The Silsbee Bee (Silsbee, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 1956 Page: 1 of 16
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VOLUME 38
SILSBEE, TEXAS, THURDAY, MAY 31, 1956
NUMBER 12
Silsh!.sJU9S Council Approves Revised City
THE FIRST WRECK to occur on the new stretch of Highway 96 happened one day last week when
this big loaded log truck turned over at the Intersection of the new road and Highway 327- An axle on
the big trailer brake causing the wheels on one side to fall off. The driver kept his truck under control
as far as possible, but couldn't stop before turning over. No one was injured in the accident.
Awards And Scholarships Are
Presented To Deserving Students
At a special school dosing as-'
sembly held yesterday (Wednes-
day) morning, awards and schol-
arships were given to deserving
high school students. Recognition
of high scholastic standing and
special honors were also included.
Valedictorian of the graduating
class was Leona Paine. Salutator-
ian was Janis Shepherd.
Among the junior class, Evelyn
Moore was high girl; Allen John-
son was high boy. Lola Matthews
and Kenneth Hutto were high boy
and girl of the sophomores, while
Carolyn Baker and Mike McMa-
hon ranked high for the freshmen.
Best all around boy in the sen-
ior class was Larry Hargrove. Lee
Gholson took the best all arcund
girj award for seniors. Francis
Million and Glenda Quisenberry
tied for all around girl honors in
the junior class. Roger Ratliff was
Junior best all around boy.
For the sophomores, Peggy
Brookins and Wayne Frances were
selected as best all around boy and
girl. Judy DeHart and Melinda
Cullinan tied for all around girl
award for the freshmen. Kenneth
Parker received freshman best all
around boy. Awards were given
by the school for the high scholar-
ship and best all around boy and
girl.
The music award for the 1955-58
school year went to Green Miller.
Larry Hargrove won the athlet-
ic award. An award to the presi-
dent of the student council went
to Bobby Battle. Eighty-nine “S"
awards were given to the members
of the student council.
Daughters of the American
Revolution award was presented
to Sheila Murphey. The Mack
Williams Scholarship, given by the
Lions Club went to Leona Paine.
Mrs. Williams made the award.
Scholarships and awards were
given to the valedictorian, saluta-
torian, third ranking and high boy
of the senior class. Howard Perk-
ins was third ranking and high boy
of that class.
The American Legion Auxiliary
Scholarship was presented by Mrs.
Leola Richardson to Derreli Col-
leps» A talk was made by Sam
Cemiglia, commander of the iM st.
Linda McMillan won the Citi-
zenship award for the year.
R. B. Withers presented the
classroom teachers scholarship to
Gretchen Ernst. The John Henry
Kirby scholarship went to Keith
Parker. It was presented by Frank
Aldridge.
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4-lnch Rain Mondt
The dry spell in this area was
broken Monday when a general
rain and thunderstorm hit all parts
of Hardin County. J. M. Griffin re-
ported to the Bee office that four
inches of rain was measured on
his rain gauge in a two-hour per-
iod, Monday.
An estimated inch and ope half
fell between 12 noon and one o'
clock Tuesday afternoon.
ay Hits Local Area
In the Monday downpour, city
streets were flooded for about an
hour as the drainage system could
not handle the run-off. The worst
flooding was on Fifth street in
front of Silsbee Auto Company.
No real damage was reported.
The heavy rains did not hold up
work on the new highway long.
Crews were back on the job Tues-
day.
A. T. Pate Returned
Home Tuesday From
St. Therese Hospital
Abbie T. Pate, 34, of Silsbee, was
returned home from Saint Therese
Hospital in Beaumont yesterday
where he was hospitalized follow-
ing injuries received alter his
pick-up went off the highway
Thursday and hit a culvert He was
trying to avoid a car making a left
turn at Loeb when the accident
occurred.
Pate and the car he swerved to
avoid hitting were both traveling
north on highway 89-96. He was
knocked unconscious when his
chest hit and bent the steering
wheel. He was taken to Baptist
hospital for emergency treatment
and x-rays to determine the ex-
tent of his injuries.
He was later moved to Saint
Therese Hospital to recover from
severe bruises and a brain con-
cussion sustained in the accident
Now at home, he is said to be re-
covering rapidly, although he rill
suffers headaches from the con-
Bible School
Children To Register
The Good
Vacation
day morning at 9 a m. in the
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Rock-N- Roll Slreel
Dance To Begin
Saturday At 9 P. M.
Silsbee's streets will be “scorch-
in” with the music of all the great
rock n’ roll bands Saturday night
when the Pines Theater stages its
rock n’ roll street dance.
