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Page 2—CHEROKEEAN/HERALD of Rusk, Texas—Thursday, April 27,2000
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April 27, 2000
Texas' oldest continuously
published weekly newspaper.
Established aa the Cherokee
Sentinel Feb. 27,1850
Jim Hogg State Historical
Park, Rusk
Caddoan Mounds State
Historical Site, Alto
Texas State Railroad State
Historical Park, Rusk
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Marie Whitehead
editor@mediactr.com
| his last weekend being
Easter, you can just
guess that a lot of our
folks had folks...as guestfi...home
for a visit. It is these days spent
in special observance that help
provide memories for tomorrow.
Ties that bind. Among the many
we were pleased to greet were
Keith Clements' family. They
had driven from Independence,
Mo. They are Keith's parents
and sister.
The Clements saw our beauti-
ful East Texas at its greenest.
Only the grumpiest of scrooges
were without a smile after the recent weeks of off
and on rain, followed by a week's window of blue
skies and sunshine. This gave hay cutters the
opportunity they had been a'waitin'. Should the
trend continue, cattle will eat better this fall and
winter than in many recent seasons.
All in all, it was a wonderful Easter observance.
Special services of tribute and praise mixed with
good food and fellowship. The green things grow-
ing are a positive reminder that after Death there
is Life.
Really great news is the arrival home of Fred
and Bessie Lunsford. They have been in Pasa-
dena for more than a month, maybe two. What
started out to be a trip for their granddaughter's
wedding turned into surgery and a long stay in the
hospital for Fred. Bessie was busy doing just what
anybody else would be doing—trying to serve as
the glue to hold everything together. But home
they are, thanks to Glen Miller and Fred
Hunter who delivered them to their home on
Fourth Street about 6:30 p.m. Thursday. It was a
one day trip for the two Good Samaritans, which
means they had to help the sun come up that
morning. It's good the Lunsfords live on the right
street in Rusk. Because it is also the home of
Dolly Jean and JoAnn Abernathy who are often
called "Angels of Fourth Street." They have
been the right ministers of mercy at the right time
for several of their neighbors.
Speaking of Good Samaritans, we'll add Max
Thomason to the list for his helpfulness in
alerting us to cows out on FM 2972. Isn't that a
wonderful way to start Easter morning. But the
Better Half put ten cents worth of hurry on
getting dressed, we called Friend John
Waggoner to lend a helping hand...and in the
meantime Himself had been offered assistance
from Mike Crysup. Therefore, with the aid of
Max and his alarm, John (who really moved them
by just saying, "Go back in that gate." and Cowboy
Mike, it didn't take long. For this happy ending we
can only be thankful. Grateful. Blessed.
This is kind of like Bill and Linda Cobble feel.
She went back to Galveston for a checkup and will
you believe that the doctors told them they found
no evidence of the growth in her brain? Now that's
nothing short of a miracle... She was told to return
in late summer to John Sealy for another check-
up. In the meantime, therapy is to begin very soon.
And there you have two happy, grateful parents of
two special children, Brittany and Steven.
Thelma Smith is also focused on therapy these
days at Tyler Rehab. She suffers from foot/ankle
injuries in earlier days, thus creating blood
circulation problems today. Son Charles and wife
Paula live in Tyler which makes it easier for all of
them.
Finniegene Norwood's daughter Sara re-
ported her surgery April 17 at Trinity Mother
Frances in Tyler. She had a knee replacement
earlier and an infection caused this procedure.
Some antibiotic, plnced in beads, is implanted in
the area. This stuff is going to eat the staff infec-
tion, healing and preparing her knee to have
surgery again, maybe around May 15, and they'll
install a new artificial knee. Now, if all else fails,
Passing
Keith
Clements
and his
mom, Bettie,
wife Linda,
daughter
Charlotte,
siHter Nancy
and dad Jack
stopped by
Whitehead
Enterprises
when they
visited Rusk.
