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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1955
Page
1
In Hardin county precinct 7, a wet dry election dispute enters its fourth day. Judge H A Coe in Kountze rules on 19 of 25 contested votes finding 4 valid and 15 invalid. Ballots not yet opened to show how invalid votes were cast as both sides press for recounts and further rulings.
Last week’s Bee listed Kirby mill officials with a linotype error. J C Perkins is the superintendent of purchases and personnel with an office here, and M L Wilson remains superintendent of the tie department but will be located here instead of Beau mont.
Caraway Motor Company on Highway 96 South is named Packard dealer for Silsbee area. Clifton Caraway, owner, says new 1955 Packards on display and notes Studebaker line continues after Packard Studebaker merger. Cars feature 225 and 260 hp V eight engines and torsion bar suspension. Residents urged to inspect in showrooms as first heavy auto dealer in the region.
Mr and Mrs Albert Hailey Catherine Mizerak Autie Maxwell Betty Rose Creola Oliver Ima Tucker and Ella Brown all members of the Silsbee Pythian Lodge attended the installation of officers of a lodge in Beaumont Monday night at the K P hall.
Mrs. Claude C. Coward was elected temporary chairman of the Ladies Auxiliary of Oil Workers International Union Local 592 at an organizational meeting held last Thursday in the high school cafeteria. The unit will be 592 A with Mrs Steve Redmond as temporary financial secretary. Fifteen charter members attended and more ladies are signing up. Area potential is about 200, per C. E. Jergins. Ben Walker and Claude Coward led arrangements and refreshments.
A series of birth notices lists newborns with dates in January and February at Tennison Hospital, Hardin County Hospital, Baptist Hospital, and Ensign Clinic. Names include Kelle World Edward Lee, Michael Ray Jordan, Charles Ray McCormick, Richard Ailen Fregia, Gary Douglas Heatherington, Stephen Paul Calloway, Fred David Harris, a daughter for James L West, a daughter for R E Lodge, Jo Ann Richardson, Betty Jean Brown, and Johnny Lynn Johnson, with respective parent couples and hometowns Evadale Saratoga Silsbee Honey Island Sour Lake Beaumont Buna Village Mills Buna Silsbee.
Northside Baptist church in Lumberton will observe its second anniversary on Sunday February 7 with an all day program. Rev A L Wallace former pastor of Nederland will preach at 11:00 a m Speakers include Rev O R Rowe and Rev Dean Oien. Basket lunch at noon Services 11:00 a m 2:30 and 7:45 p m Sunday school 9:45 training union 6:45.
Lowry Lynch a 2nd class petty officer in the U S Navy is spending a month’s leave from Yokosuka Japan with his parents Mr and Mrs O H Bertram Rex Worley was returned to his home Sunday from St Therese Hospital in Beaumont where he underwent surgery there last week Mrs Charles Collins Mrs Johnnie Johnson and Mrs Tom Tennison attended the business administration classes at St Stephens Episcopal church Tuesday in Beaumont
Silsbee high school announces baseball workouts start February 14 as they join the north zone of district 28AA. The team, last year co champion, will play a double round robin with Woodville and Jasper while the south zone includes Victor Nederland and Liberty. District play begins April 19 with a non district game versus Nederland.
The Texas Nu Upsilon chapter met January 24 at Mrs. Elizabeth McClelland home. They discussed the February 12 Valen tine dance and honored Mrs. Joyce Birdwell with a layette shower. Next meeting February 7 will include a Ritual of Jewels ceremony at the First Christian Church Fellowship Hall.
Co D Purvis underwent major surgery at Hardin County Hospital in Kountze this morning.
Kiwanis club hears choral group from junior high with Mary Bertram leading a fifty voice program. Hotcake Day planning underway with W J Poshataske assigning workers and penny jar proceeds. Silsbee Chamber hears Crockett outline workshop highlights and budget needs to boost community commerce.
Hardin county March of Dimes total reached 3950.15 dollars with more expected. Sheriff William Whitaker directed a drive praised for countywide effort. Silsbee led contributions with 3033.85 including 611 from Shriners street collections. Negro citizens gave 194.43. Mothers March on Polio in Silsbee yielded 311.95 with 64.73 from Negro contributors. Batson Sour Lake and Saratoga were still reporting. Kountze incomplete as workers continued through the week.
