The Silsbee Bee (Silsbee, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 28, 1983 Page: 9 of 50
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Chris And Amy Wilhite Receive
1983 Rural Heroism Award
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j» sexuality, particularly preg-
ij nancy and abortion. “Teen-
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|« matter what anybody says or
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3 the best information you can.
jj The real question is, ‘Should I
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2 people information so they can
■j make the right decision."
From the initial group inter-
view to the very last perfor-
Ji mance, these young actors
>3 experience learning from so
j many different angles that they
!« become teachers in their own
>j right.
Debra Haffner, director of
< the Washington troupe agrees.
•J "I could go into a school and
) give a lecture on sexuality but
,* these kids talk to each other
*! and let each other know there
[» are options."
1 One of those options is saying
2 no. And there are others. But
) the troupe never tries to favor
f one option over another. All the
4 troupes have a variety of actors
£ with different beliefs. "We do
?not advocate abortion," Minkin
'4 said. "We have actors who
don't believe in abortion. That'S
l really not the issue. We just try
'4 to inform people so they can
|<make decisions about sexuality.
[|We think young people have
^taken a bad rap. All peer
[•pressure isn’t negative. We
('take the tremendous energy of
(young people and change it
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(tisement for a gay bookstore.
’The editor of the paper said,
[“the censorship of information
(from others depends on a moral
'decision unique to every per-
[son, and it is wrong for Ms.
iClark (the advisor) to expose in
[the school newspaper only that
.information which she feels is
appropriate."
| The editor added, "the issue
is not the gay bookstore
anymore-the issue now is
'freedom of the press and
censorship.” The ad was never
run.
In 1979, a state statute
.banning contraceptive ads in
print media led to the restric-
tion of such an ad in the
University of Wisconsin’s Daily
Cardinal. After gaining sup-
port from lawyers and faculty,
the students printed the ad
Along with an editorial which
stated, “a statute that not only
flagrantly restricts print media
ad content, but also unconsti-
tutionally abridges citizens’
rights to know, ought to be
repealed." The statute was
later declared unconstitutional.
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ANNA BETH JUMPER
Theater President
Speaks To Kiwanians
By Lois Grote
Anna Beth Jumper briefed
Silsbee Kiwanians on the his-
tory and phenomenal growth of
the Silsbee Little Theater at
their regular Wednesday noon
meeting. Mrs. Jumper is the
current president of the Little
Theater and she operates the
Old Shine Place Restaurant.
She researched the history by
talking to some of the origina-
tors.
Silsbee Little Theater star-
ted as an offshoot project of the
Silsbee Public Library. Essen-
tially the same people who
worked hard to establish and
build the first library building
20 years ago, conceived the
idea of having organized read-
ings of short stories and plays.
Their first meetings were held
in the recently demolished
Silsbee State Bank building.
Poorly attended for several
years, the group was alternate-
ly discouraged and elated with
their efforts. A social hour,
light food and refreshments
were added. Gradually enough
enthusiasm was gathered to
attempt a full three act play on
the stage at the Junior High
auditorium. It was a success
and the Little Theater mem-
bers were encouraged. Mem-
bership grew to about 75
persons.
However, according to Mrs.
Jumper, after the third annual
production, which played to
sparse audiences in that large
auditorium, the membership
was discouraged. Some felt
that a dingpr theater type
production would be more
effective and encourage more
participation. The next year
the Silsbee Country Club was
engaged and, though inade-
quate, the dinner theater idea
proved to be a success.
Finally, the members came
up with the idea of renting the
old Knights of Pythias Hall.
The first dinner theater play
staged there was a comedy
"Love Rides the Rails”, and it
was a huge success.
Since that time the Little
Theater has put on other
comdies, melogramas, musi-
cals, a murder mystery and
even an amateur hour. Some
productions involve up to 100
persons and has expanded to
two full productions and four
readings per year, including
social hours and dances. It
sponsors a children’s theater
which has reached every age
group in our schools. The
Angel Party is an annual
highlight, and several art auc-
tions have been held. It has
purchased and renovated the
building several times and
invested in much audio and
lighting equipment.
Not too many years ago a
$1000 budget was the limit, but
today the Silsbee Little Thea-
ter has a budget of $30,000 per
year, has a building fund, and is
looking toward building a new
theater. All this is based upon
the enthusiastic and growing
membership of 500, according
to Mrs. Jumper. She encour-
aged even more Silsbee area
citizens to become involved, if
not as potential actors, as
behind the scenes carpenters,
electricians, wardrobe, prop
and service people or just
enthusiastic spectators.
