The Silsbee Bee (Silsbee, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 1967 Page: 1 of 14
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School opening is just around for the first time this year have be at
the corner for students in the
Silsbee School District.
According to information re-
leased this week by Supt. Don
L. Hough, principal’s offices at
all seven campuses within the
district will open on Tuesday,
Aug. 15.
All students who will enroll
in any of the Silsbee Schools four; grades five and six will
been asked to register prior to
the opening of school on Tues-
day, Sept. 5. They are asked
to sign up with the principal at
the campus where they wiU at-
tend school.
Read-Turrentine, Kirby and
Robinson elementary schools
will house grades one through
Neyland Building To Be
Used For Youth Center
The Youth of Silsbee will be
cleaning windows, swinging
paint brushes and doing other
types of jobs in renovating the
Neyland building in downtown
to the president of the Silsbee
Youth Activities Association,
Mrs. Hugh Smith.
The opening date of the
Youth Center has been set for
Silsbee, which is to become the reception after the first
their Youth Center, according
home football game, Friday,
Sept. 8.
Crews of young people have
already put in many hours un-
der the direction of the advisor
of the Youth Advisory Board,
Joe Hignett. They made up
various crews Wednesday eve-
ning in getting the dirt out and
old paint removed.
Saturday, Aug. 12 has been
designated the work - day for
adults. Leon Lackey, local con
tractor, has volunteered his ser-
vices in the remodelling and
Methodist Hospital in Houston improvements of the building.
Final Rites Held
Sunday For Silsbee
Banker Rex Worley
Funeral services were held at
Farmer Funeral Home chapel
Sunday afternoon for Rex Wor-
ley, senior vice president of
Silsbee State Bank, who died in
last Friday morning. He was 62
years of age. Rev. R. E. Jonte,
pastor of First Methodist
Church, officiated, and burial
was in Resthaven Cemetery.
Pallbearers were: Alf Roark,
Sherman Worthey, Cecil Cob-
ble, Terrell Buchanan, Robert
Neyland, Edward Wilson, John
Cullinan, Britt Plunk.
Named as honorary pallbear-
ers were Frank Payne, Dr.
W. C. McNeil, A. W. Dainwood,
L. P. Skinner, R. S. Farmer,
Paul Georgas, L. E. Worley,
L. A. Yankie, Johnny Vander-
burg, Ross Eppes, John Busby,
Weldon Gilchriest, Jack Evans,
Nick Slavik, Bill Barclay, Clyde
Cole.
Mr. Worley was a native of
Madisonville, but moved to
Silsbee in 1922 where he was
employed by Santa Fe Railway,
and later at the office of the
County Tax Collector in Koun-
tze. In 1828 he became associ-
and had advanced to the posi-
tion of senior vice president,
and was a member of the board
ot directors.
He had long taken an interest
in public and civic affairs here,
and at the time of his death
was a member of the board of
directors of both the Silsbee
Chamber of Commerce and the
Silsbee Country Club. He was
on the executive committee of
the Silsbee Camp Fire Girls
Association, and on the Silsbee
Council of Boy Scouts. He was
a member of the Silsbee Ma-
sonic Lodge.
Mr. Worley is survived by
his Wife. Mrs. Lee Worley of
Silsbee; a daughter, Mrs. Betty
Ann Mitchell of Silsbee; a sis-
ter; Mrs. Maybelle Rankin of
Caldwell, and three grandchil-
dren, Hank, Mary and Betty
Mitchell, all of Silsbee.
Cesar Dominguez is to assist in
O’Neil Intermediate
school, formerly the junior
high; grades seven and eight
will be at Silsbee Junior High,
formerly the high school; and
grades nine through 12 will be
at the new Silsbee High School
or Waldo Mathews High School.
Students in grades nine
through 12, high school, have
been asked to pick up their
schedules on Aug. 90, 8:30 a. m.
to 2:30 p. m., at the new Sils-
bee High School campus on
Highway 327 East. Supt. Hough
annonced that buses will run on
that day for high school stu-
dents only.
A general faculty meeting of
all teachers in the system will
be held at the new high school
at 9 a. m. on Sept. 1. After the
meeting, the teachers will spend
the remainder of the day in
orientation programs.
Lumberfon Students
Begin Registration
On Monday, Aug. 4
Registration schedule for
Lumberton High School has
been announced by Philip Al-
len, principal.
The schedule is as follows:
seniors, 8 a. m.-12 noon, Mon-
day, Aug. 14; juniors, 1-4 p. m.,
Monday, Aug 14; sophomores,
8 a. m.-12 noon, Tuesday, Aug.
the planning of the work to be 15; freshmen, 1-4 p. m.; Tues
Football Season
Tickets Go On
Sale Aug. 21
Season football tickets for
all Tiger home games will go
on sale at the Silsbee School
business office, West Avenue
H.
