The Silsbee Bee (Silsbee, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 30, 1975 Page: 1 of 22
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STOLEN FURNITURE taken from two homes near Saratoga is being held in
the Hardin County Sheriff’s office this week for the owners to recover. Above,
Sheriff Billy Paine examines a set of English dinnerware thought to have
been stolen from the Carl Kincaid Jr. home in Saratoga. A Silsbee couple has
been charged with the offense.
SECOND OFFENSE IN LESS THAN MONTH
Silsbee Couple Is Charged With
Burglary Of Antique Furniture
A Silsbee couple has been ing theft of antique furniture bond at $2,500 on each suspect.
arrested for the second time in
less than a month on charges
of residential burglary involv-
Polling Sites Named
For Nov. 4 Balloting
Tentative polling places for
the Constitutional Revision
Election called for next Tues-
day, Nov. 4, have been an-
in the Saratoga area, Hardin
County Sheriff Billy Paine said
Tuesday.
Arrested Oct. 24 and 25 by
Hardin County officers were
Mrs. Sue Edmondson and her
husband, Hollis Edward Ed-
mondson, both 32, of Silsbee,
Paine said. They were charged
with stealing between $4,000
and $5,000 worth of antique
furniture from homes near
_ ________ __ Saratoga, and they were an-
nounced by Hardin County reigned^ before Justice of the
Clerk Clarence McNeely. Chan- "
ges may be made in some vot-
ing precincts prior to the open-
ing of the polls, so voters un-
sure of where their polls will
be located would do well to
check with the Clerk’s Office
at 246-3371, McNeely said.
Pells will be
7 p.m.
A meeting of all election
judges, clerks, and poll work-
ers will be held at 7:30 pan. to-
night (Thursday, Oct. 30) in
the Commissioners Courtroom
at the Hardin County Court-
house in Kountze
The polling places for each
precinct: Pet. 1, Kountze, Fire
Hall; Pet. 3,* Saratoga, Fire
Hall; Pet. 4, Batson, Fire Hall;
Pet. 5, Thicket-Votaw, Cehter
Peace B. L. Como, who set Saturday.
FOR NOVEMBER, DECEMBER
Mr. and Mrs. Edmondson re-
cently were indicted for burg-
lary of the Annie Mae Hardage
home near Saratoga in which
about $3,000 worth of antique
furniture was stolen. They
were arrested for that offense
during the first week of Octo-
ber. More recently, Mrs. Ed-
mondson was arrested Friday,
Oct. 24, by Chief Deputy Mike
Holzapfel, and her husband
was arrested at the Sheriff’s
Office where he - surrendeerd
Two Woman Are
Charged Here
With Forgery
Barbara Ricks, 20, of Beau-
mont, and her sister, Betty
Ricks, 10, of Lumbcrton, hove
been charged with forgery in
the writing of 12 checks in
Hardin and Jefferson counties
on Oct 10-11, the BEE learned.
Suspects were arrested by Sils-
bee Police Lt. James Fulgham,
Investigator Ronald Barnes and
Hardin Sheriff Billy Paine,
i Three of the checks were
written to Weingarten’s stores
in Beaumont and two more to
the Market Basket and the
Treasure City department store
there. In Hardin County the
following checks were written:
Betty’s Fashions in Lumber-
ton, $31.15; Lumberton Dairy
Queen, $2.65; Silsbee Dairy
Queen, $12.00; Malda’s Dress
Shop, $78.75; Nolen’s Western
Store, $45.24; Silsbee Dollar
Store, $24.60; Morgan and Lind-
sey, Silsbee, $87.59.
According to Sheriff Paine,
the checks were written on the
account of a Port Arthur resi-
dent at the Allied Merchants’
Bank in Port Arthur. The three
lawmen arrested Barbara Ricks
at 10 a.m. Oct. 24 after stopping
her automobile on US 96 in
Lumberton; Betty Ricks was
arrested at a Lumberton resi-
dence at 1 p.m. that same day.
