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By DAVID READ
You might say that Cecil
Cobble, one of the senior vice
presidents down at Silsbee
State Bank, is responsible for
this column this week. We
won’t say just why—we hope
to come back to Cecil at a later
date.
One of the very pretty streams
in Smoky Mountain National
Park is Laurel Creek, spilling
noisily over rocks here and
there, and then settling down
to more placid moments where
the water runs deep. It was in
Laurel Creek that Phyllis talk-
ed us into donning a bathing
suit and going for a swim in the
icy water.
It was our first swim in a
creek since those long ago days
out at Baby Galvez and the
“Long Sandbar” on Village
Creek, and was a pleasant and
invigorating experience.
There were many strange
and beautiful types of trees in
the mountains — hardwoods
such as yellow buckeye, bass-
wood, yellow poplar, eastern
hemlock, sugar maple, yellow
birch, black cherry and the cu-
curnbertree. There are also
mountain laurel, blueberry,
smilax and sandmyrtle, all wo-
ven into a giant carpet of dense
tangles of rhododendron. They
say when the rhododendron is
blooming along about June, the
area is beautiful beyond des-
cription.
As much as the park appeal-
ed to us a place to spend a
whole vacation, our plans
called for moving on toward
Richmond, Va., so over the
mountains we headed, cautious-
ly rounding the switchbacks
and slowing to catch a last
glimpse of the wooded slopes as
we got to the top of the pass.
Richmond was over 400 miles
away, so after the slow pas-
sage of the mountains, we came
to Ashville, N. C., and besides
it was raining, so we spent the
night there. It, too, is a beauti-
ful mountain town, full of
tourists and resort attractions.
The Silsbee Bee
IN SILSBEE SCHOOLS
VOLUME 46
SILSBEE, TEXAS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1964
10c PER COPY
NUMBER 28
Enrollment Hits
3650 First Week
Untested Tigers Travel To
Huntsville For Friday Opener
Tiger football fans have been
waiting a long time for this
weekend, ever since last year’s
tri-champion eleven came up
on the unlucky end of a coin
toss for the state playoffs.
'Judging from the football
talk heard all over town, pos-
sibly the largest following of
townspeople ever to go to an
out-of-town seaosn opener will
hit the road to Huntsville to-
morrow night (Friday) with
high hopes and a lot of cheer
If one wanted to study the
history of Virginia he need but
take a slow tour along the high-
ways of that state and read the
historic markers there. There
are hundreds of them, mostly
marking Civil War points of
interest, and many bearing fa
miliar names. But Virginia’s
history went back much far-
ther than that, and we had our
eyes on such places as historic
Williamsburg and nearby
Jamestown. So with Richmond
as a base, we investigated the
area.
There are few drives any-
where more reminiscent of .t]
early colonists of Virginia than
the drive from Richmond down
the old plantation road along
the James River to Williams-
burg. Here many famous early
people had their homes, some
of which are preserved in their
original state and open to the
public. One such estate was
Berkeley Plantation, said to be
the most historic plantation on
the James River.
Printed on the admission
slip to Berkeley are these
words: "This ticket (having
been sold for one Dollar and
some coins) shall entitle the
holder thereof to inspect the
house and grounds of Rerkeley
Plantation, which establish-
ment is acknowledged by many
to be an outstanding example
of an estate of the colonial Vir-
ginia variety. Berkeley is the
ancestral seat of the Harrison
household, which illustrious
family includes two Presidents
of the United States and a sign-
er of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence.”
The ticket was well worth
the “one dollar and some
coins,” and the young hostess
who showed us through the
house told us much of the peo-
ple who established the home.
It had heard the voices of such
people as George Washington,
Thomas Jefferson, Patrick
Henry and many others, and
one got the feeling that there
seemed to be something of them
left there.
We left the home and walked
through the formal gardens,
down to the river where a sort
of a summer - house and a
bronze plaque market the site
of the first Thanksgiving cele-
bration ever held in America
The broad James River flowed
silently by, just as it did that
day long ago when the pioneer:
thanked God for their home.
