The Silsbee Bee (Silsbee, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 12, 1969 Page: 1 of 16
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Commissioners Accept
*29,300 Hospital Bid
Work and Daniels Construe- Co., $31,850; H. B. Neld & Son, to
tion Co., Kountze, was award
ed contract for the construction
of an addition to the clinical
laboratory at Hardin Memorial
Hospital in Kountze. by the
Hardin County Commissioner’s
Court at their meeting on Mon-
day, June 9. Work and Dan-
iels was low bidder vfor the
contract with $29,300.
Other bidder? for the hos-
pital expansion contract were
M. R. Andrus, $33,595; Bella
$32,900; and Herman Weber,
$32,145.
Money for the addition will
come from earned income of
Hardin Memorial Hospital, and
not from county funds, accord-
ing to Keith Dudley, hospital
administrator.
The expansion will be a 2400
square foot addition to the
clinical laboratory, completely
air conditioned, and installa-
tion of new special equipment
Draft Calls 79 For June
Physicals; 17 Inducted
Seventy-nine area young men dered to rep^Wor their Arn
ha„» h«.n ronn.t td Wy^ Examini
have been ordered to report
for their draft physicals on
June 9, and 17 have been or-
dered for induction on the
same date.
The following were ordered
to report lor induction on June
9, 1969.
Kenneth Ray Barrett, Day-
ton; James Arthur Riggs,
Cleveland; Edwin Lowell John-
son, Cleveland; Barry Lynn
Faulkner, Dayton; Walter Lew-
is Irvin, Silsbee; George Pat-
rick Campbell, Cleveland; Pat-
rick Michael Grivich, Winnie;
Larry Eugene Christmas,
Kountze; James Edward Stelly,
Raywood.
Malcolm Wade Blackburn,
Mont Belvieu; Darrell Lyn Cal-
lahan, Winnie; Lonnie Wayne
Ethridge, Cleveland; Sam How-
ell Gingles Jr„ Cleveland;
Johnnie Franklin Johnson, Lib-
erty; James Daniel Durham Jr.,
Silsbee; Edwin Clark Rogers,
Hull; Layton Joseph Haynes,
Silsbee.
The following have been or-
Two Wrecks Leave
One Dead Pony
Al Lumberton
Two auto accidents early Sat-
urday morning caused $925
worth of auto damages and kill-
ed a Shetland pony valued at
$75.
At 5:15 a. m. a Chemical Ex-
press truck-tractor driven by
James Milton Parsons of Sils-
bee struck and killed a Shet-
land pony belonging to R. F.
Minton also of Silsbee. The col-
lision occurred about 500 feet
north of Boggy Creek road on
U, S. 96.
Highway Patrolman Truman
Dougharty said that the horse
had broken loose from a stake-
Arm-
Examina-
tion on June 9, 1969:
Michael Lee Waggoner, Ana-
huac; Benny Wayne Tucker,
Silsbee; James Alden Sims,
Kountze; Rudolph Spears, Lib-
erty; Ronald Clyde Moore,
Anahuac; Bobby Joe Smith,
Mont Belvieu; Jasper Eugene
Bullock, Sour Lake; Lamar Au-
gustus Pillow, Sour Lake; Roy
Eddie Vanderpooi, Liberty;
Randall Hampton McCollum,
Mont 'Belvieu.
Dale Rogers Conner, Dayton;
Glenn Harvey Cotten, Mont
Belvieu; Carroll Ellisor Wil-
born Jr., Anahuac; Jack Alwin
McMahon, Silsbee; • Kenneth
Earl Thompson, Sour Lake;
Arthur Lee Franks, Cleveland;
James Richard Carroll Jr.,
Anahuac; Steve Edward Wan-
za, Cleveland; David Wayne
Smith, Silsbee; Gary Leroy
Stanford, Silsbee.