Holden of 1966 season
tickets will be given first
choice during the week Aug.
21 through Aug. 25. The of-
fice is open 8 a. m. to 4 p. m.
Persons who want season
tickets this season, but did
not purchase them last year
will be able to get them Aug.
28 through Sept I.
Cost of the ticket is $7.50
and will be good for all five
of Silsbee Tigen* home
games.
Supt Don L. Hough said
that out of town tickets for
the three district games will
also be available at the same
time as the season tickets.
done. There is a need for men
to help with the carpenter
work, the electrical wiring and
the plumbing. Please bring
your tools, Saturday morning
and help in this project.
The floor space of the build-
ing is- approximately 4300 sq.
ft with room for dancing, ping-
pong and pool tables and juke
box. A concession nook will
contain vending machines and
seating arrangements.
Applications for an attend-
ant are being taken by the
president and a committee.
Please call EV 5-4488 for more
information. The attendant will
be on the premises when the
building is in use and parents
will chaperon special parties
and dances.
The success of the Youth
Center will greatly depend upon
the response of the young in-
dents of Silsbee. The budget
will run approximately $4,000
a year — all of which comes
through memberships and con-
tributions of civic groups and
individuals.
Hardy Bourgeois
Injured Friday
Hardy Bourgeois, son of Mr.
and Mrs. H. J. Bourgeois, has
been moved to St. Elizabeth
Hospital in Beaumont from Ty-
ler County Hospital in Wood-
ville following a truck acci
dent.
Bourgeois lost control of His
truck at 5 p. m., Friday on the
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Male Supreme Court
Me Clyde Smith
Visits In Silsbee
Texas Supreme Court Jus-
tice Clyde E. Smith, of Austin
and Woodvillc, and Mrs. Smith
were visitors in Silsbee Tues-
day. They visited in the home
of Mrs. Grace Tucker, who is
Mrs. Smith’s sister, and the
Judge visited old friends in the
business section of town.
Judge Smith was just last
year re-elected to another six-
year term on the Court, He
spends as much time as possible
in the Pincy Woods area.
Four Plead Guilty
To Charges In
County Court
Four persons pleaded guilty
to charges in Hardin County
Court before Judge Emmett
Lack, Monday. Two others en
tcred not guilty pleas and were
freed under $500 bond each.
Mrs. Weldon January was
fined $1.00 and court costs for
passing a hot check.
Weldon January was fined
$1.00 and court costs for theft.
Jerry Wayne Haynes was
fined $100 and costs for posses
sing an illegal weapon.
William Arnold Raska was
fined $50 and court costs and
sentenced to three days in coun-
ty jail for misdemeanor driving
while intoxicated.
Mrs. E. L. Haire pleaded not
guilty to a theft charge and was
freed under bond.
Chester Arthur Choate en-
tered a not guilty plea to a
charge of driving while intoxi-
cated and was freed under $500
bond.
Mother Of Paul
Georgas Dies In III.
morning
Sterling-
at
died tjiere last Sat-
morning. She was the
• of Paul Georgas, man-
i Crpvens Insurance Co.
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Twenly-Two Held
At County Jail
Twenty-two persons were
held at the Hardin County jail
the past week, according to of-
fice deputy Curtis Davis.
One man was apprehended
as en illegal immigrant and was
services were held heid the border patrol.
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in the jail for
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day, Aug. 15.
New Elementary School stu
dents ore to be registered all
Monday, Aug. 14:
Parents of first graders are
reminded to bring their child’s
legal birth certificate.
VOLUME 50
SILSBEE, TEXAS - 77650, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1967
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Shots Hit Houses
S. 3rd; Suspect Kid
Gunshots Tuesday night end charges were not filed immedi-|Mrs. Beard described as sound- robbery at Tuckers Cafe, 205
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NUMBER
Wednesday morning in the vi-
cinity of the 700 block of South
Third and South Fourth Streets
led Silsbee police to investigate
the possibility of a sniper loose
in the area.
According to Police Chief
Edgar Blood, at least two bul-
lets struck houses, and one shot
went through the upstairs win-
dow of a garage apartment and
hit the headboard of a bed. ,
One suspect was taken into
custody early Wednesday, but several shots were heard which
ately. The weapon used by the ing like a .22 caliber rifle. This
suspected sniper had not been
found Wednesday, .
Mrs. R. R. Beard, 740 South
Third, reported to the police
that' she had heard a number
of shots Tuesday between-1:30
and 2:30 p. m„ but hid not
thought much of them until she
heard one hit her house. Patrol-
man Larry Jacson investigated,
but could find nothing.