Outside Audit Gives
ne
City Good Report
for the untried Tiger squad.
Game time is 7:30 at Pritchett
Field in Huntsville.
Huntsville’s Hornets have
come to be the traditional rival
for Silsbee with a game history
going back over 15 years. And
traditionally, the Hornets have
proved to be the downfall of
more than one good Tiger team,
as they were last year when
they stopped Silsbee 18 to 14
here.
This year, the Hornets have
Two formidable Ti-
gers who will see
action against tough
Huntsville on Fri-
day night are rug-
ged center and place
kick specialist Nel-
son Flanagan, No.
55, and 210-pound
fullback and defen-
sive 1 i n e b a c k-
er James Collins, 35.
The two potential
district cham-
pion teams are ex-
pected to stage an
exciting game in
Huntsville on Fri-
day night.
been picked to be contenders
for the district 10-3A title,
along with Conroe, and they
apparently have the team to do
it with. Eight starters from last
year’s team will be on the field
at the opening gun with six
other returning lettermen back-
ing them up. Like the Tigers,
the Hornets will retain most of
their experience in the line
with six returnees, and two in
the backfield.
Scouting reports show that
Silsbee City Council had a
long and busy session at then-
regular monthly meeting Tues-
day night, hearing reports on
the outside audit of the city’s
finances and findings of in-
spector Jim Smith, of Charles
R. Haile Associates, on the in-
correctly laid water line on
Roosevelt Drive Ext.
The firm of Roberts and
Neushafer, certified public ac-
countants, who have served as taled $163,817.54. Both figures
the auditors for the city for were up over $20,000 from the
several years, indicated that
the city is operating in the
black, even though expendi-
tures exceeded revenue by $1,-
843.84. A cash balance from the
previous fiscal year kept the
city from going into the red.
Expenditures from the gen-
eral fund last year totaled
$165,661.36 while revenue to-
Polio Victim Remains In
Iron Lung Most Of Time
Michael Lee Lowe, 5, son of paralyzed, but some improve-
Rev. and Mrs. Denver Lowe of
Silsbee, has been transferred
from St. Elizabeth Hospital in
Beaumont to the Texas Institu-
tion for Research and Rehabili-
tation in Houston. Young Lowe
was hospitalized on Aug. 9
when he was stricken with
paralytic polio.
According to his mother,
Michael is improving, although
he is confined to an iron lung
except for three hours a day
when he is placed under a
Monahans respirator, a port-
able apparatus used to aid his
breathing when he is being
given twice-a-day physical
therapy. Mrs. Lowe said that
doctors hope to gradually in-
crease the time under the
Monahans and to gradually
eliminate the use of the iron
lung.
Michael’s arms and legs are
Evadale Rebels Open Season At Home
Against Strong Port Acres Eagles
Evadale Rebel football fans
will have a chance to see their
team in action on the home
field for the season opener Fri-
day night when they take on
the strong Port Acres Eagles at
7:30.
Rebel head coach Jim Van
Havcrbeke will be fielding a
young, inexperienced squad
against the weight, speed and
experience of the Eagles. With
onlv eight returning lettermen.
Evadale will be depending
mostly on freshmen and sopho-
mores to fill in the gaps. Four
of the starters will be seniors,
one junior and the rest arc
sophomores.
In the backfield, carrying a
big part of the load, will be
senior Ronny Pratt at fullback.
Left halfback will be junior S.
White and right halfback will
R.
will be L. Etue, senior, and G.
Strutton, sophomore. At tackles
will be M. Parsley, senior, and
J. Burnett, sophomore. Guards
will be B. Princ, senior, and R
Beasley, sophomore. Sopho-
more B. McCormack will get
the nod for starting center.
Last year, the Evadale team
played most of the season with
only 13 boys on the squad. This
year, the rebuilding program
has taken hold and the number
has jumped to 31.
