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Pi#* Two—C\ lEROkEEAN/1 IERALD ot Rusk. Trx* —Vhuniday, July 8, IW
Roundabout
...with Marie Whitehead
It could «uily go down a* thf
*£mmmc i there's no such word! > gula"
«vwr in the history of the Cherokee
Civic Theatre! Saturday night *
calibración of the organisation'*
20th year i* right up there with the
beat of their all-time great produc-
tion*.
What better tiiM for the group
to obaerve lit birthday than on
the birthday of our nation!
Clearly, It waa an event of great
Joy to the performers mm well mm
the audience. It was an emo-
tional, homecoming/reunion,
tool Some had traveled here
from out of state.
Hopefully, when the smoke settle*
on the holiday and we're back to
work again, the majority will have
eryoyed the respite with a aenae of
appreciation for the freedom which
is *0 unique.
Among the many events of cel-
ebration for the 4th was that
shared by patients at Ruak State
Hospital. The lovely Wilderness
campsite was the scene of ac-
tion sponsored by the Volun-
teer Services Council. Asoneof
that group's board members
commented, "Where are all the
bleeding-heart liberals who feel
this 1s not a good place of treat-
ment for the mentally 111? If
they could only see the beauty
of this tranquil, healthful, heal-
ing environment!" Good point!
As families gathered for tradi-
tional food-feats and re-connecting,
the weekend has brought to this
writer a reminder of the way it was
in this area just s little more than
100 years ago. Today, we tout (toet?)
the Texas State Railroad, Jim Hogg
State Park and other recreational
opportunities...mighty glad to have
them to tout, too!
But back In ltUM, cltlsens
looked to then-touted
Chalybeate Springs (located on
U.S. 84 East) as a potential re-
sort attraction. Head what the
facility offered:
"The grounds around the springs
and the park have been fitted up for
public gatherings. There i* a
speaker'* stand built of solid ma-
sonry and heavy timbers. Seats
will be erected before spring opens.
Esst Texas affords no better place
for comfort, convenience, eiyoyment
and health than these duly cel-
ebrated Chalybeate Springs. Mr.
Martin informs us that the first
week in Msy of this year will be a
free week, that is all campera at the
springs will be allowed to use the
water free of charge and will also be
allowed to use wood free. Sometime
during the free week everybody will
be invited to take part in the grand
picnic..."
This ts an excerpt from a story
which appeared In the Chero-
keean/Herald's predecessor, the
Standard Enterprise, In Its
March 14,1888 Issue. And later
they did have a really big party
on July 4 at the Springs, with all
riders and drivers of horses and
wagons urged to come with
'tolls* to alert all in attendance.
Well, times change. Certainly
the observance of July 4 itself
has undergone some, too. And even
though the events are different in
structure, form, action, it is still one
of the most significant that a nation
of people have ever been blessed to
celebrate!
Until next week, may we all
hang on to an attitude of grati-
tude for what was, what is and
what Is yet to be...with hope In
our hearts! -mw
Letters to the Editor.
Dear Editor:
Does anyone in Cherokee County
other than the dairymen know that
June was National Dairy Month? I
have just finished reading the last
issue of your paper for the month of
June and I don't remember seeing
one word about National Dairy
Month at any time during the month.
Cherokee County is constantly hav-
ing special recognition for various
industries in the county and never
have I seen anything of this nature
to honor the Cherokee County Dairy
Producers.
Did you know that Cherokee
County ranks 6th in the state in
millt production? Total production
for the month of April of this year
was 18,272,540 pounds with s mar-
ket value of approximately
$2,375,000 most of which went di-
rectly into the local financial insti*
tutions. These same folks spend
some $14,500,000 per year on feed,
91,500,000 on barn supplies,
$2,000,000 for payroll, $1,500,000
on equipment such as tractors, trail-
ers, trucks, etc. and .over a
$3,000,000 on such things as build-
ing materials, tools, medicine, fuel
and other items. (Not to mention
debt servicing and Federal Income
Taxes). Then put on top of that an
unending list of government regula-
tions which must be met concerning
water and waste disposal and the
cost of these operations become even
more sizable.