Again, Wednesday morning,
Council Approves Location
For Local Housing Project
Approval for the location of called meeting last week. Most
a low rent supplement housing
development in Silsbee was
granted by the Silsbee City
Council at their regular meet-
ing Tuesday night.1 •, ■
Frank Thelan of Baytown,
promoter of the housing devel-
opment, told the council that he
had looked all around the city
for a suitable tract of land, and
had finally found an area
large enough just west of the
intersection of West Avenue J
and Lee Miller Road. He said
that the development would
need about 10 acres with both
water and sewer available,
j No mention was made as to
when the housing project would
be constructed. -
of the items were termed es-
sential at this time. Included
were 15 bunker suits, 15 hel-
mets, 15 pairs of rubber boots,
three salvage covers, three
pressure pump cans, 150 feet
of booster tank line, 15 drill
uniforms, four first aid kits, 10
dress caps, 10 cap badges and
10 shirt badges.
A dog vaccination day was
set by the council for Thursday,
Aug. 17 from 4 to 6 p. m. at the
only occupant Of the truck
He is improving according to
a report from his family.
Bourgeois is a 1967 graduate h-T
of Silsbee High School.
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Under the plan, the project
___________,, is owned and operated fey *
Mrs. James C. Jones and son'nonprofit corporation. Rents
of Beaumont are visiting this are charged at a standard rate
week in the home of her par- for each size dwelling. Fami-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hol-
land, while her husband is on
a two weeks training school
with the US Reserves.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Holland
and family of Corpus Christi
visited over the weekend in the
home of his parents, Mr. and
and Trey Holland remained for
a longer visit in the home of
their grandparents.
lies living in the housing de-
velopment pay a certain per-
centage of their total family in-
come for rent and the federal
government subsidizes the re-
mainder of the rent.
In other city council business,
unanimous approval was given
tor the purchase of a list of
Mrs. W. H. Holland. Christine items for the Silsbee Fire De-
partment which will cost an
estimated $1468.25. The list was
A delegation of residents
from the Payne Road area re-
quested that the council lower
the speed limit to 15 miles per
hour on four dead-end streets
running into Payne Road. In-
cluded in the request were Cra-
vens, Britton, Dainwood and
Seaman streets. The residents
contended that the dead - end
streets were extremely narrow
with cars parked on both sides
creating a dangerous situation
Fire Hall on Avenue I. Dr. with the present 30 miles per
N. G. Ferrell, veterinarian, is hour sp?!d zorte‘
.... CJ1 * - - ^giteration,
cooperating with the city in giv-
ing the rabies vaccinations at
a reduced rate during the spe-
cified time. City Manager
Wayne DuBose Said that:#*
dog tags could be purchased at
the same time as the vaeetoa-
Ihousine protects in that the the same time AS . _ .. ,
city has no part in the plan oth- tiohs. Dr. Ferrell has said that
all furred pets should be given
the vaccinations ak protections
lor the animals and their own-
ers.
The council reviewed
dedication plat for Yalinda Es-
tates Subdivision and gave their
approval, the Silsbee Planning
Commission had approved the
plat last week.
hour speed zorte.
After a short
the council authorized the city
manager to draw up gn amend-
ment to the city’s speed zone
ordinance and present it for
council approval at the
Aug. 22.
time one went through a win-
dow in her garage apartment.
An apparent burglary and
Youth Injured In
Accidental Shooting
Jerry Buckley, about 18, spn
of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Buckley,
received a flesh wound in the
abdomen about 12:30 p. m. last
Friday when a .22 caliber pistol
accidentally discharged.
The accident occurred a t
Capital Motors lot, just south
ot the Silsbee city limits on
Highway 96.
He was taken to Wilde Clinic
by a Farmer Funeral Home am-
bulance and then to Baptist
Hospital in Beaumont. He was
released Saturday.
Deputy Sheriff Billy Paine,
who investigated, said that
Buckley and several other boys
were apparently playing with
the pistol when it discharged.
West Avenue N, was reported
to city police last Saturday.
Patrolman Jackson, who in-
vestigated, reported that entry
was apparently made through
an unlocked rear window some-
time after the cafe closed Fri-
day night. He said that $44.65
was reportedly taken from the
cash register.
Chief Blood has announced
that, effective Tuesday, Aug.
15, Patrolman Morris Cole will
be promoted to sergeant ot the
Silsbee Police department. The
position and appointment of a
police sergeant has been previ-
ously approved by the city
council.
Cole began work with the
Silsbee police on June 14, 1985,
and is currently the senior
member of the force.