According to Coach Van Hav-
erbeke, the Rebels should show
great improvement over last
year’s 0-10 season. He says that
they are in good condition phy-
sically and have not yet been
plagued with injuries, as was
last year’s team.BH
He was pessimistic about
their outcome against the pow
ment has been noted in his legs,
Mrs. Lowe said.
He is allowed visitors from
6-8 each evening and can re-
ceive mail addressed to him at
the institution, she said.
•-—•-
Panthers
HostLiberty
On Friday
Waldo Mathews Panthers
open their 1964 season tomor-
row night at Frank Robinson
Stadium at 7:45 p. m. against
the Liberty Tigers.
Coach Wesley Shaw said the
Panthers looked very impres-
sive last Saturday in a scrim-
mage held at Orange. Wesley
Thomas, a senior and one of
this year’s tri-captains, scored
two touchdowns during the
scrimmage.
Other tri-captains are Leon-
ard Garrett and Cleo Howard,
both juniors.
Probable starters for Friday’s
tilt are Bobby Simmons and
Roscoe Davis, ends; Garrett and
Charlie Maze, tackles; Rudolph
White and Howard, guards;
Sammy Richardson, center;
Thomas fullback; Richard Hol-
den aftd Glenn Cooper, half-
backs; and Lcndell Shaw, quar-
terback.
Shaw said that several other
Panthers arc sure to see action.
They are Kenneth Shelton,
Charles Dixon, Equinn Jack-
son, Rogers Davis, John Tillis,
Charles Scott, Dalton Lane and
Brady Turk.
would give his young team ex-
perience they need for the dis-
be sophomore B. Burrill.
Young, another sophomore, will
handle the quarterback duties.
Starting gpds for the Rebels trict games ahead.
TJ \
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f .
Rev. and Mrs. Tommy Jack-
erful Eagles, but said the match son of Brownsville visited re
cently in the home of his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Juck-
son.
previous year.
Total taxes assessed on the
1963 roll were $84,116.15 while
collections were only $77,614.87.
Delinquent taxes receivable at
the end of the fiscal year were
$16,549.20. The auditors re-
ported that only $4,110.26 in
delinquent taxes had been col-
lected during the 1963-64 year.
According to the report, as-
sessed valuation for the city
had increase to $6,729,292 as of
Oct. 1, 1963, $2,126,000 greater
than the previous period.
The auditors reported that
the bookkeeping system in use
by the city had shown great
improvement during the year
with the addition of certain
controls recommended at the
last audit. They made sugges-
tions as to other changes which
would increase the effectiveness
of the controls and recom-
mended that the council give
thorough study to mechanized
accounting. They said they
thought it would be worth
looking into for the future if
the current rate of growth con-
tinues. As a final recommenda-
tion they said that greater at-
tention should be given all bad
debts owed the city.
Recommendations for new
parking regulations and chang-
es in several meters were re-
ceived from a committee head-
ed by Councilman Paul Geor
gas, and approved. Meter
changer include removal of
two from the rear of the
Bank Barber Shop giving War-
rick TV and Appliance two
open parking spaces, addition
of one in front of Industrial
Electric next to the water plant,
and removal of one next to
Register’s Bakery. A “No Park-
ing” zone was established
south of Register's clearing the
entrance of the parking area
there. A recommendation to es-
tablish angle parking beside
Hardin County Savings and
Loan Was tabled for further
study.
An additional 1200 feet of
misplaced water line was found
this week, according to the in
inspector for the city, Jim
Smith. He said that in check-
ing the 1300 feet which the
state had ordered moved, he
had come across the additional
line which was placed closer
than the state standard to the
new sewer line. Both the sewer
and water lines have recently
been laid under the city’s Ac-
celerated Public Works pro-
gram. Location of the lines is
on Roosevelt Drive Extension.
Previously, the council had in-
the Tigers will have consider-
able weight advantage over
their opening opponents. Hunts-
ville has seven starters under
150 pounds. The Silsbee squad
has also been judged to be
slightly faster in the line. The
Hornets have shown an offense
based mostly on passing and
power through the line, similar
to what might be expected
front the Tigers.
