Cherokeean/Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 149, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 8, 1998 Page: 2 of 18
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'age 2A—CHERQKEEAN/HERALD of Rusk, Texas—Thursday, October 8,1998
Cljerokeeaif/Herald
October 8,1998
Emmett H. Whitehead
publisher
Marie Whitehead
editor
Texas' oldest continuously
published weekly newspaper.
Established as the Cherokee
Sentinel Feb. 27,1850
GRASS ROOTS
by Stan Lynde
Jim Hogg State Historical
Park, Rusk
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Historical Site, Alto
High Points From El Camino Real
Chris Davis
e-mail: elcaminoreal@inu.net
The Alto Homecoming Festival
is the main topic of this week's
news. I feel sorry for anybody that
wasn't here for the big celebra-
tion. All of the hard work paid off
and I think everyone had a good
time. You can find lots of negative
things about any small town, but
they all disappear when every-
body works together for events like
ur Homecoming Festival. The
>aper is not long enough to list all
fie wonderful people who volun-
teered their time, money, and
sweat to put on the production
ibout the old Alto theater in the
Lion's Club Building. Hoot Stewart gave Charlton
Heston a run for his money with his portrayal of
Moses". About one hundred and twenty- five people
vere involved in this one part of the Homecoming
Festival. Alto may be small but when we do some-
thing we do it in a big way. Thanks to the hard work
of Kathleen Cornelison, Judy Griffith, and
Norma Jones the parade was one of the best ever. It
was long enough to have the people that were just
passingthrough fuming at the longwait. The"Beverly
Hillbilly" float created by the Alto Felice Gang took
top prize. The "Titanic" float built by the Alto
Elementary Student Council took second place in the
uarade. The food booths were excellent this year.
Dunking Booth professional, Jimmy Lee Huggins
got his yearly bath in the dunking booth over and
>ver again as people tested their skill to watch him
swim. A big thanks to everyone no matter what part
you played in making this years' festival a success.
Brenda Sulser who played "Kate Smith" in last
years homecoming festival is going to be celebrating
i birthday this week. Her Mom didn't want me to
forget, but how could you forget somebody like Kate,
1 mean Brenda. Happy Birthday, Brenda!
It's not just the army worms that have been
hanging on for a long time around here. It seems the
I>ove Bug has been biting and hanging on a lot longer
too. Rev. Bill & Jo Morgan are celebrating their
. ()"' Wedding Anniversary on October 9. We just
•lon't get to see enough of these good folks since they
moved off. Happy Anniversary, Brother Bill and
Jo!
As of October 1, Marshall Corley is officially
retired from the Texas State Highway Department
it'ter 30 years and 8 months of service. I wonder
Inch of his hobbies he will start on first, hunting or
irking on race cars. If you have any messages for
Marshall, you had better address them to the Coon
Fond Hunting Club for the next few months any-
way. Congratulations on your retirement!
I heard a tale on Charlotte Perdue this weekend.
You know she is still recovering from that bad car
wreck she had on the Shiloh Road. They said a male
nurse came in while she was still in pretty bad shape
and introduced himself. He said that his name was
Virgil and he would be helping her. Poor Charlotte
had to laugh with just the thought of being nursed by
a Virgil and laughing can be painful when you're as
broken up as she is. She explained to the nurse about
our Virgil and why she had to laugh. I don't know
about Virgil as a nurse, but it might not be too bad an
idea for them to hire Virgil for a chauffeur when
Charlotte gets home. You might get run over, but he
sure doesn't ever drive fast enough to turn over.
Keep Charlotte in your prayers because she still has
a way to go. Get Well Soon, Charlotte!
I saw Steve McCarty on a float with a bunch of
his old class mates in front of my housé on Saturday.
He was still going on about his statue and how I
Jayanna Davis,
as Snow White,
participated in
the "Picture
Show Days"
Saturday in the
old Lions Club
Building. More
than 500 saw
the two
performances.
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hadn't mentioned it in my article.
