The Silsbee Bee (Silsbee, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 3, 1959 Page: 1 of 12
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SILSBEE, TEXAS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1959
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NUMBER 39
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A Silsbec man was charged
with felony drunk driving
Sunday following a two car
highway accident on the Eva-
dalc highway east of here
about 5 p in. according to in-
formation received from High-
way Patrolman C S Sherrell.
Free on $1000 bond in the
DWI charge is Johnnie
Charles Woods, 54, of Silsbec,
who was also charged with
making an unsafe left turn and
driving without an operators’
license. Patrolman Sherrell re-
ported.
Woods' pickup truck was 'll
collision with a car driven by
Mrs. Fanny Teer Husson of
Kounlze Pair Is
Charged After
Laundry Break-in
Two Kountzc men, Lindsey
Byrd and Charles Bvrd, were
charged this week with the
Sunday night burglary o f
Brown's Washateria here in
Silsbec. The pair was charged
with removing a coin changing
box from the wall and steal-
ing about $5(1 or $00 from it
Dave Hountrce, office deputy
said. They were arrested by
Deputy Sheriff I W Mi>orc of
Silsbec. They were released
later on $1500 bond each.
The weekly arrest score in
Hardin county hit 32 last week.
Mr Rountree reported Monday
at Kount/.c. In addition, two
cases wore tried in county
court during the week.
Travis Gilly was fined $100
and costs and sentenced to 60
days m jail Nov. 25 on charges
of theft. County Judge Fletcher
Richardson's records revealed
Marion K. Chcmella of Spur-
gcr was fined $1 and costs Nov
28 after pleading guilty to hot
check charges in the second
county court case.
Arrests for the week includ-
ed two second offense driving
while intoxicated, five vag-
rants, one hot check, two
drunk in car. and 22 drunks.
Houston. Mrs. Husson and the
passenger in her car, Alice
Nash, 26, colored, also of Hous-
ton, were taken to Hardin
County Hospital by a Farmer
Funeral Home ambulance.
The Nash woman was said to
have received bad facial cuts
and other injuries. Both were
later removed to Houston, Mr.
Sherrell said.
Woods was placed in jail
jirior to making bond after he
was treated and released from
the hospital.
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Charged In Armed
Robbery at Liberty
James I French, 27, of Sils-
bee. was charged in Liberty
county this week with the
aimed robbery of Webb Ser-
vice Station of Liberty Nov.
23. it was reported Wednesday.
Sheriff W P. Rose of Liberty
county filed the charge. A dep-
uty was dispatched to Bay City
where French was being held
to return him to the Liberty
county jail.
In the hijacking, the attend-
ant of the station was taken
out on the South Liberty oil-
field road and robbed of some
$200 at gunpoint it was said,
then forced to walk back into
Liberty while the suspect made
good his escape.
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Silsbee Slugs
i By DAVID READ
i Because of the activity of a
group of local citizens, Christ-
mas will again mean what it
should mean to a number of
Silsbee area children and fami-
lies. Tom Tennison, who is this
year's head of the Silsbee Com-
munity Christmas Basket Pro-
gram, has an ambitious sche-
dule to assure that Santa will
not forget these needy people,
i The Silsbee Minister's Fel-
lowship is sponsoring the pro-
gram, and will give all assist-
ance possible in locating the
people who need help. What is
needed most now is contribu-
tions of money to help buy the
necessities to fill the baskets
with food, clothing and toys and
playthings for the children. The
Supervisor’s Club of East Texas
Delighted Hardin county of-
ficials were moving one by one
this week into their new quar-
ters in the newly completed
$1,500,000 Hardin County
courthouse.
Monday morning, county
commissioners meeting in spec-
ial session, voted acceptance of
the new building from general
contractor Harold Linbeck of
Houston. Acceptance was vot-
ed with reservations as to com-
pletion of minor detail work
including floor cracks, mech-
anical replacements, and read-
Local Woman Is
Injured In Car
Wreck Monday
Mrs Olga French of Silsbee
was reported in Baptist Hos-
pital in Beaumont early this
week following a two-car
crash there at 11:57 p.m. Mon-
day.
