The Silsbee Bee (Silsbee, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 18, 1968 Page: 4 of 16
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hpow of his mother
Carpenter.
i. 3. ftyli* visited over the
wMfemd with M« states, Mr*.
1, C. Warren, who is a patient
at Panola McmqsteJ Mtal in
Carthago. Mrs. Warren tall at
Mw hope in Center and broke
Sijsbee schools, feeling the
punch of a widespread flu epi-
demic, were forced to ctys© for
the remainder ot thU week
Monday. According to Supl.
Don L. Hough, school officials
hope to break the epidemic
with the six day recess.
Monday morning, 813 stud-
hello wor/c^*
Wiggins of Baaumoct visited
Satnnlay in tbf home Of Mr.
and Mrs. Alt Battle and tarn*
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l4ity Cawley
BPrt awd Mrs
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a an, william Vmm,
IS In Port 8UI Bum
Mr. and Mrs J.
and Mr. and Mrs.
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Bpeneer C*i»S-
horn Tan. Id
3,- awl Mrs. I. B. Simpson, He
leave the latter part of this
month to he stationed In Viet
Nam With the US Armed Porc-
KfV. and Mrs. Iddis Smith
attending the statewide
lieilp Conference in Dal-
weak- He is
baptist
u She will also
gnd Mm. Rosco
return Jan. 34
St. Elizabeth hospital In Beau-
mont iqr treatment.
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pastor
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U*ry MW
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her Matgi^ Mr*. Mae RandSh
Mm, Roscoe Cook. She Will
■ parents
, Jfef* Hr., bam
Collins pi Sflsbr. Jan.
Mr. add Mrs. Dale Smith of
Kfaitfse are the patents
ion, Paul Timothy, bom
Mr 4UBd Mre. Hem Rogers of
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Bridal Shower Honors
Miss Sheila Williams
Miss Sheila Jeanice Wll-
Ranas, bride-elect of Richard
■art Allen, waa honored with a
miscellaneous bridal shower
Jan. 11 in the home of Mrs.
Raymond L. Barclay.
Calling hours were from 7
in 8 p.m. and hostesses were
Mrs. Joe Cooper, Mrs. Ray
Collins, Mrs. Ramsey /Hooks,
. W- T. Hobson, Mrs. Leon
lams, Mrs. Dorothy Ciopp,
Mr?. J. J. Fordlnal, Mrs. Lucie
Carpenter and Mrs. Lenox
Hawthorne.
The refreshment table was
cpvered yrith a pit* linen cloth
overlaid with nylon tulle with
Of Sllsbee.
- MAJOR JOHN H. COOK, right, is awarded the
Brofige Star Medal for meritorious service while
with the 506th Transportation Group in Vietnam.
Major John H. Cook
Receives Bronze Star
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HQ,. IfAMTMTS, BROOK-'atl military services in the Eas
LYN, N Y—It) cer'emonje held tern and Midwestern United
recontfv gb Headquarters, Eas- States. < ' , ,
tern Area, Military Traffic MaJor Cook, who served In
Mana^ent and Terminal Bar-1Vietnam from September 1986
vloo (1AMTMTS), Major John October 1967. received with
H. Cook, USA, was awarded me" medal, a citation reading in
the Bronx® Star Medal f<V™er-part, “Through his Untiring ef-
Rorious service while with the forts and professional ability
WOth. Transportation Group tow* consistently obtained out-
Vietnam. i standing results. He was quick
The Major is currently the to grasp the implications of
Offioer-in-Charge of the Atlan-
ta Held Office, a subordinate
detachment of EAMTMTB. The
field office, located at the At-
lanta Army Depot, Forest Park,
Oa., is responsible for receiv-
ing and coding bills of hdtng
tut inter-continental shipments
of personal efforts including
baggage, household goods and
house trailers. The coded infor-
mation Is then transmitted to
Washington, D.C.
EAMTMTS is one of two
new problems With which he
was faced as a result of the ev-
er changing situation inherent
in a counter-insurgency oper-
ation and to lind ways and
means to solve the problem”
. . . Major Cook also holds the
Army Commendation Ribbon.
