The Silsbee Bee (Silsbee, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 11, 1984 Page: 2 of 32
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Mine-Minded
Forage Seminar Planned
For Area Beef Producers
By Larry J. Allen
This year’s combination Hay
Show. Beef Reproduction Clin-
ic. and Forage/Nutrition Semi-
nar will be held on Tuesday,
October 23, according to Clar-
ence Mueller, Chairman of the
Hardin County Beef and Forage
Committee.
Starting at 2:00 p.m. at the
Kountze Fairgrounds, Dr. L.R.
Sprott, livestock specialist for
Judges Are Named
For Gumbo Cookoff
Silsbee’s Third annual gumbo
cookoff will get underway Sat-
urday, at Cotton Newsum's
barn on Highway 418 West,
beginning at 8 a.m., according
to Mrs. Mary Reeves, who said
the public is invited to come out
and enjoy the cookoff before
and after the high school home-
coming parade.
As of Monday, 20 teams had
entered the contest, with addi-
tional cooks expected to sign up
before the deadline. Mrs. Ree-
ves said anyone interested in
entering can pick up entry
forms and rules at the Chamber
of Commerce office.
Judging of the gumbo will
begin at 11:80 a.m. and will be
auctioned off following the an-
nouncement of the winners by
Auctioneer Jack Droddy. Jud-
ges will be: Hardin County
Sheriff Mike Hoisapfel; Dot
Smith, Sflabee School Board
member; Lois Burgess, man-
ager of the Sflsbee Chamber of
Commerce; Helen Larsh, 80s-
bee Council woman; County
Judge Pete McKinney; Dave
Saekms, Beaumont Enterprise
reporter; Gene Push of the
American Cancer Society; Ha-
rold Norris, local businessman;
and den Ely, reporter for
• Channel 12 television.
Civic clubs will sponsor
booths and there will be live
music during the day. Barbecue
ZXSMBtJZ
he on sale during the day.
■okoff is befog i
.sus
the Upper Coast Extension
District, will present the pro-
gram covering beef cattle re-
production to include topics
such as cross-breeding, artifi-
cial insemination, bull testing
and pregnancy testing.
Dr. David H. Bade, district
forage specialist, will judge
entries in our Hay Show. He
will announce the results and
discuss hay production in this
area at 3:00 p.m. At 7:00 p.m.
Dr. Sprott and Dr. Bade will
present a forage and nutrition
seminar in the county court-
house auditorium in Kountze.
This program is being co-
sponsored by the Lower Nech-
es Soil and Water Conservation
District. Coffee and cold drinks
will be available.
Dr. John Alber
Is New Pastor At
Providence Baptist
Dr. John Alber is the new
pastor of Providence Baptist
Church, seven miles north of
Kountze.
In the ministry for the past
20 years, he served as pastor of
the Faith Baptist Temple in
Dallas before moving to Pro-
vidence.
A native of Hutchinson, Kan-
sas, he received a DPD degree
at Christian Baptist College in
Enspireld, North Cardins.
Alber was one of the found-
ers of Community Baptist
Church in Denver, and has also
patored churches in California,
and Kansas. He has served as
president of Spring Valley,
Calif. Bible College and Semi-
nary and Cornerstone Christian
University in Flagstaff, Aris.
He presently is a contributing
writer for “The Baptist Exam-
iner," a bi weekly religious
paper in Ashland, Ky.
Services are held Sunday at
10 a.m., 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Wednesday prayer meeting is
held at 7 p.m.
Dr. and Mrs. Alber are the
parents of three sons and two
daughters.
WANT ADS GET RESULTS
DECISIONS
. oriVfeAH.
[WHAT ABOUT ME! i
I'LL DECIDE
THE ELECTION!
Man Faces Aggravated
Assault Charges In Shooting
SHsbee Police Officers have
arrested one suspect in con-
nection with a shooting incident
that occurred Friday about 8:25
p.m. at the Parkway Terrace
Apartments.
Donna D. Gore, 1130 Mar-
shall Lane, reported to police
that someone she knew had
shot her with what appeared to
be a shotgun in the back of the
lag during s domestic dis-
turbance.
The disturbance had been an
ongoing thing for about two
weeks prior to the shooting,
Police Chief Dennis Allen said.
Officers arrested George Al-
len Armstrong, 29, 807 Live-
oak, SOsbee, on a charge of
aggravated assault with t dead-
ly weapon. He was taken before
Justice of the Peace Sid John-
son, who set bond at 85,000.
