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Alto:
Home of the
Caddoan Mounds
State Historic Site
Texas' Oldest, Continuously Published Weekly Newspaper — Established Feb. 27,1850 as the Cherokee Sentinel
Rusk:
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Texas State Railroad
State Historical Park
Vol. 145. No. 34 - 12 Pa lies
Bob Gregg
heads ETCOG
Cherokee County Commissioner
Bob Gregg, Precinct 1, has been
elected chairman of the East Texas
Council of Governments. Officers
were elected at the 47th Semi-An-
nual Board of Director's meeting for
ETCOG Sept. 16 in Athens.
Other officers elected were Mayor
Victor Perot of Jefferson, first vice-
chairman; Smith County Commis-
sioner Jerry Shamburger, second
vice-chairman; Carthage Mayor
Carson Joines, third vice-chairman;
and George Wilkins of the Upshur-
Gregg Soil and Water Conservation
District #417, secretary-treásurer.
Executive Committee members
elected for twoyears are Mayor Jack-
son Hanks of Palestine; Mayor D.
H. Abernathy of Pittsburg; Harrison
County Commissioner Buddy
Power; Henderson County Commis-
sioner Cleburn Shavor; Rusk
County Commissioner Harold
Kuykendall; Wills Point Mayor Bob
Mitchell; Wood County Judge Lee
Williams and George Wilkins rep-
resenting Special Purpose Districts.
Approval was also provided for
the fiscal year 1994 ETCOG work
program and administrative and
operational budget. Work plan ac-
tivities center around employment
' and training, aging, regional devel-
opment and criminal justice and
public safety functions and service.
The budget totals approximately
$12 million for fiscal year 1994.
Thursday, September 23, 1993
Rusk, Texas 75785 25 cents
Contractors see plans
TDCJ prison
bid opening set
BY BY'S GENERAL STORE scene from "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" features
Mrs. Bixby by Donna Nichols; a townsperson by Kim Holman; Mr. Bixby by Elam
Holcomb; Mary by Ashley Holcomb; and Mrs. Greer by Margaret Little. The
production Is planned for 8 p.m. Oct. 1, 2, 8 and 9 and 2 p.m. Oct. 3 and 10 at the
Cherokee Theatre In Rusk. -staff photo
Plans for the new 1,000 bed prison
unit scheduled to be constructed at
the TDCJ Skyview Unit in Rusk
were made available to all inter-
ested contractors Sept. 15. Final
cost of the huge facility is expected
to be in excess of $20 million, ac-
cording to Charles Schulz of Hunts-
ville, who is acting project manager
for Texas Department of Criminal
Justice.
Bids will be opened Nov. 2 in
Huntsville, Schultz explained.
When completed, most of TDCJ's
mentally retarded inmates will be
sent here, said Skyview Warden
Sharron Dishongh.
"We expect this to be the very
latest in a state of the art facility,
and all of us are looking forward to
itscompletion," commented the war-
den.
It is hoped that construction wil
begin immediately after the bids ari
opened and awarded.
Estimates are that actual con
struction on the project will takf
approximately a year and a half.
State Representative Elton Bomei
and State Senator Bill Haley passec
legislation approving the Skyview
Unit as the site of the new unit foi
mentally retarded inmates mor<
than two years ago.
It was necessary to re-design ex
isting plans for the facility due to iti
size and the site, as well as specia
requirements to meet MR needs.
Approximately 400 jobs will bx
added to the Cherokee County work
force when the facility opens.
TSR expects busy fall
By Charlie Maple
Area News
Briefs
Civic Chorus
rehearsals
begin Sept. 28
The Cherokee Civic Chorus will
begin work at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept.
28 at the theatre building in Rusk.
Music for the Christmas Concert
will be rehearsed. Date for its pre-
sentation will be announced later,
according to Gloria Dotson, director.
Chorus members are urged to be
present for this beginning rehearsal.
Interested singers/musicians are
invited to attend the rehearsal Sept.
28.
Alto SESCO office
will be open
half-days
Effective October 1, the South-
western Electric Service Co. office
in Alto will be open from 8a.m. until
noon five days per week, according
to Frank Diamont, division man-
' ager.
Carlton Jones, troubleshooter/
manager will continue his serve to
the Alto area on a full-time basis.
People in Alto needing service out-
v side the above stated times can call
409-858-4122 or 1-800-777-3726.
"We are making this change in
our continuing effort to hold down
electric costs to our customers," com-
mented Diamont.
WORKSHOP IS SLATED--A
beef cattle Heifer Selection Work-
shop will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday,
Sept. 28 at the Grady Franklin
Farm, according to County Agent
Jack White. The program will begin
with a live animal evaluation.
Speaker for the program will be Dr.
Rodney Roberson of Nacogdoches.
For addition information and direc-
tions, interested persons can call
the Extension Office at 903/683-
5416.