Steve has a scaled down version of
the Statue of Liberty in his front
yard down in Lindseyville. Steve
is mighty proud of his new piece of
highway art work. Steve said it
cost a lot more than the pink fla-
mingos and commode iull of flow-
ers that had been adorning his
front yard, but it was worth it.
With his position over at Stephen
F. Austin State University, I fig-
ured he would have at least painted
it purple but I guess that school
spiritjustgoessofar. If you want
to see the Statue of Liberty you
don't have to go all the way to New York, just go
through Lindseyville and look on your right. Who
knows maybe next year for the Fourth of July we can
buy watermelons at Lindsey's and eat'em under the
statue. Thanks Steve for contributing to the scenery
on our new highway.
The Alto High School Football game babysitting
service officially closed this week, thanks to new
rules at Jacket Stadium. People have been dumping
their kids at the games and leaving them for some-
body else to tend to. The new rule requires kids to be
with adults and stay in assigned seating areas dur-
ing the games. Too much horseplay, fighting and
running around was preventing other people from
enjoying the games. It is up to us as community
members and parents to require certain standards of
behavior from our young people and tolerate nothing
less. Overlooking bad behavior just means we accept
it. If I wore a hat, it would be off to the Alto School
Board for making these decisions.
I sure had the work cut out for me during the Alto
Homecoming Festival Paula Low came up with an
idea to do the "Andy Griffith Show". I could be Andy
Griffith, my son Grant, the red head could be Opie,
and Virgil could play the part of Barney Fife. Grant
and I were pretty excited about the idea and Virgil
went along with it too, after getting over not being
able to play Tarzan in this production. Ara Pearman
and Sally Mertz were sitting on the front row with
Virgil's sister Inez Spears during one of the shows.
I warned the ladies about screaming when Virgil
came out. I told them this was a serious production
not some Elvis concert, and no matter how good
Virgil looks in that uniform don't scream. I think the
heat ended up swooning more of the ladies than
Virgil did, but we had a good time doing the show.
I could go on and on this week, but if y'all want
pictures I have to end this now and go get some
developed. Keep the news coming and I'll keep
spittin' it out. I'll see ya next week! And remember,
Focus on making things better, not bigger.
Scene in Passing
The law and the outlaws got together at Picture
Show Days in Alto Saturday. From left are Virgil
Schochler as Barney Fife, J.D. Pearman as a
gangster and B.R. Johnson as Ben Cartwright.
Two "Picture Show Days" with a cast of 125 were
presented at 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. From left
(front row) are Inez Spears (Virgil's sister), Sally
Mertz and Ara Pearman.
Virgil Schochler as Barney Fife, and Chris Davis
as Andy Griffith, helped draw a crowd for the two
perfomances of "Picture Show Days." Davis'
red-headed son, Garrett, (who is not pictured)
dressed as Opie.
Reports indicate that Alto's
homecoming last weekend was
the success hoped for...and it
didn't rain! Plus...they were the
beneficiaries of a huge win by
the Yellowjackets!
This coming weekend offers
fun for everyone in
Rusk...especially those who are
former residents, coming home!
In addition to the Rusk Eagle
ballgame to highlight homecom-
ing, the Arts and Crafts Fair, a
pet parade and presentation of
"Gypsy" at the Cherokee Civic
Theatre are on tap. There is the
fabulous TSR to be enjoyed and
to salute all homecomers,
Citizen 1st Bank is hosting an
open house from 9-12 noon
Saturday. A time to meet, greet
and persuade theses exes that
there's room for them in these
parts with ample opportunities!
With help from Mother
Nature in the weather depart-
ment, everything points to a
super experience for sharing!
Today's joy...Tomorrow's happy
memories!
Special Kodak moments were
recorded last week at FUMC.
Saturday night the Methodist
Men hosted a Tamale Supper
which received great response.
But the guys were quick to point
out the "secret" of their success!
Credit for a big helping hand,
they say, goes to Apolinar
Serrato, wife Rosa, and their
beautiful little children, Amy,
Eric, David and Perla. Every-
one raved about the green and
red hot sauces they prepared.