Silsbee will be trying a com-
pletely new backfield, as yet
untried under game conditions,
although all four boys arc re-
turning lettermen. According to
Head Coach Ray McGallion.
likely starters in the backfield
will be James Collins at full-
back, Ted O’Dell and Doyle
Brown at halfbacks, and Bill
Bellenger at quarterback. All
four are seniors with one letter
on the varsity. Collins has
proved capable at the bread-
and-butter spot with both
weight and good sliced. The
210-pounder also came through
on pass receiving last week in
the scrimmage against Little
Cypress.
O'Dell and Brown are both
working well out of the half-
back positions, according to the
coach. O'Dell was a standout
against Little Cypress with
several long gainers on the
ground and one 60-yard pass.
Brown came through best on
inside plays. He is recovering
from a long bout with a virus.
Bellenger is probably one of
the most improved players in
the backfield with the devel-
opment of his passing arm. He
has hit 75 percent of his targets
in two pre-season scrimmages,
including three real long shots.
Silsbee's strength in the line
needs little mention. All seven
boys down in the trenches are
seasoned veterans of last year’s
championship effort, and no
set of backs, regardless of in-
dividual merit, can win many
games without strength up
front.
Anchoring the team at the
ail-important center position
will be senior lettennan Nelson
Flanagan. A good part of his
value to the team, aside from
jarring play on the line, is his
kicking ability. Last year,
Flanagan booted 20 points af-
ter touchdowns of 21 tries, and
added one field goal for good
measure. He was the fourth
high scorer for Silsbee. From
his appearance at scrimmages,
he will be in the same groove
again this year.
Other starters in the line will
be Jimmy King and Jerry Sir-
mons at ends, Phillip Bufkin
and Jeff Hobbs or Tibby Scar-
borough at tackles, Harold
Graves and Sammy Ashworth
at guards.
Flanagan and Ashworth were
both honohable mention picks
on last year’s coaches all-
district team.
Hobbs has been nursing a
pulled shoulder muscle and will
likely be used sparingly in the
Huntsville Rame. He is capably
backed by Scarborough, though.
The Tigers, picked by the
district 9-3A coaches to be the
second team for the champion-
ship behind Vidor, will depend
on tiie bench for most of their
stamina. Coach McGallion ap-
pears to be blessed with one of
the best second units in the dis-
trict with such standout play-
ers as Norman Wallace and
Steve Diden at quarterback,
Harold Blythe and Wilbur
Gore at fullback, Bruce Parten,
Melvin Spell, David Barnes and
Mike Doiron at halfback, and
a bench full of eager and able
replacements in the line.
McGallion reported that the
team is in good shape physi-
cally and ready for the Horn-
ets, but they still need much
more work on offense before
the district wars begin. He said
the defense is jelling well for
this early in the season and
should be a good match for
Huntsville’s power.
Tickets for the game are
available at the school admin-
istration office and will be on
sale until noon Friday. A good
selection of reserved seats arc
still to be had, it was reported
Wednesday.
Drivers have been urged to
exercise the utmost caution in
traveling to the game, due to
the large number of cars mak-
ing the trip.
Best route to follow to Hunts-
ville is as follows: highway 69
out of Kountze to the Honey
Island cutoff-FM 1003; turn
right at Honey Island on FM
1293 to Votaw; to Rye on Texas
105; turn right at Rye on Tex-
as 146 to Livingston; U. S. 190
Livingston to Huntsville. In
Huntsville, keep on U. S, 190
past the square to the hospital.
Turn left at the hospital and
15 Are Charged
With Traffic
Violations In City
Fifteen traffic tickets were
filed in Judge George Coynes’
Corporation Court this week.
The breakdown shows five for
illegal parking other than me-
ters, three for following too
close, two speeding, two for
running red light, two running
stop sign, and one for improper
take-off. Three persons ap-
peared and pled guilty and
were assessed minimum fines.
The remainder have 10 days
from the date of the ticket to
appear, Judge Goynes said.
Three of the tickets were
from minor accidents with no
injuries reported.
