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Page Two—CHEROKEEAN/HERALD of Rusk, Texas—Thursday, August 3,1995
Emmett H. Whitehead
CIjcrokccaij/Herald
publisher
Marie Whitehead
editor
August 3,1995
Texas' oldest continuously
published weekly newspaper.
Established as the Cherokee
Sentinel
Feb. 27,1850
I I I I I I I I I I I I
by Kay R. Hunter
SPECIAL TO THE CHEROKEEAN/H ERALD
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SCENE
The weather is - HOT - HOT!
My dear friends EL H. and Made Whitehead are
on vacation. I'm sure that Marie will tell us all
about it in next week's "Scene" - don't miss it! This
will be my first attempt to be a guest columnist'so
please be kind and bear with me until Marie
returns.
Writing my first column reminds me of some of the
other memorable firsts in life. There is something
wonderful about these other firsts:
• The first time you drove a car without a licensed
person overseeing you.
• Your first speeding ticket...I'm sure mine was
from my neighbor and friend who was a highway
patrolman, Bill Quinn.
• Your first credit card...you forgot to read "pay-
able in full within 30 days."
• Your first overseas tour...there were no Ameri-
can flags flying.
• Your first day of school ...and your last.
• Your first day on your first job.
• Your first trip to the State Fair.
• Your first snow fall.
• Your first pet.
• Your first "real friend." My first "real friend"
was and still is Wally.
• Your first trip to Las Vegas or New York City.
I could go on and on. Remember some of those
important firsts in life.-
The month of July brought a lot of visitors to Dr.
Jim and Kay Hunter's home. Visiting over the
4th of July were Stanley and Deborah Renneker
of Houston along with their new baby son
Zach, their son Max and dbn Karl
Renneker of Slidell, La. Also
visiting were Mary and Chuck
Roper of Jacksonville, Erin Smith of
Nacogdoches, Donna Reynolds of
Rusk and Maurlne Walker of Rusk.
Then on July 13th Chuck Roper
of Jacksonville had a surprise
Birthday party in Las Vegas. He was
accompanied by his wife Mary, Dr.
Jim Hunter (his first trip to Las
Vegas) and*me. (Chuck thought that
they were going out forbarbecue ...that is
until they drove into the airport). T. J.
Hunter of Panama, John Hunter of New
Mexico and Susie Struhall of Houston also
traveled to Vegas for Chuck's birthday and to
surprise Dr. Jim. They sure did. The
highlight of the trip for Dr. Jim was Siegfried
and Roy's exotic animal and magic show at the
Mirage. Their show is famous for their white
tigers and for a two ton elephant that will disappear
before your eyes. When the elephant disappeared,
Dr. Jim said "Well I'll be da#@*!." Everyone was
thinking the 'same thing....only he said it out loud.
That act was a real crowd pleaser.
After his trip to Las Vegas, T. J. Hunter was in
Rusk visiting family and friends, before returning to
Panama.
Robert Hunter of Waco (visited Rusk since
everyone else seemed to be>there. There is nothing
quite like home cooking to attract a crowd. The high
point of his stay was the evening he and his brother
TJ. spent visiting Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Lovelady of
TREAT
Wit 'n Wisdom
City budget workshops continue;
belt tightening techniques planned
Rusk, owners of The Dairy Treat.
Can't you just smell those wonderful
hamburgers cooking? Do you
remember the nickel ice cream
cones?
Kirk (Tex) Hunter from Waxahachie came to
Rusk for the day to visit.
Lucy Ann Hunter Murphy of the Six Flags Corp.
traveled to Dallas and visited family in Rusk for the
day also. She Uves in Lake Hapatcong, N. J.
We love to have the children and grandchildren
home to visit....it keeps me busy and cooking.
On July 20 - 24, '95, the National Cosmetology
Association (N.C.A ) held their 75th Diamond
Jubilee Convention at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in
Chicago, 111. Attending from the East Texas area
were:
• 3rd Vice Pres. of Texas Cosmetology Association
(T.C.A.), licensed operator and instructor and
member of N.C.A., Kay R. Hunter - Rusk.
• Lone Star Styles member and new trend release
artist, member of T.C.A. and N.C.A., Wally
Zabriskie - Rusk.