Apolinar has been around for
some years now, attempting to
master "East Texanese." Many of
us remember when he first came
to town and was a staff member
for James and Genelle
Richards at their grocery store.
He is now employed at Citizens
1st Bank.
Well, what's in store for our
weather? If a persimmon seed
brought in last week by John
Waggoner is any indication, it
will be wet. But then, that is
because Margaret "Sweet"
Gardiner told us so back in
November '96. She said that the
shape of a spoon in the seed was
reported by oldtimers to suggest
Marie Whitehead
a wet one. Guess we'll have to
wait and see?
In the heard-from department,
we have Mazie Overby. She
has been elsewhere, now home
again in Alto. This is one of our
Creator's Special Children.
Makes us all feel better just to
know she's here with us!
Another heard from reader is
Juanita Blanton of Dallas.
She's had a bit of trouble receiv-
ing the paper, but it seems the
situation is better. She writes,
"My mother and I are sitting in
the Dreezeway reading it. What a
joy! Reading your paper is
special for Mother. She is 95
years young. We can't wait to
read Scene in Passing' and 'High
Points from the El Camino Real'
each week. Mother LOVES Chris
Davis!" And we thank all of you
for allowing us to pay you a visit
each week with our weekly
publication!
Anne Rogers over in Georgia
e-mails, "On Friday, Sept. 18,1
had surgery and received my new
Pacemaker. Now I'm as good as
new. I appreciate everyone's
thoughts and prayers."
More good news from Mary
Ray who continues to recuperate
from earlier surgery. She is at
home and has treatments, out
patient, each week. All of us look
forward to her return to a total,
complete, strong self again!
Among more appreciated good
news this week came from
Leota Vaughn. She was
released Friday from ETMC
Tyler where she has been
treated for a broken hip. Now,
she's back with family and
friends at Birmingham, doing
well. You may want to let her
hear from you?
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Flora Mae Jones was all
smiles Sunday because her
daughter-in-law, Sara, is doing
so well after triple bypass heart
surgery. She is home now
receiving the TLC she deserves t
from spouse Charles Henry!
Word has been sent concerning
young Kyle Rasberry, a patierit
at Baylor Hospital. He has a rar¿
blood disease. To help you 7
identify him, he is the son of 1
Ricky and Pam, the grandson
of Doyle and Mary Rasberry,
also nephew of Randy
Rasberry. A wonderful family
and their friends wish them the
best during these days of stress.
Good wishes continue for Luke
Johnson and his family. He is 3'
the son-in-law of Jimmy and
Charlene Graham, working
with them in the family busi-
ness, Choice Cuts. He was
injured in a bull ride recently, tt
sustaining serious damage.
Gene Sanders of Alto had
surgery Friday at ETMC Jack-
sonville. He is the spouse of
Martha, a staff member of
Fredonia Bank in Alto, and the
father-in-law of our Sam
Florian. Until all the reports ,
are back, the diagnosis has to 1
wait. Everyone's prayers are
appreciated by this wonderful
family.
Well, on a happy note, our
Mom's three daughters convened^
here for an overnight, mini- ,■
reunion Friday. That means
Bonnye of Houston, Shirley of
Richardson and Yours Truly. ,r
We drew together in a common ,>
bond of memories reviewed for a,/
brief time. She would have been
so pleased to know that all of us ;
managed to get to the Jackson-ky
ville Indians football game to
see her Great Grandgirl, our
Grandgirl Sandy Gonzalez,
marching as a twirler at the
front of the band! Mama loved
bands and football games!
It is our wish that all of the
RHS Exes "come home" to a
wonderful time of memory-
making this weekend and that ^
the rest of us have twice as much
fun greeting them! This week-
end! Be there! Wearing a smile,
of course!
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Jennifer Pearman,
as Godzilla, roars at
first grade students
in the Alto
Homecoming parade
Saturday. Students
wore three-
dimensional glasses
in the Picture Show
Days float. More
than 45 entries
participated.
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