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Pag* 8, Section 1, TNI SILSBEI BEE, Thursday, February 11,1982
Judge Smith Hears 3
Aggravated Robbery Cases
Three aggravated robbery
cases and three other cases
were tried in the 88th Judicial
District Courtroom of Judge
Clyde E. Smith Jr. this past
week.
District Attorney R. F. “Bo"
Horka prosecuted the cases.
Pleading guilty to aggravat-
ed robbery was Vincent Tate
Cooper, 19, of P. 0. Box 1147,
Brazoria. Cooper was fined
$500 and placed on unadjudicat-
ed probation for 10 years.
Also pleading guilty to ag-
gravated robbery was Isaac
Manuel, 20. Manuel was fined
$1,000 and placed on 10 years of
unadjudicated probation.
Calvin Ray Malone, 24, of Rt.
1, Box 534, Kountze, was fined
$2,500 and placed on 10 years of
unadjudicated probation after
pleading guilty to aggravated
robbery.
Pleading guilty to aggravat-
ed assault was Steve E. Har-
ville, 21, of Star Route 2, Box
373, Silsbee. Harville was fined
$1,000 and sentenced to five
years of unadjudicated proba-
tion.
Charles Alfred Haynes, 33, of
Rt. 1, Box 252, Silsbee, was
fined $1,000 and sentenced to
seven years of unadjudicated
probation for delivery of mari-
juana.
Willie R. Hancock pled guilty
to assault and was fined $750
and sentenced to one year of
unadjudicated probation.
Among those indicted on
Feb. 3 by the Orange County
grand jury was Howard Eu-
gene Kindred, 53, of Silsbee,
for theft after two pairs of
cowboy boots were bought with
a stolen check, from a Vidor
western store.
Public Forum Planned On
Programs For Troubled Youth
Project Breakthrough brings
Ed Chaney, director of Psycho-
logical Services for the Ector
„County Schools in Odessa, to
Silsbee on Thursday, Feb. 18
for a public forum on alterna-
tive learning programs for
troubled youth.
Concerned parents, educa-
tors, and elected officials have
been invited to attend the
session at the Silsbee High
School Library at 7 p.m. Dr.
Chaney will give an overview of
the facility he pioneered and
take questions from the floor.
Project Breakthrough grew
out of a special committee
appointed by the Silsbee PTA
to study alternatives to suspen-
sion in dealing with problem
students. Although combat pay
is not required by local teach-
ers, as it is in many inner city
schools, troubled youth con-
tinue to create troubled class-
ri>oms. At present'suspension
jis the only recourse and pro-
vides no ultimate solutjon.
Adolescents adrift in the
streets are counter productive
to society.
A district of Silsbee’s size
cannot finance a facility especi-
ally designed to meet the
psychological, social, and edu-
cational needs of students who
find it impossible to function in
the regular classroom. Lumber-
ton, Sour Lake, and Kountze
face similar difficulties. Project
Image is the Golden Triangle's
solution to such a problem.
Housed on the Giles School
campus, it provides highly
structured instruction and be-
havior modification opportuni
ties for students assigned
there. Dot Smith, Pam Run-
nels, and Lea Perlitz formed a
delegation from Project Break-
through which recently toured
Project Image. They will be
available for comment at the
public forum.
Ed Chaney's expertise will
focus on administration, staff-
ing, curriculum, and counsel-
ing. On Feb. 19 he will conduct
a workshop at the High School
on Peer Counseling. He is a
noted authority on the subject
of how properly trained stu-
dents may effectively counsel
fellow students through trau-
matic periods.
Edward Dominguez chairs
Project Breakthrough. He has
urged that all interested citi-
zens avail themselves of the
opportunity to hear Dr. Chaney
on Feb. 18.
Bridal Courtesies
Honor Karen Gietzen
> f... ; * W
Before her marriage to
Chuck Chance on Feb. 6, Karen
Gietzen was honored at a
number of showers and bridal
parties.
On -Sunday afternoon, Jan.
17, she was honored by close
friends at an informal kitchen
shower in the home of Mary
Ann Lee. Other hostesses were
Sharyn Grisham, Mary Cather-
ine Martin, and Lola Burgess.
Refreshments were served and
bridal shower games were
played in front of a glowing
fire.