Ben William Crosby, Koun-
tze, Arthur Brown Davis Jr.,
Mont Belvieu; Gordon Steven
Allen, Liberty; Richard Wayne
Turner, Cleveland; Jesse Lee
Rhodes, Rye; Allen Dale Mor-
ris, Liberty; Jerry Glenn Car-
ney, Sour Lake; Norman Bruce
Thigpen, Cleveland; James Lee
Smith, Winnie; James Edward
Lowe, Silsbee.
James Lee Loftin Jr., Sour
Lake; Gordon Wayne Ferguson,
Dayton; Gary Bryan Wright,
Liberty; Johnny Lee Watson,
Cleveland; Daniel Wade Allen,
Silsbee; Robert Lane Moffett,
Thicket; William Floyd Foster,
Hull; Sherman Lee Brooks,
Anahuac; Daniel Edward Lee.
Silsbee; Oneal Joseftlj Louviere,
Liberty.
James Elmer Wilkins, Sour
Lake; Leonard Lee Dickerson,
Hull; James Emery McNeely,
Silsbee; James Carroll Thibo-
deaux, Silsbee; Ernest Howard,
Silsbee; Bennie Lionel Curtis,
Dayton; Edwin Arthur Prince,
Kountze; Tommy Lee Keep,
Liberty; Claude Joseph Rich-
ard Jr., Liberty; Edgar Richard
Grisham, Silsbee.
THE SlL
<,f
Inc.
15436
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—
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bring the laboratory up to
the standards of “any man in
Beaumont,” Dudley stated.
The Court also adopted a
resolution honoring the late
Thomas Eugene Barrington,
Kountze attorney killed in an
auto accident on May 3. The
Court will send copies to Bar-
rington's family and State
Senator Charles Wilson of Luf-
kin.
In a unanimous vote the
Court agreed to furnish tile for
a road to the First Baptist
Church of Lumberton. Materi-
als will be provided for out of
the Right - of - way Purchase
Fund.
Public Hearing On
(ily Budget Set For
Tonight At 7:30
A public hearing of amend-
ments to the City budget will
be held tonight, Thursday, June
12, in the City Council room at
7:30 p. m.
City Manager Ronald Hick-
erson and the Council haye
been studying the budget to
recommend amendments to al-
low for revenues received from
the one percent city sales tax
that went into effect on Oct. 2,
1968.
Hickerson expects tax reve-
nues to total nearly twice the
projected figure of $40,000.
VOLUMN 52
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SILSBEE, TEXAS 77656, THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1969
19c PER COPY / NUMBER 16
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Stabbing Draws
Assault Charge
Arthur Lee Russell, 24, was into Marie’s on old Highway 96
harged with assault with in- about 7:30 p. m. Monday and
tent to murder in the stabbing; stabbed his wife once in the
if his wife, Connie, 20. Wit-
lesses said that Russell walked
IRON-GRAY SMOKE SPITS from a deisel-powered pile driver as operator
“Shorty” Booker drives one of 27 40-foot concrete pilings for the foundation
of a 100-foot bridge on the Highway 96 loop south of Silsbee. The bridge is for
the left main lane just east of Cook’s Road. The dragline-piledriver was contract-
ed by the Highway Department from R. C. Buckner of Jacksonville.
Man Eludes Searchers;
Returns Home Monday
A Brittonville man who hid Sunday afternoon. His family
himself in woods near his home
eluded a 15-man search party
for nine hours and then re-
turned to his house early Mon-
day morning.
T. J. Tucker, 38, allegedly
walked away from his home af-
ter a family dispute about 4:30
out rope and wandered into the,George Edward Fregia, Hull;
highway. Parsons was enroute | Robert Amos White, Dayton;
to Louisiana with a load of Ernest Jean Elliott Jr., Dais-
Jan Peter Hellstrom, an 18-
year old high school student
from Stockholm, Sweden, will
pay a four-week visit to Sils-
bee this month. He will be one
of 50 Swedish students to visit
Texas in connection with the
Scandinavian-Texas Youth Ex-
change 1969, a student ex-
Travis Myrle Gore, Silsbee; chan8c P>'°*ram sponsored by
the Texas chapter of Lions In-
cement at the time of the acci-
dent.