Prior to entering the Army in
1995, the Major attended Texas
Christian University lit Fort
Worth where he received
8.3. degree. He later attended
the Transportation Officers Ca-
flu Closes SilsbM
And Evadale Schools
Teachers To Take
School Census
Caution -has been urged In
reluming to work too soon,
since a high number of relapse
cases hare been reported dur-
ing the current epidemic.
At Evadale School a similar this week.
Lpmberton Independent
School District will take its an-
nual school ceusus beginning
today, Jan. 18, through Jan. 31,
Supt. Nelson F. Eiehman sqid
situation developed Tuesday
when 9* students, 23 percent of
the enrollment, were absent
ents, almost 23 percent of .the from classes. Supt. E. C. Nash
total enrollment, were reported dismissed school until Monday
in the hopes that the situation
wail show improvement bv that
dale.
The Kirby Elementary Par-
ent-Teacher Association chili
supper, that .vas scheduled for
this Friday night, has also been
postponed due to school being
dismissed and the flu epidemic.
Mrs. Denver Lowe said a new
Jan. 22 with hopes /jatg jor me supper will be an-
epidemic has been
out of school with flu and other
respiratory diseases. Supt
Hough said that 21 teachers
were also out with the same
ailments, and only seven sub-
stitutes could be found. By
Mondny afternoon, * 852 stud-
ents were absent and the deci-
sion was made to close.
Schools will reopen next
Monday,
that the
broken.
This siege of flu is one of the
hardest to hit Silsbee in many
years, according to local doc-
tors, with almost every family
lp the area feeling the infection
to some degree. Monday, prob-
ably one-fourth of Silsbee's
businessmen, clerks, sales peo-
ple and other service people
were absent from their jobs,
attributed to the flu.
One local doctor reported
that the illness apparently was
in two separate forms, one des-
cribed by violent upset stom-
aoh and high fever, and the
other with headache, back-
ache and high fever. He said
that most cases only lasted a
couple of days.
Next week. Jan. 22 through
Jan. 26, classes will be dismiss-
ed each afternoon at 2 p.m. so
that faculty members cyn visit
each home in the' district to
enumerate all children from one
day old through 18 years.
Eiehman said he would ap-
preciate. it if residents would
try to have someone at home
each day next week after 2
p.m. who can give teachers.the
information required for this
annual Texas Education Agen-
cy census.
Carl D. Jones
Named Easier
Seal Chairman
subordinate command* of the reer Course at Fort Eustis, Va.
arrangement of white and Military Traffic Management
flowers.
Williams end Mr. A1
married Feb. t at 7:
p.m. In the local First Baptist
Church.
enger and cargo movements for Dr., Ellen wood, Gs.
NICHES NATIONAL BANS
Of SILSBEE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS
~*1 THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON DECEMBER 30
1MV, PUBLISHED IN RESPONSE TO CALL MADE
BY COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, UNDER
SECTION Sill, U. S. REVISED STATUTES.
• ASSETS ' v’ '
Cwh, balance* with other banka, and
ouh item* in process of collection —_ $1,310,661.52
United States Government obligations — 360.664 69
Obligations of States and political
subdivisions
Other Securities
Loans and discounts
Bank premises, furniture and fixtures,
and other assets representing
bank premises
Other assets including $0.00 direct
lease financing
350,000.00
it Is the legal basis for
present operation of the
Selective Service System?
A. The Military Selective Ser-
vice Avt 1987, signed by the
President June 30, 1967, and
(he President s Executive Order
No. 11360, which prescribes im-
9,000.00 piemen ting regulations, signed
2,388,182.47 the same date.
219,343.29
12,858.07
TOTAL ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Demand deposits of individuals, partner-
ships, and corporations-
Time and savings deposits of individuals,
partnerships, and corporations -
Deposits of United States Government T-
Deposits of States and political sub*
divisions
Deposits of commercial banks
$4,625,660.04
$1,904,889.28
576,180.55
652,200.00
58,671.08
Certified and officers’ checks, etc.
