The Silsbee Bee (Silsbee, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 4, 1965 Page: 2 of 16
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ilsbee Bee
Teachers Sorority
To Meet Nov. 18
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Entered under a second class mailing permit April
*9t9, at the Post Office at Silsbee, Texas, under the Act
March 3, 1879.
Published every Thursday at 410 Highway 96, Silsbee,
Texas - 77656-
Subscription Rate: $3.50 per year in Hardin, Jasper, Tyler,
Jefferson Counties; $4.00 per year outside these counties.
EDITORIAL STAFF
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Society and Personal Editor
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BACKACHE!
See Your Chiropractor
Dr. H. E. Munden
71$ N. 5th EV 5-2611
Mrs. Burke Hargrove under-
went minor surgery Tuesday in
j Hardin Memorial Hospital in
Kountze and is recuperating in
the home of Mrs. Alma Har-
grove and Mr, and Mrs. Ho-
ward Hargrove.
Texas Beta Eta Chapter of
Alpha Delta Kappa, national
honorary sorority for women
educators, met Oct. 21 in hte
home of Mrs. Mary Bertram
for observance of
my.
Mrs. Ethel Word offered the
invocation after which minutes
were read and business con-
ducted. Thursday, Nov. 18, was
announced as the date for the
next meeting. Mrs. Bertha Ma-
son reported on the area coun-
cil meeting in Beaumont, an
event held in observance of
Founders Day.
Mrs. Irene McGowan, past
president of the organization,
then conducted a brief program
in honor of the founders, using
the traditional candlelight cere-
mony on a table bearing the
insignia of the sorority and the
overflowing ornucopia. Mrs
McGowan spoke concerning the
importance of friendship in the
sorority and the joy the mem
bership felt in working to-
gother toward the altruistic
goals set forth. Candles repre-
senting vision, opportunity,
participation, experience and
friendship were lighted in
gold candelabrum. The brief
but impressive service conclud-
ed with a prayer.
During the social hour re-
frehments were served by Mrs.
Bertram and Mrs, Martha Ver-
non, assisted by Mrs. McGowan
and others in the sorority.
LOEB NEWS
By MRS. C. H. SHAWVER
Mrs. Jerry Burks was host to Wallace Funeral Home direc-
the WSCS ladies from Wood-
crest Methodist Church Wed
nesday, 10 a. m„ In her home
for their business meeting. The many years,
Founders program, - The Word With Po-
wer.” was presented by Mrs
Wavne Hicks.
Rev. R. W. Hillenkamp. pas
J. D. Cones is confined to
Baptist Hospital in Beaumont
for treatment.
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SEE US, GET THE FACTS. YOU CAN’T BEAT
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HOME ON YOUR LAND FOR SO MUCH LESS.
Board meeting Tuesday 7:30
p. m.; choir practice each Wed->
nesday from 7-8 p. m.; church
school, Sunday, Nov. 7, 9:45
a. m.; morning worship, 10:45
a. m.; Junior-Senior Fellow
ship, 5 p. m. Sunday.
ted services held in the chapel
Monday at 11 a. m. Rev. Earl
Slaughter, their pastor for
now of Liberty,
officiated. The Chauncey’s
owned and operated the Drive
In Grocery for some time prior
to his Illness. Burial was in
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tor, announces the Official Magnolia Cemetery. His sur-
vivors are his wife, Mrs. Jessie
Chauncey; two daughters, Mrs
Evalon Mahan, Mrs. Lucille
Gerson; one son, H. E. Chaun-
cey Jr., and a sister from Ash-
ton, Ark.
Miss Dianne Henshaw, a stu
dent at Stephen F. Austin Col-
lege spent the weekend with
her parents in Artesian Acres.
Mrs. R. Phelps is home from
the Baptist Hospital where she
had major surgery earlier in
October.
Sympathy is extended Mrs.
J. N. Kngiht, who lost her mo-
ther, Mrs. Minnie Williamson,
83. who died while visiting her
daughter in Mount Enterprise.