The area from the post office to
the Silsbee Bakery will be roped
off for teen-agers to dance to mus-
ic of some of the nations fastest
rising young combos. Records for
the occasion will be spun by Jim
Saxon, KRIC disc Jockey.
Sponsored by the Pines in con-
junction with the Columbia re-
lease, “Rock Around The Clock",
the street dance will be free to
everybody. The session starts at
9 p.m. and will last until 11. The
late show of “Rock Around The
Clock” begins as soon as the dance
is over.
Offerings from Bill Haley and
his Comets, The Platters, Freddie
Bell and his Bellboys, Johnny
Johnston, current sensation Elvis
Presley, and many other top
“Rockin’" recording artist will be
played by Saxon during the dande.
Only rock n’ roll records will be
played.
It will mark the first dance of
this nature ever to be staged in
Silsbee. The type of music played
during the dance has enjoyed a
period of supremacy on juke boxes
throughout the nation during the
past several months. Bill Haley
and his Comets, featured in the
picture, have sold over six million
copies of their recordings in little
over a year, a record unequalled
In record history.
Besides Haley, the feature “Rock
Around the Clock” also stars The
Platters, Tony Martinez and his
band, Freddie Bell and his Bell-
boys, Alan Freed, Johnny John-
ston, and Alix Talton.
The picture is about Bill Haley’s
rise to the top with some romance
thrown in to make things interest-
ing. Among the “rock” songs
heard in the film are “Rock-A-
Beatin’ Boogie," "See You Later,
Alligator,” and the title song,
“Rock Around The Clock.”
The dance is free, and every-
body in top physical condition is
invited to attend. D. H. Suitt,
theater manager, will be in charge.
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Presbyterian Manse
To Be Dedicated
The newly completed manse, or
parsonage, of the First Presbyter-
ian church will be dedicated Sun-
day afternoon, June 3, at 4 o'clock.
Members and friends are invited
to attend the dedication, accord-
ing to the pastor, Rev. Lyndon L.
McCutehen, D.D, who will be as-
sisted by Rev. Malcolm L. Purcell,
D.D., executive secretary of the
committee of church extension of
the Presbytery erf Brazos, U. 8,
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Houston.
The First Presbyterian church
will conduct a vacation church
•chool Monday through Friday,
June 4-#, from t:90 to 11 each
child between the
of four and 11 la Invited and
To the editor’s desk last week
came one of thaw mimeographed
letters, from all outward appear-
ances just like hundreds of others,
which reach us each month, ask-
ing our help in promoting some
cause or other. But when we read
this particular letter, we didn't
pitch it in the waste basket, where
most of the others go. We laid it
down on our desk, and in a day or
so, we read It again.
The letter was signed by Faith
Baldwin, one of America’s leading
authors. It had such appeal to it
that we are going to let you read
it, and perhaps you will want to
do something about it. Here it is:
“Dear Editor. Many of us have
felt a pang of regret when we
found ourselves unable to spare
funds to help • worthy cause.
“Yet there Is one cause—the
cause of needy children and their
families—to which we can give
real assistance without having to
go any farther than our clothes
closets. Thousands of youngsters
in our own United States and ov-
erseas are desperately in need of
good, used clothing. Possessing
little more than a few tattered
gaments, many boys and girls are
unable even to attend school.
“The Save the Children Founda-
tion, of which I have the honor
to be a National Sponsor and h
Board Member, is appealing for
clean wearable clothing to help
needy children and adults. Your
readers can render a wonderful
service by sending such clothing
to: Save the Children Federation,
Dept. N, Ault Road and Rutledge
Pike, Knoxville, Tennessee.
“The cool autumn and bitter
winter months may seem a long
way off. But by sending clothing
now, your readers can be sure that
coats, shoes, jackets and dresses
will be available to provide warm
protection for needy boys and girls
when bad weather sets in,
“Sincerely yours, (signed) Faith
Baldwin."
The rains of the past few days
have given a Teal boost to the grass
and clover prospects for farmers
and ranchers in Ihis area. The
ground was in great need of the
moisture that fell, and the crops
should really blossom out now and
makeHthe stockmen happy.
Maxine Fomby To
Marry Pat Trahan
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Fowler an-
nounce the engagement and ap-
proaching marriage of her daught-
er, Maxine Fomby, to Pat Trahan,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Rene Trahan.
Miss Fomby is a 1956 graduate
of Silsbee high school. Mr. Tra-
han is a 1955 graduate of Silsbee
and is now employed by the Lev-
ingston Shipbuilding Company in
Orange.