TOTAL DEPOSITS ■.r-r..-^-,___$4,161,005.14
(a) Total demand deposits —2,8^508.01
(b) Total time and
savings deposits —. T—... 1,318,097.13
Other liabilities, including $0.00
m g sow
mortgages and other liens on bank
premises and other real estate
TOTAL LIABILITIES
C
Common stock
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
total par value--
No. shares authorized 20,000
No. shares outstanding $0,09Q
mil ~ ‘
ivided
Reserves
profits
103,148.10
$4,264,753.24
200,000.00
100,000.00
38,299.99
TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS - 380,906.80
$4,625,660.04
MEMORANDA
Average of total deposits for the
15 calendar days ending
with call date
Average of lota! loans for the
15 calendar days ending
with call date.............
ms as shown above are after de-
duction of valuation reserves ef
I, Joe R. Bell,
$4,064,544.51
«r, ef Hie above-named bank do
hereby declare that this report of condition is true andre,ated equipment.
Mimri frt ika 1*0 —a .............-
correct to the best «f my knowledge and belief.
JOE ft,
We, the
ness of this
n examii „ ______
belief is true and correct
and Terminal Service, a tri-
•erviee staffed agency responsi-
ble for operating military ocean
terminals and controlling pass-
Originally from Silsbee, Ma-
jor Cook, his wife, Christa and
two year/old son, John Paul,
now reside
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IRS Questions & Answers
(Editor’s note: Below are
questions now being asked at
draft beards. The answers are
bp Co}. Morris S. Schwartz,
State Selective Service Direc-
tor, 209 W. Ninth St., Austin,
Texas 78701. He will welcome
your questions.)
Q. Wha
Q. My boy was 18 day before
yesterday and forgot to regis-
ter. What will we do?
A. As long as he registers
Carl D. Jones, supervisor of
analysis and statistics for Gulf
States Utilities Co , has
named chairman of the 1968
Easter Seat Campaign ia Kar-
difi County.
Mrs. Carl Crow, chairman of
the Hardin County 'Easter Seal
chapter, said Jones will lead 500
volunteers in the annual appeal
(or funds conducted by the lo-
cal chapter* The campaign will
open March 1 and continue
through April 14, Easter Sun-
at S3 Holland Park da& „ ■ , „
The Easter Seal Society is a
voluntary agency which has
provided help for the handi-
capped for 47 years.
Jones, president of the Silsbee
Jaycees, a member of the First
Baptist Church and active in
civic projects, has oeen a resi-
dent of Hardin County since
1956 when he was released
from the U.S. Army after ser-
vice in Korea as a 1st Lieuten-
ant. Prior to this, he attended
Texas A,&M. University, re
noonqed.
Youlh (enter To
Elect Directors
The quarterly general meet-
ing of the members of the Sils-
bee Youth Activities Associa-
tion will be held in Sllsbee
State Bank this evening
(Thursday) at 7:30 p.m Mrs
Hugh Smith, will preside.
Six candidates for director
will be presented for election
ahd 12 new directors will also
be elected.
Plans will be formulated at
this meeting for more varied
uses of the Youth Center and
anyone interested in Silsbee
youth is invited to this general
■meeting.
Some changes in. hqurs at the
Silsbee Youth Center have
been made in order that more
students can enjoy the facility.
On Monday, Tuesday and
Thursday the Center is open
from 4:00 to 7:30 p.m. On Fri-
dr.y hrom 3 00 to 10 00 p.m. and
b^J.on Saturday from 3 until 10:00.
"'“"'When a dance is scheduled on
Friday or Saturday nights the
hours will be from 7:30 to mjd
night.
Beaumont ABWA
Sponsors Music
Program Feb. 23
Chet Atkins, Boots Randolph
and Floyd Cramer will be fea-
tured in a special Festival of
Music at Beaumont City Audi-
torium on Feb. 23.
The recording aytistsi will
present two shows Beginning at
7 and 9 p.m.
This is the eighth annual
show presented by the Neches
Chapter of the American Busi-
ness Women's Association. Pro-
ceeds are used to help deaerv-
Trustees
(Continued frotn Pago 1)
Lumberton people should be
responsible for their own bond
debt, voted two years ago to
build a new high school. Supt
Hough stated that taxes in the
Lumberton district were set at
J2.00 per $100 valuation based
on 100 percent of value, prob-
ably made necessary by purch-
ases ot furniture and equipment
for the new school and a re-e-
vbluation program now under
way. He remarked that I.um-
berton school officials had said
the high tax' rate would be de-
creased next year. He adaed
that such purchases have to be
made from current funds.
