The Silsbee Bee (Silsbee, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 3, 1959 Page: 2 of 12
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ton t. n*r. 1 Tiff atUIMt BT^ Thursday. December 3, ltCTjl
Son Of Silsbee
Residents Killed In
Crash Of Helicopter
I-uke H Wade Jr. of Morgan
City, La. whose parents live in Church.
*nts who live in Silsbee.
Funeral services were held
it the First Christian Church
n Beaumont Wednesday after-
noon with Rev. Ed Hennig, pas-
or of the Christian Church in
Morgan City, La., officiating
He was assisted by Rev. Ken-
neth Thorne of the Beaumont
Sdsbee, was one of three vic-
tims of a helicopter crash in
the Gulf of Merico Monday
about 70 miles south of New
Orleans. Mr. Wade was marine
transportation supervisor for
Gulf Oil Corp.
His parents. Mr. and Mrs, L.
H Wade Sr„ had spent the
Thanksgiving holidays with
their son and his family and!
had just left there Monday]
morning to return to their
home here, while he departed
on the fatal trip.
Mr. Wade
fast a few
words
JKERY ZUBEft
Burial was in Forest Lawn
Memorial Park under direc-
tion of Broussard’s Mortuary,
with Cecil Smvly. Don Brim
Earl Gray Jr., Lamar Watts,
W W. Watts and Jimmy Dur
din as pallbearers.
New York Life's
Dividends To Rise
It says here in this release
from the Game and Fish Com-
mission that quail season open-
ed Doc. 1.
Here a while back. I got a
Truetone quail call in the mail.
Not being much shakes as a
caller of quail I gave the thing
to Emil Slavik in exchange
for a promise of a brace of
quail comes shooting time.
Got a phonograph record
I with it that tells you how to op-
j Tom Tennison, local agent.Lrato it. in this day of scientif-
wjs a graduate of,reported this week that policy]jc discovery, even the quail
Beaumont High School and hejowners of the New York Life] tjOI1-( i,avt> a chance.
served three years in the Air) Insurance Company will re-; _
Force during World War II. ceive in I960 record high total
After the war he attended A ] dividends of approximately
Bill Sellers bagged
graduated 5125.500.000. an increase of 13.3
point buck last Friday on Har-
Wildlife grounds
Mos Ranch near Llano as a
guest of Beaumont Coca Cola
officials for whom he works.
Bob said that in the three
days he was on the ranch that
he saw by actual count over
150 deer. Plans under the
antlerless hunt this year were
for removal of 60 does from the
ranch
Another local hunter killed
a doe, but he’d rather not have.
Henry Donelson was return-
ing home after dark Tuesday
from Ariola and an afternoon's,
deer hunting when the doe
suddenly ran out in front of
his car.
Donelson hunted up Johnny
Williams, club warden, and
they finished off the doe and
Williams brought her into
town.
You may not bo aware of it,
but it is unlawful to pick up a
doer if you accidentally kill
one with your car as in this
case. You art* supposed to find
a game warden who will bring
tlie deer in to town The meat
is then supposed to be used for
charitable purposes.
there in 1951. He went to work percent over the corresponding, u . . , , , , ... . ,
r) , t , a qua mvo . Ho also knocked down a small- came up with a request of pur-
tor Gull Oil in Beaumont andjdividends of SI 10.8tUl.000 er ono |ater but to Sellor^' <iis-
’ may, the buck got up and ran
was -transferred--ale ter to New,able in 1959.
Oilcans and then to .Morgan] He also announced that ...joff as he w„ climbin< down
( 19 ,0 ,h/‘ °Vm»\an-T w. 1 ‘"crease, to jck |t
inlt'iwf fmm < 1S ru*rrv*ntl r r
You hear often of deer lying
chasers of hunting and fishing
licenses this week.