Roger Ratliff was program
chairman and introduced Mrs.
Jumper. Charles Peden is
program chairman on April 27
and John Schuler on May 4.
Stan Wolfrom, from the
Beaumont Kiwanis Club, was a
guest and Key Clubbers pre-
sent were: Wally Voitman,
Robert Palmer and Allan Wa-
HOUSTON - Eleven-year-
old Chris Wilhite and his
ten-year-old sister Amy of
Saltillo (Hopkins County) re-
ceived the 1983 Rural Heroism
Award here today for their role
in saving the life of their father
who severely mangled his right
arm in a farm accident last
June.
The presentation was made
by Millard Shivers, awards
chairman of the Texas Farm
and Ranch Safety Council,
during the annual meeting of
the Texas/Southwestern Safe-
ty Conference and Exposition.
Ben Bullard, assistant director
of the Texas Farm Bureau
Safety Department, is the
council piesident.
Two t;..her nominees, Mrs.
Paul Fox of Desdemona (East-
land County) and John Henshall
of Beeviile (Bee County), re-
ceived honorable mention.
Mrs. Fox probably saved the
life of her husband when she
jumped on a runaway tractor
and stopped it, after the man
had been knocked unconscious
by a tree he was pulling down
with the tractor. Henshall used
a front-end loader to lift a
tractor which had overturned
on a co-worker, Leroy Robbins,
as the two were excavating dirt
to build some terraces.
Last June 23, Steve Wilhite,
30, was working with a hay
baler on his 160-acre dairy farm
near Saltillo in northeast Texas
when he slipped, pinning his
right arm in the rollers of the
baler.
Responding to Wilhite's cry
for help, Chris and Amy came,
running from a nearby lake.
Chris shut off the tractor’s
power takeoff and then lifted
the tailgate of the baler,
allowing the elder Wilhite to
remove his severely mangled
arm.
Accustomed to pasture driv-
ing but never highway traffic,
Chris started the family pickup
and Amy kept their ailing
father awake so he could shift
gears as Chris sped 75 miles per
hour the eight-mile distance
from their farm to Franklin
County Hospital at Mount
Vernon.
Emergency treatment was
given Wilhite, but hospital
officials determined that the
only chance Wilhite had of
keeping his right arm would be
to take him to a Dallas hospital.
J. W. McKay, who lives near
Mount Vernon, has an agree-
ment with the hospital there to
use his helicopter to fly patients
in need of more specialized
care.
McKay flew Wilhite with his
injured arm packed in ice to
Parkland Hospital in 38 mi-
nutes. However, surgeons at
Parkland could not save the
badly mangled arm, because
they said the bone had been
twisted beyond repair.
Nevertheless, the quick ac-
tion of the Wilhite youths has
been attributed to possibly
saving his life.
Playing hero was not the
main concern of the two chil-
dren at the time of the accident.
Chris said his primary concern
Lumberton To Hold
Registration For
Kindergarten
Kindergarten registration
for the 1983-84 school year will
be held at Lumberton Primary
School office May 2-6 from 7:30
a.m. to 2:40 p.m.
A child must be five years old
on or before September 1,
1983,and live in the district to
be eligible for the 1983-84
Kindergarten class.
Parents are required to pre-
sent a certified birth certificate
(not hospital copy) and an
immunization record signed by
a physician or health depart-
ment. Immunizations required
are DPT and polio series plus a
booster after their 4th birth-
day.
Measles, mumps and rubella
are required after their first
birthday.
A T. B. test after their fourth
birthday is recommended by
the state of Texas.
To register, a parent must
bring all of the above docu-
ments to the school.
NOT MANY
OF US
CRITTERS
REMAIN.
was “getting daddy to the
hospital." Amy said her main
interest was “keeping daddy
alive."
Chris and Amy attend school
at Mount Vernon, Chris being
in the fifth grade and Amy in
the fourth grade.
Both children help their
parents with the farm chores.
Chris helps with cleaning the
milking parlor and raking the
hay for baling. Amy helps feed
the baby calves.
‘Well, do you?”
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Read, R. L. The Silsbee Bee (Silsbee, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 28, 1983, newspaper, April 28, 1983; Silsbee, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth821127/m1/9/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Silsbee Public Library.