Supt Hough also reported
that all custodial and cafeteria
personnel in the 'Silsbee school
system would get a salary in-
crease on Feb. 1, based on the
federal minimum wage law
standard oi $1.15 per hour %
the school. The work week
would also drop to 42 hours be-
fore overtime pay is required.
Trustees voted to raise sup-
ervisory personnel not covered
by the minimum wage law pro-
portionately.
Freedom of choice forms will
be sent to all students in ihe
Silsbee district witbin th** next
few weeks, according to board
action. Trustees decided to send
out the forms now to give ad-
ministrators time to plan school
organization for the next year.
New employees hired by the
trustees included Jo Anmt-Smy-
ly, fifth grade at O’Neil Inter-
mediate school; J. B. Coleman,
custodian at Robinson Elemen-
tary; C. Drumhefler, custodian
at O’Neil; and Marlene Hay-
ing women further their educa-
tion. Mrs. Virginia Boggan said, den, cafeteria worker.
ter my children until I get home
from work. Can I deduct this
expense?
A. Child care expenses may
be deducted when certain con-
dition* are met. Be sure to
check the instructions that
come with the tax forms. They
explain what you have to do to
qualify for this deduction.
Final Rites Today
For Ben F. Dear
Funeral services for Ben F
Dear, 76, of Silsbee will be at
2 p. m. today (TtjursdayX In
Woodrow Baptist Church wtth
Rev. Woodrow Copeland, pas-
within five days after his 18tb tor, officiating. Burial will be
birthday, he has complied with
the official Presidential procla'
maticn.
Q. I pay someone to look at
Margl Dell Coward
tSS Roy Wayne Hill
Announce Plans
Mr. and Mrs. Claude C. Cow-
ard announce the engagement
of their daughter, Margi Dell,
to Roy Wayne Hill, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Roy F. Hill
Wedding plans are being
ir,ade for Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. in
the First Baptist Church.
Both are graduates of Silsbee
High School. He is a graduate
of Lamar State College of
Technology in Beaumont anc
is pow employed by Eastes,
Inc. in Evadale.
Miss Coward is a graduate of
Machine Accounting Service
School in Beaumont,
employed by Eastex, Inc. in
Evadale.
Friends are invited through
ore'oT the ?ms to attend both
22,010.81 wedding an dthe reception.
Johnsons Return
From Las Vegas
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Johnson,
owners of East Texas Transit
Mix Concrete Co., returned
Tuesday night from a five d*$r
convention trip to Las Vegaa,
Nev.
They attended the national
conventions of the Ready Mix
2,369,156.73 Action and the
Association.
In addition to outstanding prQ-
and entertainment they
also attended a showing of the
Bible Study
lap
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■a. v.
Crest Baptist Church
tve their January Bible
Monday, Tuesday and
iy beginning at 7 p.m
‘Studies in St. Luke” will be
the topic taught by Rev. Eud|i
fastor of the church,
study was postp
Oils date due to the
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ip Resthaven Cemetery under
direction of Farmer Funeral
home.
Dear died at 5:|0 p. m. Mon-
day in North Shore Hospital in
Houston aftpr a lengthy Illness.
He was a native of Alto, Tex.
and had lived in Silsbee the
past 28 years. He was a veteran
of World War I and was a re-
tired conductor for the Santa
Fe R<- Uroad.
Surviving are four sqm, Bil-
ly Dear of Orange, Charles
Wennith and Harold Dear, all
of Silsbee; three daughters,
Mrs. Jeanette Smith of Kmmtze,
Mrs. Sue Lakey of Houston and
Mrs. Patricia Bryant gf Macon,
Op,; a brother. Archie Dear of
A|to; four sisters and 14 grand-
children
Peace Corps
Tosl In PI. Arthur
Silsbee area residents inter-
ested in putting their skills to
use in developing nations ar-
ound' the world are invited to
take the Peaee Corps Place-
ment Test at 1:86 P.M. on Sat-
urday. January 80 at Room 814,
Federal Building, Fort Arthur.