Silsbee and Chief Blood were
hosts to the monthly meeting
of the Jefferson County Law
Enforcement Council Wednes-
day afternoon. Chief Blood was
named an associate member of
the councnil after his appoint-
ment as Silsbee Police Chief.
Band Rehearsals
To Start Monday
Silsbee High School band
will begin rehearsals in the
old High School band hail at
8;30 p.* m. Monday evening.
Members are reminded to bring
their instruments.
AH former and prospective
members are asked to attend,
next | Pictures for the football pro
gram will be made Tuesday.'
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Ward and
Mr. and Mrs. Sim Ward visited
over the weekend in Shreve-i
port, La., in the home of Mr.'I
and Mrs. Dale Terrell and fam-
ily. While there they attended
the Lee Hardware Show at
Convention Hall and the Lou-
presented to the council at a isiana Hayridc.
School T rustees T o Discuss
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Increase In Lunch Pricf
Lunch p|*ices, personnel and
ihe 1967-68 budget were expec-
ted to be the main discussion
topics at the regular meeting
of the Silsbee School trustees
last night (Wednesday).
In previous meetings, the
trustees have briefly discussed
an increase in prices for stu
dent's lunches at the school
cafeterias, but have taken no
action thus far.
According to Supt. Don L.
Hough, an increase in the prices
was almost unavoidable due to
the large increase in salaries
for cafeteria personnel,
the federal minimum wage and
hour law. For several years,
the school cafeterias have been
self-supporting but in 19<
year, ended with a deficit.
signations were ex-
tor ported to be accepted by •
Johnson, junior high science;
Frieda Johnson, Read-Turren-
tine; Howard Perkins, high
school English; Ann Ogden,
Title I* Andrew Jackson, junior
high P. E.; and Janet Benson,
secretary.
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Paine, high school P. E.; Naomi In other business, the trustees
Paine, Intermediate; Herman were expected to set a date for
the public hearing on the 1987-
68 school budget, review bi
on gasoline, milk and cafei
equipment, discuss landscapi
of the new Silsbee High School
campus, and select auditor for
the 1967-68 year.
Services Held In
Kountze Sunday For
L W. Coleman, 56
Ernest Weldon Coleman, 56,
of Kountze, died at 3:35 a. m.
Saturday in St. Elizabeth Hos-
pital after a brief illness.
Funeral services were held at
4:30 p. m. Sunday in toe First
Baptist Church in Kountze with
Rev. Oral Speed, pastor, offi-
ciating, assisted by Rev. E. V.
Barefield of Baptist Temple in
Beaumont.
Burial was in the Mount Pis-
gah Cemetery in Woodville un-
jder the direction of Farmer
Funeral Home.
A native of Cherokee Countv,
Coleman moved to Kountze in
; 1945 where he operated Biair
Cafe. He was deputy sheriff a
number of times and ran for
sheriff in tha last election.
Coleman operated Buckboard
Inn service station until six
months ago.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Ruby Coleman of Kountze;
a son, Ernest Weldon Jr. of
Kountze: his mother, Mrs. Lula
Colemar. of Beaumont; two
brothers, Elbert Coleman of
Austin and Arledgc Coleman of
Willa, Alaska, and four sisters,
Mrs. James L. Jentkns and Mrs.
Jack Totan of Kountze, Mrs.
C. D. Williford of Beaumont
and Mrs. R. L. Cummings of
Conrce.
__ DRUM MAJORS BILLIE NEWMAN AND LINDA ROBERTS
Funeral Services Fw
Mrs. May Loflin
Held Wednesday
Funeral services for Mrs.
May Loitin, 72, of Liberty were
held Wednesday at 2 p. m. in
the Chapel of Farmer Funeral
Home. Rev. Eddis Smith, pas-
tor of Pinecrest Baptist Church,
officiated. Interment was in
Frank’s Branch Cemetery.
Mrs. Loftin, a native of Sils-
bee, died suddenly in her home
in Liberty Monday.
Local survivors include a
daughter, Mrs. Francis Barbin;
a sor, Weldon Kirkindoll; five
sisters, Mrs, Emma Caraway,
Mrs. Dovie Hooks, Mrs. Mamie
chardson, Mrs. Maybell Den-
on and Mrs. Drullle Payne; ,
one brother, Lee Gore.
Pallbearers were grandsons:
obert Poe, Eugene Kirkendoll,
Amos Richardson, Willie Rich-
son, Lawrence Gordon, Er*
Smart.
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Read, Tommy. The Silsbee Bee (Silsbee, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 1967, newspaper, August 10, 1967; Silsbee, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth777002/m1/1/: accessed March 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Silsbee Public Library.