• Instructor at Trinity Valley Jr. College, Pres. of
Affiliate #10 East Texas - T.C.A. and N.C.A. member,
Barbara McKlnney - Palestine.
• President of T.C.A and member of both N.C.A.
and Lone Star Styles Committee and Welly's brother,
Warren Wilkes - Dallas.
Also guest artists attending the Convention were:
James Young, Robert Monroe and Lillie Kee -
Nacogdoches.
It was 70 - 77 degrees in Chicago, so the cool
weather was er\joyed. Those folks could never stand
the Texas heat.
Thinking of hair, hairdressers, artists and barbers,
etc.... Your hairdresser or barber must be a really
good friend. They see you once or twice a week.
They make you part of the total finish on your
wedding day. They watch your children
grow up as you do theirs. They have a
real concern for you and your family's
health and happiness. You talk of your
love, life, church and friends with them.
They are always there for your happiness,
health and even death. Yes, they get paid
for all that but nothing can replace the love
and friendship you have together. The nice
part is that what they are doing is their real
love - "Hair."
When you work with people you spend from
eight or nine hours a day with them, five-six days
a week. That's most of your life...lots more time
than with your spouse, children, family. Even if
you don't like these coworkers you "live" with ...after
awhile you really "love" them. After 20 years or so
you retire. That means you go home to live with your
spouse, children, family - you don't know how hard it
is. Everyone says you'll adjust - Ha • Really! So if
someone you used to see every day at work is retired,
please call or go see them. Someday you'll retire.
"Don't squander time - that's the stuff life is
made of - from "Gone With The-Wind." "Be
happy." - kh. •
Editor's Note: Having a guest columnist sit in is a
rare treat. Special thanks are extended to Kay... a
special friendt -mw
Members of the Rusk City Council
continued a series of budget work-
shops Tuesday, July 25. Another
workshop was scheduled for Wednes-
day afternoon, Aug. 2.
The current sewer plant was con-
structed in the 1950s and the city is
under a state mandate to construct a
new facility. Also, water and sewer
lines in the city are such that they
must be replaced.
Council members have expressed
concern about a rumor that says
construction costs to provide a new
sewer plant is necessary because of
Texas Department of Criminal Jus-
tice operation here.
"We are under a state mandate to
provide this service and the prison
has nothing to do with it," said Jerry
Thompson, District 1.
City Manager Brenda Williams
was instructed to begin a cutting
process on a proposed $2.1 million
proposed budget.
Plans are to have a 5 percent bud-
get cut. Salaries will be worked on at
a later meeting.
Mayor -Emmett Whitehead said
"If we are going to ask people to
sacrifice, we are going to have to
make sacrifices, also."
Mrs. Williams asked the council if
they intended to include Balary in-
creases for city staff.
Thompson told her "We are ask-
ing Hhese people for increases in
water and sewer rates and a tax
hike. I don't think we can even con-
sider a salary increase," he said.
The city manager asked if the coun-
cil did not intend to increase taxes
during the life of the city bond in-
debtedness.
Mayor Whitehead replied "We will
have to take each year at a time."
All members of the council agreed
that no salary increases would be
approved for the new budget year.
Mrs. Williams said she had gone
back with the water rates and in-
creased the minimum a $1 for the
first one thousand gallons.
There is no increase on the next
2,000 gallons. The current rate is
$6.25 minimum for the first 1,000
gallons and $2 for each thousand
gallons thereafter.
The proposed rate will be in-
creased to a $7.25 minimum; $2 for
the next 2,000 gallons and $2.50 per
thousand gallons for 3,000 to 10,000;
$3 per thousand gallons for 11,000
to 22,000 and $3.50 per thousand
gallons for everything over 22,000
gallons.
The old water rate raised
$508,505.80 and the proposed rate
would raise $642,139.80. An in-
crease in larger meter charges was
suggested with $9.10 for one inch
meter (there are 31 of these); $18.85
for two inch meters (118 of these);
$71.50 for three inch meter (four of
these) and $188.50 for eight inch
meter (one of these). That will bring
in $35,770.80.
Sewer rate will be increased from
$1.58 to $1.75 per thousand gallons.
