County Tax Controversy Prompts Monday Meeting
Hardin County taxpayers and officials clash over 25 and 30 percent assessment levels for 1968. Commissioner Burch pushes a resolution to standardize at 25 percent, citing equity with local and industrial properties, while Judge Lack warns against bias and notes prior appraisals favored a 30 percent uniform level. Litigation with Atlantic Richfield looms as trial nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haram
Commissionrs Court
Fred Anders
Tom Burch
Sour Lake
Hardin County
Texas
Commissioners Court
Burch
The
Bee
Judge Lack
Lack
Atlantic-Sinclair
Atlantic Richfield
Tigers Edge Bridge City in Cager Rally
Silsbee Tigers split results last week with a home win over Bridge City 48 46 and a 60 57 loss at Cleveland. Grady Walters 24 points and Bobby Maxfield 10 led the comeback while Walters extended his District 9 AAA scoring lead to 187 in 10 games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Tigers
Jasper
Bulldogs
Cleveand
Tigers
Cleveland
Silsbee Sym
Grady Walters
Bobby Maxfield
Bridge City Cardinals
Silsbee
Cardinal
Walters
Maxfield
Liberty
Baxter Dunnagan
Man Held After Silsbee Shooting Transferred for Mental Evaluation
Timothy Clarence Lacy 24 of Kountze was moved from Hardin County jail to the State Mental Hospital at Rusk on a writ after a medical exam suggested schizophrenic behavior. He is charged with assault with intent to murder for allegedly shooting James Martin, a Silsbee police officer, in the foot on January 21 at Donalson Motor Co. Martin is recovering. The writ does not affect his pending trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy Clarence Lacy
Kountze
Hardin County
State Mental Hospital
Rusk
Lacy
James Martin
Silsbee
Donalson Motor Co
Rusk Hospital
Glen Kirby
Mario Ramirez
Sherriff Henry Overstreet
Martin
Lacey
State Hospital
Hardin Counts
Texas Highway Funds Rise to 603.4 Million for State Roads
The Texas Highway Commission approved a supplementary 214 million dollar consolidated program raising the two-year total to 603.4 million for construction and right of way on the state’s road system. It funds 14.7 miles in Hardin County at 344000 for SH 105 and US 96 improvements under L P Landgraft Sr. supervision, plus related work on 1.6 miles of shoulders and resurfacing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Highway Commission
Commission
The
Highway Commission
Chamizal
el Paso
Congress
Chamiyal
Mexico
Rio Grande
Texas
Hardin County
L. P. Landgraft Sr
Silsbee
SH 105
Sour Lake
FM 770
Library Issues New Membership Cards
Silence Public Library starts issuing new library cards at no charge. Lost cards incur a replacement fee. New cards enable automatic checkout for faster service as the library expands. A new shelving stack built by Silsbee High School students with donated materials alleviates crowding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silence Public Library
Silsbee High School
Silsbee
Mrs. Clarice Holloway Leads Silsbee Art League Classes
Port Arthur artist Mrs. Clarice Holloway will teach the Silsbee Art League classes starting February 12 from 10 am to noon. Tuesday night sessions with Jerry Newman run 7 to 9 pm. An April Art Show and membership drive are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarice Holloway
Port Arthur
Silsbee Art League
Jerry Newman
New Silsbee Leo Club Elects Open Elections Motive
Silsbee Lions Board met at Neches National Bank to hear committee reports and project progress. The annual variety show moved to April 14. A Leo club for ages 15 to 20 was announced with 26 applicants led by Steven W. Douglas as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Lions Club
Neches National Bank
Lions of
John Busby
E. J. Dietrich
Lee Committee
Ja Leo Club
Fred An Ithamatten
Bini Armour
Walter L. Baker
Harvey W. Boddie
Gary M. Bonnette
Mack Brown
John YV. Burnaman
Tony Calhoun
Weeks Crawford
Steven W. Douglas
Larry Gardner
Michael H. Grubb
Jerry Hawthorne
Howard Hebert
Lee Hickman
Craig Larby
Steve Lackey
Larrys Lewis
Robert O. McClelland Jr
Ricky Price
Ramon Rodriguez
Ricky Skillern