Mi*. French was said to have
suffered deep lacerations to
her face and was admitted to
the hospital at 12:01 a m. Tues-
day.
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Funeral Services
For Drawing Victim
Held Sunday
Funeral srevices for James
West, 28. of Silsbec, who was
drowned in Bush Lake north
Pulp and Paper Company will 0f hcre [ast Saturday, were held
justment of shower heads in
the jury dormitory and jail
and of such other “loose ends’’
to be listed by the architects.
Architect Bill Dickson of
Beaumont recommended that
the court retain approximately
$5000 until final details were
taken care of.
Move into the new building
started almost immediately
when Sheriff Whit Whitaker
started transferring county jail
prisoners to their new quart-
ers shortly after dinner Mon-
day. Prisoners were all given
showers downstairs and dress-
ed in the new county jail uni-
forms, denim trousers and
white T shirts.
Expected to be among the
last in moving will be the
county clerk and county tax
assessor as installation of fixed
furniture in their respective of-
fices is still underway.
have charge of repairing any
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NEW QUARTERS for county jail prisoners were used for the tint time Monday when the
move was made to the new jail in the now-completed courthouse building. The four at left,
all dressed in their new county jail “uniforms" of denim troupers and white T shirts are
Douglas Banks. Roy Davis, Jesse Wright, and Joe W. Warren. At far left is office deputy
and jailer Dave Rountree, who presides over things around the J»H.__
Santa Draws Crowd,
To Be Back Saturday
Simla Claus came to Silsbee!m Silsbee and the letters will
last Saturday for his first visit
<>f the season and was well re-
ceived by large crowds of his
young friends.
And he will l»e back again
this Saturday to see those he
missed the first visit and to
visit again with those he saw
last week.
And that’s not all. Santa will
be on the radio Monday, Wed-
nesday, and Friday of next
week. Station KKAS in Silsbec
has arranged a remote control
hookup with Santa’s north pole
headquarters for the broadcast.
Youngsters may write San-
ta, care of KKAS, Box 455 here
Toys For Christmas
Baskets Sought Here
A concerted effort to secure
toys was started this week by
the Community Christmas Bas-
ket Drive chairman Tom Ten-
nison said earlier.
Drive workers are looking
for a large number of toys to
put in this year’s baskets. Bro-
ken or discarded toys will be
accepted by the group and re-
More Work Due On
Farm Road 418 In
1960 Say Engineers
The Texas Highway Com-
mission has taken the first step
to inaugurate a new two-year
Farm-to-Markct Road Pro-
gram for Texas, Herbert C. Pe-
try Jr.. Chairman of the Texas
Highway Commission stated
this week. Money for this pro-
gram is derived from the fund
established by Senate Bill 287,
Fifty-first Legislature.
\V\ E. Simmons, district
engineer of the Texas Highway
Department at Beaumont has
stated that, the following farm
to-market road in this area is
scheduled for work under this
program:
In Hardin county on Farm
to Market Road 418, from 2.8
miles Northwest of Silsbee
Northwest to Reeves, a dis-
tance of approximately 2.0
miles, the stale highway engi-
neer is directed to proceed in
the most feasible and economi-
cal inannhr with the recon-
struction of grading, struct-
ures and surfacing, at an esti-
mated cost of $156,000. subject
to the availability of funds in
the farm to market road fund.
Mr. Simmons stated that this
year the commission has auth-
orized the development of
some area roads which will
serve the dual purpose of set-
vice to the adjacent land as
well as aiding in the develop-
ment of the entire area of the
state.
It was announced that work
will begin on these projects
just as soon as final planning
secured. Resident
Legter P. Lindgraf
Engineer
wi!! be in
paired and painted for Christ-
mas distribution, Mr. Tennison
said.
