The Silsbee Bee (Silsbee, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 27, 1981 Page: 1 of 28
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VOLUME 63 * NUMBER 29 SILSBEE, TEXAS 77656, THURSDAY, AUGUST 27
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relocation,
The controversy brought As the verbal exchange be-
some sharp exchanges Tuesday tween Fordinal ar
night, particularly between Ike grew more intense Mayor Dar-
I McWhorter and Councilman rell Shine brought the Hem to a
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where ■
flatly stated®
if H’s (alley) there.'
' A revised proposal of the
new Hardin County budget
which was filed with the
County Clerk Monday should
generate some attention before
the public hearing Sept. 8 due
to the variations of percentages
used by County Judge Ray
Martin and the four members of
the Court.
The revised version has been
pared somewhat, but still gives
the sheriffs department and
County Clerk the largest slices
of the pie. The Sheriffs
increase is over 33%compared
to a sliding scale of from about
8%up by other departments.
Martin, in his letter prefac-
ing the proposed budget, also
pointed to an additional $519,
204.39 which has been made
available for the general fund.
Of this amount, $148,382.55 has
been earmarked for law en-
forcement, in addition to the
regular budgets for the sheriff
and constables.
The judge stated that $734,
832.11 in additional funds will
be available for the road and
bridge allotment. It was
agreed that a split of 22% for
Precinct 1 and 26% for the
other three precincts took into
consideration the additional
funds available providing re-
districting increased the road
mileage for this are. Previous-
ly, the division has been
16^-28-28-28. Road mileage
varies in the other precincts
which take an equal share of
the revenue.
The proposed budget, which
Orientation For
Parents Of Freshmen
Is Tonight At 7
An orientation meeting for
parents of freshmen entering
Silibee High School this fall will
be held tonight (Thursday) at
7:00 in the high school cafe-
teria.
The purpose of this meeting is
to introduce parents to Silsbee
High School and to explain the
various high school programs to
them.
Topics to be discussed include
curriculum, student activities,
discipline, honors program, and
career orientation.
Administrators will be pre-
sent to answer questions. The
building will be open for
touring and refreshments will
be served. Parents of fresh-
men, and other interested
parents, have been invited to
the meeting.
was worked on by the entire
Court, gives varied increases to
employees, with emphasis on
what the County Judge said
was determined by hours
worked, existing salary and
responsibility of each position.
Commissioners set a 100%
assessed valuation this year
and arrived at 52-cent ratio
based on total ad valorem
assessment of $556,386,110.00.
This will give an income from
ad valorem taxes of $2,893,207.
77 which is $1,855,603.67 above
last year’s estimate.
The added 8% increase for
Road and Bridge No. 1 gives
that precinct $275,275.00,
which is $45,275.00 more than
proposed by the budget officer.
The present budget is $140,000.
00. This came with the
anticipation that the precinct
will have additional roads fol-
lowing redistricting. The re-
maining three precincts will
have $325’,325.00, compared to
$240,000.00 for 1981.
The sheriffs department
799.73. Sheriff Mike Holzapfel
originally had asked for $640,
989.00. The budget figure does
not indude the additional $148,
382.55 remaining in the general
fund earmarked for law en-
forcement.
The next largest share goes
$33,029.78 above the 1961
figure of $98,935.12.
Next door Tax Assessor
Collector Jeannette McCreight
Johnny Fordinal.
The councilman. has main-
tained all along that simply
abandoning the alley to the
McWhorters was not past coun-
cil practice and that this move
will be asked to get along with m gSTT-T?. rrJTZ
an additional $11,819.90 above
the 1981 budget figure of |
gets the largest increase of to County Clerk Clarence Mc-
$111,966.35, up from the 1981 Neely’s office, which will be
budget of $336,833.36 to $448, budgeted at $131,964.95 or
FOR SILSBEE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Principal Sends Student
Rules Bulletin To Parents
A student bulletin outlining
policy has been issued by
Middle School Principal Harold
Gardner which will be sent to
parents along with a form
explaining its content to be
signed by the parent and
returned to the school.
In addition to the bulletin on
policy, Gardner reminds
parents that a study hall is open
at 7:30 each morning where
students can study or get help
if desired.
Among the most notable
rules listed are those concern-
ing leaving campus, attend-
ance, semester grades, pro-
City Police Report Increase
In Crime First Six Months
A general increase of crime
in Silsbee is reflected in the
following statistics released in
the Police Department’s Six
Month Report, presented to
City Council two weeks ago.
These figures are compared to
the same period last year.
Burglary: 63 reported in
1981 - 24 cleared: 54 reported
in 1980 - 24 cleared.
Larceny: 98 reported in 1981
37 cleared: 83 reported in
1980 - 45 cleared.