Services were held Saturday at
3 p. m. in the Edwards Funeral
Home in Woodville. Those at-
tending from Chance - Loeb
were Mrs. George Mitchell,
Mrs. John Boykin and Joyce,
Mr. and Mrs. Lon Spell and
Mrs. Lou Spears.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Stanford
have her father, Sam Bouttwell,
•from Vicksburg, Miss., as guest
in their home.
O. L. Allen has been appoin
ted chairman for the United
Fund Drive for the Chanee-
Loeb area. He wishes to tell all
citizens of the area if they are
not contacted and they wish to
contribute to this worthy cause
they may call PL 5-4819 and he
will pick up any contribution.
There will be a rummage
sale sponsored Friday, and Sat-
urday, Nov. 5 and 6, for the
Loeb Catholic Church of the
Infant Jesus. It will be held in
Voth at Stone Blind Co. direct-
ly behind O’Bannion’s store.
Friday they will begin at 10
a. m., Saturday open at 8 a. m.
According to Mrs. Patty Le-
Klanc, chairman, everyone is
invited to drop in and see items
ot all needs.
Mrs. Freddie Landry resign
ed her work with Chnnee-Loeb
School Cafeteria. Mrs. J. C
Smith replaced her.
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Dorney
from Henderson spent Friday
night with the E. J. Hale fam-
ily. She was the former Doris
Janelle Willette and attended
South Park Homecoming Fri-
day night.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Hale visi-
ted her brother and family in
Orange Sunday afternoon.
Sunday J- W. Lewis, her brother, had
returned home from the
Orange hospital where he re-
ceived surgery to his right
knee and is reported recovering
nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. Lon Spell at-
tended their family reunion
held Sunday in Tyrell Park in
Beaumont. Mrs. Lou Spears
was their guest, also Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Huffman of Beau-
mont. All descendents who at-
tended were 109.
Loeb First Baptist Church
announces the activities for the
week: Sunday School, 9:45
a. m.; Morning Worship, 11
a. m.; Evening Worship, 7 p. m
Rev. J. P. Owens is interim
pastor.
Tuesday: 9:30 a. m., WMU
monthly business meetihg and
program. ,
Wednesday: 7 p. m., Teach-
ers and officers, RA, YWA, GA
and Sunbeams: 7:45, prayer
meeting, with Mrs. J. P. Owens
guest speaker.
Thursday: 9:30 a. m„ Associ-
ations! WMU Rally at Fletcher
Emanuel Baptist Church. Come
and bring a sack lunch. 7 p. m
church visitation.
Jerry Evans from Silsbee
First Baptist Church spoke in
Loeb Sunday evening service.
Lumberton First Baptist
Church began a two weeks re-
vival Sunday, Oct. 31, through
Nov. 14. Rev. W. J. Alston, pas-
tor, will preach at each service
at 7 p. m. the first week with
Melvin Elkins leading the song
service. Rev. Henry Roe from
Houston will preach the second
week at 10 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
Ed Siver of Pine Burr Church
in Beaumont is leading the
song service.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fregue
from Lake Charles spent the
weekend with her sister, Mrs.
Johnnie Magee.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Jones of
Silsbee are parents of a son
born Thursday at St. Elizabeth
Hospital in Beaumont. Mrs.
Nora Weeks of this community
is the maternal grandmother.
Mrs. E. D. Shawver and Con
nie from LaMarcjue arrived
Friday evening to visit grand
mother Shawver. Kenneth Har-
rison, brother of Mrs. E. D.
Shawver who attends Lamar
College, met his sister here and
Gayle Shawver, a guest of her
grandmother for a week, join-
ed her mother and uncle and
they all spent Saturday and
Sunday with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Duke Harrison in
Center, Mother Shawver re-
ceived a phone call
night telling her that her son,
Ernest, was in the Galveston
County Memorial Hospital in
traction for his back in La-
Marque.
Sympathy is extended Mrs.
H. E. Chauncey and children in
the death of Mr. Chauncey, 75,
after seevral months illness. He
died early Saturday morning in
a Houston hospital. Carrall-
The Vidor Trail Riders will
sponsor a "Little Britches” ro-
deo, with proceeds to go to the
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
The event will be held Satur-
day at 8 p. m. and Sunday at
2 p. m. in the trail riders arena
on FM Road 1132.
