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Page 2A—CHERQKEEAN/HERALD of Rusk, Texas—Thursday, August 20,1998
Emmett H. Whitehead
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Cherokeean Herald
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editor
August 20,1998
Texas' oldest continuously
published weekly newspaper.
Established as the Cherokee
Sentinel Feb. 27,1850
GRASS ROOTS
© 1998 Stan Lynde
Distributed by Cottonwood Publishing
wwwoldmontana.com
by Stan Lynde
Scene in Passing
Marie Whitehead
As the generous people of other
states share their hay with dis-
tressed Texans, it is a wonderful
thing to behold! Just when we think
that everyone is fresh out of car-
ing, here it comes...by the truck
load! News of recent date has cited
folks' generosity in Oklahoma, Ar-
kansas, Missouri, Kansas. Large
companies, even, are loaning trucks
and drivers to bring the hay to Texas.
It is good!
June Cervenka called with ex-
citement last week. She and Rudy
were to spend Aug. 16 with his Mom at a family
reunion in Waco. It was the lOOthbirthday for Marie
P. Cervenka! Actually, the real day was Aug. 18.
But that was Tuesday and it's kind of hard to have
family gatherings in the middle of the week!
Another birthday reported to us is that of Jack
Dover. He observed number 92 years young Aug. 13.
This word from Mary Dover Williams who has
mastered the fine art of e-mail courtesy of young
brother, Billy Pennington. She is also having fun
staying in touch with spouse Bob's daughter in Salt
Lake City. "Never too old to learn," quips Mary!
Randy Moore, author of "The Bridge," was at the
theatre during lunch on the last Friday showing. An
elderly lady who moved from Rusk long ago, was
there to buy tickets. He asked if she would like to see
the interior, and of course, she did! "She said the seats
were different, but she remembered, and showed me
exactly where she and her boyfriend fell asleep in the
theatre and accidentally got locked in late one night—
many years ago," writes Randy. That little scenario
could show up in his next script! Then we'll learn who
the lady is, did they get in much trouble, did she
marry her sleeping boy friend, did they live happily
ever after? Well, writer Randy will have the
answers...if he chooses.
Jayanna Norton celebrated her 6th with a host of
family and friends at the Lions Club swimming pool.
Her uncle, John Marshall, was the tipster on this
one! The young honoree is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Steven Norton, so now you have her placed.
It has been a season of new arrivals! Angie
McClure Berry advised us of Elizabeth Ann's
arrival Aug. 10. Little Libby's mom was born on a
New Year's Day and for 18 years she helped this
publication salute the beginning of another year.
Now Angie cradles her own baby! Another is a former
staff member, Torri McCain Atcheson, who with
her spouse Curtis are now the parents of daughter
No. 3. Elizabeth Ann joins Caitlin and Alyssa.
Vicki Jordan Beard shared the news of brother
Jody's baby in Nacogdoches recently. With other
friends and relatives to extend joyous greetings were
Bro. Grover Talbert and Weigi. Kenneth and
Aleta Gates were seen grinning as we say, from ear
to ear, last week. They are some kind of happy about
their new grandbaby! Daughter Angie has a little
daughter named Jordan. The Grandparents are smiling'
still smiling from the joy of the
earlier granddaughter, Summer,
who belongs to their son Casey.
Another birthday event was the
surprise party to honor Leon
Burran on his big 6-0 last Satur-
day. He was also honored with a
beautiful Grand girl's arrival re-
cently. Daughter of Kenny and
Rhonda Birdwell. His spouse,
Roseann. is also pretty and spe-
cial!
~™" Among the visitors to our area
lately, and maybe you got to say
•howdy' are Nicky Norton, son of Gloria Dotson,
and Carolyn Goodman, former Ruskite, wife of the
late Dr. Tom Goodman.
Recent and special folks in town represented High-
ways Magazine. Came to interview and take pics at
Bill and Barbara Bradshaw's Eastex Farms.
Watch for their outstanding story next June, that's
as in 1999!
On the leaving town list we have the John and
Cindy Cunningham family. Dr. John was called to
a church in Alvin where he will direct a 50-voice
choir. Cindy was quickly placed on the faculty of an
Alvin ISD school. While our community regrets the
loss of this family, they are wished the very best that
God has in store for them.
Among the many who are in need of rememberance,
we submit the family of Mrs. Katherine Ballard.
She had been a part time house-helper for our family
and that of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Perkins for nearly
four decades. She was a special Child of God.
Prayers continue to be asked for George Dover, a
victim of the drought you might say. He is the son-in-
law of Morris and Fern Elliott. He remains critical
at this writing from damages sustained in firefighting.
He is at ETMC Tyler.
Mary Ray's treatments are going well at Trinity
Mother Frances Hospital. Jack and Opal Fitts are
among her frequent visitors.
