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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1965
Page
2
The notice states a weekly publication issued every Thursday at 410 Highway 96 Silsbee Texas under second class mailing permit dated April 10 ies. Rates are 3.50 per year within Hardin Jasper Tyler Jefferson Counties and 4.00 per year outside these counties.
The editor and co owners David Read and R L Read publish the paper with Mrs Leona Whitman as Editor Ad Manager and a Society and Personal Editor. The mechanical department includes Harold Leigh Mrs Ruth Stirling James Johnson and Charles Green with Linotype and printer press staff.
The Texas Teenage Safe Driving Road-E-O selects a winner for a 1000 scholarship to college from Texas teens. Local Jaycee chapters and TADA dealers run contests to pick finalists for the May 8 state finals in Fort Worth, with a national final in Washington, D C in August. Over 5000 Texas youths enter yearly, showcasing driving skills and safety education.
An introductory note presents a daily meditation excerpt from a globally circulated devotional guide. It invites readers to reflect on faith, quietude, and spiritual focus through concise contemplation.
In the Upper Room meditation from April 22 1965 the author reflects that faith in Jesus Christ transforms fear of death into sleep like trust. Believers in Christ inherit eternal life and will not die but live in Him. The piece emphasizes resurrection as proof and ends with a prayer praising Jesus as savior and eternal life’s foundation.
The Junior Art League will meet Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon at the Silsbee Public Library. Members will present their posters and Lamar College art professor Jerry Newman will judge with prizes awarded.
A budget weekend itinerary through Polk and Tyler counties begins in Livingston with a First National Bank building museum housing pioneer artifacts including Mrs Adams locket. It continues along U S 190 to the Alabama Coushatta village and Indian museum, then Woodville's Heritage Garden and Allan Shivers Library, ending at Town Bluff Reservoir for fishing and camping with several regional events listed from April 21 to May 1.
Fatalities among outdoor recreationists surge as season opens. Tex as Parks and Wildlife Executive Director J Weldon Watson warns of hazards and underlines life preserver use. Incidents include Bay City, Grayson County, Sanger, San Angelo, Dallas, Paris, Corpus Christi, Houston, Floresville, Beaumont and other locales.
First Lt. Lee R. Ratliff, 25, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Ratliff of 118 Cravens Dr., completed a nine week armor officer orientation course at the Army Armor Center Fort Knox Ky on March 17. He studied armor duties, artillery, infantry, engineers, logistics, maintenance and map and aerial photo reading. Ratliff earned a bachelor of laws degree from the University of Texas and is a member of Delta Theta Phi fraternity.
The Chance-Loeb group urges consolidation of Silsbee and Chance Loeb schools arguing it lowers costs, improves education, and keeps tax revenue within Hardin County. They claim a combined district saves 20000 to 30000 dollars in admin and tax collection and opposes a large bond plan citing current high taxes.
The Chance-Loeb Citizens League led by Jerry Y. Burks Sr urges voters in Silsbee to approve consolidation at the May 15 polls. The group portrays consolidation as a peoples program to strengthen schools churches and county welfare, arguing an informed public will choose progress. Mrs. A R Hardison and daughter Vondaine visited Austin over the holidays in the Hardison home.
The text argues that heaven is conditional on earthly conduct, citing scripture from Matthew Luke and Romans to claim rewards are in heaven upon resurrection. It contrasts Universalist views, asserts the resurrection precedes bliss, and urges obedience to the Gospel before time ends.
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