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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1974
Page
2
The page presents a full masthead naming the editorial staff and key positions. It lists Editor and Publisher Richard Weathersby, Society and Personal Editor, Reporter-Photographer, Secretary, Receptionist, Controller, and staff including Harold Leigh and Lilly Jon Williams. Mechanical department foreman and operators are also named.
The Senate call for stricter energy action argues a gasoline tax would cut oil consumption and inflation. It cites Tom Wicker’s defense, notes the need to fund transportation and utility shifts, and warns public acceptance may be challenging.
Tom Wicker and many lawmakers view 5 percent surcharge unfavorably. Critics say low income brackets cannot claim an income tax credit, proving the tax plan relies on voter anger to push higher fuel taxes.
Senator Bentsen calls for urgent restoration of national confidence beyond economics. He argues Americans must regain self belief in government and leadership, noting past wartime and postwar achievements and outlining steps to rebuild health care, education, energy, and urban safety.
TOPS Club No. 152 met Dee with 21 persons weighing in. A ten pound loss was recorded. The annual Christmas party followed at Mrs Agnes Toups home. Each member received a cactus favor. Gifts were exchanged and refreshments served.
Beaumont and Hamshire cattleman Carl Lohmann reports the Independent Cattlemen Association ICA met with 27 of 31 Texas delegation members in Washington. ICA founder T A Cunningham notes rapid statewide growth and county affiliates while urging lawmakers to curb foreign beef imports to ease the price squeeze on Texas ranchers.
The City Council of Silsbee Texas will hold a public hearing on Tuesday January 14 1975 at 7 00 PM in City Hall Council Chambers. The hearing concerns a proposed zoning change for blocks between Roosevelt Drive and West Ave F from North 10th Street to North 6th Street. The notice is signed by Mayor James L Hays and City Secretary Edna Brown.
Governor Briscoe calls on all Texans to rededicate in 1975 to reducing traffic accidents and saving lives. He highlights dangers, urges media to inform motorists of risky areas, trends, and laws, and asks communities to improve education and awareness for safe driving.
St. John's Episcopal Church will hold its traditional Christmas Eve service at 11 p.m. on December 24, preceded by a brief service of Christmas lessons and carols.
Harold Ray Battle 41 of Silsbee will be honored at 2 p.m. Friday in the Kelly-Hixson Funeral Home chapel Beaumont with interment at Leatherwood Cemetery Loeb. He died Tuesday in a Houston hospital after a long illness. Survivors include wife Georgia Battle and five sons Harold Ray Jr Bobby Robert Ricky and Steven all of Silsbee, parents C M and Mrs Battle of Silsbee, one brother Bobby Battle, two sisters N B Nevill of Lake Jackson and Mrs Wayne Newman of Harlingen, and grandmother Mrs Pauline Courts of San Augustine.
The Midway Baptist Church on Farm Road 1943 ten miles east of Warren and six miles west of Fred presents a Christmas program Gifts Unto The Lord on Sunday December 22 at 5:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served.
Mrs Hallie Hawkins hosted a bridal shower at her home with hostess participation noted. The judges Mrs John Henry Judge and Tommie Jean Matthews Judge express sincere thanks and a Merry Christmas to all who gave gifts and support.
The discussion in a Turkish context centers on adopting Ms as a neutral feminine title to reduce sexism. Critics note Turkish has few gendered terms, with one common pronoun and a single word bayan for women, yet history shows this may not guarantee liberation.
The Highway Users Foundation notes a typical eight cylinder car logs about 12 000 engine miles yearly when counting idling. Spark plugs fire 15 million times and cables carry 250 billion volts while pistons move 3 000 miles, carburetor mixes three billion cubic feet of air with 666 gallons of gas, and other parts cycle millions of times. The message: with prudent maintenance these systems continue functioning year after year.
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