Hostesses for a miscellaneous
bridal shower held in the home
of Dot Smith on Jan. 19, were
Dorothy Dean, Jean King,
Evelyn Davis, Billie HancocJ^,
Alice Linscomb, Pat Sellers,
Helen Parks, Freeda Duffle,
Elizabeth Keel, Jane Kelley,
Betty Thompson, and Peg
Hedleston. Calling hours were
7 to 9 p.m.
Bridesmaids and close fri-
ends hosted a lingerie shower
for the bride-elect on Jan. 27 in
the home of Laurie Jones.
Hostesses were: Pam Keel,
Mary Dell Rogers, Laurie
Jones, Donna Payne, Laura
Sirmons, and Diane Richard-
son.
A bridal shower was held in
the home of Nan Gore on Jan.
28 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Other
hostesses were Barbara Smith,
Miriam Smith, Elaine Watkins,
and Glenda Ard.
In a religious ceremony
Karen Cietzen, Pam Keel, and
Peggy Lackey were given
white bridal bibles by the
Baptist Young Women
(B.Y.W.) of First Baptist
Church of Silsbee. This cere-
mony was held on Feb. 3 at 7
p.m.
Police.
• •
51 Middle School Students
Receive First Division Medals
Silsbee Middle School choral
students picked up 51 first
division (superior) medals at
the Region X Solo & Ensemble
Contest held at the First
Baptist Church in Beaumont
last Friday.
Forty-five soloists received
medals for their renditions, as
did the Girl’s Sextet composed
of Jill Worley, Kristi White-
head, Kim Lewis, Kelly Clark,
SHS Choral Students Receive
Superior UIL Contest Ratings
The following Silsbee High
School choral students received
a I rating (superior) for their
solo presentations at the UIL
Vocal Solo & Ensemble Contest
Smorgasbord
The Ladies of St. Mark's
Altar Society are having a
smorgasbord dinner Sunday in
the Educational Building on
North 9th Street. Serving
hours will be from 11 a.m. until
1:30 p.m.
There will be take out
orders.
AT BASEBALL FIELD
held at West Orange - Stark
High School last Saturday:
Ronnie Hensley, Lynn Cooper,
Raycean Carter, Robyn Guil-
lory, Kristi Patton, Romunda
Lewis, Judy Curtis, and Terria
Waggoner. Also receiving first
division medals was the Girls
trio composed of Meg Jeffrey,
Robyn Guillory and Leigh Ann
Turner.
Receiving a I rating on Class
I Solos and advancing to the
State Solo and Ensemble Con-
test were Will Neyland, Lo-
retha Howard, Leigh Ann
Turner, Kyle Worley, Dwayne
National Guard Help
Asked In Moving Lights
A letter was sent last week
to the National Guard in
Beaumont requesting their as-
sistance in removing the lights
from the baseball field at the
Silsbee Junior High School.
According to Ceasar Domin
guez, assistant city manager,
the letter was being sent either
Thursday or Friday of. Hast
week.
The Silsbee Softball Associa-
tion was sending, the letter to
the National Guard to request
their assistance in moving the
old lights from the middle
-X _
school baseball field to a
softball field used by the
association.
“The Silsbee Softball As-
sociation was asking a national
guard unit to remove the lights
(from the middle school cam-
pus) during one of their active
duty weekends,” Dominguez
said by phone last week.
“Whenever they (the Nation-
al Guard) have time, we hope
they will take them down and
put them back up at the softball
field," Dominguez said.
ONE OE THE GREATEST SUPER
. STARS IN ALL OF SPORTS .
KAKiM ABDUL
JABBAR
-OF THE LOS ANGELES
lakers has been the
most dominant force
IN PRO BASKETBALL FOR
THE PAST DECADE. HPS
THE BESPECTACLED 7'2"
Giant who has been
VOTED "NOST VALUABLE
PLAYER" 6 TIMES. OF
COURSE, HE'S AN ALL-PRO,
TOO, AND IS ONE OF 2
. STARS PLAYING TODAY
THAT WAS CHOSEN ON
THE ALL-TIME TEAM
. IN THE 35-YEAR OLD
IN.B.A. pTHE OTHER ,
.GUY IS JULIUS ERVING.)
<JjABBAR'S IMPRESSIVE
STATS FOR LAST SEASON:
♦ R)|WT3 PER GAME AVG: 26.2
♦ REBOUNDS : 821- |
♦ blocked shots- z28. a
HE'S A GREAT GATE ATTRACTION.
