The Silsbee Bee (Silsbee, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 14, 1988 Page: 7 of 22
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CITY CREWS began work Monday to rehabilitate 70 manholes In the city's
northern sowar plant system. The manholes are pressure cleaned and acidised
before two applications of an epoxy grouting system are applied. Plastic liners
are placed In the lids of the manholes and are designed to keep water out and to
let gas escape. The rehabilitation work costs about $100 a manhole and should
take three or four weeks to finish, weather permitting. About 35 percent of the
system's Infiltration problem stems from manholes, City Manager Ronald Hicker-
son jald. Pictured at a manhole on Twilight Boulevard Tuesday are city em-
ployees R.J. Wallace and A.O. Moreno; Mayor Wes Latham; city water and sewer
superintendent Roger Russell; and city employee Bill Welborn. After completion
of the north system's manholes, city workers will begin on the south system,
which contains probably 400 to 500 manholes.
Major Crimes Decrease 24 %,
Larcenies Increase, Chief Reports
The city of Silsbee exper-
ienced a 24 percent decrease
overall in major crimes during
1987, Police Chief Dennis Allen
told the Silsbee City Council
Monday night when he pre-
sented his department’s annual
report.
The department showed de-
creases in the number of bur-
glaries, robberies and sex
offenses reported during 1987,
but had a 25 percent increase in
the number of criminal mischief
cases, Allen said. The number
of larcenies rose by 155, while
the city had a 33 percent
decrease in the number of
reported assaults.
In 1987, 29 burglaries were
reported to the department
with 27 percent of the offenses
cleared. The department re-
ceived reports of 94 burglaries
in 1986 and cleared 51 percent
of the cases.
Statistics cited in the report
show that the statewide clear-
ance rate for burglaries from
January through June 1987 in
cities with populations of 2,500
to 10,000 was 18 percent. Allen
said he believed the public’s
cooperation, vacation house
checks and the high visability
and alertness of officers on
patrol were contributing fac-
tors to the 69 percent decrease
in reported burglaries in the
city.
Of the 155 larcenies reported
to the department during 1987,
37 percent of the offenses were
cleared. In 1986, 140 cases of
larceny were reported and 32
percent of the cases were
cleared.
In cities with population of
2,500 to 10,000 in the state,
statistics show a clearance
average of 22 percent for
larcenies from January through
June 1987, the report states.
One robbery was reported
and cleared during 1987, com-
pared to five reported rob-
beries in 1986, when 40 percent
of the cases were cleared. In
cities of 2,500 to 10,000, the
statewide clearance rate for
January through June 1987 was
35 percent.
Three sex offenses were re-
ported to the department in
1987, with 100 percent of the
cases cleared. In 1986, four
case* were reported with all
four cleared. The report shows
the latest figure available for
the clearance statistics in the
stae is for 1986, when the state
average clearance rate was 55
percent.
One homicide reported to the
department in 1987 was clear-
ed, as was the one homicide
reported in 1966. At the time of
the annual report, the depart-
ment had no unsolved homi-
cides.
In the state in 1986, the
average clearance rate for
homicides was 70 percent, the
report shows.
The department executed a
number of narcotic search war-
rants in which a total of 30
persons were arrested for nar-
cotic violations in 1967. The
department also participated in
several narcotic education pro
, placed undercover of-
and used the narcotics
police dog in searches, edu-
cational programs and displays.
"In the past as well as the
present, the Silsbee Police De-
partment has been and will
continue to be active in at-
tempting to seek out the nar-
cotic violators with special
emphasis on the drug pushers,”
Allen said in the report.
The total number of depart-
ment arrests in 1987 was 401,
compared to 528 in 1986. The
number of arrests increased in
the areas of larceny, drug
offenses and criminal mischief,
the report shows.
The number of traffic acci-
dents in the city declined from
178 reported in 1986 to 158
reported in 1987. No traffic
fatalities were reported in
either year. The report also
noted a 16 percent decrease in
the number of accidents with
reported injuries.
“I feel that these statistics
show, even with our traffic
increasing daily, our traffic
accidents have reduced by a
good percentage,” Allen said,
adding that he believed the
induction could be attributed to
Hardin County Commission-
er’s Court began providing
Title III senior services on
April 1. Congregate and home-
delivered meals as well as
transportation services are
available for eligible people
over the age of 60. Local
leadership was provided by
County Judge Milton “Pete”
McKinney.