CHURCH SETS REVIVAL--
Revival services are planned for
Set\ 26, 27 and 28 at the New
Summerfield United Methodist
Church. The Rev. James R.
Hawkins, pastor, will speak at the 7
p.m. services. Special singing is
planned. Hawkins' sermons will be
based on "Christian Attitudes.
BEEF N BEANS-Rusk Band
Boosters have re-scheduled their
Beef 'N Beans Dinner for Oct. 8.
The event had originally been
scheduled for this weekend, but
due to conflicts has been re-sched-
uled.
Summer is gone and fall is rap-
idly slipping away as the Texas
State Railroad's 1993 season is near-
ing its conclusion on Sunday, Oct.
31.
Supt. Curtis Pruett noted that
milder temperatures are prevalent
again after an extremely warm sum-
mer in East Texas. "So, we are gear-
ing up for a busy October as travel-
ers come to East Texas to enjoy the
changing fall colors and pleasant
weather amid the pine forests," he
said.
The Texas State Railroad, a seg-
ment of the Texas Parks and Wild-
life Department, will offer 50-mile
trips on Saturdays and Sundays
from both Rusk and Palestine until
the end of the season. "The cool
mornings and milder afternoons
prevalent in the fall make this an
ideal time to enjoy the 'Golden Age
of Steam,"' the superintendent com-
mented.
Reservations for the ancient
steam train trips may be made by
calling 903/683-2561 or 1-800-442-
8951 (in Texas only) between 8
a.m. and 5 p.m. seven days a week.
Information and reservations also
may be made by writing to Texas
State Railroad H/P, P.O. Box 39,
Rusk, Texas 75785.
The weekend departures are at
11 a.m. from both depots, and a
return to the original station at 3
p.m.
The trip includes an one hour
stop at the opposite depot for luncb.
Sandwiches, chips, drinks and
other snack items are available
through the concessionaire at the
depots or visitors may bring a pic-
nic lunch from home, commented
the superintendant. Soft drinks,
ice cream and snacks are available
on the trains also, he said.
"Because of the popularity of the
trains in the fall, it is advisable to
make reservations two weeks or
more in advance, particularly in
the final month of the season," he
concluded.
Were you here and...
how well do you remember?
This year marks the Silver Anniversary of the Indian Summer Festival with its
Arts and Crafts Fair, sponsored since 1968 by the Rusk Chamber of Commerce.
It is slated October 2-3 at the Rusk Civic Center.
To the first person who correctly answers the following questions, a free, \>ne
year's subscription to this publication is offered!
(1) What was the only year that the Fair was not held at the Civic Center
(Armory), and where was it located?
(2) Who were the first two co-chairmen of the Arts and Crafts Fair?
(3) The Indian Summer Arts and Crafts Fair once included the following
"sporting" events during the three day event: an archery tournament, motorcycle
races, a turkey shoot and a pet show. What was the year?
(4) Many popular musicals have been featured during the Indian Summer
Festival. Zula Pearson directed the first and also wrote one. What was the name
of the first musical and the musical that she wrote, both of wíich she directed?
(5) What animal, native to our area, was featured in spirited races for three years
at the Indian Summer Arts and Crafts Fair, which is celebrating its Silver
Anniversary this weekend?
• Deadline for filing your written answers is noon Monday, Sept. 27 at memories,
* South side of Square, Rusk.
# This interesting bit of nostalgia is courtesy of Mary Buchanan, chairman of this
• year's Arts and Crafts Fair, and Memories owner.
AISD tax rate hearing, regular
meeting slated September 23
at high school library in Alto
The Alto Independent School Dis-
trict Board of Education will hold a
public hearing on the 1993-94 tax
rate at 7 p.m. Thursday Sept. 23 in
the high school library. The regular
meeting is at 7:30.
Items on the agenda from August
to be approved include the tax col-
lection report, the financial state-
ment from Continental State Bank
and the Student Activity Account.
The trustees will meet with Lpon
Johnson of First Southwest Com-
pany to consider Senate Bill 826
and other ways of financing public
school facilities. They will approve
the Accounts Payable for August/
September.
The trustees will consider and
adopt the new chain of command,
the new bus driving policy for extra
trips, and they will consider helping
the cheerleaders to attend
Jeep*Eagle Aloha Bowl in Hawaii.
The board members will consider
and approve TASB Policy Update
44, consider Mary Baugh to work
another hour in Ms. Moniingo's of-
fice, make a decision on hiring a
sixth grade teacher and accept the
substitute teacher list.