Henceforth the warden says
he will issue no hunting or
fishing licenses to anyone af-
He is suivived by his wife. in,ero<;? rat‘'s flom 3,5 Percent
r,f ■, a l in-lto 3 50 percent on dividends left, , . , . ,
a twn Mns Lam MU-h- H deposit The Company will ******** for a long period of er I pm. It seems a lot of
1 ' M-tci ‘ Mrs il mold Mar- interest at the rate of 3.50! t*™- apparently dead, then folks have got the bad habit of
hie ot IV tumor t n hip - Percent per annum, or at the '«>PinS ,hl'ir f‘‘pt ;"lri run- Rum* by all hours of the night
_ Igiiai anti-ed rate if higher, un- (,ff huntsman to get the permit.,
rrTm'rrrrrrrrrnl*'r supplementary contracts approaches. The stamina and I ”If you lose your hunting li-
ZTHZXZZlEIEEE3E1without life contingencies. This.t‘‘na(i,v “f <hese ammaV is cense it is against the law
’is an increase over the rate of1"11’' ;pa,ehase another he said.
3.25 percent generally payable
MEMO FROM
Tom Tennison
New York Life's
Assured Accumulator
during 1959.
Rummage Sale
The Couples class of the . , , . ,
First Methodist Church will m* an l,‘shi L**,ntcr ht> k,lk‘(i
should lose your
fishing license, see
!the stale game warden and he
Presbyterians To
Hear Talk On
Christian Education
Miss Frances Benson, assist-
ant director of Christian educa-
tion for the Presbytery of Bra-
zos, will talk to Presbyterians
at the 11 o’clock worship Sun
day, Dec. 6. She will speak
briefly on the goals of Christian
education in the Church School.
The pastor. Rev. Larry M. Cor-
reu, will preach on "The Great
Commandment,” taking his text
from Deuteronomy, Chapter 6
Church School begins at 9:44
with classes for all ages; the
adult group continues its study
of the Book of Hebrews and is
open to all interested adults,
with James L. Hedleston as
teacher. Youth meet at 5:30 for
sack supper followed by Christ-
mas program practice. Primary
children—those in the first, se-
cond, and third grades, will
meet with Mrs. W R. Fuller at
the church to rehearse their
choral selections for the Christ-
mas program.
Next Wednesday. Dec. 9, the
progressive dinner, postponed
from November, w ill get under-
way at the James Lee resi-
dence, proceed to the V. C.
Caraway residence, and termi-
nate at the Raleigh Jackson
residence with refreshments
and games. This is an affair for
tuithe men and the women of the
Church.
Christmas calendars, with de-
tails as to Christmas events in
First Prebyterian Church, are
176 Attend Cub
Scout Pack Meeting
The monthly meeting of
Pack 199 was held Nov. 24 in
Read-Turentine School with
176 cubs, parents, and visitors
present.
Wesley Jackson, cubmaster,
presided over the
meeting. Rev. L. M. Cotreu,
pastor of the First Presbyter-
ian Church, gave the invoca-
tion.
The theme for the pack
meeting was “Country Store”.
The barber shop quartet sang
several songs.
Each cub brought canned
goods to donated to a needy
family at Christmas time.
Mrs. Pat Hartman gave a
plea for more den mothers and
stated that more boys wanted
to become cub scouts but due
to lack of den mothers they
were unable
new’ groups.
organize any
CARD OF THANKS
I want to express my sincere
thanks to friends who were so
helpful in many ways and for
their visits, cards and prayers
during my two weeks in Bap-
business tist Hospital I have returned
home now and my condition is
improving.
George W. Hare *
CARD OF THANKS
Words cannot express our
sincere thanks and appreciation
for the flowers, cards, food,
visits and other deeds of kind-
ness shown during the illness
and loss of our loved one, Mrs
Harrell Davis.
Harrell Davis and Donnie,
Dalton, Louise, Norma
Jean, Shirley and families
Sorority Hears
Marion Walton On
“Absolute Music”
"Absolute Music” was the
subject of the talk given by
Marion Walton at the Nu Up-
siion Chapter of Beta Sigrna
Phi Monday night in the home
of Mis. Ann Bam He also
played a sonata and led the
group in a discussion of its
form.
Mrs. Peg Scott was appoint-
ed to represent the chapter on
the community Christmas bas-
ket committee. Each member
agreed to bring a toy to the
meeting on Dec. 14. These toys
will be donated for needy
children. Names were also
drawn for an exchange of gifts
inning the members.