Officers investigating the
case were Kenny Davenport
and Jimmy Womack.
More Than President's Office
'.«* f* . ‘ . v1 ‘ ? 1
Is At Stake In November
From now until November 6,
news of the presidential elec-
tion will dominate the front
pages of our newspapers and
the evening broadcasts of the
television networks. All the
attention is focused on the one
race, as if that were the only
race being decided on Novem-
ber 6. But on that day, voters
will also elect 33 Senators and
the entire House of Represen-
tatives.
Given the limited media at-
tention congressional elections
receive, one might be tempted
to conclude that they do not
matter all that much. After all,
many who vote for president
leave the booth without casting
congressional ballots, and far
fewer turn out in the mid-term
congressional elections.
While most voters know
something about the presiden-
tial and vice-presidential candi-
dates, a majority of Americans
cannot name their own Repre-
sentative in Congress, let along
identify the challenger trying
to replace him. When all is said
and done, over 90 percent of
the House members who seek
reelection will win another
two-year term in Washington.
In light of this, who can
blame the media for the way
they cover these races? Who
but the candidates and experts
who study elections really
cares?
The Founding Fathers would
have found this puzzling. The
key to representative govern-
ment, in their understanding,
was elections. Elections were
intended to select persons to
make the laws, to keep the
lawmakers in check, maintain a
balance among the branches of
government, and insure that
the wishes of the majority
would eventually become law.
To the extent that citizens
today have lost interest in
congressional elections, the
Founders' hopes for represen-
tative democracy are threaten-
ed.
James Madison argued in
The Federalist Papers that
direct democracy for a nation as
large as the United States was
both unworkable and unde-
sirable. Although modern com-
munications technology may
make more public participation
in lawmaking possible, no one
has ever refuted Madison's
claim that carefully selected
representatives would prove
superior to any direct assembly
of the people.
Congress was intended to be
a forum in which prominent
individuals from the various
states would come together to
deliberate about the common
good. While Congressmen
would always carry with them
the interests of their constitu-
ents, they were expected to
develop a national perspective
through the very act of partici-
pating in this legislative body.
Such a perspective can never
develop in a direct democracy.
The primary concern of those
who wrote and ratified the
Constitution was to find a way
to attract talented and ambi-
tious politicians to the national
legislature, and then to ensure
that those talents and am-
bitions would be used to pro-
mote the public good. Today,
even through most members
running for reelection spend
huge sums and win by large
margins, the threat of electoral
defeat is still never far from
their minds.
The fact that six-year terms
offer Senators a little more
room to breathe is offset by the
stronger challenges Senate in-
cumbents generally face. Po-
litical scientists often look for
an "electoral connection” when
explaining the behavior of a
member on the Senate floor, in
a House committee hearing, or
at a Capitol Hill press confer-
ence, as well as on the cam-
paign trail.
Elections also offer the public
a chance to partidpate-in-
directly-in the making of pub-
lic policy. Republican gains in
the House in the 1960 election
made Reagan's budget and tax
victories in 1981 powible. The
Democrats won back twenty-
six seats in 1982-and frustrat-
ed many of the President’s
initiatives in the succeeding
two years. By taking control of
the Senate in 1980, Republicans
moved into the chairmanships
of all the Senate committees.
Then, think of the Supreme
Court. Whoever is president in
the next four years is likely to
Births
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harri-
son , of SOsbee, are the parents
of a son, William Robert, born
September 30, at St. Elizabeth.
Grandparents are Mrs. Leila
Harrison of SOsbee, and Mrs.
Winnie Jones of SOsbee.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Ches-
hire, of VOlage Mills, are the
parents of a daughter, Amanda
Bridget, born October 2, at
SOsbee Doctors Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Carter,
of SOsbee, are the parents of a
daughter, Leah LaNell, born
October 4, at SOsbee Doctors
Hospital.
Newest Cards
New Christmas cards coming
out will play a carol when opened
and some even have decorated
trees which light up.
Legal Notices
NOTICE TO 1IDOHW
The deiSHn. for racrivlng bid* for
Comprehenrive (fonaral UxbtHtg. (In and
Extended Coverage and Automobile Lia-
bility Coverage for the City of Silabee baa
ben extended to 8:00 p.m. October 28,
1004. SpeeiSratioM may be obtained at (Sty
Hall. 280 Eraaat Avenue, 8Baboo. Texaa
between the houre of JrOO a.m. and 5:00
p.m.. Mondays through Fridays or upon
roqusst by mail. All bids must bo oealod and
plainly marksd “BID ON INSURANCE
COVERAGE.' Bids will be opened at the
City Council meeting on October 23. 1004
beginning at 7:30 p.m.