Dr and Mrs W H Beazley were visitors one day last week in the home of Dr and Mrs W C Mc Neil.
The District 3 Young Peoples Rally will be at First Baptist church in Liberty on Saturday February 8. Mrs L E Hutchins of Silsbee president reports. Dr John M Wright of Port Arthur Baptist church will be principal speaker on the topic It is Love Our service Now.
A committee from the Silsbee Garden club will judge yards in Silsbee between February 8 and 12 to select yard of the season. Evaluations focus on color arrangement and overall yard condition. The winner will display a plaque in their yard until next season's judging.
Silsbee welcomes attorney Earl Wills opening a new practice at 957 North Fifth Street. A Washburn University graduate passed the Texas bar in 1945, WWII Air Force pilot, and former Houston lawyer with nine years of practice plus time as general counsel for Associated Contractors in Monroe Louisiana. He and his wife have two children and attend the Methodist church. He plans to relocate his family to Silsbee once housing is found.
Highway engineers told Silsbee city council that widening of highway 96 south from the Santa Fe tracks to the new Kountze road with curbing and gutters could begin as early as July if Frank Payne secures the necessary right of way within 90 days. Detours will affect Dardin Drive and Third Street for about 30 days during concrete bridge work.
Silsbee dropped a 58 46 district 28BAA game to Victor as Lynwood Jones led the Tigers with 18 points and Carl Savant paced Victor with 23. Bobby Battle added 13 for Silsbee, Keith Parker 11, with two points each for Billy Dan Van Winkle and Buerx McDonald. The loss moves Silsbee toward a Feb 11 home clash with Liberty Panthers.
Funeral services were held for Pollard S. Bridgewater 72 of Loeb who died Sunday evening at Baptist Hospital Beaumont after a short illness. A Seneca native, he lived in Loeb 15 years and was a retired lumber ran. He belonged to the Masonic lodge and Baptist church. Survived by wife, a daughter, one brother, three sisters and two grandsons.
The Twentieth Century club gathered Wednesday at 3:30 in the Rose room of the Blue Bonnet cafe with 20 members and one guest, Mrs. R. D. Tatman. Hostesses were Mrs. Oscar Baker and Mrs. Edgar O'Neil. The program on international relations covered Our present international problems prospect and dangers and The world's home town base the United Nations.
Silsbee's Young's Supermarket marks its fifth anniversary this weekend. Founded February 3, 1950, in a small shop, the Dudley Young and W. D. Young family business has expanded repeatedly, now offering over 6500 square feet of floor space. A two page ad in The Bee highlights anniversary specials.
Visitors to the Bee office included Mr. and Mrs. R. A. McDonald of Oakland California and Mrs. A. G. Natwick of Beaumont. Mrs. McDonald enjoyed Texas and Silsbee during a firm visit while construction of the East Texas Pulp and Paper mill proceeded. Mr. McDonald has attended the area often in the past two years as chairman of the executive committee of the company.
The monthly meeting of St John’s Episcopal church ladies auxiliary is set for tonight at 7 30 at the home of Mrs. Bob McClelland. Dr and Mrs W C McNeil returned Wednesday night from Dallas where Dr McNeil attended the Baylor Dental College mid winter Clinic.
Hardin county reports arrests for drunkenness with 18 offenses this week. Deputy Dave Rountree said two drunk driving incidents and two disturbances occurred. Judge Fletcher Richardson noted only two county court hearings, with Nathan Minter fined 100 dollars and three days jail on Jan 24 and Leo Baty jailed three days plus 50 dollar fine on Jan 25. Dennerd Gore of Silsbee was fined 50 dollars and received three days in Jefferson county court at law in Beaumont.
A. W. Dainwood reports Kirby Lumber Co. new saw mill operated smoothly on opening day with two bands in production. Logs moved through separation sizing edging and sorting before drying and planing stages. Boiler pressure remains steady at the old mill pending full production.
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