Birch Lakey closed out Ins j *• -vmi
season with his second buck. a|”un,,_n* 01
five pointed Fridav, on the, , .. ,, , ... . ,
Aiiolu preserve. Willard Word *'11 i#su0 vou a duplicate h-being mailed with the monthly
also had two to his credit, Mr f<)r 50 ^n,s ” , ]m^ws^ttet this week to all
Lakes reported, the second be-1 He aIso P°‘nted wut that lo-j members and friends of the
cal sporting goods and hard- church.
jlephant sale
City Pai k.
Saturday
i;......—.....— .............:Thnr«Hav "Stilt ann«ht<r h ,r- ware dealers handle hunting
• have ., rummage .ad ««*«
to close out his season is Joe
j Savage who dispatched a
‘ card of thanks
ling Howard tta „ „ ^
We take this method ofjsix point buck on the KeithK'•’dnras basket duve inis
thanking our friends a n d property Thanksgiving morn-i>*‘i,r want them. It doesn t mat-
neighbors for the food, flower.-.ling,
and words of sympathy in the! --
f your kids have any old
ten point buck Monday rnoin- l*1H’atried toys around the
ling. Howard Hargrove got a,kou><J’ *‘1t’ men ^ wot king on the
jter if they are broken or what
as- volunteer crews will patch
Bob McClelland went far a- Vni and P?.in.t Vm lx'fu,e (lis*
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TOM
TENNISON
: Thomas Tucker Sr.
i We especially thank R
Head, minister of Church
Christ, for his kindness.
The family of John
Thomas Tucker Sr.
I field for his deer hunting ovei j*1 ibution Christmas.
F the holidays, and killed two' They are putting a big con-
ol fine does ’ jtainer for toys out in front of
1 I! was all legal though. as!Ramst’y Hooks service station
jBob hunted with a special an- Jus* south
tlerles deer permit on the Mark
of the tracks fot
deposit their toys in
Tax Collector
Explains Poll Tax
Law Requirements
Tax Assessor-Collector Willie
Bean released information this]
week relative to the acquisition
of (Mill taxes and on exemp-
tions.
Poll taxes are to be eo'lected
from every person between 21
Hey! Kids!
jOr. if you can’t get them to and 60 he pointed out. if they]
| town, call Tom Tennison or the resided in the state on hie first)
I Bee office and someone will (lay of January preceding its!
ilnake arrangements to havcj|t.Vy,
I them picked up for you. ) pt.rsons
Laymen of Silsbce’s many
fine churches, at behast of the
Silsbee Ministerial Alliance,
jure spearheading this year’.-; han,i
basket drive with Tennison as
chairman. He has the able as-
ELECTRIC TRAIN
sistance of O. D Hefner, W. C.
IjMcNaughten, Ernie Dietrich,
land a good many others in-
Icluding the local service organ-
11 izat ions and groups. They are
| doing a good job. Help ihem
out.
New York Life
Insurance Company
EV 5-3950
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Accident t Sickneti Insurance
Employee Pension Ploni
LIFE SIZE DOLL
— Yes, some lucky boy and girl will win
these wonderful prizes on December 23.
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You need not be present.
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Grand Officer To
| Visit Silsbee
OES Tuesday
Mrs Fannie Mac Fox, deputy
grand matron of District 4.
Section 2, Order of the Eastern
Star will make her official visit
to Silsbee Chapter 298 of OES
Tuesday at 7:30 p. m. in the
Masonic Temple.
There will be a covered dish
dinner given in the honor of
Mrs. Fox at 6:00 p. m. in the
Masonic Temple.
Mrs. Eloise Choate is worthy
matron and F. L. Choate is
worthy patron of the local order
and they invite all Eastern Star-
members to attend.
exempt from this]
j payment include Indians_ in-]
sane persons, blind, deaf, or]
dumb, those who have lost a!
or a foot, pormanenth i
|disabled and all disabled vet-
erans of foreign wars where |
such disability is 40 per cent
oi more.
Exemption certificates are
issued only to those who have
become 21 years of age after-
Feb. 1, 1959. Otherwise exempt
persons do not need certificates
unless they live in a city with
10,000 or more population.
Mr. Bean pointed out that
this year, persons living in
Silsbee, Sour Lake, or Kountze
should know definitely wheth-
er or not they reside within the
city limits of their respective
towns. Pol! tax deputies will
ask that information when col-
lecting the tax, he said.
Persons having questions re-
garding poll taxes or other tax
matters may feel free to con-
sult with Mr. Bean at his of-
fice in Kountze, he said.