Familiar faces from Hardin
County will be running the
p^>jects. Kathleen Kelley of
Kountze is the coordinator of
Aging Services. Her staff in-
cludes site coordinator, Doris
Hall, Kountze; site managers,
Billie Tinkle, Kountze; Mattie
Lee, Silsbee; Virgie Davis,
Lumberton; and Louella Jones,
Sour Lake.
Congregate meals, recre-
ation and nutrition education
are provided in each location
for persons 60 and over and
their spouses. All participants
are asked to contribute toward
the cost of this service. Home-
delivered meals are being pro-
vided to persons 60 and over
who are home-bound and have
no family or financial resources
Former students of Texas
A&M University will meet in
Beaumont April 21 for the
annual Texas Aggie Muster,
Joe Parigi, chairman, has an-
nounced.
The Muster activities will
begin at 6:00 p.m. at the
Harvest Club. A meal will be
served starting at 6:30 p.m.
Muster is open to all former
students and their families,
parents of students, and friends
of Texas A&M in the Triplex
and surrounding areas.
The Aggie Muster dates back
to the mid-1880's and has been
held annually since. More than
400 musters will be held around
the world this year, Parigi said,
“whenever Texas A&M former
students live or work."
During wars, the Aggies
mustered in foxholes, on the
battlefield, aboard ships, in
airplanes and in medical hospi-
tals. In World War H, a Muster
a good traffic enforcement pro-
gram, as well as educational
programs being conducted lo-
cally.
During 1987, the department
issued 4,481 traffic citations,
compared to 5,828 citations in
1986. Officers issued 4,912
warning citations during 1987
and 5,802 during 1986.
From 1980 through 1987, the
report noted a 91 percent
increase in the number of
traffic citations issued and a 75
percent increase in the number
of warning citations issued.
During the same period, the
city had a 26 percent decrease
in reported traffic accidents.
“I am extremely proud of
each and every member within,
our organization and the job
each person has done in the
past year and presently," Alien
to provide for meals. These
participants are also asked to
contribute toward the cost of
these meals.
Transportation services are
available by appointment for
people 60 and over who cannot
use public transportation sys-
tems and who are without other
means of transportation. Rides
are provided to and from the
following priority services: (1)
congregate meal sites, (2) doc-
tor or medical services, (3)
social services, (4) grocery
shopping or business errands,
and (5) recreation and social
activities. Claudette Webb of
Kountze is director of these
services. Her staff includes:
Hallie White of Silsbee, dis-
patcher; and drivers Donna
Hall, Kountze; Phyllis Guidry,
Silsbee; and Irene Morr, Sils-
bee. Riders are asked to contri-
bute toward the cost of this
service.
Senior services are funded
under Title IH of the Older
Americans Act through the
Texas Department on Aging
and the Southeast Texas Area
Agency on Aging.
was held on Corregidor shortly
before the Japanese captured
the island.
Every Muster ceremony is
the same, Parigi reported. The
Aggies pay their respects to all
those who are absent because
of death since the last Muster.
When the names of the honored
dead are called from the Muster
Roll, a friend of the deceased
answers, “Here.”
Hispanic Shopping Habits
The cultural values and tradi-
tions of Hispanic-American fami-
lies may have a significant effect
on their consumer behavior.
Hispanic-Americans are price
conscious, but they consistently
refuse to use cents-off coupons
because of negative associations
to food stamps, which may con-
flict with values of family pride
and self-image. Hispanic-Amer-
leans exhibit higher levels of brand
loyalty than non-Hispanics.
said.
Title III Provides Meals,
Transportation for Seniors
Texas Aggies To Muster
In Beaumont April 21
Streets...
(Con't. From Sac. 1, Fay* I)
a securely enclosed and locked
pen or structure. The pen must
have secure sides and a secure
top attached to the sides. If the
pen has no bottom attached to
the sides, the sides must be
embedded into the ground no
less than one foot.
The dogs are not allowed to
go beyond the owners’ prem-
ises unless the dogs are secure-
ly muzzled and restrained by a
chain or leash.