Davis, Lawrence Tate, and
Robert Thomas, and the Boys
Quartet composed'of Dwayne
Davis, Will Neyland, Kyle
Worley and Lawrence Tate.
Piano accompanists for the
singers were Kyle Worley,
Beverly Daves, Leigh Ann
Turner, and Charlene Eddings.
Roy Bean is the choral director
of the group.
Timber Land Tax
Valuation Forms
Are Now Available
The forms for timber and
agricultural use valuations are
ready to be picked up, accord-
ing to Ed Barry, chief appraiser
for the Hardin County Apprai-
sal District (HCAD).
The forms used to be obtain-
ed from city, school and county
tax offices, Barry noted. Per-
sons needing these forms must
now pick them up at one
place--the HCAD offices on the
third floor of the Hardin County
Courthouse.
The office is open from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Monday through
Friday. Persons may pick up
the forms and then return them
in the mail, Barry said.
Any property being used for
timber or agricultural produc-
tion receives a reduced rate in
taxation. To qualify for the
reduced rate, the property
owner must fill out the form
and the land must meet certain
specifications.
Persons who had property
with ag* or timber valuations
last year should pick up the
application forms, Barry said.
Persons who have converted
land to an agricultural use or
for the production of timber
should also pick up forms.
P.K.’s To Sing
At Oak Grove
Revival
The P.K.’s of Liberty will be
guest singers and evangelists
for a weekend revival meeting
to be held Saturday and Sunday
in the Oak Grove Assembly of
God Church. Services will be
Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday
at 6 p.m.’
The Rev. Wayne Watts is
pastor pjf the church which is
located in Fred on Hwy. 92.
Shelly Theus, and Teresa
Short.
First division soloists were
Jena Sirmons, Darron Turk,
Jill Worley, Rennie Ratliff,
Rhonda Norris, Kurt Hoffman,
Kate Jeffrey, Kimberly Miles,
Patricia Smart, Fredrick Coo-
per, Teresa Short, Kim Lewis,
Rhett Tutt, Clint Gore, Cheryl
Morgan, Cody Coldren, Eric
Tutt, Rene Hickerson, Kristi
Whitehead, Paula Stevens,
Rayla Kay, Daryl Barrett,
Missy Downy.
Others were Jarrod Wilson,
Shelly White, Michael Hensley,
Tracy Keeland, Lynn Heath-
man, Taffy Frye, Melissa Tar-
ver, Susan Daves, Brad Miller,
Tracy Hodge, Sarla Patil, Vic-
tor Love, Kelly Clark, Michelle
Dulany, Lori Alford, Robin
Wright, Leann Flowers, Milton
Herrin, Brian Bebee, Kent
Fountain, and Shelly Theus.
Teresa Short also received a I
rating on her piano solo presen-
tation.
Tanya Hutto is the choir
director for the Silsbee Middle
School, and piano accompanists
for the students, in addition to
Mrs. Hutto, were Dawnita
Jackson, Teresa Short, and
Brad Miller.
Final Rites Held For
Mae Rawlinson Self
Funeral services for Mrs.
Mae Rawlinson Self of Silsbee
were held Wednesday at 10
a.m. at Farmer Funeral Chapel
with Rev. E. J. Davis, pastor of
the First United Methodist
Church, officiating. Burial was
in Resthaven Cemetery.
She died at 5:20 p.m. Monday
at Bur-Mont Nursing Center in
Silsbee after a long illness.
Mrs. Self taught school for 36
years, 30 of them in Silsbee. A
native of Sacul, Texas, she
received her formal education
at Sam Houston State Univer-
sity, where she received a BA
degree, and she did graduate
work at Texas University and
the University of Colorado.
She was a life member of the
Texas State Teachers Associa-
tion, a member of Silsbee
Chapter 298 Order of the
Eastern Star, and of the
Twentieth Century Club. She
was a member of the Methodist
Church.
She is survived by her
husband, Lester D. Self of
Silsbee: a son, Dr. Milton M.
Self of Beaumont; and a sister,
Mrs. Lula Hilliard of Houston.
Pallbearers were Herbert
Elmore, Weeks Crawford, Rob-
ert Neyland, Harmon Weath-
ersby, Don L. Hough and R. L.
Read.