Methodist Groups
Plan Christmas Party
The WSCS and Wesleyn
Guild of the First Methodist
Church will have their Christ-
mas party Dec. 10 at 7:30 p m
in the home of Mrs. W. C. Mc-
Neil.
Mrs. C. E. Richmond, Mrs
I. F. Eldridge, Mrs. Leon Boy-
ette and Mrs. Charles Kent
will be hostesses.
Inexpensive gifts will be ex-
changed by members.
Mrs. W. C. McNeil will be in
charge of the program.
Cotton Rugs
30x50, washable
Assorted Colors
$1.88
24x40 Col lot
Scatter
Rugs
88c
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10 5c (andy Bars
Children’s
Tea Sets 49c to $2.98
DOLLS
36 in. doll
Reg. $24.93
$16.88
Other Dolls
98c up
Tricycles
Complelc Assort limit
Tree Decorations
79c fo $3.19
lo
Extra Hiillis 5c to 23c
^ $12.95
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S E L F S E R V I C E NILS B E E
Camp Fire Group
Wa Han Su Ta Camp Fire
Girls met Tuesday in the home
of their leader, Mrs. Tom Ten-
nison, with 10 girls present.
They worked on headbands
and ceremonial jackets.
They will not exchange
Christmas gifts but will give
presents to be donated to
needy families.
The Christmas party will be
held Dec. 18 in the home Of
Rolanda Rudisaille.
Beverly Newsum served re-
freshments.
Melinda Jergins, scribe
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our many
friends and neighbors for their
kindness toward us in our hour
of grief, in the death of my
husband, Henry Mitchell.
Mrs. Ida Mitchell
Neices and nephews
CARD OF THANKS
Words cannot express our
sincere thanks and appreciation
for the food, visits, flowers and
other kindnesses shown during
our recent bereavement, the
loss of our loved one,, Earl
West.
The family of
James Earl West
County Clerk
Issues Twenty-Four
Marriage Licenses
Clarence McNeely, county
clerk, issued 24 marriage li-
censes during the month of
November.
Walter C. Geddis and Ethel
Jewell Sykes, Nov. 3.
Jack West and Mrs. Liza May
Dryden, Nov. 4.
Thomas D. Warren and Jan-
ice Dorene Duke, Nov. 4.
Francis D. Meriwether and
Mrs. Sylvia Jean Spell, Nov. 4.
James N. Read and Mrs. Alice
Virginia Shannon, Nov. 5.
Paul E. Cathey and Mary Lu-
cille Richardson, Nov. 7.
Albert Green and Mrs. Julia
Broadway, Nov. 7.
Johnie N. Henry and Mrs.
Lillie Pearl Jacks, Nov. 7.
Cornelius J. Prine and Nina
Louise Coleman, Nov. 10
Lee W. Hawkins and Mrs.
Alice Helen Hawkins, Nov. 13.
Ronnie T. Milner and Kath-
erleen Joyce Long, Nov. 14.
Milton P. Panasano and Lin-
da Jo Bonin, Nov. 16.
Alvin C. Tipp Jr. and Doris
Aline Miller, Nov. 17.
Gus Jefferson and Edna
Shield, Nov. 18.
Nelson A. LeBlanc and Mrs
Syble Lee Fults, Nov. 20.
Charles L. Gray and Mrs.
Bettie Jack Richardson, Nov.
23.
Lloyd T, Tolar and Mrs. Iris
Dewayne Rea, Nov. 23.
Schyler C. Woodward and
Elsie Jo Parker, Nov. 24.
Elma Mshwert and Mrs. Jane
Pelamere Lavergne, Nov. 24.
William C. Jones Sr. and
Sarah Etta Foster, Nov. 25.
Curtis E. Lowrie and Jean
Ruth Childies, Nov. 25.
Thomas H. Lowe and Melba
Ann Johnson, Nov. 28.
Webster Gilchriest and Patsy
Ann Short, Nov. 28.
Clyde J. Hudson and Sarah
Orena Arrelonodo, Nov. 30.
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Zuber, Jerry. The Silsbee Bee (Silsbee, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 3, 1959, newspaper, December 3, 1959; Silsbee, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth771030/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Silsbee Public Library.