Marijuana offenses: 43 re-
ported in 1981 - all cleared: 31
reported in 1980 - all cleared.
Drug offenses: 25 reported
in 1981 - all cleared; five
reported in 1980 - all cleared.
DWI: 1 reported in 1981 -
cleared; three reported in 1980
• all cleared.
Public Intoxication: 207
reported in 1981 - all cleared;
173 reported in 1980 - all
cleared.
Disorderly Conduct: 45
reported in 1981 - 43 cleared;
48 reported in 1980 - all cleared.
Sex offenses: two reported
in 1981 - both cleared; one
reported in 1980 - cleared.
CETA Employment Service Funding
Approved By Commissioners Monday
A presentation of CETA
funding for the Southeast
Texas Employment Services
was heard Monday morning by
Commissioners Court and ac-
cepted by a bare majority.
Precinct 1 and 3 Commission-
ers Pete McKinney and Herb
Williams chose to abstain from
the vote, prompting County
Judge Ray Martin to cast the
tie-breaking affirmation.
Laurie Bouillion handed the
group a review of the 1981
Comprehensive Employment ‘
and Training Plan which began
with the announcement of only
two active programs due to the
large cut in available CETA
funds next year.
Title nB/C and Title VH
services to be continued were
described as follows in the
report.
Over 1,000 participants will
be provided services through
the Texas Employment Com-
mission, Resettlement Office
Opportunities Industrialization
Center and Church Women
United.
The TEC, with aid from area
employers, will serve another
130 eligible citizens.
For the “hard-core unem-
ployed,” Programs for Human
Services, Inc. and Goodwill
Industries will make available
work experience projects for
youths, to help keep them in
Oliver Lewis
Begins 45-year
Prison Sentence
Oliver Lewis was taken to
the State Pentitentiary in
Huntsville on Aug. 19 to begin
serving a 45-year sentence on a
murder conviction, District At-
torney Bo Horka said.
Lewis was found guilty of
shooting to death James Ellis
Richardson in front of his
Timbers apartment last Feb.
22. The jury set the 45-year
sentence, with District Judge
Clyde E. Smith formally sen-
tencing him last week. The
judge also “in effect overruled”
a request for a new trial at that
time on the grounds of jury
misconduct. An appeal in such
cases is automatic, Horka said.
According to a spokesman in
the district attorney’s office
Lewis will be required to serve
at least seven or eight years
before being eligible for parole.
percent increase in burglaries
through the month of June,
compared to the same period
last year.
An increase of 15 percent
was shown between these two
periods in crimes of larceny,
and a 10 percent increase in
criminal mischief cases.
This year, 1,905 traffic citat-
ions were issued, compared to
1,152 in 1980. Warnings
totalled 2,076 in for this year’s
first six months, up over the
1,590 figure reported in the
same period in 1980.
The accident report revealed
there were 10 less injuries and
10 fewer accidents investigated
by the Silsbee Police.
Lumberton Holds
Use Meeting On
Revenue Sharing
The first proposed-use hear-
ing on revenue sharing funds
for the City of Lumberton was
held Aug. 20 during the council
meeting.
An explanation of the spend-
ing of the $8,072 (more than
twice the amount allocated last
fiscal year) was provided by
City Secretary Elaine Stewart.
“One-half of the monies,"
Mrs. Stewart said, “will go to
general government and one-
half to public safety.”
The latter includes new traf-
fic signs, police car mainte-
nance, the Police Chiefs salary,
and the City Judge’s fees.
General government costs
will take care of building
maintenance, the secretary’s
salary, rent, utilities, and
building insurance.
The large increase in revenue
sharing this year was the result
Skills and academic training 0f Lumberton’s rapid growth,
will be provided in the areas of since these, federal funds are
welding, printers trade, auto based on population.
Resisting Arrest: six report-
ed in 1981 • all cleared: three
reported in 1980 - all cleared.
Robbery: one reported in
1981 - cleared; two reported in
1980 - both cleared.
Homicide: one reported in
1981 and one in 1980 - both
cleared.
Under miscellaneous ser-
vices, the SPD figures show
that 1,992 assistance calls were
answered in 1981, compared to
3,228 during the same six
month period in 1980.
Responding to alerts of open
doors and windows totalled 240
this year, compared to 176 in
1980.
The SPD executed 226 war-
rants in 1981, an increase over
last year's sum of 93.
The number of juveniles
cases handled by the depart-
ment this year was 111, up over
the 1980 total of 70.
Reported were 842 prisoners
taken by the local police,
compared to 543 last year.
Police made 455 trips to the
Hardin County jail this year
and 369 in 1980.
There was reflected a nine
motions, scholastic eligibility,
knives and rakep, hazing, bus
riding, narcotics and harmful
drugs. Other equally important
rules are detailed for study by
both parents and students.