Four independent trucking com-
panies employing approximately 40
pfople haul the milk from the county
to the various milk plants. These
compsniss add many thousands
mors to the economy in the form of
aalariea and purchases of fuel, tires,
parts, supplies, insurance and sales
tax. Associated Milk Producers, Inc.
maintains a fully staffed office in
Rusk for service to the dairy produc-
ers of the area and sells dairy sup-
plies plus a full. Une of dairy prod-
ucts such as milk, butter, and cheeui
all of which are available to the
public and add additional funds to
our local economy.
Youll never hear a dairyman com-
plain about much of anything be-
cause most are too busy for 12 to 14
hours a dsy to have time to com-
plain, however, you will find them
in timr spare tims teaching Sunday
School, coaching summer baseball,
taking children from day can cen-
ters and public schools on tours of
their dairy, serving as 4-H leaders
and doing other volunteer work...not
for recognition but because they are
a loving people and volunteering to
ATTENDING A RECEPTION for Mentor altes at the Texas Elementary Principals
and Supervisors Association Summer Conference recently in Austin are these
Rusk teachers. Prom left are 8andra Lenard, Sue Hatch, Principal Beth Long,
Texas Commissioner of Education Dr. Lionel Meno, 8ue Gllchrest and Kay
Sitgraves.
RUSK PRIMARY SCHOOL teachers have reported to work on their own time this
summer to begin preparation for the campus' activities as a mentor school. Beth
Long, standing, school principal, leads a discussion of charted material.
-staff photo
help someone is just a natural reac-
tion for them.
Country World Newspaper pub-
lished in Sulphur Springs, Texas
inserted a 64 page special edition
into their paper last week to salute
the dairy families of their area. When
will Cherokee County realize the
value of thia industry and these fine
people and at least let them know in
some small-way that we do know
they are out there and we appreciate
what they are doing??
I'm not a dairyman and probably
never will be but I have had the
pleasure to work with some of the
finest dairymen in our area the last
four years and they certainly have
my support and admiration. In heat
and cold the cows have to be milked.
When the electricity is out the gen-
erators have to be hooked up and the
cows milked. In dust or mud the
cows have to be milked. Nothing can
be put off til later or skipped and
short cuts don't work. Day in and
day out twice or three times a day,
365 days a year the cows have to be
milked. Lets give them a pat on the
back and let them know we appreci-
ate them and what they're doing for
our communities.
Sinoereley,
Richard Johnson
Rt. 5 Box 44
Rusk, Texas 75785
(Editor's note: Thank you for
saying it so eloquently! Every-
one shares your sentiments for
sure! All of us need to be re-
minded that the leading pro-
ducer of income to this county Is
from the Agribusiness segment.
This includes dairymen.)
William Murrie
Holland Jr.
Joanna Holland
Allison Ann Holland
Three Holland children graduate in '93
William Murrie Jr., Joanna and
Allison Ann Holland, the children of
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Holland of
Rusk were recent graduates of high
school, college and elementary
school.
Murrie graduated Valedictorian
of Rusk High School on May 27.
Joanna graduated with a bachelor
of arts degree from Texas Christian
University on May 15. Allison gradu-
ated from fifth grade at Rusk El-
ementary on May 26.
Murrie was an honor student from
1989-93, President of the National
Honor Society in '93, and chosen as
U.S. Congressional Scholar by Con-
gressional Youth Leadership Coun-
cil and attended the National Young
Leaders Conference in Washington,
D. C., in '92.
He was involved in UIL activities
including typing, calculator, num-
ber sense, science, Spanish, current
events, literary criticism, R >ady
At A Glance...
DIALVILLE HOMECOMING-
-The Annual Dialville School Home-
coming will be held at th~> Jackson-
ville High School Cafeteria, from 1
p.m. to 7 p.m.Saturday July 10.
Barbecue will be served at 5 p.m.
All ex-students, teachers and fami-
lies are invited.