Gregory A .Stevens
Albert G. Witte
Bobby Woodard
Induction Calls For 27 From Local Counties Feb 11
Selective Service lists 27 Hardin Liberty and Chambers men to answer induction on Feb 11. Names include Maury Ray Fregia and Rodney Revell Everett from Sour Lake and Silsbee residents among others. Forty-six men will undergo Armed Forces physicals the same day. entries cover Silsbee Liberty Cleveland Dayton and Anahuac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
U. S
Hardin
Liberty
Chambers Counties
Selective Service Board 86
Maury Ray Fregia
Dassetta
William Curtis Conner
Dayton
Rodney Revell Everett
Sour Lake
William Robert Howell
Warren
Eddie Lee Burrell
Barney Edward Bracewell
James Williford Goodman
Kountze
Roy Donald Wells
Cleveland
Raymond Thomas Jr
Hankamer
Roy Gene Sassin
Steven Phillip Atmar
Silsbee
Elmer Dwight Stephens
David Lee Gilbert
Kenneth Ray House
James Junior Kirkland
Ronda Ray Hall
Lonnie Richard Havard Jr
Ronald Edward Goodman
Paul Ellis
Anashuac
Charles Harley Riley Jr
Harry Weldon Arline
Bill James Shaw
Michael Leo Langston
Donald Ray Baldwin
Edgar Rex
Winnie
Aaron Clifton
Hienicke
Annahuac
James Ronald Danner
Carl Henry Taylor
Merle Glynn Kirchoff
Clarence Leonard Jackson
Saratoga
Clinton Edward Reynolds
Carl
Local Teachers Appointed To TSTA Committees
Mrs. Dixie Donelson and B L Williams named to standing committees for District 5 of the Texas State Teachers Association. Donelson serves on Teacher Education and Professional Standards while Williams sits on Public Relations and Publicity. They attended a Beaumont workshop where plans for the District 5 convention in March were outlined, with the event also set for Beaumont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixie Donelson
B. L. Williams
Texas State Teachers’ Association
Rites Held Tuesday For Oscar Dupree
Oscar Dupree aged 72 of 770 Ave H Silsbee died on arrival at Doctors Hospital Silsbee He had lived in Silsbee 40 years A native of Opelousas Funeral services were held at Knighton Funeral Home chapel Burial followed at Greenlawn Cemetery He is survived by a sister Mrs Bessie Minix of Beaumont and a niece Mrs Gladys Lindsey of Los Angeles
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Dupree
Ave. H. Silsbee
Doctors Hospital
Silsbee
Opelousas
Knighton Funeral Home
Greenlawn
Bessie Minix
Beaumont
Gladys Lindsey
Los Angeles
Silsbee Social Notes Highlight Local Residents and Visits
Silsbee community notes report Miss Carol M. Milstead visiting her parents while serving as an army nurse in Washington at Walter Reed. Other items note Mstel Jones’s discharge from Silsbee Doctors Hospital, Linccolm Skillern’s surgery in Beaumont, and travel of several families to attend funerals and district meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol M. Milstead
C. G. Milstead
Washington, D. C
Walter Reed General Hospital
Miss Milstead
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Mstel Jones
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Linccolm Skillern
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Robert Morris
J. C. Bates
Mt. Ida
Ark
Bates
J. R. Collier
R. W. Stewart
Lumberton
Houston
Hardin County Home Demonstration Clubs
John Wesley Latham
Appleton
Wisc
J T Yawn of Warren Dies After Long Illness
J T Yawn a 54 year old Warren resident and former lumber mill worker died at 5 30 p m Sunday in Tyler County Hospital Woodville after a long illness Funeral services were held at 2 p m Tuesday in Mount Olivet Baptist Church Warren with Rev C M Bailey of Warren officiating Burial followed in Frank's Branch He is survived by a sister Mrs Willie Lee Holland of Warren a niece Miss Yvonne Holland of Beaumont and two nephews Henry L Holland of Beaumont and James M Holland of Owensboro Ky
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T Yawn
Warren
Mount Olivet Baptist Church
Fred
C. M. Bailey
Frank's Branch
Yawn
Tyler County Hospital
Woodville
Willie Lee Holland
Yvonne Holland
Beaumont
Henry L. Holland
James M. Holland
Owensboro, Ky
Sanford files for Silsbee City Council Place 6