Gardner empasizes in the
bulletin that school board policy
regarding vehicles will be ad-
hered to by the middle school
officials. Any type vehicle
brought on the school campus
in the morning, must remain
there until the 3:10 p.m.
dismissal time. No loitering
near the vehicles is allowed,
and bicycle or scooter riding on
campus during school hours will
be prohibited.
School absences are to check-
ed daily by office personnel.
Upon returning to school no
student will be allowed to
return to class without an office
permit. In order to get the
permit the student must have a
written excuse or telephone call
from a parent. If the absence is
unexcused three points will be
taken from the student’s six-
week grade average. Excused
absences include personal ill-
ness, illness in the family and
situations which may be ex-
cused by the principal.
Unexcused absences will in-
clude personal business, work,
weddings, visiting or entertain-
ing friends, etc. Tardies will be
handled by the teacher or office
personnel. Students who are
tardy to school during the first
period or after lunch must
obtain excuses from the office.
Hooky playing will be counted
as an unexcused absence and no
make-up work will be permitt-
ed for those students, the
bulletin indicates.
The bulletin. explains rules
covering many other areas of
activity.
$238,004.06. Her 1982 budget
figure is proposed for. $249,823.-
District Clerk Aline Harper
proposed new budget figure is
$89,193.03, which is $11,545.02
higher than the 1981 figure.
County Judge Ray Martin’s
office is along the low percent-
age group. The 1982 figure is
$52,905.35 compared to the
present budget.of $47,192.18.
Other elected officials’
budget as well as the various
departments also will be tagged
with a low percentage increase
in the proposed new package.
The four commissioners will
receive the largest salary hike
for elected officials. Their
present salaries of $1,677.50
per month will be placed on par
with all other elected officers.
The salaries of the other
officials. were raised from
$1,845.25 to $1,992.87 per
month. .
couldn’t afford.
“There are a lot of people
who will want an alley or other
city property to enhance their
own,” said Fordinal, “add we
just can’t do that for every-
body."
Muckleroy felt that if the
McWhorter's were to rebuild
the grocery store which burned
on that property earlier in the
year, the council needed to
cooperate in any way possible,
since the business is “beneficial
to Silsbee.”
McWhorter contended that
in order to build the structure
originally, the alley had been
moved according to a resolution
'■elo#^ asking that Mcw|p*l
ter bring another proposition
before t|e council for consi-
deration, but said that for now,
the matter was settled.
In other action, councfi set
Monday, August 31, at 7 p.m.
as date to schedule a Public
Hearing date on the proposed
tax rate. This figure was not
complete, or ready for announ-
cement, Tuesday night.
During this special-called
meeting, the group will also
discuss the legalities of the Gulf
States Utilities proposed $57
million rate increase, and
possible delay to this action by
GSU. City attorney Roger
Ratliff told the council he would
look into the matter further and
have some specific suggestions
Monday evening.
Council approved corner
■street light install
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parent’s backyard, land they
originally paid lor.
“I believe the city is taking
advantage of us,” stated Mc-
Whorter, when he heard the
intent to ask for $3,200. “We’ve
Three Men Charged With
Robbery At Sour Lake
Confidential information led
Hardin County Chief Deputy
Sheriff Gene Furry to a Jeffer-
son County Jail inmate who
confessed to an aggravated
robbery at the Fina Mini-Serve
in Sour Lake more than a
month ago.
Deputy Furry was told that
Donald Ray Smith, serving
time in the Beaumont jail, had
been involved in the July 4
robbery along with two others.
Furry went to Beaumont to
interrogate Smith and was
given the accomplice’s names -
Michael Walter Horton, 28, and
Joseph Fredreck Foster, 21,
both of Sour Lake.
Smith; 21, of Beaumont, ex-
plained to the officer that be
and his friends had gone to
Sour Lake on July 4 and parked
the vehicle they were in down
the road from the service
station, located on Hwy. 105.
Horton remained in the car
while Smith, holding a .32
caliber pistol, and Foster,
armed with a lock blade knife,
hid behind a car at the store
until two clerks, Joyce Buress'
and Ruby Jordan, came out and
locked the door of the business.
The two men came from
behind the car displaying their
weapons, startling the clerks,
who cried out for help.
Foster snatched one clerk’s
purse and ran into the woods
while Smith left the scene in
the Ford with Horton, Smith
said.
Later that evening, Horton
met with the owner of the
pistol, and began looking for
Foster. Stopped by a road-
block, the two were taken to
the Sour Lake City Hall for a
lineup. No positive identificat-
Horka Reports On
First Six Months
As District Attorney
A bi-annual docket report,
addressed to District Judge
Clyde E. Smith and presented
to him earlier this week, was
scheduled to be handed to the
Hardin County grand jury on
school. Young adults from age
14-21 will “be placed on work
sites with public agencies, or
private, non-profit agencies, to
gain work experience. The
other group to be assisted
through these systems will be
adult workers, 45 years and
over.