Contestants may sign up at
the arenaqn Saturday from 1
until 8 pTm. and must be at-
tending school.
Events to be had are bare-
back riding, steer riding, calf
riding, barrel race, pole bend-
ing and break-away calf rop-
ing.
Entrants in the bareback rid-
ing will ride Shetland ponies
and must not weigh over 100
ponds, steer riders must not
weigh over 110 pounds. Weigth
limit for calf riders is 80
pounds.
Trophies will be awarded
first place winners with an all
around trophy being awarded
to the contestant with the most
points.
Lawrence Benoit of Texas
City is producer for the show.
Further information may be
obtained from the rodeo secre-
tary, Mrs. Bea Jordan at SU
6-1454.
Vidor Youth Rodeos
To Benefit Cystic
Fibrosis Fund
Den 2, Cub Pack 88|
Den 2 of Cub Scout Pack 88
met Oct. 27 In the home of Mrs
Gus Dunbar with members and
two new members, Charles
King and Dewayne Mullins
present.
Gus Dhnbar Jr. and Herbert
Marshal! received bobcat pins:
Ronny and Donny Dunbar re
ceived bear ranks. The pack
was presented a ribbon for the
first National summer time
pack award,
■ Steve Sheard made a rocket
Gus Dunbar made a drum; and
other boys made clothes pin
hangers.
Steve Sheard, scribe
Den 3, Cub Pack 88
Den 3 Cub Scout Pack 88 met
Monday in the home of Mrs.
Nelson Long with six boys
present.
The boys worked on achieve-
ment 12 and played soccer.
Ricky Hatton served refresh-
ments,
Mark Muckleroy, scribe
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LEGAL NOTICES
THE STATE OF TEXAS
TO! Bobbie Jean Dolan
GREETING:
You are commanded to appear and
answer the plaintiff's petition at or
before 10 o’clock A. M. of the first
Monday after the expiration of 42
days from the date of issuance of
this Citation, the same being Monday
the 9th day of December, A. D., 198S.
at or before 10 o’clock A. M„ before
the Honorable District Court of Har-
din County, at the Court House In
Kountze, Texas.
Said plaintiff's petition was filed on
the 18th day of June, 1905.
The file number of said suit being
No. 13,867
The names of the parties in said
suit are: Mike J. Dolan as Plaintiff,
and Bobbie Jean Dolan as Defendant.
The nature of said suit being sub-
stantially as follows, to wit: Being
suit for divorce.
If this Citation Is not served with-
in 5*0 days after the date of its is-
suance, it shall be returned unserved
Issued this the 25th day of October
A. D„ 1965
Given under my hand and seal of
said Court, at office in Kountze,
Texas, this the 25th day of October
A. D.. 1965
W. L. Selman, Clerk
Disrtlct Court
Hardin County. Texas
354
CONTRACTORS' NOTICE OF
TEXAS HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION
Seeled proposals for constructing
3.125 miles of Gr., Strs., Flex. Base
& Two Crse. 8urf. Treat.
From 0.1 Ml. S. of Village Creek
To Tyler Co. Line on Highway No.
US 89, covered by F 355115) in Har-
din County, will be received at the
Highway Department, Austin, until
9:00 A. M.. November 9. 1965. and
then publicly opened and read.
The State Highway Department, In
accordance with the provisions of
Title VI of the Civlll Rights Act of
1964 (78 Stat. 2521 and the Regula-
tions of the Department of Com-
merce US C. F. R„ Part 8), issued
pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies
all bidders that It will affirmatively
Insure that the contract entered into
pursuant to this advertisement will
be awarded to the lowest responsible
bidder without discrimination on the
ground of race, color, or national
origin.
Plans and specifications including
minimum wage rates as provided by
Law are available at the office of
Lester P. Landgraf, Resident Engi
neer, Silsbee, Texas, and Texas High
Way Department, Austin. Usual rights
reserved. 352
SCHOOL MENUS
NOV. 8-12
Monday: Cutlets, pinto beans,
mustard greens, banana pud-
ding, cornbread and milk.
Tuesday: Chiliburgers, pota-
to salad, cherry pie, milk and
bread.
