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Page 2 CHERQKLEAN/HERALP of Rusk, Texas—Thursday, June 15, 2000
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June 15,2000
Texas' oldest continuously
published weekly newspaper.
Established as the Cherokee
Sentinel Feb. 27,1850
GRASS ROOTS
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Park, Rusk
Caddoan Mounds State
Historical Site, Alto
Texas State Railroad State
Historical Park, Rusk
Scene in Passing
Marie Whitehead
editor @ mediactr.com
Hey there and thank yon
very much for missing
Scene hint, week! You
were missed, too...it is so good to
be back from a trip I didn't even
take! Sometimes the best
vacations are those spent right
in your own hack yard with
Caniilv and friends. And il only
takes ;i lew minutes, if you have
a lively imagination, to make it
to the moon and hack in seconds!
You are wished happy hours in
the weeks ahead, also safe
hours. The travel season has
arrived and while we want you
to go, we want you to ret urn! (>ur own Brent
Hu.se, a student intern, had the misfortune to
sacrifice himself and his truck on behalf of a dog's
safety Friday afternoon. He had left his home near
Tecula, on his way to work, when the dog ap
peared I le swerved to avoid hitting the animal.
Major damage to him and his vehicle. I le was
driving only Ml) or so miles an hour. Needless to
say, instead of getting to work on time. Brent and
his Mom Vanessa got him to the lili room in
Jacksonville. Thankfully, he is at home. All who
know Brent know what a special young man he is.
lie has been active for some years now in produc-
tions of the Cherokee ('¡vie Theatre. His mom
was our daughter Terrie's co author for "Thirty
Great Escapes," a hook on travel in Texas
published several years ago I lis late grandfalher
was a principal player in the mailing room of this
publication, serving our equipment and selling us
the necessary supplies. And to keep it, all in the
family, his uncle continues to service the mailing
machinery! You can see that Brent is like family to
us. You could say we knew him before he was horn!
Another like family staff member. Joseph
Brooks, was home on leave and came to see us!
•He, too, is very special. I le is the son of Larry
Brooks of Husk and Tom mi e MeDaniel of Tyler.
With his grandmnm, Ozell Hay, we have bragging
rights about Joseph. I le is stationed at Port
I límeme, ('a I if., about fid miles nort h of l,os
Angeles, lie is an automotive mechanic with the
Henhees. Joseph expects to leave for Korea pretty
soon and stay there seven months, Wow, that's
some t raveling! I le is a graduate of Husk High,
1996, and graduated from Tyler Junior ' 'ollege in
199H. It was his pleasure to do graduation again
while home, this lime for his sister, Deniese,
graduating from high school Joseph signed up for
military duty in <)ct,ober, 1998. Thanks to Ozell
and the fried pies she sends to him, he is doing
very well! And she is doing bet ter too. after a short
stay in the hospital before Joseph got home!
Naturally, she bounced right out of that bed when
he got here!
Joseph Brooks
and his boss from
1994-9H share a
binding friend
ship.
Turning our
thoughts toward a
weekly update of
folks' health, it is
great to report
that -J. L.
(Leahmon)
Hassell got home
more than a week
ago now and wit h
his spouse, Mary,
is mighty glad to
lie home! This
follows a heart
attack and open
heart surgery.
Seen feeding the
kitty-kals on her front porch was Myrti.s
Iiiindrunt. Two t ¡mes in less I han a week! She had
a tough time, first in the hospital and then nursing
home. Now hack home she anticipates many more
happy days. Taking care of those cats is a special
calling for this H9 year youngster! Would that we
could all he more like her' And maybe there is
hope for me . at least the cats have discovered our
house on Bonner St reel!
Belle Yarbroiigh had surgery recently. We
learned tins from Frances Bivins, who also had
surgery but is now al home The connect ion here is
liila Whiteside! She was a strong support person
for Frances during her hospitalization and now it
is her sister, Belle, who is on the receiving eral of
her attention' < Miviouslv, I.¡lo i - good in this
volunteer capacity Her pat lent are ning so well!
Another get11 >n belter every day patient is
Dottii* MeCltire Norton. She had serious surgery
but is hack home now with a grind no great' report
from the doctors! Her most urgent need. I hear, is
patience! And thnt always takes care of ilKelf,
doesn't it?
The Jack of All Trades, helper in all affairs,
Iacl< Morris* cheeked out oft he hospital recently
following a battery of tesln on his heart and its
related filia t ions, with i good report I le had t he
pain hut nothing showed up. Still
you can tell the event shook him
upa little. Also his beautiful wife
Louise, our Chamber manager.