ALTO HIGH SCHOOL Homecoming queen nominees and duchesses include
seated from left, Eroctonya Skinner, senior nominee; Dana Shely, junior nominee;
Ellen Pearman, sophomore nominee; and Allison Taylor, freshman nominee. In
back are Mary Morgan, senior duchess; Ranita Hicks, junior duchess; Lecia
Grogan, sophomore duchess; and Kelly Pearman, freshman duchess. Homecoming
activities are planned for Oct. 1. -school photo
Wells School Board adopts $1.8 million
district budget, intends to set $1.02 tax rate
Members of the Wells School
Board voted their intention at the
Sept. 16 meeting to set the district
tax rate at $1.02 per $100 property
valuation. A public hearingconcern-
ing the school tax rate is set for 7
p.m. Sept. 28 in the Wells school
library.
Board members had met twice
during the month of August to coor-
dinate the beginning of school. The
board met again on Sept. 16 for the
regular September meeting.
The 1993-94 school budget show-
ing revenues of $1,640,758 and ex-
penditures of, $1,839,958 was
¿adopted at the Aug. 26. It was ac-
knowledged that the Average Daily
Attendance was 283.
A food service agreement was
accepted for East Texas Family Ser-
vices Inc. for $11,025.
Barbara Harris and John Hannah
were added to the substitute teacher
list for the new year. The list had
been adopted at an earlier meeting.
Following an executive session, the
board voted to deny Brad Wallace's
application for transfer into the dis-
trict. Kelly Renea Johnson, was
employed on a probationary con-
tract for the new school year with
salary at state schedule.
Additional space (self contained
portable buildings) were approved
for the elementary campus.
The board authorized the Ath-
letic Booster Club on Aug. 12 to
operate the concession stand at the
baseball complex.
Bid from Rick's Tire and Service
Center was accepted for bus main-
tenance at $42.50 per bus. for labor
for oil and filter change and fuel
filters. Bids for milk, juice, ice cream
and bread products were accepted.
A waiver was approved for a re-
quest for Algebra I over four years.
Incentive pay of $300 was approved
for those teachers who do not misp
a school day. The incentive will be
reduced by $100 foreach day missed.
Howard L. Powers' contract for
high school principal was amended
to include his salary of $40,000 for
the current school year. He and
elementary school principal, Randy
Gresham were employed at an ear-
lier meeting.
Also, the board voted Aug. 12 to
pay Powers a monthly travel allow-
anceof $175 until a superintendent
is selected. Powers was appointed
as board designee until a superin-
tendent is named.
Jennifer Iver will be the high
school cheerleader sponsor with a
payment of $800 and Beverly
Milner, the junior high sponsor with
a payment of $300.
Twenty-four lockers were pur-
chased from A.T.D. American
Wholesale Furniture for $372.50. A
six-foot fence on the- high school
campus was approved at a cost of
$ 1,260; carpet was authorized to be
purchased from East Texas Carpet
Inc. for the administration area;
blinds for $700 for the high school
library; and termit extermination
for $1,300.
The board agreed at the Sept. 16
meeting to dispose of old equip-
ment of the school state with the
two lithograph machines to be do-
nated to the Wells Head Start pro-
gram.
Orkin Exterminating Co. was
hired to exterminate the Rock
Building for $1,893.
March 11 was designated as a
school holiday.
Acceptance of bids for portable
building to be used as handicap
restroom was tabled.
The district will contract with
Reneau & Sons Roofing Co. to fur-
nish all materials and labor to in-
stall a new roof, gutter and trim
over the walkway to match exist-
ing on attached building by the
gym. The contract calls for a writ-
ten guarantee and is for $3,000.
Following an executive session,
the board authorized.Denise Ander-
son to seek legal counsel on poli-
cies.
Liana Rick was employed on a
probationary contract for the 1993-
94 school year. The contract was
effective Aug. 30. Kelly Landers
was employed at an annual salary
of $7,000 prorated on the school's
calendar days effective Sept. 7.
Task Force raids underway
Cherokee County Sheriffs office
and a narcotics officers assigned to
the Tri-County Task Force ex-
ecuted a search warrant recently in
Jacksonville, and seized approxi-
mately $600 in crack cocaine, drug
paraphernalia and a small amount
of cash. Arrested were James Har-
vest, 50, whose home at 529 North
Main was the site of the raid; and
Wanda Wilson, 23 of605 Regan St.,
Jacksonville.
The raid and arrests came as a
result of information received from
concerned citizens about drug traf-
ficking from the residence.
Harvest was arraigned by JP
Archie Cook, Precinct 1 and bond
was set at $10,000 for possession of
a controlled substance. Ms. Wilson
was charged with possession ofdrug
paraphernalia and was to be ar-
raigned later.
Another warrant was executed
earlier this month at the residence
of David Daniels and Kemmi
Kimbrell at Route 1, Box 317, Jack-
sonville.
Sheriff Jimmy Dickson said of-
ficers found marijuana plant is the
house drying and a bag of mari-
juana, already been stripped from
the plants. There was a pile of mari-
juana ¿talks behind the mobile
home, which had already been
stripped and dried. Both Suspect*
were arrested for possession of mari-
juana. Bond was set at$l,6400each
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