The Silsbee Bee (Silsbee, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 13, 1967 Page: 9 of 16
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Miss Olivia Gutierrez knows that providing
, good telephone service
sometimes calls for
giving a little some-
1JP thing extra.
■ We’re very proud
Other.
Southwestern Bell
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County Clerk Gives
Infomiaiion To
Notaries Public
Secretary of State John L.
Hill announced that all quali-
fied Notaries Public desiring
re-appointment for the new
term which begins June 1, 1967
and ends June 1, 1969, must
pay the required fee and file
a new application, oath and
bond with the County Clerk of
his residence between May 1,
1967 and May 15, 1967, inclu-
sive.
Mr. Hill emphasized that No-
taries Public should “not” send
requests for re-appointment or
for commissions directly to the
Secretary of State inasmuch as
the law specifically requires
that the County Clerks approve
Notary Bonds and forward cop-
ies of the Application to the
Secretary of State.
Each person applying for a
commission as Notary Public
must be at least 21 years of
age, a citizen of the United
Rummage Sale
The Junior Class of Silsbee ,
High School wiil hold a rum- ?
mage sale, Saturday, April 15,
in the City Park from 7 a. nr>. ||
to 1 p. m. Proceeds will go to- 9
wards the Junior-Senior Prom.
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Eddie Plunk Named
Sceptres Win Trophy - Without Long Hair!
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SILSBEE. TEXAS, THURSDAY,
ALWAYS CARRY
EXTRA KEYS
Don't Be Locked Out!
Keys Made In 1 Minute
WESTERN AUTO
ASSOCIATE STORE
Director Of
lumbermen's Assn
Eddie R. Plunk of Britton-
Cravens Lumber Co. was elec-
ted to the Board of Directors
of The Lumbermen’s Associ-
ation of Texas at the 81st an-
nual convention held April 7-8-ii
9 at the Astrodome Exposition 1
Center in Houston.
August C. Bering III of
Houston was elected president,
succeeding A. E. McCain of Ty-
ler.___
States and of Texas and a resi-
dent of the county for which
he is appointed. The required
Application Forms may be ob-
tained from the County Clerk.
Secretary of State Hill
ither stated that any person not
now a Notary Public who de-
sires appointment for the be-
ginning of the new term should
apply to his County Clerk be-
fore May 20, 1967.
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Congratulations
To
SILSBEE
WOMAN'S
CHORUS
FOR YOUR OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF
KISMET
CRAVENS
Insurance Agency
PAUL GEORGAS. Manager
Silsbee State Bank Bldg. EV 5-2854
THE SCEPTRES, a combo of Silsbee High students recently took the third place
trophy among 24 such groups which performed at Johnny Morrison's Haybarn
at Shepherd, Texas. The young musicians organized last June and play for jun-
ior and high school-age dances. In the photo are: Tom Gilchriest, bass guaitar;
Curtis Lacy, drums; Kyle Brookins, lead guitar; Ro Jackson, rhythm guitar; and
Stevie Dietrich, organ.
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April Is Clean - Up Month,
330Loads of Trash Hauled
County Properly
Is To Be Rendered
By April 30th
The final date to render pro-
oerty for 1967 is April 30, ac-
cording to Willie Bean, county
tax assefsor-coHecior. who said
t is important that every citi-
zen render his property.
He urged a check with the
assessor’s office to make sure
name and address is correct,
amount of property, appraised
etc. are proper.
“By following the above pro-
cedure you may discover that
you are being assessed with
too many or too few acres or
lots, or may learn that your
oroperty is valued too high w
too low," Bean said.
“To render is for you to sign
your assessment sheet, and then
|if the county Commissioner’s
Court, sitting as the Board of
Equalization, should change
the value as agreed by you and
the tax assessor, the law re-
quires that you be notified by
the county clerk of such ac-
tion. The law does not require
the equalization board to notify
you If your assessment is notj
signed,” Bean added.
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Isourt and a retired carpenter.
|He had lived in Silsbee three
years. He was a member of the
I Good Shepherd Baptist Church
I in Silsbee.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Florence Mason of Kirby*
jville; three sons, George Mason
Gharles 0. Mason, 87 of Rl
Final Riles For
Charles Mason, 87,
Ire Held Thursday
1, Box 85C, , Silsbee died at
11:55 a. m Wednesday in Har
din Memorial Hospital after an
illness of two years.
Funeral services were held
at 10 a. m. Thursday in the Vi-
dor Memorial Funeral Home in
Vidor. Officiating was Rev.
Lester Hudson, pastor of 11th
Street Baptist Church, Beau-
mont and Rev. P. H. Bailey,
pastor of Central Baptist
Church, Kirbyville.
Burial was in Hopewell
Cemetery in DeRidder, La.
Mason was a native of Mis-
Some of the problems facing clean up, and will stress paint-
the citizens working for the ing, repairing and beautifying
needed on upkeep and im-
provement of many ditches in
Silsbee.
The discussion easily pointed
up the facts that the city gov
ed ditches, dogs upsetting gar-fforts in this phase of the work ernment can only do as much
the citizenry provides
beautification of Silsbee in
elude weeds and brush on va-
cant lots, unsightly and pollut-
homes, yards and businesses.
Section leaders and block cap-
tains will coordinate their ef-
bage cans and tearing up tne
flowerbeds, and the ever-
present problem of the litterer,
Beautification Committee sec-
tion leaders reported.
City Manager Wayne DuBose
said the city and county trucks appointed by the chairman,
had continued to pickup until Mrs. Stuart Smith to promote
and would like to have reports
on painting, repairing, remodel-
ing of homes and businesses,
planting of shrubs, or other
methods used to beautify.