GRASS ROOTS
by Stan Lynde
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SEEMS LiKE THEAA
POLITICIANS PROMISE
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BUNCH OF NEW
ONES.
the Plan B planned is a fusion of
the leg bone and the knee
bone...a not desired procedure
but a do-able one. But if you
know Finniegene, you know
what a sweet spirited soul she is
and if a good attitude counts for
much, she will do great. It was
nice her son, Jay, Director of
Nurses at San Antonio State
Hospital, was able to spend
several days with her during the
recent surgery and later.
Sara also noted that Pat
Peters' father, Mr. Johnson,
had five bypass surgery about
the time of her mom's operation. She says Mr.
Johnson is doing well, at the age of 88 years young.
And Larry Sinclair is also doing very well. We
had the pleasure of saying "howdy" to Larry and
Dianne following his visit to Rotary Club last
week.
Since this space is frequently occupied with news
of a medical nature, how about a bit of news from
the medics themselves? Dr. Mark Morris of the
ETMC Clinic returned to Rusk midweek last
week after participating in the run known as the
Boston Marathon. This tells you that if you
solicit his assistance with health problems, you
may get asked about exercise. He not only believes,
he practices what he suggests. Did he win? I don't
think so, but his time was good enough to make a
professional runner green with envy.
Mrs. Thelma Clute was a happy grocery
shopper Saturday. She says she is looking forward
to a trip in early summer with son Rev. Charles
Clute, to visit relatives up North.
A brief visit with Dianne Foreman also
brought the good news that her child, Dorothy
(also known as Pee Wea^and our former staff
member in the '70s), has recently purchased a
home in Tyler. There she lives. And there she
holds down three jobs, with the main one at the
University of Texas Health Center. Dianne was
just beaming with pride. She says, "Now all of my
children own their own homes." That's cause for
joy.
A thank you note was special last week and it
probably was meant to be shared with all of you,
too. Another former staff member Joy Hogan
wrote, "Thanks so much for the thoughts and
prayers. Michael is doing uery well and is home
from the hospital." This is the little boy who
recently received a kidney transplant. His parents
met and married while living in Rusk and were
members of the Church of Christ. They now have
a little daughter, Mariah, too. If you remember
this couple and wish to send your love by letter,
write to 7600 Taylor, Lot 3, Greenville, Texas
75402. Your thoughts will mean so much.
And good news from little Cole McStay. Accord-
ing to a relative by marriage, Frances Hassell, he
went to have a check up and was given a good
report. This is the child who was carried to the
edge of death and brought back in aggressive
cancer treatments. He is the grandson of Don and
Jane Parsons.
Once again from the small book given to Mama
on Easter 1997 by Fay Tackett, a beautiful
closing thought. "A happy heart mahea the face
cheerful. Proverbs 15:13." OK, now we know
where the smile begins...inside...a happy heart.
Take care of your heart and your smile will take
care of itself. Until next week?
POSTSCRIPT: Remember the aerial photo of
Rusk from 1934 shown in this space last week? We
failed to mention that this picture had been placed
in our archives by the late Dan Heard. His wife is
Lucille Long Heard and they have two children,
Dan Howell and Kahlon. Dan loved this town
and revered its historical past. It is with gratitude
that we offer this belated credit to him.)
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High Points From El Camino Real
Chris Davis
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The Easter Bunny hopped
down El Camino Real
Sunday morning scatter-
ing enough eggs and candy to
have all the children just as
wired up as they could be by
church time. Folks were stirring
about a lot last week in anticipa-
tion of the holiday, and they
brought me a good bit of news
for the paper. It makes my job a
lot easier when all I have to do is
get their news together on a
sheet and sell it back to them for
a quarter.
Last week started out on a bad
note with the tragic death of Donny Hackney.
He was a member of the graduating class of'78 at
Alto High School. Please keep his family and
friends in your prayers as they mourn this sense-
less tragedy.
Kathy Gamble a former Alto resident died in an
automobile accident Thursday night. She was the
Alto Elementary P.E.
teacher a few years back.