WALLACE REUNION SET-
Saturday July 10 is the date for the
annual Wallace reunion to be held
at Lynches Chapel pavillion, Hwy
294 West of Alto.
OZeacf i£e Gfassifiecfs !
Stella Hill Library News
By Virginia Singletsry
Wednesday morning atory time is
off to a good start in our library. Last
week eleven children gathered to
hear Mrs. Thelma Shattuck read
the story of Winnie-the-Pooh and to
take home samples of Pooh's own
"Hunny". Present were: Aaron,
Amber and Lance Low, Tad Trevor
and Clayton Scott, Josh, Jake and
Jordan Hicks, Garrett Davis and
Lauren Pierce. Story time is held
every Wednesday morning at 9:30
during the summer.
If the movie Jurassic Park has
aroused your interest in reading the
bookby Michael Crichton, it is avail-
ahle at the library. Also 7%«FYrm by
John Grisham which is just coming
to the movie screen. Other books
recently added to our collection,
though not new are still good sum-
mertime reading. These include Run
Before the Wind by Stuart Woods,
PrivateByee ky Jonathan Kellerman,
Dead Wrong (a Father Koeeler mys-
tery) by William X. Kienxle, and Jew-
el fay Danielle Steele.
If you are planning a long car trip
this summer, you might want to
check our supply of Books-on-Tape.
Perhaps listening to Swiss Family
Robinson as you tool along the high-
way would make the time paas faster
for the whole family. We would like
suggestions for other titles you would
like to have in audio-books, too.
Writing, math, English and spell-
ing. In UIL he won second place in
District Keyboarding in 1990; first
place in Keyboarding at Robert E.
Lee and Pine Tree High School, '90;
second place in an English conteet
at Carthage High School, '90; sec-
ond place in District Spelling, '89;
first place in UIL Ready Writing,
'92; third place at UIL Computer
Science Team Competition at Pal-
estine High School,'93; Current Is-
sues and Events Team, '93, Regional
Qualifier Current Events, '93 (first
place District Team member, sec-
ond place individually); UIL Regional
Qualifier Literary Criticism (first
place District Team member, '93).
Murrie's other academic awards
include RHS Merit Award in World
History Honors, '91; RHS Merit
Award in Calculus and Physics, '93;
Texas Computer Education Associa-
tion, '93 High School Programing
Contest, second place, Division II-
Region 7; Stephen F. Austin State
University Department of Biology,
Certificate of Merit on Biological
Achievement Examination, '91, and
Academic Recognition on TAAS test
limited to top 3% ofTexas high school
students.
Murrie's extracurricular activities
and awards are Varsity Tennis Team;
Peer Helpers Award, '90-'93; mem-
ber of RHS Sweepstakes Winning
Band at Nashville, Tennessee, '93
and Rotary Club Representative, 92-
'93.
Murrie plans to mtyor in math-
ematics and satisfy his pre-med re-
quirements while working towards
his bachelor's dsgree at Baylor Uni-
versity. He was also accepted and
plans to enroll into the honors pro-
gram at Baylor for the 1993 Fall
semester.
Joanna majored in English and
minorad in political science and will
receive a teaching certificate in sec-
ondary education in December. While
at TCU, she was a member of Kappa
Kappa Gamma sorority and served
on the Public Relations Committee,
House Committee and was elected
as Senior Representative of the
Scholarship Board. She also orga-
nised various philanthropic prqjects
for her sorority.
Joanna was a member of the TCU
Showgirls dance team, the Young
Republicans and the 1990TCU Ori-
entation Committee. She attended
Rusk schools but graduated from
the Hockaday School of Dallas in
1989.
Allison was an honor roll stu-
dent; a member of the Gifted and
Talented Program from 1990 to '93;
a member of the Safety Patrol, as-
sisting students in departure and
arrival times to school; and a mem-
ber of the Flag Patrol, which was
responsible for the daily raising and
lowering of the U.S. Flag at school.
Allison was selected in May to
represent Rusk Elementary as a
Gifted and Talented student at
Fabulous Friday, on the Stephen F.
Austin campus. She also received
the Presidential Academic Fitness
Awards Program Certificate in rec-
ognition of outstanding academic
achievement.