R F Sleepy Sanford 35 announces candidacy for City Council Place 6 in Silsbee. a 21 year resident and 1952 high school graduate. he will file Thursday. current holder Frank Rudisaile term expires April 1. Sanford active in local civic groups and Civil Defense board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. F. “Sleepy” Sanford
Silsbee City
Sanford
Silsbee High School
City Council
Frank Rudisaile
Neyland Elected President of Herdin County Savings
Robert A. Neyland was elected president of the Herdin County Savings & Loan Association at a board meeting on Tuesday Jan. 28. He has served as executive vice president since the firm’s 1955 founding. All other officers and directors were re elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Neyland
Savings and Loan
Robert A. Neyland
Herdin County Savings & Loan Association
Board of Directors
F. L. Choate
G. W. Gilchriest
Rayford Birdwell
Silsbee
Paul R. Neyland
Liberty
Caney Head Youth Charged In Burger Barn Burglary
Jerry Haynes, 20, of Caney Head, turned himself in to Elmer Prosise and Herbert Hargraves after allegedly burglarizing the Burger Barn two miles north of Silsbee. A front window was broken and about $5 of candy taken. Haynes cut his hand breaking in. He faces burglary charges and listeree under a $900 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Haynes
Caney Head
Elmer Prosise
Herbert Hargraves
Silsbee
Prasise
Lester Cowart
Hargraves
Haynes
Fred
Sheriff's Office
Lis Tree
Births Report From Buna Silsbee Kountze Sour Lake Area
Mr and Mrs Harold V Ren tro of Buna announce a daughter Velisa Susette born March 1 at Silsbee Doctors Hospital. Mr and Mrs Robert Woodin of Silsbee report a son born February 1 at Beaumont St Elizabeth Hospital. Mr and Mrs Porter Champlin of Silsbee have a son born February 2 at Beaumont St Elizabeth Hospital. Ronald James born January 28 to Mr and Mrs LeRoy Dalford of Kountze. Rebecca Ann born January 28 to Mr and Mrs Robert Herman Hoke of Silsbee. Candee Lyn born January 30 to Mr and Mrs Earl Dale Johnson of Kountze. Marshall Jerome born February 1 to Mr and Mrs Ruben Hancock of Kountze. Vickie Louise born February 3 to Mr and Mrs James Victor Plate of Sour Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold V. Rentro
Buna
Velisa Susette
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Robert Woodin
Silsbee
Beaumont’s St. Elizabeth Hospital
Porter Champlin
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Hardin Memorial Hospital
LeRoy Dalford
Robert Herman Hoke
Rebecca Ann
Candee Lyn
Earl Dale Johnson
Kountze
Ruben Hancock
Marshall Jerome
James Victor Plate
Sour Lake
Vickie Louise
World War II Veterans to Meet Saturday at Bank
Barracks 2641 World War II Veterans and Auxiliary hold their regular meeting at 2 30 p m Saturday at the Neenes National Bank. Arthur G Lundine of Beaumont District 2 Commander will assist veterans in filling out their questionnaires.
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Bradshaw
City of
Comptroller
Com. Virgil Caraway
Emmett Lack
R. F. Sanford
E. Livingston
Lions
Livingston
West Orange
Bridge City
Port Acres
Timothy Lacy
Library
Rs. Holloway
Steven Douglas
New Silsbee Leo Club
Wayne Johnson
Newman Lee Phillips Jr
Anahuac
Gerald William Jones
Roger Wayne Benton Jr
Joe Stephen Greak
Sam Belton Love Jr
Amos Mosley Jr
Johnnie Franklin Johnson
Gary Lynn Bryant
Thomas Allen Enloe
Nelle Baldwin Jr
Henry Clell Gregory Jr
Mont Belvieu
Gerald Edward Drake Jr
James Christopher O’brien
Tom Dan_ Fregia
Batson
Jerry Ralph Lutgring
Richard Timothy Hawthorne
Joseph Wayne Melonson
Raywood
James Archie Chapman
Gregory Earl Keng
Larry Don Thomas
TSTA
Silsbee Social Notes
Wesley C. Latham
Lance Latham
University of Texas
Pat Cramer
Milton Cramer
Brookeland
Pat Loftin
Victer
Elmer Hollyfield
Grant Herbst
Angleton
Elizabeth Williams
Mary Dale Nelms
Herbst
St. James Episcopal Church
Herbsts
J. T. Yawn
R.f.sanford
Silsbee Auto Co
Silsbee Quarterback Club
Silsbee Jaycees
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Hardin County Civil Defense Organization
Burger Barn
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