Jewel Guenther was recently hospitalized. Her
son and daughter-in-law from Houston came to lend
assistance. She is improving per our friend Chloe
Waddell...who is feeling better, too!
Another country heard from is called Trinity! Your
writer was passing through the town Sunday p.m.
and pulled around to admire the FUMC there. Lorene
McCollum, spouse of our former pastor, Bro.
E veritt, came tripping down the steps. It was a mini-
reunion for the two of us. She had a Cath-test last
week with no blockage found. This week she is to
have more consults about further testing. Could be a
digestion problem (we all hope!) that is causing the
chest and around the torso pains.
Here's a parting thought to bring a little sunshine
into your life. Ellen T. Fowler wrote, "The inner
half of every cloud is bright and shining. I
therefore turn my clouds about and always
wear them inside out to show the lining!" Keep
High Points From El Camino Real
Things have really been look
ing up in Alto this week
since the cooler weather and
rain has finally come our way.
The kids are back in school and
football season is underway.
People got to mow their yards this
weekend for the first time since I
don't know when. The gas in my
lawn mower had already devel-
oped that old gas smell that tells
you the mowers, not going to be
easy to start. Enough about all of
this stuff you already know, I need
to fill you in on things you don't
know.
School started without a hitch.
The kids all got the teachers they
wanted, the teachers got all the
kids they wanted, all the parents
are happy, and no one has any
complaints. If you believe this I
won't even have to look for news
any more because you'll believe
anything. All jokes aside things
are off to a good start and everyone
seems to be getting back into the
swing of things. For you teachers
and students who are counting,
you just have 251 days to go until
school is out for the summer.
Ted and Betty Moore's son
Zachary was recently inducted
into Who's Who among American
High School Students. He is a fine
young man and I know his parents
are proud. The Moore Family has
been a source of pride for Alto
Schools from way back when Coach
Ted Moore was coaching people
my Dad's age and his son Terry
Ted was coaching and teaching
Texas history and Biology to my
generation and many more. Con-
gratulations Zachary!
I got a letter from LaNell
Carter last week and she said
they got a total of 7 inches of rain
week before last in the Barsola
Community. The ground sqaked
every bit of it up, so you people who
live on Larson Creek don't start
running for higher ground. When
you can get seven inches of rain
and the creeks don't rise, it has
been dry. I don't get much news
Chris Davis
e-mail: elcaminoreal@inu.net
out of Barsola, so I'm glad the
news I got was good.
Shawn Crosby had a birthday
last week. He turned 7 on August
14. Happy Birthday Shawn!
Jessica Germany celebrated
her birthday on Aug. 17 with a
slumber party. I bet there wasn't
much sleep in that house with a
bunch of squealing 12 year old
girls running loose all night. I
wonder if 12 year old girls still sit
around and look at teen maga-
zines with their távorite teenage
idols on the front or if they just sit
and look at my picture in the
Cherokeean. Happy birthday, Jes-
sica.
Deanna Duplichain Griffith
had a birthday on August 17. She
is getting too old for slumber par-
ties, so I hope her husband carried
her somewhere nice. Happy Birth-
day, Deanna!
We have had a recent rash of
derriere injuries in our area this
summer. Richard "Harley Bob"
Schnieder got a big hunk pinched
out of his while sitting on some
kind of farm equipment out at Billy
Cates' place. He had to go to the
hospital in Jacksonville and get it
sewn up. He is recovering nicely
but don't ask to see his scar. I
guess you can't say "a little pinch
on the butt never hurt anyone," in
this case. Pearman Motor Com-
pany salesman, John Grindle Jr.
received a blow to his ego when the
power take off shaft came loose
I TOLD BUFO CP HE OUGHT TO
GET HIMSELF A POST-HOLE
DIGGER, BUT HE SAID HE'S
ALREADN PAW TWO OF 'EM.
9
Letters To the Editor
Trust Violated by Rusk
Police & Council
I am thoroughly convinced that
one person can make a difference -
if they are wealthy, occupy a posi-
tion of power or both. Well, I lack
any and all of these qualification
but I intend to make a very con-
certed effort to prove the thesis. I
hope that others will join me.
Our systems of government, from
the smallest entity to its ultimate
form as represented by our federal
government, are well designed.
Where it most often fails is in the
administration of policy, regula-
tions and laws. The people that
are elected, appointed, hired, etc.
and sworn to satisfy the obliga-
tions of insuring proper operation
of the system often ignore their
responsibilities. In many in-
stances, they violate a trust and
flaunt the law. Major elements of
these governmental units have the
sole function of insuring that full
comDliance is the norm. These
aren't people who volunteered to
serve the public interest. They oc-
cupy paid positions and are
charged with insuring compliance.
They have the force of law to sup-
port their performance.