A large container is being
placed in front of Ramsey
Hooks’ service station just
south of the railroad tracks for
the convenience of persons
wishing to contribute toys. Al-
so, persons with toys who want
them picked up may call
either Mr. Tennison or the
Silsbee Bee office and arrange-
ments will be made to send
someone by for the toys.
In addition to toys, staple
foods and clothing is also in
demand Mr. Tennison remind-
ed. Persons wishing to donate
food or clothing to the drive
should bring it to Jcrrcl Don-
alson at Donalson Motor Co.
Persons with cash donations
may leave them at the Bee of-
fice or take them to Ernie Die-
trich who is secretary of the
drive.
Organizations assisting in
the drive ineludc the Beta Sig-
ma Phi sorority, Supervisors
Sunday Night Fire
Destroys Garland
Moore Home
The Garland Moore home,
located about three miles
northwest of Silsbee, was com-
pletely destroyed by fire Sun-
day night while the family was
attending church. The Cause of
the fire was undetermined, al-
though it was thought that a
hot water heater might have
exploded causing a flash of fire
tl\at neighbors saw.
The Silsbee Volunteer Fire
Department was called, but due
to lack of water, the tank trucks
were used to save adjoining
buildings and a large workshop.
Since the family was not at
home, nothing from the house
was saved, and the Moores lost
all their furniture, clothing and
food.
Mr. and Mrs. Jackie Harris
is completed and right of way and baby. Ricky, of Huntsville
visited Thursday and Friday in
the home of his parents, Mr.
charge of the work in this area, and Mrs. Jack Harris.
Club of East Texas Pulp and
Paper, Key Club from the high
school, the Chamber of Com-
merce.
Members of the Key club
will assist in delivery of the
baskets when they arc distrib-
uted with the Eastex Supervis-
ors to furnish the transporta-
tion.
Anyone knowing of a needy
or deserving family in this
area should turn in the name
of that family to his minister
or the minister nearest the
person to receive the basket.
The minister will in turn see
that the name is turned over
to the proper person so that
the needy family will receive
its basket at Christmas time.
lie relayed to him. He will then
read the letters over the air
Monday, Wednesday, and Fri-
day of next week. He will also
be backed by the North Pole
Penguin Band for the broad-
cast.
Saturday, Santa will follow
a similar schedule as last
week’s At 1:45 p.m. he will be
at Crockett & Gilchriest Big
Supermarket, at 2:15 p.m. San-
ta Fe park downtown: 3:30 p.m
Ncches Minimax, and 4 p.m
DeHart’s Grocery.
ftinal Riles HeM
Hera Saturday For
D. E. McGowan
One of Silsbec’s pioneer
builders was laid to rest Satur-
fund had enough money in it
for this year’s service projects.
It was voted to send a $25
donation to the community
Christmas basket fund. Jcrrel
Donalson also requested those
who would to assist in painting
and repairing of toys for the
drive this year.
A choir, consisting of Lions
John Skinner, Wade Parker,
Rayford Birdwell A1 Mash-
burn, D. M. Short, G. W. Gil-
chriest. Allen Johnson and Bob
Ford, gave a rendition of the
Texas University school song
and of the Texas A&M College
fight song, “The Aggie War
Hymn”.
Lions Club Sends
$250 (heck For
(rippled Children
Silsbec Lions Club has sent
its annual donation of $250 to
the Lions Crippled Childrens’
camp at Kcrrville, Secretary
Paul Georgas reported to the
club during their business ses-
sion last Tuesday.
Mr. Georgas reported that
the club was in sound shape fi-
nancially and that the projects day afternoon at 2 o’clock when
funeral services were held at
the First Baptist Church for
Delbert E. McGowan, 89, who
died last Thursday at his home
hero. He was born April 16,
1870, in West Liberty, Iowa.