It was May 31. Geraldine
Smith Thompson had gone to
pick some beans in a friend's
garden. Suddenly she felt the
urge, the need, to go home. She
found her husband Roy in pain,
which resulted in a rush to the
hospital. After a carotid artery
procedure, he is back home in
Tyler and getting better day by
day. Our Annie Lee Smith is
his favorite Mother-in-law!
There are many folks whoso names are not
included here. Sometimes folks don't want their
aches and pains bandied about! Others I just don't
have recent news of their conditions. One of these
is Estelle Woods. II. is logical to think it is not
easy for her to have these treatments, but it is also
possible for us to hope and pray she is much
improved, soon! Our special friend Janet Gates is
about halfway through her treatments. She is so
totally brave in her acceptance of the problem and
in her determination to live life to its fullest, no
matter. To know her is to be thankful that you do
know her!
Unless you're Methodist you wouldn't know that
Libby Freeman and Polly Maness both made it
to church Sunday! It's good to share with you their
good news of better health!
Many in this area will remember our good
friends, Doctors Fagun and Harriet Thompson.
Both were employed at Husk State Hospital for a
good many years! A lot could be said about their
dedication to serving others...in so many ways, too.
Not just as staff members, but as citizens, friends
in our community. Anyway, they're going through
some stressful days right now. Dr. Fagan is
experiencing serious health problems.
Lou Goldsherry came by the office to share a
beautiful, moving, inspirational poem written by
son Alan. If we get copyright permission, perhaps
some day we can share it with you, Alan is in
Austin, Boh is in Massachusetts and Eddie is in
I fouston. I Ier spouse George suffers from
Alzheimer's. She says her friends and their
prayers keep her going.
A visit with Mildred Holcomh last week was
special. She is my special tie to other people! She
hopes to do the Holcomh Reunion this year, has
already enjoyed the Stokes Reunion at Wells. Her
health is not quite as good as she would like, but
she laughs with gratitude for what is!
Shirley Sirratt came by our office to give us a
change of address, They are moving hack to Marlin
to bo near the VA hospital, because of Lee's
stroke. She says Husk will always be their home,
however!
James Rivers
is another
longtime friend, a
Rusk resident,
who departed
from this life last
week. His wife,
Elizabeth, their
children and
other family
members have
the sympathy of
everyone.
When you send
notes with your
renewals you
really put the
icing on the cake
for all of here at
Whitehead
Enterprises!
Barbara French
Wells writes, "Looh forward to receiving it each
week nml reading ahout people I grew up with, and
what is noiiif! on riround the Alto area, ton! Should
any of you ever he in the Natchitoches, La. area,
drop hy." ()K, you've got. your invitation to visit!
And I wish it could be me! I have never been to
that city which I think must be lovely.
This one is even better. It is a gill subscription
from Joy Glenn of Palestine to her aunt, Dor-
othy Walker. Aunt Dot is the sister of the late
Lay ton Jones, Joy's dad, and Mildred Fulton.
That means Joy is the daughter oft/if late
Annabel Jones, and the niece of Margie
Williamson and Freddye White who wore
Annabel's «inters. Aunt Dot lives in LaMarque, by
I he way. and we hope she enjoys her renewed ties
wit h her home town! < I just love knowing all these
family kinships' It would devastate me to live in a
land of strangers..,)
It looks like we're out of spare for today, time too.
So, here in a dosing thought for you, left me by my
Mama: "Time in too alow for (hone who Walt,
ton Hwifl for thonr mho Fear, too long far thane
who drirve, loo abort for thane who Rtjolce,
hut for thorn- who ¡.ove, Time In Eternity."
Joseph Brooks (left) and Emmett Whitehead
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High Points From El Camino Real
Chris Davis
e-mail: elcamlnoreal@lnu.net
Cooler temperatures last
week had people and fire
ants out stirring more
than usual along El Camino
Real. After the warm spell we
had during May it looks like
June is starting out pretty nice.
With the price of gas I imagine
there will be some folks looking
for vacations spots closer to
home and the cooler weather
will make Texas vacations a lot
more pleasant. Everyone was
bringing me news this week and
it made my job as easy as pie. I —
hope you enjoy this week's
quarter's worth.
Four generations of the Griffith family are
gathering at the round table in the Townehouse
Café. Mason Griffith joined his Dad Kyle,
Grandfather Larry, and Great-Grandfather
Oliver at Alto's "Circle of Knowledge" last Friday.
