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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1967
Page
3
The Tigers prepare for a final scrimmage Friday at Kirby Stadium against Conroe, with star players sidelined by knee and ankle injuries but expected to return by game day. Coaches seek a strong late test as the season starts.
A list of students and staff by institution appears, naming Tyler Jr. College Steve Jordan and Ronnie Carpenter. Texas Southern University Pleas Rhone and Reginald Tarver. Baptist Hospital X-Ray Tech School Brenda Gee and Myra Butler. Southwestern Business College Leroy Wright and a Co. Jr. College Davis Harveth. Southwestern La Ross Bridgers and Cheniers Business School Sherry Taff and Dorothy Bates. University of Houston Susan Dixon and Marsha Wooley.
Rho Upsilon chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Heritage Room of Silsbee State Bank with 17 members present Mrs Charles Stephen presided over the meeting where plans were made for a Coke party for rushees in September Mrs Joe Bell and Mrs Buddy Courtney led the program Introductions and Invitations Mrs James Morris was hostess
Notice to bidders from Evadale Independent School District invites offers by 4 p.m. September 7, 1967 for 15 used two speed floor fans and a 1950 Chevrolet four ton pickup. Bids may cover all or part and should be sent or delivered to the Evadale School Business Office for inspection. The board may accept or reject any or all bids or choose the most advantageous.
A fragmented price listing shows unit prices such as 2 for 55e and single items at 49e 65e 45e and 79¢. The garbled text includes figures like 59e 1.50 and 89ec, indicating a catalog of small goods with varied pricing.
Hardin County horse owners and 4 H Club members are urged to obtain MP-833 Insect Mite and Tick Parasites of Texas Horses from County Agent B E Rea. The book covers life history habits and damage by horse bat flies lice mange mites ticks and biting flies. It notes no control guidance is included and directs readers to MP 691 for control recommendations.
Law Enforcement Supervisor Bob Evins runs the Training School for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department in Bryan College Station near Texas A&M University. Trainees walk a deer census line in post oak country and a Panhandle recruit briefly gets lost until midnight before graduation.
Xi Kappa Nu Chapter of Be ta Sigma Phi Sorority met in Mrs. Gene Barnes's home with nine members present. Mrs. Jo Ann LaToof led the meeting and a "Back to School" social was planned for Sept. 11 at Mrs. Warren Bower's home. Mrs. Charles Kelly reported on the Silsbee Youth Center progress. Mrs. Joe Hignett distributed yearbooks and presented the first program, "What is Life."
A 1957 encounter as a widowed teacher at a church related junior college shaped a student's commitment to Christ. The former pupil, now a youth teacher, writes of a life given meaning by faith and a desire to share it with children and young people. The devotional piece urges gratitude for Christian homes and prayers for young graduates to spread faith.
Extension plant pathologists at Texas A and M report more plant specimens showing drouth injury due to hot dry weather. Shade trees like sycamore, mulberry, cottonwood and oak are affected. symptoms include marginal leaf desiccation and tissue death between veins. Natural or man made drought injury can occur. prolonged soil moisture loss kills feeder roots, slowing recovery.
A Cunningham Cemetery workday is planned for Saturday inviting volunteers to bring lawn mowers tools and a basket lunch. The C. T. Jordan family offers thanks to Pastor Rev. Bradford and all who assisted during their bereavement.
The Texas A&M Board selected Paul R. Kramer to replace retiring Director A. D Folweiler at the Texas Forest Service effective September 1. Kramer, associate director since 1966, joined the service in 1948 and has led the Forest Products Laboratory at Lufkin. He holds a degree from Washington State University and studied wood technology at Yale. He chairs the Gulf States Section of the Society of American Foresters and is active in related forestry groups with wife Eileen in Bryan.
Mrs O L Redmond died after a small coral snake was killed near the front of her home on Landolt Lane Monday. She was mowing at the edge of the house when she spotted the baby snake about a foot long and barely an eighth inch in diameter.
A series of birth announcements from families in Silsbee Buna Kountze and surrounding towns list newborns including Wayne Tuc son Calvert Jr Deborah Ad ie Harold David Cora Christine Sherry Jalene Linda Marie Yolanda Annette Billy Joe Cindy Erline and others with parent names and birthplaces Hardin Memorial Hospital Merry ville Hospital and local homes. The Coast Guard Cutter Westwind features a reinforced bow and armor plating and is noted for contributing over 1.5 billion dollars annually to the economy while breaking ice.
Beaumont Liquor Control Board notes a new law reduces liquor store hours to 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday, with beer sales at taverns unchanged. The law bans liquor sales on Christmas Day and allows beer and liquor sales on primary and general election days until 8 p.m.
The Kirby Elementary PTA named committee chairmen at an executive meeting held at Mrs. Lloyd Karnes home. Chairs include Mrs. James Morris spirituals Mrs. Noel Adams room mothers Mrs. Val Hickman health Mrs. Raymond Dominy safety and Mrs. Tommy Clark hospitality. The first meeting is Sept 19 at 3 30 pm and the membership drive runs Sept 18 through Sept 22.
The U S Army invites recall of retired enlisted personnel in over 130 specialties. Recruiter SFC Harmon Phipps says qualifications span from sergeant E-5 to master sergeant E-8. Recalled retirees must be under 50, have under 27 years service, meet medical standards, and present a current medical exam.
Regulations describe who can apply and where to seek help from Army Recruiting Stations for the required medical exam. Retirees may be recalled for up to three years, varying with Army needs, not usually shorter than three years, and not extending beyond the 55th birthday or 30 years of service.
An advertisement for Wig Fashionette at 538 Ave. K offers complete beauty services and a range of wigs including imported 100 percent human hair, with temporary low prices as low as 45 dollars. The shop, run by Mrs. Ethel Washington, also touts a student discount and lists business and residence phone numbers.
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