Parsons’ truck was removed
by a company wrecker, and
damages were estimated at
$275.
At 12:30 a. m. James Swarth-
out of Silsbee was struck by an
auto driven by Patricia Ann
Bailey of Silsbee on U. S. 96 at
the Chance cut - off road.
Dougharty said that Swarthout
turned left in front of the Bailey
vehicle in a passing lane, and
that Swarthout left the scene
of the accident. He later called
Constable E. Ricks and report-
ed the accident. He was charg-
ed with leaving the scene of
an accident. Driver of the oth-
er car was given a ticket for
passing within 100 feet of an
intersection.
Neither the driver nor her
passenger, Ann Hare, were in-
jured. Damages were estima-
ted at $450 to the Bailey car
and $200 to Swarthout’s pick-
up, Dougharty said.
etta; James Earl Pate, Sour
Lake; Cary Arvel Ellisor,
Cleveland; Gary Larry Brazier,
Liberty; Stanley Edward Lowe,
Silsbee; Thomas Earl Wolcott,
Kountze; Travis Randall Reed,
Baytown.
Kenneth Marlon Morehead,
Cleveland; Richard Deen Bond,
Anahuac; Owen Joseph Jack-
son, Liberty; Charles Allen
Lewis, Cleveland; Bobby Joe
T a n t o n , Liberty; Clarence
Frank, Baytown; D o u g 1 a s
Wayne Cardwell, Cleveland;
Ronney Joseph Robinson, Lib-
erty; Lemmie Reed Jr., Cleve-
land; Curley Sidney, Liberty.
Troy Daniel Overstreet,
Kountze; Grover Buster Rol-
lins, Liberty; Larry Edward
Jackson, Silsbee; Hardy Ed-
ward Lowe, Silsbee; George
ternational.
The students will arrive at
the Beaumont airport at 9
a. m. June 16, where they will
be greeted by their Texas
“families.” Each student will
be assigned to foum families,
and stay with each one for one
week.
Jan Peter will spend his first
week with Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Georgas, and spend one week
each with the families of Mr.
and Mrs. Wesley C. Latham,
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Barclay and
Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Dietrich.
Peter had expressed an interest
in visiting the farming, forest-
ing, and ranching areas of Tex-
as, Mrs. Latham said. He speaks
fluent English, German and
French in addition to his nativ’e
Swedish.
Silsbee participated in the
became concerned and called
Deputy Sheriff Lester Cowart,
and Cowart, Silsbee Fire Chief
John Busby and about a dozen
volunteers searched woods near
Tucker’s home until 1:15 a. m.
Monday.
Sheriff Henry Overstreet and
Busby returned to Tucker’s
home later Monday to find that
he had walked in sometime
during the night.
Swedish Exchange
Student To Slay In u pavj(j Dollinger
S lb?'“Weel51* HMM
Final Riles Held
Wednesday For
Mrs. 0. D. Heffner
Funeral services for Mrs.
May Gough Heffner, 73, were
held at 10 a. m. Wednesday in
Farmer Funeral Home Chapel.
Burial was in Forest Lawn Me-
morial Cemetery.
Rev. Charles Isbell of the
Northwood Christian Church of
Beaumont officiated assisted by
Rev. Robert Scott, pastor of the
First Christian Church of Sils-
bee.
Mrs. Heffner, a native of
Hereford, Texas, died at 5:02
p. m. Monday in St. Elizabeth
Hospital in Beaumont after a
three-week illness.
Majoring in piano at Carle-
ton College in Bonham, Mrs.
Heffner moved to Beaumont in
1926. In 1947 she moved to Sils-
bee where she was an active
member of the First Christian
Church, teaching Sunday
school and playing the piano
and organ for 15 years.
She is survived by her hus-
band, Oliver D. Heffner; two
daughters, Mrs. Robert F. Ford
of Silsbee and Mrs. R. A. Mur-
phy of Houston; one son, John
L. Heffner of Dallas; two sis-
ters, Mrs. H. S. Gelin of Beau-
mont and Mrs. Carl Tarr of
Yucaipa, Calif.; 18 grandchild-
ren and one great-grandchild.