Also filed in the court were
two charges of disturbing the
peace. One offender pled guilty
and paid a fine while a war-
rent has been issued on the
other but he has not been pick-
ed up yet.
Letters to delinquent parking
ticket holders have been sent
in accordance with recent ac-
tion of the city council. The
response has been very good,
Goynes said.
33 Find Berths
In County Jail
Thirty-three persons were
lodged in Hardin County jail
this past week, according to
Chief Deputy Dave Rountree.
There were two DWI misde-
meanor, one DWI felony, three
drunk in car, two juvenile run-
aways, two traffic, one AWOI,
(Marines), one attempted
breaking and entering, and the
rest for dunk and disturbing the
peace.
Enrollment figures for Sils-
bee Independent School Dis-
trict had climbed to a new rec-
ord by the end of the first week
last Friday, according to a
statement to be released to the
board of trustees last night
(Wednesday).
The lastest figure shows 3650
students enrolled in the school
system, 34 higher than for the
same period last year.
Acting Supt. Bruce Watts
said that the increase reflects
the steady growth in the dis-
trict which has been in evi-
dence for the past few years.
He underlined the necessity tor
additional classroom space in
the near future by stating that
every classroom in the system
was filled to capacity, and one
book room which has been
turned into classroom space.
The release breaks the en-
rollment figure down into 2905
white students and 745 Negroes.
White students increased 30
over the end of school figure
last year, while the Negro en-
rollment decreased 21,
A grade for grade total of the
six schools in the district yields
the following information: first
grade 321, second 348, third 352,
fourth 329, fifth 320, sixth 293.
seventh 293, eighth 286. ninth
312, tenth 317, eleventh 248,
twelfth 231.
Kirby elementary school
again proved to be the largest
with 847 in the first six grades.
Silsbee junior high was second
with 713 in grades s^ven
through nine.
Last night’s school board
meeting was to be a short one.
On the agenda was to be dis-
cussion of a contract with Oli-
ver Goldsmith, exterminators,
and discussion of the purchase
of a check signer.
Watts said that he would
recommend that the board hire
one extra part-time worker in
the high school cafeteria. He
stated that the large number of
students had necessitated the
extra help.
He reported that all teacher
positions had been filled for
the current year and would
make no further recommenda-
tions unless a vacancy appear-
ed.
Approximately 150 high
school students of Chance-Loeb
area have enrolled in Silsbee
High School rather than 60
persons reported in last week’s
paper.
One Killed; Nine Injured
In County Over Holiday
Route 3, Silsbee, was traveling
north on US 69 four and a half
miles north of Beaumont when
it and a 1964 Pontiac driven
by Howard H. Choate, 68, of
11460 Edgewatcr, Beaumont
hit head-on. According to Pa-
trolman Leo Hickman, investi-
gating officer, Choate had just
pulled out from a private drive.
Betty R. Beimbrink, 41, was
taken to Baptist Hospital by a
Farmer Ambulance for treat-
ment for head lacerations.
Patrolman Hickman said in a
statement io the BEE Wednes-
day that the law requires that
a report be filed immediately
with the Department of Public
Safety when there is a death,
injury, or a total of $25 damage
in any kind of accident involv-
ing a motor vehicle on a public
highway. Many accidents arc
not investigated, Hickman said,
but the reports arc needed so
that officials may see where
more law enforcement is necd-
(See Accidents, Page 2)
Traffic accidents over the La-
bor Day weekend took their toll
in Hardin County according to
reports from local law enforce-
ment officers. Four accidents,
claiming one life and Injuring
nine, were reported during the
holiday period which began at
6 p. m. Friday and ended at
midnight Monday.
Douglas Earl Fregia
Douglas Earl Fregia, 21, of
Duisetta, was killed in a headon
collission on State Highway
105 in Thicket about 9:45 p. m
Saturday. Four other persons
in the Fregia car, including his
wife, Mrs. Opal Elaine Fregia,
18, and their 18-month-oId
daughter, Margaret Lee, were
injured in the wreck as was the
driver of the second car Lloyd
Buford Kcncson, 29, of Kirby-
ville.