Both suspects were arraigned
before Justice of the Peace
Bennie L. Como, who set bond
at $2,500 each.
Constitutional Change
ion Is November 4
E
Opinions on the proposed vised document. There are
the business of supporting its
qWn adult and juvenile proba-
tion department, at least for
November and December of
Baptist Church; Pet. 7, Honey yeari Commissioners de-
eight proposals, which the BEE
will present in outline form; a
full summary (leaning toward
support of the revision, it is ad-
mitted) authored by State
Rep. Herman Adams of Sils-
bee, may be read in this issue
of the BEE, on Page One, See
tion Three, Oct. 30, 1975.
Briefly, supporters of the re-
vision claim that the proposed
constitution “will free state
and local government to act
independently with an eye to
future needs and conditions sO
that these governments can do
more than react to decisions
made on the federal level,” Lt.
Governor Bill Hobby says.
Robert W. Calvert says that
the old Texas Constitution is
not a good one, because “. . . it
forces local governments to
send their problems to the
state and the state to send its
problems to the federal govern-
ment. It encourages the growth
of bureaucratic red tape be-
cause solutions to problems
cannot be found swiftly by
elected local officials.”
Two Are Hurt In
Tractor-Trailer,
Auto Collision
.Two persons were hurt early
Wednesday when a 1075 Chev-
rolet truck-trailer driven by a
Diboll man collided near Sils-
bee with a 1975 Oldsmobile
station wagon driven by a 23
year-old man from Oakland,
Calif., DPS Trooper N. W. Bar
row told the BEE.
The driver of the heavy
truck, Leonard Busby of 604
Dennis St., Dibojl, was unhurt,
Barrow said, but the driver of
the statiop-wagon, identified as
fMarvin “ ----
Calif., suffered
leg and was admitted
to §t. Elizabeth Hospital for
treatment, Hospitfd officials
listed Thompson’s condition as
fair on Wednesday and added
Hftat his passenger, Isaiah
Hardin County is going into County’s share of the salaries im added, "As far as the re- through that date total $20,- Samuell of Shreveport, La., was
global board is concerned, if 900.20; the resulting surplus slightly injured and had been
treated and released.
The Trooper said that
Marine Lance Corporal
James C. Phelps, son of Mr.
and Mrs Dale R. Phelps of Eva-
dale, has been promoted to his
present rank while serving with
the 3d Marine Division on Ok-
inawa. A former student of
Evadale High School, he joined
the Marines in July 1974.
Constitutional revision which
goes to Texas voters next
Tuesday, Nov. 4, are almost as
numerous and varied as the
public officials who have ex
pressed themselves on the is
sues.
The election, called by a
two-thirds v'ote of the 64th
Legislature this year, primarily
is an attempt to adopt some
revision plans for the 100-year
old Texas State Constitution
following the failure of last
year’s Constitutional Conven
tion to produce a new or re-
City Council
Meets Tonight
Silsbee City Councilmen will
meet at 7:30 p.m. today (Thurs-
day, Oct. 30) in a regular ses-
sion rescheduled from Tues-
day to avoid conflict with a
meeting of the Texas Municipal
League held in Houston.
Most of the items on the
lengthy agenda are carried
over from the last regular
meeting, including second read-
ings of three ordinances and
the opening of bids on a num-
ber of equipment items. Ordi-
nances up for final approval
are: Ordinance 75-11, provid-
ing increased retirement bene-
fits for City employees; Ordi-
nance 75-12, re-zonlng from
community business to light
Industry for a proposed machine
(See City, Section 1, Page 6)
Hardifc
.
Oakland,
broken le
Island, Baptist Church; Pet. 8,
Village Mills, Methodist
Church; Pet. 9, Silsbee, Fire
Hall; Pet. 10, North Silsbee,
Junior High School gym; Pet.