Pallbearers were Bobby and
Erin Ford, John W. Heffner,
Thomas R. Murphy, George E.
Murphy, and Howard McDan-
iel.
ROTE Graduate
College Station, June 2, 1969 j
—Second Lieutenant David J.l
Dollinger, 22, son of Mr. and!
Mrs. Charles R. Dollinger Sr.,|
Route 3, Silsbee, was named a
distinguished military graduate
of the Army’s Reserve Offi-
cers’ Training Corps program
at College Station, May 24.
The award entitled Lt. Dol-
linger, a 1969 graduate of Tex-
as Agricultural and Mechani-
cal University, to accept his
commission in the Regular
Army. He was chosen for his
high academic standing, out-
standing leadership abilities
and knowledge of military pro-
tocol.
J. W. GU1LLIAMS, BILLY PIERCE, and East Tex:
as Transit-Mix driver Eugene Sims watch as Jerry
Walker (guiding trough), Thelma Woods, and Ce-
tus Adams fill a footing with concrete to provide
foundation for future construction on Highway 96
east of Silsbee.
left upper abdomen with a
pocketknife. She had just gone
to work as a waitress there.
Both are from Lumberton.
Russell was subdued by sev-
eral men and Sheriff’s Deputy
Lester Cowart was called to
the scene. Mrs. Ruasril was
taken by Farmer Ambulance to
Doctor’s Hospital, but soon
transferred to St. Elizabeth’s
in Beaumont. Her condition is
not listed as serious.
Justice of the Peace Rex
Moore charged Russell with as-
sault with intent to murder
Tuesday afternoon. Russell is
now free on $5,000 bond.
Russell works in Beaumont
as a welder lor Bethlehem Steel
Corp. ,< <
Roland Irvin Of
Kountze, Is Shot In
Woodvillc Cafe
Travis Cook, 36, Woodville,
allegedly shot and killed Rol-
and Irvin, 42, of Kountze, in
Sweet’s Cafe in Woodville at
1:40 a. m. Sunday, June 8. An
investigation of the shooting Is
underway in Woodville.
Cook was charged with mur-
der in Justice of the Peace
J. H. Loggins’ court, where
bond was set at $2,590.
Irvin was sentenced to 15
years in the state penitentiary
at Huntsville for the murder of
Major Wyatt Sr. tn Hardin
County on Feb. 13, 1964. He
was paroled about three years
ago-
Irvin was shot at close range
with a shotgun. Investigating
officers said the shooting was
over a woman.
Yanks Lea} Majors;
Mets Top Minors
Little League team standings I league play with six wins and
for June 7 show the Yankees
leading the major league with
seven wins, one loss, and one
tie; and the Mets tops in minor
Public Meeting On Planning Is
Set By City Council For June 18
A public meeting
the Silsbee Planning Coramis-
■ , „„„ . ision and representatives of
exchange program in 1967 when :Rober, w Caldwell and Asso_
Japanese student spent ** i cisttes Planning Consultants of
Bryan to discuss the second in-
students terjm report of Silsbee’s Coinp-
Melvin Desha, Silsbee; David
Lynn Reed, Kountze; Ben La-j month here
mar Ferrill, Mont Belvieu;! The Scandinavian
Wayne Patrick McLaughlin, are the first group to come to
Silsbee; Bobby Wayne Spears,
transfer in from DeQueen,
Arif., now' in Silsbee.
Astros Hand Giants
First Little League Loss
Britton-Cravens Giants met third with 3 and 3, and Dodg-
their first defeat of the season (era, Braves, and Reds round-
• - ... o ling out the list with respective
in a June 5 game with Work & re*ordg of 2_4 2.5| and 2_6
Daniels Astros, 1-0. The Giants
still hold a 8-1 record to lead
the league. Astros arc in se-
cond place with 5 end 2.