The wedding will take place
Friday, June 1, in the Woodcrcst
Methodist church. Friends and
relatives of both families are in-
vited through the press to attend.
Silsbee Masons Have
Two Meetings Scheduled
A called meeting of the AF &
AM Lodge will be Saturday, June
2, at 1 p.m. for work in Masters
degree. Supper will be served af-
ter the meeting.
At the regular stated meeting
of the lodge that will be held
Tuesday, June 5, at 7:30 p.m.,
memorial rites will be observed.
JUL WJJ
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Jones of
Bloomington, Texas are the par-
ents of a daughter, Deborah Ann,
bom May 25 In a Victoria hospi-
tal. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hill and
Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Jones of
Silsbee are the grandparents.
Johnny Dewayne, a son, was
bom to Mr. and Mrs. Johnny
Marble of Kountze May 25 In the
Hardin County hospital.
Danna Sue, a daughter, was
born to Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Ray-
mond Bradshaw of Silsbee May
26 in Tennison Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Huffman
of Silsbee are the parent? of a
son, Raymond Lee, bora May 26
in Hardin County hospital.
Mr. and MVs. John Nathan
Hooka of Silsbee are the parents
of a son, Jerry Wayne, born May
27 in the Hardin County hospital.
With school out, and vacations
coming up, the fish in the area are
going to have a bad time. One of
the most beautiful spots in East
Texas is the lake up at Dam B.
While everyone who goes there do
not catch fish, they all enjoy boat-
ing on the lake, and if you take
time to cruise around a little, one
can find all kinds of secluded lit-
tle spots that look good. Thousands
of people from all over the area are
discovering the lake, and week
ends finds the water churned with
motors and craft of every descrip-
tion. It is a recreation spot that
people in this section of the coun-
try can be proud of, and should
use more and more.
Budget At Monday Meeting
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Houston Oil Sale
Nears Completion
The Atlantic Refining Cortfpan>
has set June 6 for the final closing
of the 200 million dollar transac-
tion with Houston1 Oil Company,
according to a Wilmington, Dela-
ware daily newspaper.
Officials of both companies met
in Wilmington last week to sign
preliminary documents to pave the
way for transfer of title to the pro-
ducing properties Involved in the
transaction. These preliminary pa-
pers involved principally proper-
ty descriptions and conveyance
agreements.
The documents will be sent to
Texas and other southwest stales
for recording in all necessary
county seats after execution.
Final transaction will turn all
of the Houston OH Company hold-
ings over to Atlantic Refining
Company.
The revised city budget for the 1956 fiscal year was ap-
proved by the city council last Monday night. City Comptrol-
ler Bill Pennington read the document to the three members
present for their approval. <
Ateording to Pennington, the figures given in the revised
\ ■‘''budget are an estimate of city
* revenues and expenditures for
\
East Texas Shrinors
Schedule Annual
Fish Fry Here
The annual East Texas Fish Fry,
held each year by the members of
El Mina Shrine Temple, will be
held at Cravens Camp on Satur-
day, June 9, according to Tom K,
Allen, chairman of arrangements.
Shriners from all parts of East
Texas, including Galveston, Beau-
mont, Port Arthur, Jasper,
Kountze and Silsbee, will gather
early in the afternoon, and will
begin eating at 6 o’clock, Mr. Al-
len said- This is one of the most
popular functions of the year for
the Shriners, and makes Silsbee
the mecca for leaders of the org-
anization.
Kirby Mill Cuts 274 Thousand
Board Feet Of Lumber Friday
The editor has been looking back
through some old maps and notes
we <took on vacation trips a fe.w
years ago. We have a longing to
see the mountains again, the icy
cold streams that drop hundreds
of feet Into placid pools, and the
lakes of the far northwestern
country. We can do little more
than dream about those spots this
summer, but don’t be surprised if
we do some of our dreaming here
at the typewriter during the com-
ing weeks.
Garden Clubs To
Judge Yards Next Week
Mrs. A. L. Tucker, chairman of
the civic beautification committee
of the Silibee Garden Club, an-
nounced today that local yards
would be judged the first pari of
k. This will be for the
Collision Saturday
Night Is Fatal
To Saratoga Mother
Mrs. Mary Mage McReight, 33,
of Saratoga, was killed last Satur-
day night in an automobile wreck
between Saratoga and Votaw.
The accident happened about
8:45 p.nl. when the car occupied
by Mrs. McReight and her hus-
band Forrest McReight was in
collision with another car driven
by W- O. Oldham, also of Saratoga.
Mra. McReight was the mother
of four daughters and two sons.
Funeral services were held last
Monday at the Batson Prairie Bap-
tist Church.