11, Caney Head, Wiley Mae
Church; Pet. 12, North Kountze,
Williams’ Store; Pet. 13, Lum-
berton, Middle School; Pet. 14,
Pinewood, Carlton Spell Real
Estate; Pet. 15, Sour Lake, Fire
HaU; and Pet. 17, Pine Ridge,
Pine Ridge Baptist Church.
cided after an executive ses-
sion last Friday.
The Court gave Auditor Hor-
ace Moye approval to pay sal-
aries of adult probation officer
John Costner ($750 per. month)
and secretary Mrs. Frances
Roberts ($440 per month) for
the months of November and
December, and asked him to
meet with the Tyler County
for the month of October.
The action came after
regular meeting Oct 24 during
which Jimmy Knierim, proba-
tion director fpr the Deep East
Texas Regional Probation De-
partment, told the Court that
the Department would not ac-
cept partial payment for the
County’s third and1 final install-
ment of per-capita based fund-
ing this year. “You broke your
contract with us,” knierim
said, “when you sent in a par-
tial payment. I am acting at
the instructions of the five-
county Board. You have not
Auditor to determine each paid your bill,” he said. Knier-
full payment is not sent In we
will have to close the office
down.” In effect, the Court’s
action Friday sets the County
probation department on its
own, effective Oct. 1.
At the first meeting of the
Court this month, Commission-
ers asked Moye to send in a
partial payment of $4,694.80 to
be applied to the third quarter
payment of $8,679.80. They in-
tended the balance to be made
up from the $3,885 in fees al-
ready on-deposit with the De-
partment, but Knierim return-
ed the check and told the Court
that the fees could not be ap-
plied to this years operation.
Member counties each pay an
annual fee based on population;
Hardin’s share for the nine-
month budget this year was
$29,480 (including fees collec-
ted), or 42.13 percent of the
total $69,975 budget. Next year
if Hardin County were to stay
in the program, its share of the
budget would amount to more
.han $41,000, Kneirim said.
On Tuesday, Moye told the
BEE that Hardin County's
share of program expenses
through Sept. 30 amounted to
$18,947.26.' Fees and cash sub-
nltted by Hardin Coupnty
Silsbee Mon, 51,
Is Charged With
Rape On Ott. 22
plus the $3,885 fee deposit al-
ready on hand gives the De-
On the other hand. Comp-
troller Bob Bullock says “the
new constitution would give so
much power to the legislature
that it is impossible to estimate
how much lt would cost the
taxpayers.” And the Governor,
Dolph Briscoe, an outspoken
opponent of the revision, says
“I do not believe that we
should move even a small step
in the direction of patterning
Culprits Take |
Tires, Antennas
During Weekend
Thefts of industrial tires,
tubes, and rims as well as two
base-loaded Citizens’ Band ra-
dio antennas were reported
stolen this weekend, Silsbee
Police said Monday.
Theft of the tires, rims and
tubes valued at $508, was re-
ported by Paul Johnson of East
Texas Transit Mix at 9:28 a.m.
Saturday, Oct. 25, according to
. B, Robinson. The
Officer
tires were 10 by 20 size and
were stolen by someone who
federal government, where
Congress is in session the year
round ..."; and, a group styled
the Citizens to Preserve the
Texas Constitution believes
that many of the provisions of
the new constitution, “written
by the legislature, are so vague
and ambiguous that they are
subject to many different in-
terpretations by state officials,
including top-notch lawyers."
With so much varied infor-
mation and opinion in the air,
voters will do well to familiar-
ize themselves with the provi-
tires was listed at $318; the
rims, $160; and the tubes, $30.
Mrs. Laura May Gray of
Star Route, Silsbee, told Cpl.
James Martin Friday that
someone had removed two five-
foot, base-loaded CB antennas
from her automobile while she
was attending the Silsbee-Jas-
per High School football game
at Kirby Memorial Stadium
here. The auto was parked at
North Seventh Street and Ave-
nue B. , . ,
The HEE learned last week
sions as thoroughly as possible, that Bobby Joe Yeagin, 32, of
then make their own “gut-
level” decisions before voting
on Nov. 4.