The City o( Silabee reserves the right to
SILSBEE. TEXAS.
/s/D.D. Shine Mayor
ATTEST:
/•/ Edna Brown City Secretary
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NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Sealed bids w8l be received by the City
Manager of the City of Slslbee. Texan until
8:00 p.m.. on October 28. 1IS4, for two
marked Police Unite and one unmarked unit
lor the City of 8Uabee. Specification* may
be obtained at CHy Hall, 280 Erenst
Avenue. Silabee, Texaa, between the bourn
of SCO a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Mondays
through Fridays or upon request by mail.
All bidsmuat be seeled end plainly merited
'RIDS ON POLICE CARS.’ Bide wffl be
opened at the City Council mooting on
October 28.1884 beginning at 7:80 p.m.
The City ol Silabee reserve* the right to
reject any or all bids or to accept any bid
deemed advantageous to tt. BY ORDER OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SILSBEE. TEXAS.
/e/D.D.8hine Mayor
ATTEST:
/«/ Edna Brown • City Secretary
It
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice la hereby given that the Otty
Council of the City <J Silabee. Teens will
hold a Public Hearing on a proponed rat*
Increase requeated by Enter. The Public
Hearing wg] be held In the Council
Chambers at CKy Hall on Tuenday. October
21.10S4 at 7-J0 p.m.
/s/D.D.Shine Mayor
ATTEST:
/a/ Edna Brown • City Secretary
It
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice la hereby riven that the CHy
Council of the CHy of Silabee, Teaaa paaaad
the following Ordinance oe tta Rrst and fhu)
reading at their regular meeting on Tues-
day. October 8,1884:
ORDINANCE M1B
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDIN-
ANCE 84-11 SETTING A TAX RATE FOR
THE 1884 TAX YE AR AT 8.S7.8 PER 8100
VALUATION; AND CONTAINING AN
EMERGENCY CLAUSE.
ATTEST:
/a/ Edna Brown
/a/ D.D. Shine Mapnr
City Secretary
send several Supreme Court
nominations to the Senate Ju-
diciary Committee. If the Re-
publicans retain control of the
Senate, and Strom Thurmond
wins reelection, he will chair
the confirmation hearings; if
the Democrats become the
majority party, Joseph Biden
(D-Del.) will preside. It is hard
to imagine two Senators with
more divergent views on the
Constitution, and the voters
alone will decide who leads this
key committee in the 99th
Congress.
It is dear from the different
term* of office for Representa-
tives and Senators that the
Founders wanted Congress
both to reflect the popular will
and to moderate it. They want-
ed members to be faithful to the
interests of their constituents,
but faithful to the interests of
the nation, too. They expected
politicians to follow their am-
bitions, and thus they made
public approval the key to
career success.
“Election-year politics” is not
a defect in our system of
government-it is an intended
consequence of a constitutional
plan. As citizens and as voters,
we have a lot more to do than
just elect a president on the
first Tuesday in November.
BUD STEVENS
Bud Stevens Named
Chairman Of American
Plywood Association
C.B. (Bud) Stevens, senior
vice president Kirby Forest
Industries, SOsbee, was elected
chairman of the Board of Trus-
tees of the American Plywood
Association at the APA annual
meeting held in the Westin
Oaks Hotel, Houston, on Oc-
tober 9.
After serving in a variety of
management positions with
several West Coast forest pro-
ducts firms,- Stevens joined
Kirby in 1964 as playwood area
superintendent. He was ap-
pointed vice president in 1971
and has held his present posi-
tion since January, 1981.
A member of the APA Board
of Trustees for the past eight
years, he is also a director of
the National Forest Products
Association. He has served on
the boards of the Arkansas and
Texas Forestry Associations.
He is a director of Kirby Forest
Industries and of the First
National Bank of Silsbee.
A native of North Dakota,
Stevens attended Minot State
College in his home state, and
the Univeraity of Oregon. He
has participated in the Univer-
sity of Southern California In-
stitute of Business and Eco-
nomics and in the Stanford
University executive program.
He served with the U.S.
Navy in the Pacfic and Atlantic
theatres during World War II.
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