The old rate generated $407,789.66
and the new rate will generate
$419,104.88.
Total for new utility revenue will
be $1,088,679.08, an increase of
$173,293.62 over last year's utility
revenue of $915,385.46. The bud-
get calls for $1,066,270, which is
$22,409.08 more than is needed.
Mrs. Williams said if the city had
Bpread the fixed cost of producing
water among the customers, it would
cost city water users $25 per cus-
tomer.
Thompson suggested that the city
talk with Mike Byrd, city financial
advisor, to see if a balloon payment
could be enacted to delay some of
these payments.
Whitehead said he would like to
see something done about streets.
Thompson replied, "I have been
saying that for years."
Mrs. Williams said current valua-
tions are $55 million and she has
been notified by the appraisal dis-
trict office that valuations will be
increased to $58 million. That means;
the effective rate will be less.
She told the council that the city
would need at least 100 increase in
the state rate to cover the bond in-
debtedness.
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A report published in this week's- *
edition of the Cherokeean/Herald,
shows the tax base for the city in- J
creased from $55,484,760 for the •
current budget year to $57,517,920 •
for the new budget.
Effective tax rate was 44.950, ;
compared to 43.210 for the new J
year. The city's rollback rate is j
57.670. This year's debt service rate •
included in that rollback rate is ll0¡« ;
The city's maximum operating ratejí ¡
is 43.210. ¡fe
Last Curtain Call for 'Tammit!
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THE DALE GIRLS are auditioning for wOH Tammit!" in this scene. Pictured are Shannon
Phillips, Lacy Phillips, Lenora Hendley, Ashley Holcomb, Lindsey Phillips with Karsn Hendley,
director. "OH Tammit!," the third of Randy Moore's "Tammit Trilogy" will be presented at 7:30
p.m. Friday and Saturday. -stsff photo
Letters to the Editor
'Turtles'
Incongruent reports cause data discrepency
by Everett McCollum
SPECIAL TO THE CHEROKEEAN/HERALD
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The great philosopher, Dr. Will-
iam James, often lectured on The
Nature of the Universe."
After delivering one such lecture,
an elderly woman confronted him
saying, "That was a brilliant lec-
ture, Dr. James, but you are all
wrong.
The universe is not as you de-
scribed it. The earth, for example, is
not a little ball moving around the
sun. Our world is just a crust of
earth on the back of a huge turtle."
Veiy gently, Dr. James replied,
That is an interesting theory
madam, but tell me, what is the
turtle standing on?"
The woman replied, "I perceive
you are a very intelligent man, Dr.
James, and that is an intelligent
Marriage
Licenses
Licenses to wed issued recently in
the office of Fairy Upshaw, county
clerk include:
Frenando Leon and Fredencia
MargaritaRodriquez of J acksonville;
Jeffery Lynn Cole of Troup and
Deborah Kim Miller of Jacksonville;
Malcolm Lynn Adams of Jackson-
ville and Yolanda Qomez of Ft.
Worth; Terry Wayne Tennison and
Katharine Elizabeth Hughes of Jack-
sonville; Weldon Edward Friday, Jr.
and Vicki Sue Adam of Tyler; Jerry
Wayne Walker and Angela Sue
Murphy of Jackson villi; and Michael
W«n. Sexton, Jr. and Mindy
Michelle Claiborne of Jacksonville.
question for which I have an answer.
The turtle is standing on the back of
a much larger turtle."
Dr. James patiently asked, "And
what is the second turtle standing
on?"
"It's no use, Dr. James," she said.
"It's turtles, all the way down!"
Needless to say, people have some
ftinny and strange ideas about God
and His creation.
Turtles, all the way dówn" just
cracks me up. That's almost as funny
as the idea that one can sit home in
front of a TV set and worship God as
well as they can in church.
It's almost as funny as the idea
that God is so personal that we should
never open our mouths and give wit-
ness of His great love. It's almost as
ftinny as the idea that our money is
a gift from God to spend on ourselves
with no thought as to the needs of
others. Oh, have I heard some
strange ideas in the past 25 years.
Dear friends, let scripture and ex-
perience and reason and tradition
form your idea of God (Theology)
and then your idea of creation will
only be ftinny to someone who thinks
it's "turtles all the way down."