She leaves behind three
children and a family
that will appreciate our
prayers as they cope
with her passing
Bill & Marjorie
Warner deserve a big
pat on the back for
donating the Boyd's
Pharmacy building to
the city to be used as the
new location for the
Stella Hill Library. Our
little library is great but
it had just about grown
as big as it could get at
its present location. The
possibilities for good
things to come are
unlimited with a little
elbow grease and the
new building. Many
thanks to the Warner's
for doing a big part in
keeping our downtown
alive and our children
learning.
Sam Chapman's Mother-in-law Edith Rogers
came by the Hall of Justice to see me a few weeks
ago just before she headed back to Show Low,
Arizona. She wanted to meet Virgil but after
talking to her a little bit, I'm glad he wasn't
around. She was bragging about what a good son-
in-law Sam was and if the poor woman is that easy
to fool no telling what Virgil might have talked her
into. She seems like a real sweet lady, so I hope if
she gets tired of living in that desert she decides to
move to Alto.
Justin Martin continues to improve after the
terrible auto accident he survived six months ago.
He is living in Galveston, Texas at the Transi-
tional Learning Community for Post Acutc Brain
Iiyury Rehabilitation. I'd move if I had to write all
of that for my address every time I wrote a letter.
Justin has made a miraculous recovery that many
folks didn't think would be possible after the
severity of his accident. He comes home several
weekends out of the month and is doing great. He
wants to thank everyone in the Rusk and Alto
communities that kept him going with their
prayers and support. Rusk Chief of Police Larry
Robertson presented Justin with his badge a few
weeks ago while he was in visiting. Justin served
as a reserve policeman for Rusk and also worked
as a jailer at the Cherokee County Jail.
Sybleen Lovell Collins wanted me to know
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that they were getting things
together for the Alto High School
class of 1946 to have their 54 th
class reunion. The reunion will
be on Saturday, April 29 at the
A. Frank Smith Methodist
Church Fellowship Hall here in
Alto. Just arrive somewhere
between nine-thirty and ten.
After some visiting and snacks
there will be a business meeting
followed by a catered lunch.
Come see some of your old
friends because if they gradu-
ated in 1946 they ought to be
well on their way to being old
friends.
I was wondering just the other day why Lanelle
Carter hadn't been by to see me in a while and
low and behold she came walking in with news
from down south all the way from Forest and
Wells. The Forest Homecoming will be Sunday,
May 7 at the Church. The morning service will
start at 10:30 with the
Reverend R. W. King
Jr. officiattng. Ev«9
one who is interested
is invited to come and
enjoy the celebration.
Bring a picnic basket
and a dinner on the
grounds will be spread
at lunch. The after-
noon air will be filled
with a good old-
fashioned church
singing for all those
who want to partici-
pate.
Lanelle also told me
that the Rube Sessions
Memorial Library in
Wells was going to
have some new hours.
The library will be
open from 8:30 a.m.
until 5 p.m. on Tues-
day and Thursday and
from 9 a.m. until noon
on Saturday. They
have a fine library in
Wells and if you haven't been taking advantage of
it you should give it a try.
The little church in the Linwood Community is
in the news again. Sarah Liles sent me a letter
via Helen Selman telling me the news. Old
Palestine Baptist Church will be featured on
"U.S. Farm Report" on Saturday, May 13. "U.S.
Farm Report" is a televison program that comes
on nationwide somewhere between 5 and 6 a.m.
each Saturday morning. It is on WGN out of
Chicago which is channel 11 on the Alto cable. It
might be on channel 9 also, but I'm not sure. Just
look in your TV guide and don't take my word for
it. The show gives all the farm news and features
old country churches throughout the U.S. I never
saw anything much but Yankee churches on there,
so I feel like this is a great accomplishment for our
area. Congratulations to Old Palestine Baptist
Church for getting our area some National recogni-
tion. Gayla Needham Long has sent her
husband Tom back to Elk City, Idaho to escape
the hot summer here. I guess Tom is a Snow Bird
in reverse. Gayla says that she intends to stay
here work, fight the heat, and the fire ants and
wait for that glorious day when she can retire aVid
winter up north. I like to think of Tom enjoying
the cool Idaho summer when the temperatures
Please see EL CAMINO, page 6
Justin Martin (left) reecelves his police badge
from Rusk Chief Larry Robertson.
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