Reported in good condition at
St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beau-
mont were Miss Margaret Ann
Fregia, 18, and Albert Pilt-
green, 20, both of Hull. Fregia’s
wife and daughter and Kene-
son were all listed as being in
fair condition. The victims
were first taken to Hardin
Memorial Hospital in Kountze
and then transferred to St.
Elizabeth.
Highway Patrolman Cecil
Cain investigated the accident.
Justice of the Peace C. A. Kim-
ball of Kountze ruled Fregia
dead at the scene.
Funeral services for Fregia
were held Monday at the Pen-
tecostal Church of God in Hull
with burial In Oakdale Ceme-
tery in Daisetta. Other survi-
vors are his parents, seven bro-
thers, two sisters, and a half-
brother.
Fregia was the only fatality
reported in this highway patrol
district over the holiday period.
However, Texas led the nation
in traffic deaths with a total of
39 killed over the weekend.
George Tousha
Injured in a one car accident
Friday night on FM 1293 be-
tween Honey Island and Votaw
was George Tousha, about 20,
of Silsbee. Tousha suffered a
broken arm when the car he Saturday after a lengthy
was driving went out of control
and struck a tree, according to
the Hardin County sheriff’s de-
partment. Tousha is in Hardin
Memorial Hospital.
Gerald Glenn
A two-car accident at 2:20
p. m. Saturday one mile cast of
Silsbee on Hwy 96 injured two
persons. A car driven by Mrs.
Gerald Glenn, 19, of Silsbee
struek the side of a car driven
Easlex Announces
Pulp Mill Changes
Talmadge B. Bullock was
named pulp mill superinten-
dent of the East Texas Pulp
and Paper Co. on Sept. 8 by
Ray Brown, vice president and
resident manager. At the same
time Brown named William D.
Campbell as assistant pulp mill
superintendent.
Bullock has been assistant
pulp mill superintendent since
June 1963. He was employed
formerly in the Eastex pulp
mill from October 1954 through
July 1955 as a pulp mill tour
foreman. Bullock left Eastex in
1955 to accept a position as
pulp mill superintendent for
Valentine Pulp and Paper Co.
in Lockport, La. Bullock left
Lockport in 1960 to join the
W It. Grace Co. where for sev-
eral years was pulp mill super-
intendent in Columbia, South
America.
Bullock is a native of Pine,
La., and attended school in
Bogalusa. He is married, has
three children and resides in
Silsbee.
W. D. Campbell has been
employed by Eastex since May
1956. During the time he was
obtaining a degree in chemical
engineering from Lamar State
College of Technology he work-
ed with Eastex part time, and
worked full time each summer.
Following his graduation at
Lamar in June 1959 he accept-
ed full time employment as a
chemical engineer. From Sep-
tember 1959 to July 1960 he
did graduate work at North-
western University, Evanston,
111., and obtained his master’s
degree in chemical engineering.
In June of this year Campbell
was one of a select group from
the pulp and paper industry to
attend the Ninth Industry Sem-
inar at the Institute of Paper
Chemistry in Appleton, Wise.
Campbell is married, has one
child and lives in Beaumont.
The above changes in the
pulp mill were necessitated fol-
lowing a request from Wayne
E. Robinson, former pulp mill
superintendent, that he be re-
lieved of the responsibilities of
pulp mill superintendent. Rob-
inson will continue with Eastex
in the research division of the
technical department. Robinson
is a graduate chemical engineer
and his technical training as
well us his years of experience
in the pulp and paper indus-
try will be of great value in
his new assignment, Eastex of-
ficials said.
Additional Names Boost
College Students To 193
More names were added to
the BEE’s list of college stu-
dents this week. There is now
total of 193 persons from
Silsbee who will attend col-
lege this fall with possibly a
lew more yet unaccounted for.
