native Americans
and the worldwide custom of
kiteflying in sping will combine in a
special fun and family oriented pro-
gram Saturday and Sunday at the
Caddoan Mounds State Historic
Park located six miles west of Alto
on Highway 21 /The event is planned
for 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday,
March 27 and from 10 a.m. until 1
p.m. on Sunday, March 28.
Visitors to the park on both days
are invited to bring their own home-
made or store bought kites to fly in
the spaciouq.93-acre park. The park
is especially suited to kite-flying,
affording a large open area uninter-
rupted by trees or dangerous power
lines, according to Park Superin-
tendent, David Turner.
As an added attraction, Neil
Stilley, an instructor with the Hous-
ton Independent School District
Outdoor Learning Center, will ex-
plore traditional hunting, building,
firemaking and manufacturing tech-
nologies developed by various Na-
tive American groups. He will dem-
onstrate and discuss a number of
skills using replicated tools such as
spears, axes, drills and knives.
Daily admission to Caddoan
Mounds State Historic Park íb $2 for
adults and $1 for children aged six to
12. Park operating hours are Fri-
days through Mondays, 10 a.m. un-
til 6 p.m. and Thursdays by appoint-
ment. For additional information,
interested persons can contact
Turner at 409/858-3218.
Please see
Stock Show
photos, pps. 8-9-10
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ONE HAPPY FAMILY! Ray Penn, left, with daughter Rheagan and son Wes, each
received trophies for their efforts at the livestock show Saturday. Ray was
judged best in the adult showmanship category; Wes was awarded the high
honor for Junior showmanship and Rheagan's honor trophy was for showing
the best in her class of 12-18 months, dairy animals.
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