Wednesday: Stew meat, rice
and gravy, green cut beans,
peach pie, milk and bread.
Thursday: Chicken and
dressing, English peas, pickled
beets, candied yams, milk and
bread.
Friday: Tuna salad, macaroni
and cheese, apple pie, crackers,
milk and bread.
PINECREST
BAPTIST NEWS
Rev. Eddis Smith is conduct-
ing a revival this week in the
church. Services are held each
night at 7:30 p. m. Jimmy Lane,
music director at Magnolia
Avenue Baptist Church in
Beaumont, is in charge of the
music program.
Rev. Eddis Smith returned
home after attending the Texas
General Convention in Houston
last week. He also attended the
Brotherhood meeting Monday.
There was a record attend-
ance of 141 in Sunday School
and 68 in Training Union Sun-
day.
Miss Beatrice Reed enter-
tained the GA's with a hallo-
ween party in her home, a
weiner roast with all the trim-
mings. Games were played.
Family Day will be heid Sun-
day at the church. A basket
lunch will be served at noon.
Each family has been asked to
carry a basket lunch for mem-
bers of their family.
The Junior Girls Sunday
School class held j halloween
party in the home of Mrs. Joe
Clark. Ten members
present.
Ten members of the Young
Peoples Training Union held a
pizza supper and scavenger
hunt in the home of Mrs. James
Skinner.
The Young People are sing-
ing in the choir each night of
the revival.
Den 5, Cub Pack 88
Den 5 of Cub Scout Pack 88
met Thursday in the home of
their den mother, Mrs. Dean
Duffle.
The boys were then carried
to KKAS radio station where
Jewel White conducted a tour
of the station and explained
how it operated.
Van Swarthout served re-
freshments.
Jack Read, scribe
Den 6, Cub Pack 88
Den 6 of Cub Scout Pack 88
met Tuesday in the home of
Mrs. James Skinner with sev-
en boys present.
The meeting opened with the
scout yell and the boys worked
on Lion achievements.
Butch Smith served refresh-
ments and the meeting closed
with the grand howl.
Scott Skinner, scribe
were
Den 7, Cub Pack 88
Den 7 of Cub Scout Pack 88
met Monday in the home of
Mrs. M. H. Almond with eight
members and the deni chief,
Tommy Wright, present.
Owen Belk was elected den-
ner; Mike Ratcliff, assistant
denner, and Drew Donalson,
scribe.
Thomas Harold LaToof serv-
ed refreshments.
The boys went to Kountze
and toured the courthouse and
jail.
Dr. Templeton Is
On Committee Of
Optomefrk Group
Appointment of Arthur E.
Templeton, O. D. of Silsbee to
serve as a member of the Tex-
as Optometric Association’s
committee for War on Poverty,
was announced by the presi-
dent of the Texas Optometric
Association, Dr. Nelson F.
Waldman.
This committee will direct all
activities on the part of mem-
bers of the Texas Optometric
Association in President Lyn-
don B. Johnson’s War on Pov-
erty project which includes
such programs as Job Corps,
VISTA find Project Head Start.
Dr. Templeton is in private
practice of optometry, 410 N.
4th St., Silsbee, Texas, and is
ftclinical instructor at the Uni-
versity of Houston, College of
Optometry.
Mrs. Lon Spell visited he:
mother in Saratoga.
M. Leatherwood is improv-
ing, according to his wife.
Jimmy Keaton Leatherwood
left Thursday for Long Beach,
Calif., to enter the Navy from
the Reserves of Beaumont.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Landry and
Jeff spent Monday in Beaumont
with their daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Faul and
children spent the weekend in
Rayne, La.
Mrs. Virgil Langhan and mo-
ther visited in Port Arthur
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Keaton
Leatherwood visited with her
son and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Danny Rawls in Houston Sun-
day.
Mrs. Faul and Mrs. Landry
visited Sunday afternoon in
Silsbee with Mrs. Lovis Landry
and Mrs. May Landry.
Welcome to Bruce Perkins
and mother of Beaumont who
have opened the Lumberton
Fish Market in Chance-Loeb.