This week's list follows:
Lamar Tech — Carl Adams,
Final Riles Are
Held Monday For
Mrs. H. B. Simmons
Mrs. Ona Martha Simmons,
57, died at her home at 4 to
South First Street at 5 a.
structed contractor Gerald
Mora to move the water line to drive directly to Pritchett Field,
its proper location before they
would accept the job. Mora,
Tuesday night, offered to settle
with the city by paying them
(See City Audit, Page 2)
Lee Jackson is confined to
Hardin Memorial Hospital for
treatment.
by William Carl Johns, 49, of in Silsbee lor 20 years. She was
Beaumont, when the Glenn car
slid out of control on wet pave-
ment while attempting to pass
the John's vehicle.
Injured were Mrs. Maudie
Page, 68, of Oklahoma, a pas-
senger in the John's car. and
Mrs. Mary Glenn, 48. who was
in the Glenn auto. Mrs. Page
suffered minor cuts and bruises
and Mrs. Glenn had cuts on
her head. Both were treated
and released at Dr. W. M. Park-
er’s clinic.
Highway patrolman Tommy
Clark investigated.
Robert H. Beimbrink
A 1962 Chrysler, driven by
ness.
Funeral services were held at
10 a. m. Monday at the First
Baptist Church of which she
was a member. Rev, R. E. Bar-
clay, pastor, officiated. Burial
was in Magnolia Cemetery at
Holly Springs. Farmer Funeral
Home was in charge of ar-
rangement.
Mrs. Simmons was a native
of Holly Springs and had lived
a member of Silsbee Chapter
No. 298, Order of the Eastern
Star.
Pallbearers were Robert Lee.
Billy Lee. Joe Kenneth MeLe-
tnore, Millard Simmons, Billy
Gene Simmons and Elray Sim-
mons.
Surviving are her husband.
Hoy B. Simmons, Silsbee: one
son, Wilburn Simmons, Vic-
toria; two daughters, Mrs. Billy
Hughes, Bath, N. C., and Miss
Martha Simmons, Silsbee;
three brothers, Monte Powell,
Jasper, R. T. Powell, Beau-
mont, and J. B. Powell, Port
Arthur; and one sister, Mrs.
Robert Henry Beimbrink, 44, of Lee McLemore, Jasper.
Leslie Ashworth, Barbara Bal-
ia, Roger Buten, Lynn Cald-
well, Yyunne Cryer, Kenneth
Dillon, Mike Fields, Robert
Gray, Jerry Grimes. Richard
Head, Phyllis Hoffpauir, Sally
Lakey, George Landry, Wayne
McClanahan, Margaret Me*
Leon, Cheryl Markham, Ima
Jean Paine, Charles Pcden,
Carolyn Perkins, Jimmy Pool,
Robert Powell, Mack Rose,
Sandra Savage, Gary Stanford,
Leon Stokcsbury, Gloria Watts,
and Barbara Young.
Sam Houston State Teachers
College—Cecil Arnold.
University of Texas — Sally
Hartman.
Allen Academy—James Bald-
win.
East Texas Baptist College—
Peggy Madison.
Mary Hnrdin-Baylor College
—Martha Smith.
Texas A&M University —
Terry Creckmorc.
Wayland Baptist College —
Sondra Blalock.
Texas Woman’s University—
Thcnia, Dickerson.
Stephen F. Austin State Col-
lege—Suzanne Morain and Jan
Tolar Modisette.
Texas Southern University—
Norma R. Green.
Southwestern University Ju-
uior College—Sarah Bledsoe.
Tyler Junior College—Ron-
nie Capps and Claude Terrell.
Southwestern Assemblies of
God College—Clyde Drake.
Louisiana College — Truett
Eason.
Wharton Junior College —
Larry Martin.
Dillard University—Eldredge
Carter.
Bishop College—Brenda Mo-
ran.
Compton College—Mary Lee
Rowe.
Wiley College — Carolyn J.
Turner.
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Read, Tommy. The Silsbee Bee (Silsbee, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 10, 1964, newspaper, September 10, 1964; Silsbee, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth770931/m1/1/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Silsbee Public Library.