Briefly, each of the eight
propositions to be voted upon
would: No. One-J-More strictly
divide the separation of powers
between the executive, legisla-
tive, and judicial branches and
set up annual sessions of the
legislature; No. 2 — “Stream-
line” the judicial system of the
State by setting up a more uni-
fied system of courts; No.
Three—To revise certain por-
tions of the election process;
No. Four—To revise education-
al provision, primarily to guar-
antee equal educational oppor
tunity under the law;
Proposition No. Five — To
guard against deficit spending
and to make mandatory a $3,-
000 ad valorem tax exemption
Silsbee, had been indicted for
several offenses by the Jeffer-
son County Grand Jury at a
meeting on Oct. 23. The offen-
ses all of which were said to
have occurred at a Beaumont
motel July 20, included posses-
sion of amphetamines with in-
tent to deliver; possession of a
prohibited weapon, identified
as an explosive device; and
with possession of a firearm by
a felon.
Pasadena Man
1$ Shat During
Tavern Fight
w Xrr 3 to cTtk^T«‘yeaV. N° charges h/ve been
Ca 1 i?*11 ^uffered a No- Six—To grant ordinance- in the Oct. 26 iftodting of a $0
making and other legislative yeaf-dld Pasadena man at a
powers to county governments;
No. Seven—To provide for en
vironmental control, prohibit
interest rates of more than 10
percent (unless otherwise cov-
ered by law), and prevent dis
crimination against the handi-
capped; and No. Eight, which
the would allow for calling a new
constitutional convention each
30 years.
(See County, Section 1, Page 6) (See Two, Section 1, Page 6)
LC-M Bears Invade
Tiger Country Friday
East Zone wars have taken throwing team until Plant was
LUMBERTON HIGH SCHOOL QUEEN’S COURT
-r- (from left) Senior Queen Candidates are Paula
LaGush, Debbie Holliday, Terri Miller and Marilyn
Fountain; Junior Duchess is Karen Green; Sopho-
more Duchess is Vickie Fricano; and Kristin Ro-
dine is the Freshman class Duchess.
Supt. Crawford Heads
Mew|9-3 A Gri|l District
LHS Homecoming
Queen Coronation
Set For Halftime
Silsbee Supt. Weeks Craw- in the
ford was selected District 9-3A
chairman at a meeting last
week (Oct. 22) of the 13-
school District held in Beau-
mont.
Big item decided upon at the
meeting was the revision of ex-
isting 10-3A football zones and
the redesigns tion of the District
9-3A for the 1976 season. Pow-
erhouse Hebert, which dropped
dong with State-ranked 3A
power Liberty, and West
tirange, Little Cypress - Maur-
ceville, Crosby, Cleveland, and
Port Arthur’s Stephen F. Aus
tin High Eehooi ,
from the 4-A lists, was placed Zone
City, Orange Stark, and Liv-
ingston will comprise the East
new District 9-3A.
aWM&
The Lumberton Raider Foot-
ball team picked their choices
for Homecoming Queen and
her court last week. Queen can'
"T' ~ didates are Debbie Holliday,
difficult West Zone ?aula La8ush, Terri Miller, and
Marilyn Fountain. Duchesses
ire Karen Green, Junior; Vick
e Fricano, Sophomore;
Kristin Rodine, F,i
The student body will vote
for the Queen Wednesday, and
Silsbee, South Park.,Bridge winner will not be announced
.tv. Oranee Stark, and Liv- until half-time of th
e Lumber-
ton-Orangefield game on Fri-
day, James B. Lang announced
A 51-year old Silsbee man
dentified as James C. Rey-
rolds of Star Route, Box 2110,
las been charged with the rape
of a 14-year old girl this week,
he BEE learned.
Sheriff Billy Paine said he
arrested Reynolds at 5:10 p.m.