Mr. McGowan spent his early
life on the farm of his parents,
Andrew and Eliza McGowan at
West Liberty, Iowa, and at-
tended school there. When he
was 17 years of age he went to
California where he remained
for a little over a year.
When he returned to Iowa he
became an apprentice in the
Muscatine Sash and Door fac-
tory, and it was while working
there that he was married to
Miss Gertrude Fisher. The Mc-
Gowans moved to Texas in
1896, where he was employed
by his father-in-law on a stock
farm. He moved later to Mont-
gomery county, and when the
first world war broke out he
went to Beaumont where he
worked in shipyards.
In 1922 Mr. McGowan moved
to Silsbec where he and his son,
the late D. D. McGowan, began
a contracting and building part-
nership. He later opened the
McGowan Woodworking Shop
which he operated until four
years ago.
Mr. McGowan was a quiet,
friendly man, well liked by all
who knew him, and he was
privileged to live a long and
useful life.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Gertrude Fisher McGowan
of Silsbee; one daughter, Mrs.
Ruth Cowart of Dallas; one
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Don Mc-
,Gowan of Silsbee; five grand-
'childrcn, nine groat grandchil-
dren and one great great grand-
child.
| Rev. R. E. Barclay, pastor of
the First Baptist Church, offi-
ciated at the services, and in-
terment was in Knupplc Ceme-
tery, with arrangements in
charge of Farmer Funeral
Home. Pall bearers were L. D.
Self, Emil Slavik. W. C. Britton,
Eddie Plunk, Alf Bar tic and
E. M. Prewitt.
used toys and playthings that
are eontribuated. The schools,
the churches and many individ-
uals are cooperating in the
work, but they need the assist-
ance of everyone in town
make it a complete success.
The names of needy families,
with information about the
number of children and adults,
can be turned over to Mr. Ten-
nison, or to Weeks Crawford,
Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock
in the Frank’s Branch Church
with Rev. David Lee Jenkins,
pastor of Mount Olivet Baptist
Church, officiating, assisted by
Rev. R. E. Barclay, pastor of
to the First Baptist Church of
Silsbee. Burial was in Frank’s
Branch Cemetery with arrange-
ments in charge of Farmer Fu-
neral Home.
Mr. West and his father. Will
West of Fred, and
Felix
principal of Kirby Elementary ;sharp jr an(j jack Stewart.
School. More information about were jn an outboard motor boat
how you can help may be se-
cured from the leaders, and you
can be sure that nothing you do
this Christmas season will give
you more pleasure than helping
someone less fortunate than
you.
A tragic fire detroyed the
home of a Silsbee family last
week while they were at
church. Not a stitch of clothing
or a piece of furniture was
saved. But this family is find-
ing out that Silsbec people can
be generous in the face of such
starting to cross the lake about
8:30 Saturday morning. When
they started the motor the boa’
swamped and sank.
The two Wests and Felix
Sharp Jr. started to swim to
Final Production
Of Junior Play
Scheduled Tonight
“Outward Bound.” the title
of this year’s Junior play, will
will be presented for its final
performance tonight at the high
school auditorium. The play
was written by Sutton Vane,
Star Store. At 2 p.m., Young’s disaster, and we are sure their
Rev. and Mrs. A. H. Reeves
of Silsbee, Mr. and Mrs. D. T.
Howell of Woodvillc, Mr. and
Mrs. Dennie T. Howell aud
children of Hull, and Mrs. Jcne
Hue Adams and sons of Yoak-
um mot Thanksgiving Day at
Howell’s camp on Rush creek,
between Dam B and Woodvillc,
for a family reunion.
JOE SAVAGE of Silsbec was one of the first local hunters
to report a kill In the Big Thicket. This eight pointer was
only his first however as Monday of this week, the intrepid
hunter killed a seven pointer to fill oui bis season limit.
Country Club Ladies
Hold Bridge Tourney
The Ladies Association of the
Country Club met Tuesday for
a bridge tournament and lunch-
eon Mrs O. C. Seely held high
score and Mrs. Hugh Smith was
second, with Mrs. E. M. Wilson
Jr. low.