Let's just look at two instances
that occurred in Rusk this past
week.
The assault that occurred at
Rusk State Hospital. A police de-
partment has an obligation of in-
suring that all segments of society
abide by the law. Has the police
department of Rusk violated the
law in failing to provide the public
accurate information? Has the city
attorney, as a public official and of
officer of the court, violated the
law and his obligation to uphold
the law?
Has the Rusk City Council vio-
lated the law in the manner in
which it decided to purchase real
estate? I invite the public to drive
by and examine the intended
$10,000 purchase. Such a deal! It's
in the alley just behind South-
western Electric's building on Main
Street. Then, extend your trip and
look at the vacant"Family Dollar
Store on Main Street. The City
spent 10's of thousands of dollars
repair and remodel the Family
Dollar Store and then sold it for
$20,000.1 wish I could tell you just
now mucn tne uity actually spent;
but, my request for this informa-
tion was referred, by the former
City attorney, to the State Attor-
ney General's OOffice about three
years ago to determine if they were
obligated to satisfy my request.
I'm still waiting.
John Rosser
Rusk, Tex.
Church
Seeks Grant
Sponsors
We the members of the Elm
Grove Community Council
would like to thank everyone
who gave donations or made
any contributions to the annual
Elm Grove Homecoming. We are
also grateful to all of those who
came out and supported the
event simply by attending. All
of the money that was raised
will be used to help with the
renovation of the Old Elm Grove
Schoolhouse.
The Council would also like to
request that anyone having any
information concerning grants
or special funding that may help
to pay for the renovation please
contact Thurman Hampton at
i908/683-584&,¡rAhy additional;,
private donations would also be
greatly appreciated.
Indus McDuff
Rusk, Tex.
Editor's Note: Anyone with
grant information or wish-
ing to make a donation to
the school renovation may
send checks payable to the
Elm Grove Community
Council, in care of Thurman
Hampton at Route 5, Box227,
Jacksonville.
from his bargain tractor and struck
him across the buttocks. A trip to
the hospital and a nasty bruise
was the result of this unfortunate
mishap. If you go in the Dodge
place in the next few days tell John
you want to test drive a jeep and
take him with you. I bet the price
will get right, quick, if you drive
over some rough terrain. I have
always been good to tell ya'll about
people who have had heart attacks
and gall bladder surgeries in my
article and I believe rear ends de-
serve just as much attention.
I went over to Virgil's the other
day and he was pretty upset with
City Hall. He heard the city had
bought some kind of sewer televi-
sion. I said, "What do you mean,
are they watching the "Jerry
Springer Show," down at city hall?"
He said, "No that they had a cam-
era on a long cable that goes
through sewer pipes and looks for
leaks and stopped up places. The
men sit in the truck and watch
what the camera sees on a TV and
it is recorded by a VCR." Virgil
said that this was just the begin-
ning and pretty soon that camera
would be popping up in our bath-
room toilets and spying on us. I
told him I didn't think the city was
ready to invade his porcelain
throne, but once he gets started
you can't calm him down. I guess
I can't blame him too much be-
cause he did live through the Cold
War and all that communist scare
back in the 50's. If you hear a little
gurgle in the toilet and get the
feeling Big Brother is watching
you sometime, don't worry, this is
still Alto and it's probably just
Tommy and Kim, the city guys, on
the sewer camera.
This is about all the news I could
scrape up as we begin the dog days
ofAugust. I hope everything keeps
going our way with the weather. If
anything interesting happens in
your area, please let me know. I'll
see ya next week! And remember,
Focus on making things better
not bigger.
Gov. Bush makes campaign stop for Judge Bentley
continued from page 1
Judge Bascom Bentley, III (left) with Gov.
George W. Bush
father spoke in South Texas. "My dad, my mother,
my wife and 30,000 other people were there. I said
'Mr. President welcome to Texas' and I got some-
what of an applause. Then I said something to
Mother and the crowd went wild. I said the people
of Texas still love you and you are still telling me
what to do. A tall man in a big hat stood up and
yelled 'And you better listen to her, son.'"
Gov. Bush noted, "I do listen to her. And when you
find good people to put their names on ballots listen
to them too," he said. Judge Bentley is such a
person and he deserves our support."
State Rep. Todd Staples
"I have a place at Athens just around the corner
from Elton's place. After we come in from catching
those big fish, then I have to listen to Bascom
Bentley stories from Elton," he said.
Judge Bentley is a fair and tough judge, the
governor explained. Then looking out across the
audience he expressed his appreciation to Texas
Department of Criminal Justice employees for
working for the State of Texas. We have rewritten
the juvenile justice code in the state. We have been
sending the wrong signals to our kids. Disciple and
love go hand in hand in the state of Texas.
Cljerokeeaij/Herald
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