If you are interested in taxes, government, commu-
nity affairs or other people's affairs, a seat at the
roundtable is a must if you are going to stay on top
of things. Mason isn't taking up much room at the
table yet because he is just a few months old and
his infant seat fits very nicely on the table in the
middle of things. Mason doesn't care for the coffee
but if the bottles aren't warmed to just the right
temperature the waitresses can expect no tip from
him.
A hackberry tree fell across Wayne and Jill
Pegues ' van in the Cold Springs Community on
the Sunday before last during one of our little
summer storms. Luckily the new red pick up was
not involved in the mishap. Hackberry trees make
a good shade but they do .seem to like to split and
fall on occasion. Our area has gotten its share of
lightening strikes, downed limbs and trees since
spring started.
Gayla and Inez Moses just returned from a
tour of Alaska with Dan and Betty and their
daughter Leasa McGaughey, and Dan's mother
Anniece. They flew .out of Houston on May 15
and got back on May 27. After reading the list of
things they saw and did on the trip, I don't see how
they ever had time to catch their breath. They
even got to go see the whales, which is something
you rarely ever see coming through Alto. Inez said
they saw a lot of beautiful places but Alto sure
looked good when they got back home. We are
glad to have you back safe and sound. We don't
want any of our Alto folks ending up as Polar bear
food.
My neighbor
O.T. Allen, and
his Grand-
mother Mary
Grace Simms,
and his Aunt
Cheyenne
Sitton just got
back from a trip
to New York
City. They saw
four Broadway
shows: Beauty
and the Beast-
Lion King,
Eoafl&.and
Contact. Jenni-
fer Yates, a girl
from Jackson-
ville stars in
Contact, They
saw all the sights like the Empire State Building,
Statue of Liberty and the World Trade Centers.
The shopping wore O.T. down pretty quick and he
didn't perk back up until they visited the big FAO
Schwarz Toy Store that he really liked. They rode
the subway across town and enjoyed the challenge
of trying to get back to the right
place. By the end of the week- |
end the tall buildings were of
little interest to O.T. Mary
Grace pointed out a beautiful
view of the World Trade Center
Buildings and O.T. told her that
they were just buildings and he
could see those in Houston.
Mary Grace said you can take
the boy out of the country but
you can't take the country out of.
the boy. I was almost afraid to ¡
write anything about people ¡
going to New York after all that;
trouble that baseball player in •
Atlanta got in for talking about it. Welcome home!
O.T. I'm just glad you made it back and nobody go$
killed. ;
Tony Ray Johnson's wife Judy was real
proud of Tony the other day when he started his !
truck in gear and shoved the deep freeze through
the sheetrock in the garage. They just don't makq
deep freezes like they use to because the lid
wouldn't shut right on it after the truck ran over .
it. Judy is getting a new deep freeze and Tony is
saying yes ma'am and no ma'am and hoping the
incident will be forgotten soon. 1 hope word of this
doesn't get out and ruin his chances of being a
rocket scientist. If he can't even drive in the
garage, just imagine how he must drive on the
streets.
Douglas McKnight the Physicians Assistant
at the Alto Rural Health Clinic dropped by the
other day to tell me he was leaving Alto. He
wanted me to explain to all his customers about
his abrupt departure. He was a wanted man and
they finally caught up with him. Actually he was
wanted by the Army and will be commissioned as a
Captain in a regular Army position as a Physicians
Assistant. He will be stationed in EI Paso for the
next three years. Doug will be missed in the Alto
community but my son Grant always did think
that Lisa Pierce gave the best and least painful
allergy shots and luckily she is staying. I'll keep
you posted on who is going to replace him. Good
luck in the Army Captain Doug!
Judy Wick hosted the Thursday Study Club's
meeting and picnic at her lovely home in the
Lynches Chapel Community on June 8. The ladies
feasted on fried chicken and salads. And a Birth-
day cake was brought out for Evelyn Rogers and
Sally Mertz who are both celebrating birthdays in
June. Sally's birthday was June 9 and Evelyn
Rogers is having her's on June 17. I'm sure the
ladies had lots
to talk about.
with the plans
for the new
library in the'
Boyd's Phar-
macy building.
The Thursday
Study Club
over sees and
supports the '
Stella Hill
Library. This
is a great
group of ladies
that deserve a
big hand for
all they do aiVd
have done in
our commu-
nity. Happy
Birthday Sally and Evelynl
I had several people question me about my
neighbor Virgil Schochler being down in the
Please see EL CAMINO REAL, page 6
O.T. Allen gazea q&the New York City akyllne using a telescope
atop the Empire State Building.
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