Charles E. Willis,
Coleta Murphy Marry
Charles Elbert Willis, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Elbert Willis, and Miss
Coleta Murphy, daughter of Mrs.
Nadine Murphy of Sour Lake and
Curtis Murphy of Haywood, were
quietly married May 12 In the
home of the groom’s parents.
Rev, Glenn Drumgooie, of Sour
Lake, performed the double ring
ceremony. Steve James and Betty
Jo Eledge were the only attend-
ants.
Mr. and Mrs. Willis are both
graduates of Sour Lake high schol.
Mr. Willis has served 2tt years
V. S Navy and sriU be
in Bermuda. His wife
will Join him as soon a
Kirby Lumber Corporation’s all-f-
electrlc Silsbee sawmill reached
a new high in production last Fri-
day, May 25, when the powerful
two-way cut band saws ripped out
274.000 board feet of lumber in
16 hours of operation. A. W. Dnin-
wood, general superintendent, said
Wednesday that this is 34,000 tect
ubove the estimated capacity for
the three rigs that are in opera-
tion.
It was a new high after a new
high. Only last week Kirby Hern-
don, vice-president of the big
lumber Concern, said that on May
23 the sawmill had reached a new
peak production of 261,000 board
feet in 18 hours. Two days later
an additional 13,000 feet set the
274.000 record.
The mill has averaged cutting
240.000 feet per 10-hour day all.
during the month of May. This is
the original estimated capacity for
three rigs.
The estimated capacity of the
sawmill, which began operation in
February, 1955 and has steadily
improved production, was 320,000
feet In a 16-hour day if all four
rigs were running, but only three
of the rig’s are normally operated.
The fourth is kept on a standby
basis ai an auxiliary, and is ex-
pected to go into regular use later
when more production is needed,
The big Kirby mill, which em-
ploys 500 in the plant and an addi-
tional 400 in woods, land and for-
est departments, Is a major , sta-
bilizing factor in the economy of
the Silsbee area.
John A. McMillian
Services Held Saturday
John A. McMillian, 76, died last
Friday at 5 a.m. in his home here.
He was a former resident of Liv-
ingston and was buried there Sat-
urday with the Rev. Robert Walt-
ers of Livingston officiating.
Services were held at the Pace
Funeral Home chapel there.
Survivors Include four sons, A.
F. of Silsbee, Troy of Warren, E.
J. of Livingston, and Gerald of
Houston; one foster son, Billy
Wilkerson of Houston; one brother,
Ernest McMillian of Warren; eight
grandchildren, and three great-
grandchildren.
Loeb Boys Find
Skull In Woods
Sammy Lee Hampshire and
Jimmy Cnmpise, both 16, who live
at Loeb nine miles south of Sils-
bee, found remains of a human
skull in a weed patch off Cook’s
Lake Hoad, near their home.
The boys took the skull to the
Jefferson County Sheriff’s office
in Beaumont and it was turned
over to Hardin Counlv Sheriff
W. Whitaker. Sheriff Whitaker
said that the skull,Hu entire front
and lower Jaw of which was miss-
ing, must have belonged to a per-
son who hpd been dead for many
years. There were no teeth in the
upper jawbone, and no other bones
were reported in the area where
the skull was located.
Whitaker said that so far as he
knows there is no missing person
in the area to whom it might have
belonged.
First Baptist Bible
School To Open
On Friday, June 1
Kir-B-Co Talent Show
To Be Staged
At Honey Island
The Kir-B-Co Club will sponsor
a Talent Show Saturday, June 2,
at 7:30 p.m. in the high school
auditorium in Honey Island.
The proceeds will go for a schol-
arship to a high school graduate
of an employee. Keith Parker, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Ozro Parker, was
the winner for this school year.
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Brother of H. C. Riley
Dies In Houston
Charley Tate Ri|ey, 47, died sud-
denly Monday In his home in Hou-
ston.
He was • native of Louisiana
later living in Orange but for the
put 20 years made his home in
Houston.
He is survived by his wife tnd
one daughter of Houston, a sister,
Mrs. Joseph Hernandez and a
brother, W. E. Riley, both of Or-
ange, and another brother, H. C.
Riley, of Silibee.
Vacation Bible School faculty
of the First Baptist,Church is ox-:
pecting to enroll at least 400 boys
and girls, ages 3 through 16, Fri-
day, June 1, at 8 a.m. The faculty
and pupils will form two lines and
will march into the building fol-
lowing the Nag of the United
States and the Christian Nag.
Following a 30-minute worship
in the sanctuary the school will
divide into nine different depart-
ments for instructions and enroll-
ment.
