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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1965
Page
1
Silsbee students return to six campuses this Monday for the new school year. Supt Don Hough said enrollment is expected to reach a record level. Students should be in assigned rooms at start time as buses run morning and evening and cafeterias operate.
Lynda Ferguson of Silsbee Louisiana 1965 Miss Louisiana will depart Sept 4 for Atlantic City with chaperone Carolyn Masur. She travels Beaumont to Pittsburgh then by limousine to Atlantic City for preliminaries Sept 8 and finals Sept 11. Ferguson aims to perform a tribute to Jeanette McDonald with an ante bellum dress.
Mr and Mrs Wilburn Jack Minter announce daughter Kathleen Lillian born Aug 20 at St Elizabeth Beaumont. Mr and Mrs Jerry H Jones announce son Christopher Maxwell born Aug 20 at St Elizabeth Beaumont. Grandparents H M Jones and Fred Per lips Sr. Also Kailia Tyiine born Aug 17 to Mr and Mrs Tho J Williams Silsbee. Mrs John Marble Sour Lake parent of Melinda Cage born Aug 15. Daniel Orville born Aug 17 to Allan Morain Silsbee. Willie Harper Silsbee parent of Paul Anthony born Aug 19. Randy Lynn born Aug 20 to Milliard Burrows Kountze. James Morgan Cats Joseph Nelson born Aug 21.
Silsbee Planning Commission voted to sell Jefferson Boulevard to H C Hopkins for a hospital project. The sale hinges on Hopkins securing title to the street and matches the price per square foot. if the hospital deal fails, the sale becomes void.
Silsbee voters will decide on Sept. 18 at the Fire Hall whether to trade a section of South Third Street to Sherman and Tom Worthey in exchange for a right of way to extend Dardin Drive to Knupple Road and cover 55 percent of a culvert and road project. The election follows a petition with 364 names and a Aug. 10 council approval of the trade by a 3–2 vote.
Four candidates from Silsbee will receive Lamar State College of Technology degrees at the summer commencement. Services are set for 9 am Saturday in McDonald Gymnasium with Dr. F L McDonald delivering the principal address. The August class brings the 1964 65 total to 842, a new record. Betty Allen Iles Jerry Arlene Boardman Judy Reeves Blackmon and Nathan Rodney Chambers are the Silsbee graduates.
Floyd Allen Treadway, 18, of Chance Loeb, arraigned on rape charges after a Tuesday morning attack near Silsbee. He was captured at Beasley's Store by a wide-area manhunt aided by Beaumont police and other agencies. A Navy deserter, he had been on a three month wanted list.
President Edwin O'Dell reported progress on the Quarterback Club drive with about 500 cards distributed. He urged members to turn in money to secretary K. E. Bell by the next meeting. New Tiger coaches Wayne Riley and Pat Day were introduced by head coach Ray McGallion.
The Silsbee Trail Riders announce their annual fall rodeo to be held Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Trail Riders arena west of town off highway 418. A Saturday parade at 4 p.m. precedes the event with rider registration Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Conner's Cafe. Events include barrel racing bull riding steer wrestling calf roping bareback riding and Miss Rodeo will be crowned. The Orange Sheriff’s Posse quad drill and Dayton FFA stock perform, with grand entry led by H. C. Long.
Final rites for A W Overland Sr 75 were held Sunday at the First Methodist Church in Silsbee with Rev Eugene Jonte and Rev Bruce Power officiating. Burial was in Resthaven Cemetery. He died Thursday night in Temple after a long illness. He retired from the Santa Fe after 50 years and served as Silsbee constable. Survived by his wife, a son, a brother, and a grandchild.
The Silsbee School Board approved a record 1.415 million dollar budget at a Monday public hearing and kept the 1.65 tax rate per 100 valuation. The budget totals 31.75 million in district valuation with 99 percent collections, up from last year’s 31.244 million. Trustees adopted a tax due date of Sept 1 and delinquency date of Jan 31 1966. Two portable classrooms at Kirby Elementary were accepted and Herman Hyers Inc of Beaumont to be paid 11800 for air conditioned units. Superintendent Don Hough noted total portable costs will be 13000 with furnishings. New hires include James Bollich Wayne Riley Herma Dalma and Charles Vanderburg III. Head custodians received a 4 percent raise.
Dr A B Templeton D D to chair Volunteers for Vision for Hardin Jefferson and Orange Counties. Appointed by Mrs C Earl Hildreth president of the Woman's Auxiliary to the Texas Optometric Association. He will coordinate vision screening for Head Start children in the Southeast Texas Optometric Society area.
Tiger coach Ray McGallion takes the team to Port Acres for a 4 p.m. scrimmage Friday with a second scrimmage set for September 3 at 7 p.m. in Beaumont against Beaumont High. Loss of three key defenders weakens defense, while reserves show strength and the grass at Kirby Stadium nears readiness for the first home game September 10.
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