In UIL Spelling Competition,
Allison won first place in third grade
and third place in fourth and fifth
grade.
Murrie, Joanna and Allison are
the grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs.
A J. Tisdale of Tyler and Mrs. W.M.
Holland and the late Dr. Holland of
Conroe.
RVFD
REPORT
The Rusk Voluntee Fire Depart-
ment responded to three calls in the
first week of July.
On July 2, we had a grass fire in
Gallatin. On the fourth, firemen
were called to a mobile home fire in
Ponta, and an Air One assist. The
mobile home was completely de-
stroyed, but no one was injured in
the fire.
We hope everyone eiyoyed the J uly
4 weekend, and I am glad to report
no mqjor accidents occurred in the
Rusk area over the holiday.
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end tour
of B. Islesl
by Dr. Jim Hunter
Kditor's note: This is Part I of a
travel series. Dr.and Mrs. Hunter's
trip was from June 10-26.
Kay and I have juat completed s
fantastic tour of England, Scotland,
Ireland and Wales in 15 days, stay-
ing in deluxe or first class hotels
along the wsy and visiting many
famoua places, but also going to
farms and shopping in small towns,
getting the feel for the local atmo-
sphere of each country. It was a trip
filled with wonderful experiences.
Leaving Pounds Field on June 10,
and with our baggage checked to
Glasgow, Scotland, we proceeded
by American Airlines to Philadel-
phia, where we joined our tour group.
There were 42, moat from the Phila-
delphia and North Jersey, but one
couple was from South Carolina and
my son, John, joined us from Albu-
querque. Several in the group were
with us when we toured Europe in
1991. For us, it was a reunion.
We had met everyone in the group
by the time British Airways landed
us at Heathrow, just outside Lon-
don. Transferring for our flight to
Glasgow, we claimed our baggage
for the formality of going through
customs. In Glasgow our baggage
was then loaded on the bus that was
our transportation for the next two
weeks. Our bus, a Mercedes-Benz
with toilet facilities, was driven by a
cockney from London, who was very
difficult to understand. Our tour
guide was a buxom lady from Cam-
bridge, whose English accent was
almost as difficult to understand as
was Lea'. However, she was very
well informed and gave us much
history as well as insights as «re
made our was to Edinburgh (pro-
nounced*Edinbo rough).
The first thing we were told was
that a Scotsman does not say "Yes."
He says, "Aye". (Pronounced "eye").
We arrived at The Balmoral Hotel
on Princes Street (a most presti-
gious address) at about 5:30 p.m.
Our baggage was delivered to our
rooms. At 7:00 we went to dinner at
the Jacobean mansion of
Presto nfield House, resembling a
country club, on the outskirts of
Edinburgh. Dinner was served in'
several courses by candlelight. Back
to our hotel by 10 p.m., we collapsed
from our journey and jet lag.
Saturday, June 12, we had a tour
of Edinburgh. Our local guide went
into the history of Edinburgh, span-
ning more than 800years. It seems
the Celts (Scots, Irish and Welsh),
speaking Gaelic, settled their re-
spective areas. They cams from
Normandy. The Saxons, (English),
came from Saxony. They immedi-
ately tried to conquer the Celts.
They were never successful. In Scot -
land, particularly in the Highlands,
the Clan became the means of sur-
vival. Consisting mostly of rela-
tives, but also including others who
came for protection, castles were
built for protection from the enemy.
Castles were built everywhere.
Loyalty to the Clan was essential. I
got the impression that, in those
days, the entire British isles were
populated by bands of thieves and
robbers. In Scotland, castles were
built to protect the Clan from the
English but also for protection
against their neighbors.
The Scots remain proud and un-
defeated. When Mary, Queen of
Scots, married King Henry VIII,
her children came in line to inherit
the throne of England. When Mary
was beheaded, her son became King
Charles VIII of Scotland , and he
also became King Charles I of En-
gland. That was a situation the
English have never been happy
with. Queen Elisabeth II is not oady
Queen of England, she is also Queen
of Scotland.
* To Be Continued...
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