The ordinance also provides
that owners of vicious dogs
must provide the city within 30
days of the effective date of the
ordinance with proof of public
liability insurance of at least
$100,000. The owner must also
post signs warning of the dog
on the premises.
Violators of the ordinance
will be guilty of a misdemeanor
crime. The ordinance does not
apply to any commercial estab-
lishment using certified se-
curity dogs during non-busi-
ness hours when the establish-
ment has followed city pro-
cedures for such an operation.
“It’s a much better, much
cleaner ordinance than we have
now," Ratliff said, adding that
the ordinance is not a leash law
and applies only to dangerous
dogs.
The ordinance is based on
one drafted by the National
Institute for Municipal Legal
Officers, Ratliff said. Council
voted unanimously to adopt it.
Council voted to call a public
hearing on a rezoning request
by C. W. Nerren, the owner of a
local manufacturing company.
Nerren requested that 1.72
acres in the 1700 block of the
Highway 96 By-Pass be rezon-
ed from community business
district so he can relocate the
company to the site.
Nerren asked for special use
permits for his tool-box manu-
facturing company and for hea-
vy equipment storage area.
Assistant City Manager Cesar
dominguez said the city's Plan-
ning and Zoning Commission
recommended the council grant
the special permits.
Council set a public hearing
on the rezoning at 7 p.m. May
9.
Council approved the in-
stallation of a street light at the
corner of Avenue F and North
Second Street.
In other discussion, John
Robertson, founder of a county
Mothers Against Drunk Driv-
ing chapter, asked the council
to encourage the Silsbee Police
Department to charge persons
arrested while driving drunk
with driving while intoxicated
rather than public intoxication.
Robertson said that for a
driving while intoxicated case
to be considered a felony, a
person must have been con-
victed of DWI on two previous
occasions. If a person is charg-
ed with public intoxication
rather than DWI, an eventual
felony conviction is that much
further away.
City police may often file
public intoxication cases rather
than DWI cases because DWI
cases sent to county court are
often plea bargained down any-
way, or because city revenues
are benefited when the public
intoxication case is handled in
municipal court, Robertson
said.
Because the matter was not
on the agenda, council could
take no action, though Hicker-
son said later that the city
police file the proper charges.
Postal Hike To
Cost State Of Texas
*8.6 Million
AUSTIN-State Comptroller
Bob Bullock said Friday this
week's hike in postal rates will
cost the state an additional $8.6
million during the current bud-
get.
“When the cost of stamps
goes up, housekeeping costs to
the state go up just like they do
for everyone else," Bullock
said.
He said that more than $2.7
million in additional postage
will be needed to cover state
postage costs through the end
of the fiscal year in August and
about $5.9 million will be need-
ed for additional costs next
fiscal year.
The new postal rates will
increase the state’s first-class
costs by 13.6 percent, first class
pre sort costs by 16.7 percent
and third class costs by about
24 percent.
The overall cost to the state
should average about 17 per-
cent during the next 17 months.
“The costs of doing business
for the state has just gone up
and there won't be any relief
from these postage increases,"
Bullock said.
He Said that during fiscal
1967 the state spent about $36
million on postage.
The state’s eleven largest
agencies account for about 65
percent of the postage costs or
about $23 million a year.
SISD...
(Con *. From Sac. 1. Pag* 1)
to ask for bids for the system,
which would cut energy costs at
the two schools. Stanley Camp-
bell of Campbell and Associates
told trustees Tuesday that the
bids had come in about 30
percent below projections.
Campbell, who presented the
conservation plan to trustees in
detail in May 1967, said at that
time the district could save
more than $200,000 in energy
costs over a five-year period if
it implemented the program.
Some of the changes included in
the program would be in water
usage, types of lighting, air
conditioning systems and main-
tenance methods.
The board is under no obli-
gation to accept the bids, which
totaled about $86,432. With
administration and project
management fees, the total cost
came to approximately $106,-
432.
Trustees, who received the
bids at the meeting, requested
a work session in order to study
the information.
Trustees accepted the resig-
nations of middle school secre-
tary Helen Parks, middle sch-
ool special education teacher
Mamie Stephens and speech
therapist Jennie Clark.