Tho Peace Corps uses the
Placement Test to determine
how pn applicant can best be
'utilised overseas. The test mea-
sures general aptitude and the
ability to loam a language, net
education or achievement. The
test require* no preparation
and is non-competitive; an ap-
plies nt can neither pass nor
MM.
Persons interested in serving
urfth the Peace Corps must fill
cut an Application, if they
have not already done so, and
present it to the tester before
the test. Application forms are
available IrMs post offices or
(bom the Peaee Corps in WmR-
ngton, D.C. 20925.
Fifteen thousand Volunntoers
are currently serving in Asia,
Africa, Latte America and tee
Pacific Islands, working with
tee people of these nations in
self-help project* ranging from
food production to health to
on. More Volunteers are
for progra ms which will
spring and summer.
Azalea Garden
Club To Elect
New Officers
The Azalea Garden Club will
meet Jan. 24 in the home of
Mrs. Ben Jones. Mrs. John
Bower, Mrs. F. M. Bowers and
Mrs. R G. Atwood will b» hos-
tesses.
Mrs. T. B. Bullock and Mrs.
Zcbedee Harrison will present
a program entitled "Hanging
Baskets”.
Mrs. W. F Caskey ha* been
ceiving his B.A. degree in Math1 welcomed back into the club
in 1954 He is married to___
former Peggy Weeks of Silsbee club who recently returned to
and they have three children.
The Hardin County Easter
CofC Directors Endorse
City Sales Tax Effort
Regular monthly meering oft for the annual chamber ban-
the directors of the Bilsbeejquet to be held in the new nigh
Chamber of Commerce was:school cafeteria. Discussion was
held Tuesday in the Heritage;held on this year's speaker: no
Room of the Silsbee Suite choice made as yet
Bank. Need for a Tourist Nature
X group consisting of ih.'Trail for Silsbee was discussed
Silsbee Cllv Manager Way.* dec,B,ori reacr*‘d miplore
DuBose and Councilmen Pe‘e!**'11 1° ^ure suitable pro-
Lanck.lt and Jim Hays present- tw®>" of maintaining
this tourist attrarUou.
ed facts and answered ques-
tions about the proposed penny 'eeoarerereoarerewm
city sales tax tor Silsbee The
chamber directors voted to sup-
port the city In this effort and
to prepare a resolution to this
effect.
Nominee; for the board of
directors election to be held
Feb 12 were received from the
nominating committee of Dr.
\V C. McNeil, Chairman, Hob-
ert Neyland and John Fordlnal.
The list of nominees were: W.
E. Ernigh, W. A. Barclay, Jr.,
___________ ______ ___________ Allen Warrick, J. C. Perkins,
the She is a charter member ol the Jr > R- A. Thomas, Bob Rice-
man, Jacqueline Collier, E. M.
Simmons, Leon Rabaiais and
Aithu r Carruth. Bal'ots will be
Silsbee.
Mrs. C. J Thorn, Mrs
R G
Seal chapter will meet tonight, Atwood and Mrs. V. L. C'ara-
Jan. 18, at 7'30 in the court-wav, the nominating committee,
house in Kountze to make plans will present the officers for ihe
for the campaign iu March. 'new chih year.
Public
Notices
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nonet to mmmt*
Jiinuary IT, IS6*
Sealed tilth In du»U«ilc will he
received In the oHlo.; of In- City
Manner City Hall. P O Ho» Ml.
SUabee. Texas, nut Uusr than IN
PM, February 13. 1M3 lor the re-
habilitation ot 1 #0.800 gallon elevated
water storaifr tank an Avenue l lor
tire City ot tUisb,*
A copy ot tpecUicaUons can be
mriled Jan 31 to all chamber fj1**4 up ** th* oMw# *f ,h* CMr
members for their selection and Th’/oi
return no later than Feb 10
The City .it Silsbee will reserve the
ritiht to reject .my or all bide ar.o,
. , . , , accept the bid which |t deem* m«*i
April 2, was selected as date nhabwiut tor it* purser
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