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DEWEYVILLE
NOTICE
In accordance with the
provisions of the Texas Li-
quor Control Act., applica
tion is hereby made for a
Package Store Permit and
Wine Package Store Permit
and Off Premises Beer Re-
tailers License to be used in
the conduct of a business to
be operated under the name
of C unii ingham
Package Store No. 2 to be
located 3^ miles east of
Silsbee on the north side of
U. S. Highway 96, Hardin
Comity, Texas.
Albert Cunningham,
Owner 352
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Fort Bliss, 117 years old, in
1854 was named in honor of
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Wil-
liam Wallace Smith Bliss, son
in-law of President Zachary
Taylor. One of America’s most
colorful military posts, it was
created Nov. 7, 1848 as the Post
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Display Advertising
must be in the
Bee Office
by
Tuesday Noon
Silsbee Garden Club
To Heel Tuesday
The Silsbee Garden Club
will meet Tuesday at 9:30 a. m.
at Silsbee State Bank. Mrs.
C. B. Stevens, Mrs. H. C. Hop-
kins and Mrs. W. T. Votaw will
be hostesses.
Mrs. Gwendolyn Hanson,
representative of Gulf States
Utilities, will present a film
and give helpful hints on
“Christmas Lighting.”
Arrangements featuring “The
Thanksgiving Theme” will be
presented by Mrs. J. D. Donal-
son, Mrs. W. C. Dehart, Mrs.
Victor Norvell and Mrs. O. C.
Seely.
Mrs. Elton Jardell will pre-
side over the business session.
Chance-Loeb P-TA
To Heel Tuesday
The Chance-Loeb PTA No-
vember meeting will be Tues
day, Nov. 9, at 7:30 p. m. in
the gymnasium. Preceding the
meeting an open house will be
held.
A Coke party will be given
to the room with the most pa-
rents present at the PTA meet-
ing Two speakers, Jerry Boyn-
ton, of the First Security Na-
tional Bank in Beaumont, and
Dr. Gerald Johnson, Beaumont
pediatrician, will talk on the
encouragement of future edu-
cation. Mrs. K. K. DuBose,
president, will preside.
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Horizon Club Meets
The Horizon Club girls met
Tuesday in the First Metho-
dist Church with 12 members
present.
The girls worked on toys to
be donated to “Toys For Tots.”
Carol Brown was hostess.
Mrs. N. P. McCarney and
Mrs. Howard Hargrove are ad
visors.
Den 8, Cub Pack 88
Den 8 of Cub Scout Pack 88
met Oct. 27 in the home of
their leader, Mrs. C. B. Stevens.
Each boy wrote a “Thank
You” note to Mrs. Fullingim
for taking them on a hike be-
hind her home. Then the boys
made halloween masks.
Steven Walters, scribe
Den 2, Cub Pack 201
Den 2 of Cub Scout Pack 201
met Oct. 28 and toured Kirby
Lumber Co and Eastex Inc.
Jimmy Womack served re-
freshments.
Nathan Ferrell, scribe
Mary (arietta Ewing
Is 'Miss Waldo'
Al Homecoming
Miss Mary Carletta Ewing
was crowned “Miss Waldo” at
the halftime of the football
game at (he Waldo Mathews
homecoming festivities Satur-
day. Miss Joyce Simmons was
first runnerup; Miss Brenda
Graham, second, and Miss Bir-
die Chaney, third. The girls
were presented with a bouquet.
A parade was held Saturday
at 10:30 a. m. with the theme
being “From Education to In-
dustry.”
A meeting will be held in the
near future to being making
plans for the next year’s home-
coming.
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Saturday Singing To
3e At Calvary Church
A singing will be held Satur-
day at 7 p. m. at Calvary Mis-
sionary Baptist Church, Roose-
velt Drive Extension.
Extra activities for the young
people will be held at the pas-
tor’s home following the sing-
ing. Refreshments will be serv-
ed.
Mrs. P. A. DuBose is direc-
tor of the young people of the
church.
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CARD OF THANKS
We wish to extend our heart-
felt thanks and appreciation for
acts of kindness, beautiful flor-
al and food offerings received
from our many friends in our
sad bereavement in the loss of
our beloved husband and fa-
ther.
Mrs. Jack Dean,
Richard Dean and family
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