At an April 7 special meet-
ing, the board accepted the
resignation of Kirby aide Nellie
McClain and appointed Laura
Harrison in her place. They also
accepted for contract renewal
in the Project: SEARCH pro-
gram Ada Felps, R.N.; Diane
Beck, speech pathologist; and
Kristie Evans, teacher.
County...
(Con't. From Soc. 1. Pag* 1)
which are located in the Sour
Lake area, are Gulf Street,
Shoestring Road, Hobwarren
Road, Brown Road, Flowers
Loop and the Old Bragg Road.
Bury Hanson, lead construc-
tion engineer with the project,
said work will probably begin in
July.
The court authorized McKin-
ney to sign contracts with
AT&T covering the new tele-
phone system to be installed in
the county. Commissioners
awarded the bid for the system
at their last meeting. The
system will include an auto-
matic switchboard and other
new equipment.
Commissioners accepted a
letter of resignation from Larry
Cook, chairman of the advisory
committee for Hawthorne
Field. Cook said in the letter he
resigned because of a career
change and relocation.
The court signed procla-
mations designating April as
Child Abuse Prevention Month;
April 20 as Retired Senior
Volunteer Day; and April 24
through May 1 as Soil Conser-
vation Week in the county.
Commissioners recessed the
court until 9 a.m. today (Thurs-
day), at Which time discussion
items will indude possible
adoption of a 911 emergency
telephone system, cooperation
with Jasper County in a re-
source recovery facility and a
lawsuit against the county and
Hardin County Sheriff's Capt.
Jimmy Butler.
TIU SILSIti MI, Thursday, April 14,1411, Sactiaa 1, Pafs 7
SISD TRUSTEES Dot Smith, board president Robert Herbst and Richard Worley In-
spect the kitchen in the new Laura Reeves Elementary School during an April 7
tour by the board. At left. Assistant Supt. Harold Gardner |oins the examination
of the facilities, which will house fifth and sixth graders in the fall.
vehicle after her car collided with a tree on Durdin Drive Friday. Jaws of Life
equipment had to be used to remove Jones from tho car before she was taken to
Baptist Hospital, where she was listed In stable condition Wednesday morning.
Major League All Stars Advance
To Championship Tournament
Silsbee Major League Little
Dribblers All Stars won the
Regional Tournament held in
Silsbee last weekend. They
defeated Bryan and HEB Fed-
eral out of Fort Worth and won
the championship game against
Bryan 55-30.
The players will advance to
the National Tournament to be
held in Levelland, Texas April
22.23, and 24. Their first game
will be at 4:45 p.m. on April 22.
The Minor League All Stars
missed a trip to Levelland as
they were defeated in the
championship game of the tour-
nament 48-44.
The Silsbee Little Dribbler’s
Association is seeking to raise
money to send the players to
the tournament by a number of
activities including a basketball
game between the Silsbee Lit-
tle Dribbler coaches and the
Hardin County Sheriffs De- Individual or business de-
partment to be held at 7:00 nations may be made at First
p.m. Monday, April 18 at the Savings Association to Sue
Silsbee Middle School gym. Lindsey.
Tigers Take 4-3 Win From
State-Ranked Jasper Bulldogs
Over 1000 Whitetail Deer
Are Stocked In East Texas
By Leisa Riley
When the Silsbee Tiger base-
ball team traveled to Jasper to
battle it out with the number-
four-state-ranked Bulldogs,
they walked away with a 4-3
victory to post the Tigers’
district record at 2-1.
“Coming into the game,"
Tiger catcher Wayne McLaugh-
lin said, “knowing that we were
the underdogs, we still felt that
we had a good chance because
our spirits were high.”
George Harris single that
scored Bobby Gore in the first
inning gave the Tigers a 1-0
lead that lasted until the fifth.
A double for Shan Gilder drove
Ricky Maze in and a run by
Jasper made the score 2-1.
Robert Hollyfield stole home
and Maze came in on Gilders'
double in the sixth to increase
the lead to 4-1.
Jasper scored two runs in the
seventh inning to make the
final score 4-3 in the Tigers’
favor.
“I thought we played a real
good gam.;," Coach Mark Wil-
liams said. “George Harris did a
good job at pitching and Shan
Gilder at batting. Everyone
played a real good game.”