Industry Support
As federal funds for some
types of research are drying up,
officials on many college camp-
uses across the nation are bank-
ing on private industry to pro-
vide an even greater source of
support.
(Con't. From Soc. t, Pago 1)
In other action, police arrest-
ed 13 persons for public intoxi-
cation, four for traffic viola-
tions, eight for FTA warrants,
one for a Lumberton FTA
warrant, one for failure to
identify, two for disorderly
conduct, one for investigation
of burglary; one for credit card
abuse; three for criminal mis-
chief; one for theft over $5 and
under $200; one for theft under
$5; and three for possession of
marijuana.
A total of 77 calls were
received by the police. A total
of 36 arrests were made by the
department. .
Four traffic accidents, one
resulting in moderate injuries,
were handled by the police.
Altogether, 75 tickets and 97
citations were issued.
Reports of telephone har-
rassment, burglary of a motor
vehicle and burglary of a
habitation were the only other
offenses reported to the police
department.
Checks...
(Con't. From Sac. 1, Paga 1)
one-fourth are for the writing
and issuing of hot checks.
The warrant drive is being
conducted to help get the
warrants to those charged and
to encourage persons who know
they have outstanding war-
rants to,contact or go by the
sheriffs office or the county
attorney's office.
Persons who know there has
been a warrant issued for their
arrest have been invited to
contact either of those two
offices to clear, up their cases
prior to being arrested. Per-
sons who are arrested may be
detained in jail.
“We feel that this action will
further expedite the processing
of hot check cases filed in
Hardin County," County Attor-
ney Plunk and Sheriff Holzapfel
both said.'
EXPRESSION OF THANKS
Thank you to some very
special ladies of the Kirby
cafeteria for their thoughtful-
ness in the loss of my mother.
To Mrs. Taylor for her thought-
fulness and kindness. I love and
appreciate every one of them.
Thank you for the flowers.
Ann Smart
Association For
Mentally Retailed
To Meet Feb. 17
The Hardin County Associa-
tion For the Mentally Retarded
will meet Feb. 17, at the
Sheltered Workshop at 10 a.m.
to make plans for the benefit
rodeo and other activities for
the last week in April and the
first of May.
“All who are interested in
this community benefit are
urged to be present and to add
their support,” Mrs. J. P.
White said.
This year’s rodeo will be the
third annual event. All pro-
ceeds will go to help the
Sheltered Workshop and the
Halfway House of Hardin Coun-
ty.
Rites To Be Held For
Thomas M. Walker Sr.
Funeral services for Thomas
Mack Walker Sr., 57, of Sils-
bee, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday
at First Baptist Church on
North Second Street, with
burial in Kirby Cemetery.
He died Saturday at John
Sealy Hospital in Galveston
after an illness.
A lifelong resident of Silsbee,
he was a retired carpenter.
Survivors include two sons,
Thomas Walker Jr. and Doug-
las Walker, both of Silsbee; one
daughter, Velva Walker of
Silsbee; two brothers, Johnny
Lee Walker of Beaumont and
Josepha Walker of Victorville,
Calif.; three sisters, Katy
Walker I>ewis and Fannie
Walker, both of Silsbee, and Jo
Ann Alexander of Beaumont.
Silsbee Class Of ’62
To Meet Tuesday
Members of Silsbee High
School graduating class of 1962
will meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. in
the Gulf States Utilities build-
ing, 210 West Avenue H.
The purpose of the meeting is
to try to obtain names and
addreses of the members and to
plan a 20-year get-together.
Information may be obtained
by contacting Virginia Wood-
ard Collins in Silsbee or Kay
Yoksh Hare in Beaumont.
Benefit Dance
A dance will be held Satur-
day night, Feb. 13, from 8 p.m.
to midnight at the Lopez Arena
to benefit the family of the late
Ernest Ray Crawford.
The Lopez Arena is located
14 miles north of Silsbee on the
Spurger highway.
Hardin County Jamboree of
Kountzq will furnish the music,
andrefreshments will be serv-
ed, Mike Burns said.
Lingerie Shower
Gina Mclnnis, bride-elect of
Robert Johnson, was honored
with a lingerie shower Sunday
afternoon, in the home of Mrs.
R. L. Gore.
Suzann Gore, Kim Gore,
Sheila Mclnnis and Debbie
Mclnnis were hostesses.