The next tournament will be
on Jan. 5.
and is directed by Nathan R.
Wilson. Cheryl Markham is
assistant director.
The cast includes. Ronnie
Domino, Harold Cammack, Joy
Fullingim, Pat Nolen, James
Hazen, Claude Jergins, Ray
Whitney, Sally Cole, James
Leigh, Jola Griffith, Lenora
shore and Jack Stewart, who Brown, Tommy Langhorn and
couldn’t swim, clung to the Joey Landry,
swamped boat. When the fa-j stage manager for the play is
ther, Will Westland Mr. Sharpciara Sue Johnson; scenery,
reached shore they looked back Jean Gonzales and Trudis Mc-
and found that James was not L^rnghlin: properties, Jana
in sight and Mr. Sharp was
about to sink. Mr. West swam
back and brought him to shore.
These two then went to Jen-
Jackson, Portland James, Judy
Reeves and Shirley Eubanks;
lighting, Kathryn Marshall;
sound, Kay Taylor: make-up,
hearts are full of gratitude for
the help they are receiving.
The family consists of the
parents and four daughters
ranging from 1 Vi to 20 years of
age. Two of them arc in school,
the eldest is a part-time Lamar
Tech student, and the baby,
of course, is at home. The fa-
ther was temporarily out of
work.
At school, the classmates of
one of the girls took things in
charge and held a shower for
her, and some of the organiza-
tions helped to outfit her again.
The First Assembly of God
Church is helping to collect
money and needed items for
the whole family, and anyone
wishing to make contributions
should call or contact Mrs. Mar-
gie McDonald, or the pastor,
Rev. J. A. Hendrix.
kin’s Store at Fred and asked Donna Joffcoat, Katherine Kel-
them to call for help to look for ly and Carolyn Grant; ticket
the victim.
The Silsbec Rescue Squad of
the Silsbec Volunteer Fire De-
partment under Chief John
Busby, and Pete Farmer of
Farmer Funeral Home, answer-
and Mr. Farmer Greene, Keith Bradshaw, Betty
Mrs. Leonard Franklin of
Buna, a good subscriber to the
Bee, has been visiting her mo-
ther up in Saulte Ste Marie,
Michigan, and she took time out
to drop us a few lines. She said:
"I can say that when you live
so far from home it does your
heart good to read about the
folks at home and know what
they are doing. Wish all the
deer hunters at home were here.
We went out to Bremcly the
other day and saw deer that
the men had killed hanging in
trees. It is so pretty up here
with all the snow.”
A pair of scissors comes in
handy in filling up a column
sometimes. Like this little piece
we clipped from Jake Smyth's
Liberty Vindicator last week:
A man who went broke in
business said: "I blame it all on
advertising.”
His friend replied: “What do
you mean? You never did much
advertising.”
“I know,” came the reply,
“but my competitor did.”
ed the call
brought a resuscitator. The
body was recovered by John
Ratcliff at 12:30 p. m.
Mr. West was employed by
Buck Jones Lumber Co. and
was a graduate of Fred High
School. He was a member of
Mount Olivet Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Mis.
Mulquecn West of Silsbee; one
daughter, Miss Gay Nell West
of Spurgcr; his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Will West of Fred;
three sisters, Mrs. Annie Bell
Hutto, Mrs. Mortis Watts and
Miss Bertie West, all of Fred.
Pallbearers were J. N. Cravy,
Joe Ed Cravy, Clarence Cravy,
Elbert Moore, Sammy Lee Grif-
fith and John Allen Griffith.
Honorary pallbearers were En-
nis Flanagin, Weldon Jackson
and all employees of Buck
Jones Lumber Co.
captains Dorothy Miller and
Howard Grant; ushers, Jo
Hicks, Connie Federick, Bar-
bara Brown, Jeanclle Haw-
thorne, Dec Boddie, Jo Lynn
Cook, Wilma Hooks, Linda
Hargraves Melba Calhoun and
Brenda Jordan.