Loans or CDs
Check our
rates 1st:
683-2277
Citizens 1st
Recently I provided statistics and
other information to Linda Bear,
Cherokee County extension agent,
with the desire to help her secure
grant monies through the
Children's Trust Fund for
child abuse and neglect
prevention programs,
knowing that Sandy Jeter
was the facilitator.
I also provided statistics
to Dena Rains with the
Jacksonville Daily
Progress.
My office provides two types of
annual statistical reports: a calen-
dar year report (dated Jan. 1 - Dec.
31) and a fiscal year report (dated
Sept. 1 • Aug. 31).
Inadvertently, Linda Bear was
provided the fiscal year report and
the Jacksonville Daily Progress was
provided my calendar year report.
Therefore, the figures were incon-
gruent and the majority of the sta-
tistics that both parties re-
ported were correct.
I regret the miscommunica-
tion and miscalculations that
resulted due to the incongru-
ent reports.
Further, I strongly sup-
port Cherokee County re-
ceiving grant monies for
neglected and abused chil-
dren through the Children's Trust
Fund. There is a dire need for early
intervention and prevention pro-
grams in Cherokee Co.
Linda Ratliff
Chief Juvenile Probation
Officer
Cherokee County
Chamber should outline policy before festival
'Tammit' talent commended
MEMBER f.d.i.c.
Zgns 1st
IANK
d.i.c. ■ nvm
I would like to take a moment to
congratulate the Cherokee Civic
Theatre for their support in the pro-
duction of "OH Tammit!"
Our community ought to
be proud to be the home of
such versatile talent as
Randy Moore, who has writ-
ten a local play which will
warm your heart, keep you
enthralled and tickle your
funny bone all in one
evening.
This outstanding produc-
tion includes 11 original
songs by Randy Moore with the as-
sistance of Kim Phillips and Marc
Witmer. It simply amazes me that
these locals of our community have
composed lyrics and music that will
stir every emotion and yet are so
catchy that they will keep you hum-
ming for days afterward.
I take my hat off to all who were
involved in the writing and produc-
tion of "Oh Tammit!" and
to those performers, musi-
cians and crew who spent
countless hours of volun-
teered time to bring to our
community a level of en-
tertainment of which many
larger areas can only
dream.
And as long as our com-
munity will support
proudly the effort and talent of our
own people, I think we can brag of
quality and greatness for years to
come.
Sincerely,
Kerrle Jones
Alto, Tex.
Last year duringour political cam-
paign for county judge, I requested
booth space at the Indian Summer
Festival in Rusk.
The secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce informed me there would
be no political activities of any type
at the fair. Even the passing out of
campaign literature outside the gate
was prohibited.
Thinking that
this rule applied
to everyone, I ac-
cepted it. I did
dtive my 1935
Chrevrolet coupe
to the fair loca-
tion and parked
it beside the
street in a legal place on Friday
afternoon.
The car had magnetic campaign
signs on the doors, the chairman of
the fair, Steve Guy, got very dis-
turbed about the campaign car's
presence and wrote a letter demand-
ing its removal along with a very
unprofessional phone call.
Not wanting to cause an uproar, I
took the car home. At this point I
thought that they, the Chamber of
Commerce, were really serious about
"no politics."
The next morning, I went to the
Fair without campaign literature to
%
just wander around. There, stam
ing in the same spot where my ci
had been parked, was the daughter
of the president of the Chamber of
Commerce passing out campaign lit-
erature for my opponent.
I was shocked, but I started to gcj
on to the festival, and there Belling
tickets at the gate with a stack of
campaign cards
in front of him
was my campaign
opponent. One of1
our local bankers
was passing out
campaign literal
ture on the fair
grounds.
Steve Guy'f
wife was campaign treasurer for my
opponent and he was a member of
the Jacksonville Chamber of Com-
merce. But I'm sure that had nothj-
ing to do with the shabby treatment
given me by the Rusk chamber.
We are coming to festival timé
again, and I will go apply for booth
space for a congressional candidate.
I am sure the lady at this Chamber
of Commerce office will tell me there
is a policy against politics.
t
Jerry Rik
Rusk, Tex.
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