Silsbee-Nederland Scrimmage
To Be Here Friday Night
mechanics, diesel mechanics,
marine welding and construct-
ion, licensed vocational nurs-
ing, machine tools, and refri-
geration.
Within the Private Sector
Program, Title VH, classroom
training in the areas of painter
apprentice, blueprint-fitter,
welding upgrade and a multi-
trade awareness program are
to be offered.
The Title HB/C Program,
stated the report, will expend
$2.8 million in program costs
and an additional $500,000 in
program and systems manage-
ment.
The Title VII Program will
total $424,324 in program costs
and $90,000 In program and
systems management.
The regular budget and
revenue sharing public hearing
was set by council members for
September 17.
A workshop on both items
will be held prior to the
hearing.
The Silsbee Tigers, who had
things pretty much their own
way offensively in a scrimmage
at Santa Fe High School in Alta
Loma last Friday night, are
likely to find things a bit
tougher this weekend when
they take on the 22-5A Neder-
land Bulldogs in Kirby Stadium
Friday night at 7.
Coach Pat Day’s Tigers won
the scimmage with the Santa
Fe Indians 4-1, and while the
Silsbee mentor admits that, he
was pleased, he added, “When
you eliminate the kicking game
and turnovers you can’t really
Silsbee Man Charged With
Theft Of D-4 Bulldozer
Well-founded suspicions were
satisfied Monday afternoon
when Mark Hafernick, Champ-
ion Forest Industries Area
Supervisor, discovered that
both an expensive bulldozer
and an employee were missing
from the worksite early that
morning.
Hardin County Deputy Sheriff
Jimmy Butler answered the call
that eventually led to the-arrest
of Melvin Winkle of Silsbee,
charged with felony theft over
$10,000. x
Butler Said since bo forced
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judge the performance.”
Day said the Tigers appeared
to bis quick—getting off early
with the snap of the ball—but
that they made a lot of
mistakes, mostly those that
any team makes this early in
the season. He said his Silsbee
sqttad seemed to get a little
tired toward the end of the
scrimmage so will have to, work
on conditioning. The action
was recorded on film so that
errors can be studied and
corrected.
The 120-play scimmage ended
with backup tailback and safety
Thomas Lakey knocking a
shoulder out of place on the last
play. “W« don’t have enough
depth to lose a man like Lakey.
Hopefylly the injury will not be
too bad and he can return to
actfan soon,’’ Day said.
In the scimmage to be this
Friday night the Silsbee-
Nederland Junior Varsity
teams will meet at 5:30.
1981 Football Schedule
Sept< 4* B.C.P., here. Sept.
II, French, there. §ept. 18,
•Bridge City, there. Oct. 2,
Strake Jesuit (Houston), there.
Oct. 9, Maaper, here. Oct. 17,
•South Park, there. Oct. 23,
•Hebert, here. Oct. 30,
•L.C.M., here. Nov.'6, •Lum-
berton, there.
Evadole School
Announces Income
Poverty Guidelines
The Evadale Independent
School District announced In-
come Poverty Guidelines, es-
tablished to provide free and
reduced-priced lunch meals for
Wednesday (yesterday) by Dis-
trict Attorney Bo Horka.
Horka said the report is for
the first six months of 1961 and
reflects the action of his office
during that period. Excerpts
from the letter follows.
“During this period 176 cases
were indicted and moved into
the District Court’s docket
system. This represents an
increase of 65 cases over the
first half of 1980. This increase
can largely be attributed to
increased activity By the var-
ious law enforcement agencies
in our county Kid the tireless
work and the excellent cooper-
ation of our Grand Jury.
“During this period 155 cases
were disposed of, which repre-
sents an increase of 38 over the
first half of 1980 when 117 cases
were disposed of, with 68 of
them being pleas or trials in the
district Court. This represents
an increase of almost 300%
over the 25 cases that were
plead in the first half of 1960.
This office also brought the plea
to dismissal ratio down from 25
pleas-87 dismissals for the first
half of 1980, (1 plea for every 8
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Sweat Road, and Perry Street
and hwy. 827.
A request for dty water was
turned over to the Public
Works Committee for recom-
mendation.
ion was made at that time and
both men were released.
Smith was arrested at a later
date on a different charge and
gave the information to Furry
from his jail cell in Beaumont
last week. He remains in the
Beaumont facility charged
August 21 with aggravated
robbery.
Horton was released on a
$10,000 bond, while Foster is in
custody at the Hardin County
Sheriff's Department. Both
were charged August 21.
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