Jet 22 when the suspect ap-
peared at the Courthouse after
reing summoned by the Hardin
County Welfare Department.
The case i* still under inves-
tigation this week, Peine said.
Justice of the Peace Cecil Over-
street arraigned Reynolds and
set bond at $20,000. Sherifi
Paine said Tuesday that Rey-
nolds remained in Hardit
County Jail.
In Jefwrson County recently
two Hardin County men re
and ceived probated sentences af
ter pleading guilty to separate
cases of theft. A man identified
as 17-year old Richard Phelps,
of 8060 Laurie Lane, Lumber-
ton, admitted burglarizing a
car parked in Beaumont on
Oct. 1; he was assessed a five-
(See Rape, Section 1, Page 6)
Si miM
their toll in injuries from both
the Silsbee Tigers and the
Little Cypress - Mauriceville
Bears — both teams will be
without the services of key
personnel when the Bears visit
Kirby Memorial Stadium to-
night, but at this writing, at
least, the situation seems to
hold more promise for the Tig-
ers.
Silsbee Head Coach Ray Mc-
Gallion told the BEE Wednes-
day that wingback Artie Shan-
ide, who suffered an injured
mkle during the West Orange
.natch Oct. 10, would be out
.his week. Replacements will
je William Graham if fullback
Jerrek Shelton is up-to snuff;
.f Shelton is sidelined, either
fommy Golden or Norris
Green will step in at the wing-
.ack spot. Either Graham or
Robert Arline will take over
melton's chores at TB and FB
f the speedster’s deeply-bruis*
pd thigh keeps him on ice. He
njured the muscle last wi
luring the game with Zoi
.ingpin Jasper. Tackle
■ ones took a severe elbow
>prain against Jasper; he
lefinitely be out of action____
norrow. Big Pete Priest will
eplace him, McGallion says.
Jack this week at split end is
Ronald W. Robertson; he sale
.10 action against Jasper afttff
practice injury put him out
of commission last Monday.
The loss to Jasper puts Sils-
bee at 2-2 Zone play and
the Tigers a 6-2 season
Little Cypress-Maurlceville,
the other hand, is winless
Zone play and has three
and five losses in season
petition. Here, injuries
played a major part in
lack of success.
Bear Head Coach Randall
Jorset said that the loss of
t a r t i n g quarterback Clint
’lant with a shoulder separa-
tion during the Liberty g a m e
had hurt the offense punch of
his club. “Wa were primarily a
receptions and 666 yards to his
credit, should be in action
against Silsbee. Friday night. If
quarterback James, who mov-
ed up from Junior Varsity after
the Liberty bout tVo weeks
hurt. We’ve been running a lit-
tle, but our offense was built
around our quarterback,” Dor-
set said. But both of Plant’s
favorite receivers are still rela-
tively healthy—wingback Joey
Guillot, who has caught 21
en^Rick SmithTwh^has^g (See Tigers, Section 1, Page g)!8031^ Agent Hoskins,
Hardin County> tavern, Chief
Deputy Mike Holzapfel told the
BEE.
The Deputy said that shortly
after a fight broke out at the
pool hall near the Torch Tavern
on FM 943 around 12:30 a. m.
Sunday, Phillip Doyle Baird,
36, of Pasadena, Texas, was
shot in the calf of the leg with
load of 12 gauge No. 6 shot.
He later was transferred to
Hardin Memorial Hospital in
Kountze for treatment of the
gunshot wound as well as for
various cuts and abrasions. A
hospital spokesman said Wed-
nesday that Baird bad-been re-
leased' later Sunday after treat-
ment for his injuries.
Holzapfel said that Baird had
preferred not to press charges
in the shooting, which ended a
fight involving Baird, two re-
lated tavern customers and a
third man, ail of whom gave
Livingston addresses. Assisting
ago can connect with either of
these two, the Tiger defense Holzapfel was Liquor Control
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