Giant batters hold the first
three slots in the top 1,0 batters’
list for June 7. Jimbo Bowen’s
third home run of the season
came in a June 7 bout with the
Dodgers. The Giants had one
man on. Bowen has a .500 av-
erage with 28 and 14 for first
place batter, while his team-
mates Gary Loskoski and Ray
Pitman hold second and third
batters' honors with .470 and
.428, respectively.
Others in the top 10 include:
AB II Avg.
Richards, Dodgers 20 8 .400
Yarbrough, Braves 20 3 .400
Hamilton, Astros 18 7 .389
Fobbs, Dodgers 18 7 .389
Fuller, Braves 14 5 .357
Dean, Giants 31 11 .354
Team standings for June 7
show tile Giants and Astros
leading the league; the Reds
Texas this year. A group of
Japanese will arrive in Dallas
on July 15 and spend a month
in various communities all over
the state.
■-•-
Mr. ahd Mrs. David Oatman
of Austin visited last week in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Holland.
daughter visited over the week-
end in Longview in the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. A.
Hays, and attended a family
reunion.
rehensive Urban Plan, or “Mas
ter Plan” will be held June 18
at 7 p. m. in the Council Cham-
bers. Mayor Claude Coward re-
leased the information at the
City Council’s regular meeting
on Tuesday.
Councilman N. G. Ferrell
stressed the fact that the meet-
ing will be open to the public.
Mayor Coward also read a
Mr. trod Mrs. J. L’*«ays*Tind‘ffctter from District Highway
between FM 418 had been approved. The,of two street lights was grant-
letter authorized the Mayor to ed. One light will be installed
sign a resolution to allow thelat the intersection of Avenue
Texas Highway Department to|F and Third Street, and the
begin installation of the light. iother will be erected on Ernest
The resolution was passed
unanimously.
A request by City Manager
Ronald Hickerson for. erection
Engineer F. C. Young of Beau-
mont advising the-eity that the
state-city contract for the in-
stallation of a traffic light at
the intersection of FM 92 and
1
m
Vi
Igr
ss
Doyle W. Bayless
Receives Degree
From North Texas
Denton—Doyle W. Baylcss of
Silsbee was among 1,177 stu-
dents from 33 states and seven
foreign countries receiving de-
grees at spring commencement
at North Texas State Univer-.
sity.
The degree recipients com-
prised the largest spiing gradu-
ating da'-s in the university’s
79-year history.
President John J. Kamerick
conferred 1,010 bachelor's de-
grees, 144 master’s and 23 doc-
tor’s degrees, including the first
seven doctor’s degrees in busi-
ness administration at NTSU.
Bayless, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Hughie L. Baylcss of Silsbee,
received the bachelor .of busi-
ness administration degree.
SILSBEE CITY COUNCILMEN and Mayor Claude Coward discussed amend-
ments to the city budget at a special meeting on Wednesday, June 4. Council
members are (from left) R. F. “Sleepy”” Sanford, C. E. “Pete” Landolt Jr., Jim
R. Sims, Mayor Coward, Spencer Armour, JohVi Fordinal Jr. anti Dr. N. G. Fer-
rell.
Mrs. W. E. Sheffield visited
last week in Center in the home
of her sister, Mrs. Lurjini
Todd.
Homer Holland, of ,Corpm
Chrisli vtsitetjf Thursday and
Friday in the horhe of his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs, W. H. H<U»
land.
Avenue between City Hall and
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Co.
A letter to Hickerson from
Fire Chief John Busby stated
that the new fire truck receiv-
ed by the Silsbee Volunteer
Fire Department met all city
and state specifications. The
Council then adopted a resolu-
tion to authorize payment of a
promissory note of $13,499.10 to
Neches National Bank.
The Council granted the re-
quest, aired at the last Coun-
cil meeting, of Rev. T. J. Har-
ris for a city taxi-oab permit,
on condition that Rev. Harris
agree to meet the requirements
of city ordinances. Councilman
Spencer Armour suggested that
the Council consider revision
of the 1947 city cab ordinance.
“An up-dated ordinance would
be beneficial to boih the cab
companies and the city,” Ar-
mour said. He pointed out that
some cabs were not displaying
proper identification as requir-
ed by the existing ordinance.