The action of the play takes
place in what appears to be the
lounge smokeroom of a small
ocean liner. The story encom-
passes one week and the time
is the present.
Church Bazaar
To Feature Gifts,
Pastry And Candy
The Ladies Auxiliary of the
Latter Day Saints Church will
sponsor their annual bazaar
Saturday beginning at 6 p. in.
in the recreational hall of the
church.
Handmade Christmas gifts,
hot popcorn, cold drinks, hot
dogs, homemade candy, cakes
and pies will be sold.
Illegal Hunt Costs
Three Heavy Fines
Three persons paid gamelawja $200 fine for killing illegal
violations fines in this area inldccr, $100 and costs each on
the past week, one in Hardin1 the night hunting charge and a
Appeals Drive Ends
With $6200 Total
Husmann Reports
Silsbec's United Appeals
drive for 1960 was closed out
Nov. 30 approximately 62 per
cent complete, Drive Chair-
man Gus Husmunn said this
week.
With a quota of $10,000 in
Silsbee some $6'200 was re-
ported collected, he said. In the morning by Warden Davis at
county and two in Jasper coun-
ty.
Leroy Warren, 17, of Sour
Like, was fined $50 and costs
in Hardin County Court Tucs
day when he pleaded guilty of
possession qf a doc deer. Coun-
ty Judge Fletcher Richardson
said.
Warren was arrested Monday
night by game warden Johnny
Williams Jr. after the warden
followed young Warcn to his
home and opened the trunk of
his ear wherein was found the
carcass of the doc deer.
In Jasper County, two Kir
byville brothers paid fines to-
taling, $814 on charges of kill-
ing illegal deer, hunting at
night, and trespassing, accord-
ing to Game Warden Olan Dav-
is and Justice of the Peace J.
G. Hargrove of Buna.
The men, Charlie Daniel
Cochran, 45, and David Ben-
jamin Cochran, 26, were ar-
rested about 4 a.m. Sunday
county wide drive, some $16,000
of a quota of $27,000 was re-
ported, he added.
Mr. Husmann expressed his
thanks to all who contributed
in the Silsbee drive and to all
those organizations and indi-
viduals who assisted in carry-
ing it out.
He expressed encouragement
at the drive results. "Although
we fell short of our goal. I was
heartened by the fact that in
Silsbee we had an increase of
20 percent in participation
over last year’s drive
the entrance of the Southwest-
ern Farms, owned by South-
western Settlement and Devel-
opment.
The pair had
one spike buck in their pos
session, the warden said. They
were taken before Justice Har
grove who assessed each man
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Jaehne
and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Fritcher
and family of Giddings were
weekend visitors in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Mc-
be said. Keown.
later fine of $50 and costs for
trespassing when the ranch
foreman appeared and filed
against the pair on that count.
Wildlife Ass'ii. To
Hold Annual
Barbecue Sunday
Coon and venison will be
featured on the menu of Hardin
County Wildlife Association at
their annual barbecue to be
held Sunday afternoon at 1:00
o’clock. Plenty of barbecued
beef, beans and potato salad
will augment the platters of
wild game at the affair which
is for members, their families
and special invited guests. Ap-
proximately 350 persons are ex-
pected.
The annual affair is held out-
doors at the Association’s club-
house near Ariola and several
big warming fires will be pro-
vided if the weather is cool.
Carl Faramore, president of
the 20-vear-old conservation
one doe and club, is general chairman of the
in their
planning committee for the
barbecue and said that approxi-
mately 150 pounds of venison
and 15 fat barbecued coons will
be available this year as the
wild game portion was cleaned
out early last year.
Others on the barbecue com-
mittee are: Bert Wille*. Ed
Nash, G. C. Tarver, Bam Neal
and R. L Head.
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