At 10 o’clock two cavalcades of
cars will cover the entire town
with u parade advertising the
school.
On Monday, the school will hold
Its regular scsslorrfrom 8 a.m. to
11 a.m.
An excellent faculty has been
secured for this 10-day period and
the boys and girls of the city have
been Invited, according to Rev. R.
E. Barclay, pastor. The school will
be climaxed with a big picnic and
commencement exercises, on the
last day.
Summer Band Classes
To Open June 4
The summer band classes will
open- next- Monday, June 4 at the
high school band hall. Classes will
last six weeks until July 12.
Schedule for the classes will be
as follows: Junior Band, 8:00 to
9:30; Beginners Band, 9:30 to 11:00
the period ending June 30,
1956.
An estimated $7500 more than
figured in the original budget has
been earned in the general fund.
Expenditures from, ihe geneial
fund Were up from t^‘ original by
almost $4000. Cash balance at the
end of the period on the revised
budget will be $5,936 against the
originally proposed $2,500.
Mayor H. M. Jones called for
a vote on the revised budget which
passed unanimously. The quorum
present and voting included Coun-
cIlmen C. E. Landolt, A- R. Ncy-
land, and F L. Choate.
A proposul to hire an auditor
for the city books was made by
.Mayor Jonc& Landolt made a mo-
tion to have Pennington contact
at least three auditing firms for
prices on the Job. The motion car-
ried with a unanimous vote.
The question of raising traffic
violation fines was brought up,
but the council decided the mat-
ter would have to lx? in an ordi-
nance instead of council vote.
Mayor Jones proposed that (he
council receive bids lor cutting
weeds along city streets. For. the
past few years tie has donated his
tractor to the city tor that pur-i
pose, however, it will not be avail-
able this year. According to him,
about three cuttings will be neces-
sary os er the summer months.
Councilman Landolt proposed
that the city advertise for bids on
the job. Mayor Jones contended
that there was not time to wait
for the bids He said the weeds
should be cut now.
A motion was made by Neylund
to have Mayor Jones contact sev-
eral people in this area who have
the equipment and receive bids di-
rectly rather than by advertising.
The motion carried with a ma-
jority. vote. Councilman Landolt
abstained.
Mayor Jones told the council
that the city charter was almost
completed and would be ready for
presentation to the council in the
near future. He said he would cjll
a special meeting for the presenta-
tion if it did not come on a regular
.meeting night.
At a previous meeting, the city
council authorized Fire Chief John
Busby to draw up plans and spec-
ifications for a completely equip-
ped fire truck. The new truck,
when obtained, will be stationed
on the south side of the railroad
tracks. Ayording to Busby, only
one truck is now in operation on
the south side. If some major fire
were to break out with a long
train on the tracks, the results
could be disastrous, he said.
L. A. YanKie, president of the
Fire Department, at the previous
meeting, called attention to the
fact that, in his opinion, only one
of the three* city fire trucks could
pass the state examination.
Bids on the new fire truck will
be received as soon as the plans
have been completed.
Aulos Damaged In
Wednesday Collision
A Wednesday afternoon auto
collision proved to be one of the
major damages caused by recent
rains in this area. Both cars in-
volved were bent up following
the wreck, but no one was ser-
iously injured.
One of the cars a Silsbee Auto
Company pickup driven by Duane
Beck, was traveling west on Ave-
nue C, a through street. The other
car driven by Lorene Farmer was
moving north on Seventh street
toward the high school.
A* the ear driven by Mrs. Farm-
er crossed Into the intersection, it
was hit squarely in the side by
(This class is open to all students ,u MUV ,v
who plan to take band and are in , the pickup. The impact of the col-
the fifth grade or above this fall). j lision spun both can completely.
High school band will meet at 7:00; Wet pavement cut down traction
p.m. Thursday and every Tuesday j for braking.
In the car -with Mn. Fanner
were two of her children, Mike, 7,
and her eight-month-old daughter.
The boy received a cut on the
head when be hit the dash of the
automobile. The baby, sitting in a
car seat, was
night by Mary C. A
Mr. and Mrs. Nell H. Brynie of I Thirteen guests
Fort Worth visited last week in eluding Mrs.
the home of her son and family. | sponsor, Mrs. B. R.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Reid. 'Mrs. L. O. Jordan.
and Thursday evening the rest of
the six weeks period.
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Girl Graduates
Feted At Dinner
Sylvia McDaniel, I m o g e n e
Blake and Ramona Emanuel, high
school graduates and
the YWA organization
Baptist Church,
with a dinner at
Restaurant in
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