It would be unfair to ask Rev.
Harris to meet all specifications
if the other companies are not
doing so,” Armour added.
Hickerson was authorized to
proceed with removal of /ity
parking meter posts. "Wef will
remove them in the mosft eco-
nomical way possible,” he said.
The meter heads were removed
on April 1, 1968, oji 90-day
trial ba?is.' After that time had
elapsed ' removal ot the posts
was postponed for another
three months. Final aet)i>i| on
removal was tabled mddfwitq-
iy.
Funeral Services
Were Sunday For
Mrs. Beryl Barnes
Funeral services for Mrs.
Beryl Barnes, 67, were held at
2 p. m. Sunday in First Baptist
Church of Silsbee. Rev. R. E.
Barclay, pastor, and Rev. R.
Eugene Jonte, pastor of First
United Methodist Church, and
Rev. A. A. Drennen, of First
Baptist Church, officiated.
Burial was in Knupple
Cemetery under the direction
of Farmer Funeral Home. Pall-
bearers were Charles Barnes
III, Tommy Barnes, and Jerry
Barnes, Edward and Denny
Bumstead and Wally Sanford,
Mrs. Barnes died at 6 a. m.
Saturday in Silsbee Doctors
Hospital after a long illness.
A native and longtime resi-
dent of Beaumont, Mrs. Barnes
had lived in Silsbee 21 years.
She was a member .of First
Baptist Church, the VFW' Aux-
iliary, and the Silsbee Home
Demonstration Club.
Surviving are two sons, Ed-
ward and Gene Barnes, both
of Silsbee; two daughters, Mrs.
Lucille Edwards of Silsbee and
Mrs. Josephine Sanford of
Rockport; two brothers, Clar-
ence Littlepage of Worthington,
Ohio, and Allen Littlepage of
Silsbee; 14 grandchildren and
one great-grandchild.
three losses.
Other standings include:
Major League
W
L
T
Tigers
6
2
1
Braves
6
2
1
Colt ,45’s
5
3
1
Astros
* 4
4
1
White Sox
3
6
0
Oilers
2
6
f
Pirates
0
9
0
Minor
League
W
L
T
Reds •
2
3
0
Colts
5
4
0
Ponys
4
3
1
Yanks
. 3
3
1
Cubs
2
6
0
All tie games were
played
off on Wednesday June 11.
Leading hitters with 20 or
more times at bat include:
Dale Cather
AB
26
H Avg.
14 .540
Artie Shankle
25
12
.480
Curtis Braswell
26
12
.462
Keith Van Winkle 25
U
.440
Winfred Harper
30
13
.433
Lynn Spurlock
29
12
.414
Tom Sawyer
29
12
.414
John Gordon
27
11
.408
Ken Overall
20
8
.400
Sparky Gore
23
9
.392
Doug Almond
23
9
.392
Mrs. Mattie Gore
Dies Suddenly Al
Home Wednesday
Mrs. Mattie Gore, 75, died
suddenly at her home in Cancy
Head at about 2:30 Wednesday
afternoon. She is survived by
three grandchildren, all resi-
dents of California. Funeral
services will be announced by
Farmer Funeral Home upon ar-
rival of her family from Cali-
fornia.
Minor League Finishes
Season This Week
The minor league of Silsbee
Little League Baseball will
come to a closg this week with
major league finishing up their
games June 26.
The Little League Queen will
be named and coronation cere-
monies will be held June 27 at
8 p. m. at the Little League
Park;
The Mother - Dad baseball
games will be held June 28.
The ladies with sons .playing
on major league teams
play the ladies with sons of
minor league teams. Major
League team captain will be
Mrs. Marie Drake and minor
league will be Mrs. Francis
McCormick. Captains of the
men’s teams will be Wayne
Pullen, major, and Bobby
Nickelbur, minor. The ladies
will begin the game at 6 p. m.
and the men's game will follow.
Anyone interested (n playing
may contact the team captains.
Winkie Dear will be umpire-
will in-chieL
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