Sub-committees are being
all the trash and rubbish was
removed. He expected a total
of 330 truck loads to be hauled
by the end of the week.
“The citizens are to be com-
mended on a job well done and
the appearance in all sections
of town reflect the good work
done,” DuBose said.
The Beautification Commit
tee adopted a year-around pro-
gram and will enter the contest
for the National Cleanest Town
Achievement Award, sponsored
by the National Clean-Up,
Paint-Up, Fix-Up Bureau Mrs.
Thelma Smith said. The ob-
jectives will include: home and
community beautification, pre-
vention of slums and rehabila-
tion of blighted areas, improv-
ing health and safety standards,
teaching juvenile decency and
fire prevention.
The month of April will see
the residents continue the
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interest, develop plans and
carry out the objectives of the
Committee. The School and
Youth Activities Sub-Commit-
tee is composed of Joe Hignett,
Scoutmaster; Alvin Ragan,
Cubmaster; David Shows, Ex-
plorers; and Mrs. Nolen Pryor,
Camp Fire Girls.
A Home Checklist for the
students went into the schools
last week tp encourage students
to help make Silsbee a cleaner,
healthier and more beautiful
city. The committee wants
checklists returned to the class-
room teacher by April 28.
Schools with a 60 percent re-
turn will be awarded a Special
Merit Certificate.
C. R. Lambert, chairman of
the anti-littei* sub-committee,
plans to place barrells where
littering is a big problem, and
persons needing a litter barrel
may contact him.
In discussion of the problems
presented by the section lead-
ers, DuBose, the liason between
the City governement and the
committee, explained the fol-
lowing. Owners who do not
clean up vacant lots after noti
fication may be assessed the
expense for work done.
Silsbee does not have a leash
or pen ordinance on dogs. To
enforce such an ordinance, it
would be necessary to employ
a dog catcher, establish a pound
and maintain such, provide a
vehicle for the employee and
then feed and care for the
penned dogs. Under the pres-
ent budget there are no avail-
able funds.
Due to the limited budget
city employees and equipment
are inadequate to do the job
r
through the taxes paid. With
the ever - expanding growth,
those present saw that if more
services are to be provided,
more funds will be necessary.
The Silsbee Beautification
Committee will meet the first
Thursday of each month and
the next meeting is May 4.
Lodge Notices
STATED MEETINGS of Site
bee Masonii
Lodge No. 927, A. F
& A. M. Silsbee,
Texas, are the first
and third Tuesday of
each month at 7:30
/clock. Visiting brethren art
•ordially invited.
John Q. Kirby, W.M.
Donald L. Webb, secty
JOT1CE Silsoee Lodge No
349, Knights of Pythias
meets each Tuesday, 8:0i
p. m., Community Hall. Mem-
bers are urged to attend and
visiting brethren are invited
B. H. Gilley
Chancellor Commands
Richard Weathersby.
Secretary
NEW
14 Rooms
8 rooms with private bath
U. S. Rubber Foam Mat-
tresses, air conditioned
5 rooms with private bath
Hargrove Hotel
ceiling fans
Special rates to groups
Roosevelt A 10th Streets
Phone EV 5-9043
Audrey Ingram of Houston
and Mrs. Dorothy Gray of Sils-
bee.
Department of Justice
fends the Government in
suits brought against it.
de-
all
SINUS
SUFFERERS
Here’s good news for you!
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REPAIR
Located
1 Mile East of Kountze on
Highway 418
NEXT TO E. Z. HARPER SERVICE STATION
Phone CH 6-8819 Owner: W. C. (Bill) Smith
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Those were the first words Miss Olivia Gutierrez
heard when she answered the call on her
switchboard. A telephone operator, in Laredo.
Miss Gutierrez tells what happened:
“It was from a man at the local bus station.
He had spotted a boy who was obviously '
upset and alone. The man didn’t know exactly
what to do, so he dialed ‘Operator’ and asked
me to talk with the boy.” Miss Gutierrez did so
and learned that 12-year-old Joel Barlow
was on his way to Mexico City from Fort Wayne,
Indiana, to visit relatives. He had missed
connections and was stranded all alone in a
strange town.
"What do I do now?” he asked.
“Just don’t worry," said Miss Gutierrez.
Then, with practiced efficiency, she swung
into action.
First, she called the boy’s parents in Indiana
They weren't home. Joel was unsure about
the spelling of his relative's name in Mexico City,
but after 20 minutes of calling here and
there, Miss Gutierrez managed to reach his
grandmother.
After the grandmother was assured Joel
was all right, Miss Gutierrez reserved a motel
room for the youngster. After work, she
picked him up and drove him to the motel.
Next day, she took Joel to her home. "He
“There’s a little boy
in trouble here
had a good time playing with my little brother
about the same age,” she noted. "They
watched TV until it was time to meet the train.”
After checking Joel’s ticket and travel
papers, Miss Gutierrez arranged with some of
her friends who were also on the train to
make sure he arrived safely in Mexico City.
"Joel was a very nice boy," said Miss
Gutierrez. "The last thing I told him was, 'If you
get into trouble, just call the operator.' ”
No one would have known how helpful Miss
Gutierrez had been if Joel’s father had not
written a thankful letter to the telephone com-
pany in Laredo.
His letter said in part, ".... Joel arrived
safely in Mexico City and his letters and a tele-
phone conversation with him indicate that he
is no worse for the experience. Were it not for
the help of your operator, however, this could
have been a truly traumatic experience ...”
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Read, Tommy. The Silsbee Bee (Silsbee, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 13, 1967, newspaper, April 13, 1967; Silsbee, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth776830/m1/9/?q=Lamar+University: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Silsbee Public Library.