A color scheme of blue and
white was used in decorating.
Contract..
(Con't. from Sac. 1, Paga 1)
dent School District for
$21,871. The district used less
money last year than had been
anticipated and budgeted.
Less money was needed to
operate and all the taxing units
paying for the district were
credited for the decrease. Be-
cause the Silsbee school district
had pre-paid its share of the
cost, the district had to refund
the money.
A THANK YOU NOTE
I am thankful to God for the
prayers for me while I was in
Baptist Hospital and for the
flowers and cards from the
Kirby employees and to the
members of our church family
for being so loyal and to our
good neighbors for their sup-
port.
May God bless and keep you
all always.
Rev. and Mrs. A. B. Collins
Marine Lance Cpl. Albert N.
Allen ^Ir., son of Kim C. and
Albert N. Allen Sr. of Route 2,
Silsbee, has reported for duty
with Detachment B, 1st Force
Service Support Group, Marine
Corps Air Station, El Toro,
Calif.
'Christian Clowns’
"Christian Clowns" of Port
Neches will be guest entertain-
ers for the Sweetheart banquet
to be held Friday at 7 p.m. in
the Friendship Baptist Church.
This is for children 1 year old
t hrough sixth grade and will be
held in the fellowship hall. The
group includes the Miller fami
ly, Rodney, Bernice, Dennis
and Rickey. Rev. Miller is
pastor of Ridgewood Baptist
Church in Port Neches.
"The Son’s Light” will pre
sent a mini concert at the Youth
department Sweetheart ban
quet to be held Saturday at 7
p.m. in the fellowship hall.
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I'm luippy about all the
ribbons and trophies, but the
greatest satisfaction for me
.is having my childhood
dream come true.
On top cf Ole Smokey
Tt wits cold and wet that night in Maryland. I was helping
I Mom with the dishes when my brother Dave came
X running into the house shouting, “The mare just threw a
colt. Come seer
To me it was the most perfect colt I’d ever seen in my
life. A beautiful animal the color of blue-grey smoke. My
Dad said that’d be his name. Smokey.
I spent every spare hour I had with that colt. Then
one morning at the breakfast table, Dad announced,
“Sandburg Stables 'll be coming to fetch Smokey today’
“You’re selling Smokey?” I cried. “Why can’t we
keep him? Can’frI ever have a horse of my own T
“Honey, we can’t afford to raise horses for money,
then keep ’em around for pets. We need that money.
Smokey s a fine young colt but we have to sell him. May lie
someday we’ll have enough to keep one just for you!’
Maylre. Well, what with the cost of feed and lalxir,
“maylre” never came for my folks. Eventually, the ranch
was sold and I went off.
As soon as I got a job, 1 joined the Payroll Savings
Plan and started buying United States Savings Bonds.
1 wasn’t really sure what 1 was saving for. I ,guess 1
didn’t ever want to find myselfTn^position where I’d have
to sell something I loved just to get along.
I ntjver knew what happened to Ole Smokey until a
few years later. I was telling Linda, a friend at the office,
how my car had broken down on tbe way to work. She
offered to drive me home1. “But I’ve got to stop and pick up
my daughter at riding school” she said.
I was glad to find a way home. “Thanks, 1 don’t mind
the stop, and I love horses?
We pulled up next to the fence and watched her
daughter dismount. As she led the horse toward us I
recognized Ole Smokey
The owner was talking to Linda, so I asked as
casually as I could, “Is that horse for sale?”
He lookt-d at Smokey, shrugged and said, “Anything s
tor sale if the price is right!’
Right then I knew why I’d saved all those Bonds.
The price was a bit stiff for a school horse, hut the Bonds
had grown over the years and I knew I had enough.
As it turnedout, Ole Smokey had a lot of talent no
one had ever asked him to use. A triend of mine, who
trained jumpers, took him over the hurdles and was
astounded. “This horse could l>e a great jumper. Where d,
you find him?”
And a great jumper was what he became. He jumped
in horse shows from here to Madison Square Garden.
I’m happy about all the ribbons and trophies, but the
greatest satisfaction for me is having my childhood dream
come tme. Sitting up on top of Ole Smokey, riding across
the green fields knowing he is my very own.
When you join the Payroll Savings Plan, those U.S. Savings
Bonds stack up and bring you closer to your future dreams,
and the dreams for your country’s future,
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