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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1973
Page
1
Hardin County Court schedules 158 cases for disposal in a four week session starting Feb 20. County Attorney George Kirkpatrick seeks to clear a docket with about a thousand pending cases and 360 filed since 1967 awaiting disposition.
Silsbee Independent School District approves a 3000 dollar homestead tax exemption for residents aged 65 or older on Jan 1 1973 for the 1973 tax year. Eligible homeowners must live within the district and present proof of age at the tax collector’s office after Feb 15 1973 with a birth certificate driver’s license or Medicare card. Forms should be signed between Feb 15 and March 25 1973 per L D Self tax assessor collector.
Evans Products Co announces closure of its Silsbee particleboard plant by February 28 1973 due to product line incompatibility. VP Don B Loyd says efforts will help about 180 employees find work with other firms. The plant has operated since 1967.
A group of local business and professional men filed on Feb 6 in Austin to form the First Saving Association of Silsbee. Directors include Clinton Caraway and Dr Sam Copeland with a $500000 capitalization, stock at 5.60 per share, and plans for a 225 Highway 96 South location with drive in facilities.
A Craig stereo tape player and 10 assorted eight track tapes were stolen from an auto parked at Silsbee High School during the Silsbee West Orange basketball game. Larry Odom reported the thefts around 9 p.m. after returning to his car. the thief smashed the right window to gain entry, police said.
Grand Jury in Hardin County returns 15 indictments against 14 people on Feb 5. Fred Foy Young Jr. of Houston and Dennis Ray Anderson, an inmate in Huntsville State Prison, charged with arson tied to attempts on the McCormick home after the Jan 5 killings. Anderson already life-sentenced for the McCormick slayings. Young pleads not guilty.
James Cheshire 21 of Route 1 Silsbee was listed in fair condition at St Elizabeth Hospital Wednesday after injuries from a Feb 3 vehicle overturn on FM 92. He drove a 1955 Chevrolet pickup southbound at 2 15 am when the truck left the road 7 5 miles north of Silsbee and overturned. He was treated first at Silsbee Doctors Hospital then transferred to Beaumont.
Silsbee Tigers clinched the District 108 A East Zone title with a 45-39 win over Little Cypress Mauriceville Bears to move to 9-0 in zone play and 20-9 on the season. Coach Dan Montgomery praised a comeback after a slow start and noted the opponent will be Crosby or Cleveland in the neutral-site district playoff next week.
Levester Garrett and Michael Williams, both of Lufkin, are held in Angelina County Jail on forcible rape charges filed by Hardin County authorities. The alleged assault involved a 20 year old woman abducted Feb 7, taken from Lufkin to a wooded area near Ariola Road in Lumberton, raped, then abandoned.
Fire Chief Russell Busby warned residents to avoid burning grass or trash amid dry windy conditions. He said the ground may still be wet, but winds dry out grass quickly and fires spread fast. Grass fire alarms were reported to the Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department, including a Feb 1 incident near the Clay Fedrick home in Brittonville.
Detective Sgt Morris Cole uniform Sgt James Martin and First Class Patrolman Sammy Ruggles resign from the Silsbee Police Department effective Feb 15, after submitting resignations Feb 1. They plan to join Santa Fe Railway Co. each cites conflicts or fit issues. city officials note no firing and no staff kept. Cole joined 1965 promoted 1967 present Ogden led department under Tarver Blood and Ogden. Martin joined 1968 promoted 1969. Ruggles hired 1970.
Hardin County motorists can buy 1973 auto plates on Feb 19 at the Kountze County tax office and the Silsbee substation. Substations in Lumberton Sour Lake and Saratoga open March 1. Offices run 8 am to 5 pm Mon through Fri, with a special 8 am to 5 pm on March 31. new plates must be affixed by April 1. No personal checks accepted March 26 through 31. Substation sites are Silsbee Fire Station Avenue I, Lumberton near Lumberton Pharmacy, Sour Lake White Lace Insurance, and Saratoga Miss Beulah Skinner's home.
Funeral services for Charles R. Sims 25 former Silsbee graduate were held in Orange. Survivors include his wife Glenda Ann Sims two sons Timothy and John both of Orange his parents Mr and Mrs J B Sims of Silsbee five brothers Donald Bryant James Arthur Bruce and Carl plus five sisters Essie Lou Messer Juanita Messer Mary Crowson Helen Robins and Mary Sims.
Sims died Thursday after an apparent fall from a scaffold at Levingston Shipyard. He lived in Orange for five years. Rev. Donald L. Willis of Pinecrest Baptist Church officiated the funeral Saturday at 2 p.m. at Memoria Funeral Home. Burial followed at Restlawn Cemetery in Victor.
The Texas Highway Department awarded Eldridge Electric Co. of Beaumont a $4,081 contract to install a full traffic actuated signal at US 96 South and Durdin Drive in Silsbee. Construction to begin in February with completion in 15 working days. a 1971 12 hour count recorded 9,294 vehicles.
Sheriff Billy Paine and Texas Ranger Haskell Taylor report the arrest of Thomas Ray Wiedman of Beaumont and Lloyd A. Gillespie of Honey Island on arson and conspiracy charges. Both were arraigned with bonds set at 7500 and 3000 respectively and indicted by the Hardin County Grand Jury on February 5. Wiedman is accused of setting Gillespie’s home on fire for hire, the Dec 10 blaze valued at about 37500.
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