“The win was great," Mc-
Laughlin added. “I think if we
can beat Jasper, then we can
beat anybody in the district.”
Tigers Take Three Firsts In
West Orange-Stark Relays
By Leisa Riley ond.
The District 11-AAAA meet
The Tiger tract team finished will be held at Bridge City on
fourth with 55 points in Satur- Thursday and Saturday of this
day's West Orange-Stark Mus- week,
tang Relays. “I think that well do well in
Chris Barnes earned first the sprints; the 100, the 200,
place medals in the 100-meter and the sprint relay," Coach
dash (10.22), and the 200-meter Don Muckleroy said. “We
dash (20.98).
AUSTIN-The Texas Parks
and Wildlife Department's lar-
gest deer-trapping operation in
more than 40 years resulted in
1,012 whitetails being stocked
at nine wildlife management
areas in East Texas during
February.
Charles Winkler, big game
program director, said the ani-
mals were captured with drive
nets and net guns from four
South Texas ranches that had
surplus deer.
The deer, mostly females,
were released at nine Type H
Mustang Club Members
Win In Florida
Nine members of the South-
east Texas Mustang Club re-
cently made a trip to Pensacola,
Florida for the Ninth Annual
Gulf Coast Regional Mustang
Round-Up held March 26.
Folks making the trip were
Bill and Iva Cay wood. Harvey
and Bonnie Truax all of Lum-
berton; Billy and Laurie Cobbs
of Beaumont; Robert and Bar-
bara Davenport of Pt. Neches
and Jim Rayburn of Orange.
Rayburn took a first place
with his 1967 Mustang Coupe,
the Davenports took a third
place with their 1967 Mustang
and the Truaxs' took a first
place with their 1978 Mustang
Grande Coupe.
Southeast Texas Mustang
Club will hold their third annual
regional show this April 22-23
at the Hilton Hotel in Beau-
mont.
areas to increase deer popu-
lations on the areas. Winkler
said the combination of restock-
ing and habitat improvement
should increase deer densities.
Deer hunting was allowed on
the areas during the 1987-86
seasons, on a bucks-only basis.
The largest group of deer,
about 300 animals, was releas-
ed in Anderson and Cherokee
Counties. Other counties stock-
ed werelfasper-Newton, 147,
Newton, 100, Sabine-San
Augustine, 136, Hardin-Tyler,
110, Hardin, 54, Rusk-Nacog-
doches, 55, Hardin-Tyler, 49,
and Liberty, 48.
Permits for hunting Type II
management areas will go on
sale this summer. A $35 permit
enables its holder to hunt on
any or all Type II lands, which
last season amounted to more
than 430,000 acres. A map
booklet issued to the permit
purchaser gives locations of all
the Type H units as well as
complete rules and regulations.
Full Gospel Revival
A revival will be held at the
Full Gospel Evangelistic Tem-
ple April 18-22, with services
each night at 7. Evangelists are
Steve and Ophema McQuistion
of Jenerette, La. The church is
12 miles North of Silsbee on
Highway 92 at 2937. R.C.
Watts is pastor.
Eric Foster long-jumped 22-0
to finish first, and John Allen's
11-6 pole vaught came in sec-
The opening ceremonies of
Silsbee Little League baseball
were held last Saturday morn-
ing and they opened with
Robery McNeil, president, call-
ing all 21 teams, managers,
coaches, team mothers and
team queens onto the playing
field and presenting them to
the fans.
Travis McDonald, who has
worked in the Little League
should also do well in the long
jump and the 800. In the other
areas, we’ll do average like we
have in the rest of the meets.”
the 1968 Silsbee little Lea-
gue program books was dedi-
cated to J.P. White, of KWDX/
KKAS, for his live coverage of
games.
The opening games was Tee
Ball, with the Bears beating the
Blue Jays.
In other games: Major Lea-
gue - Braves beat the White
Sox, Astros beat the Rangers,
Pirates beat the Tigers.
Senior League: Braves beat
the Reds. Dodgers beat the
Giants.
Minor League: Ponies beat
the Mets, “A"s beat the Expos,
Twins beat the Cubs.
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program for 38 years, gave the
opening prayer, and it was
followed by the national an-
them, flag raising and fire-
works.
Little League Opens With
Full Day Of Activities
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