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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1970
Page
2
Sabine County gospel singers host weekend event at Yellowpine Church on Highway 87. Dinner on the ground at noon with a sermon, followed by quartets and singers for attendees from a wide territory. W R Bill Gandy leads the program per J A Black.
A political ad from the Paine For Sheriff committee of Hardin County promotes candidate Roland Million as a youthful yet experienced sheriff. The message emphasizes dedication to the people and a learning curve, asserting he will be the best sheriff Hardin County has had.
Texas Forest Service District Forester Arthur E. Green notes 112 acres burned near Highway 1122 affecting pastures and an empty home. He urges responsible burning and mentions Hardin County needs timber for growth while commending local media for coverage.
A National Champion tree stands in the Tupelo Swamp area of the Big Thicket Tour Trail at the Indian Village Tourist attraction. The site features Texas’ only Indian Reservation with 15 State Champion trees, two of which hold National Championship awards from Texas and the United States Forestry Service.
The largest Water Tupelo tree in the United States is located on the Alabama Coushatta reservation. The article notes the notable tree growing within the tribal area and highlights the forested lands under the reservation’s stewardship.
Hawthorne resident and Silsbee Chamber of Commerce president presided as Port Arthur DJ Steve Jordan hosted the event. Local band Federal Salvage Reserve played during intermission as former Miss Silsbee entrants and a long list of special guests and escorts were announced and recognized.
The Silsbee City Council approved increasing the fire department cap from 30 to 40 members and set a minimum membership age of 19 for adult firemen after Fire Chief John Busby request. The council also awarded a Houston bid for fire hose and nozzles at 797 dollars for immediate delivery, accepted the resignation of Planning Commission chairman Horace Whittington, and authorized a street light installation at South 15th Street and Avenue K. The council also discussed reviewing street lighting and burglary trends.
Silsbee police logged two major wrecks for Feb 6 to 11. On Feb 9 at 3 15 p m a 1969 Pontiac driven by Harold Blythe 20 collided with a 1965 Ford driven by Henry Mitchell 17 at Avenue H and North 5th Street. Blythe’s car suffered $750 damage and Mitchell $25. Mitchell was cited for unsafe change of direction. Earlier, Feb 6 at 11 15 a m on Highway 96 South a 1969 Ford panel truck driven by Morris Van Winkle was hit by Evelyn Odom driving a 1964 Comet. Van Winkle’s truck $200 damage and Odom’s car $300. Odom cited for running a red light.
Funeral services for Smart l were held at 10 a.m. Saturday February 7 at Pine Ridge Baptist Church near Sour Lake with Rev. W F Walker officiating. Smart, a native of Silsbee and longtime resident of Kountze and Sour Lake, was a 1968 graduate of Hardin Jefferson High School. Surviving family includes his mother and stepfather J H Hatcher of Kountze, his father and stepmother Otis Smart of Jasper, three sisters Pamela Hatcher Chari Hatcher and Brenda Smart, and grandmothers Rita Ganday of Kountze and Emma Smart of Silsbee.
Sealed bids will be received by the Commissioners Court of Hardin County Texas at 10 00 AM February 23 1970 for one dump truck short wheel base three or four speeds forward bids on both speeds preferred for Precinct No 2 The Court reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to accept the bid most advantageous Emmett Lack County Judge Hardin County Texas 512
Prentice Dickerson of Silsbee will compete in the calf scramble on March 2 at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo running Feb 25 to March 8. The event awards calf purchase certificates and demands calf care and show exhibits the next year. Top rodeo cowboys compete for a $100,000 purse as Elvis Presley, Charley Pride, Bobby Goldsboro, Buck Owens, and Roy Clark headline the rodeo at Houston.
Pinecrest Baptist Church hosts a Sweetheart Banquet with the theme Love Letters on Saturday at 7 p.m. in the church fellowship hall. Jerry Clark to be guest speaker as a Sweetheart Queen and King are revealed and crowned.
Silsbee volunteer firemen handled 15 calls the week of February 4 to 10 led by Fire Chief John Busby. Sixteen firefighters and three trucks tackled a Grimes Street alarm at 11 30 p m February 10 due to a pilot light flare up and no damage was reported.
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy shown during the recent loss of Mrs. Rose Robinson Wheat. May God bless each and every one. Robert W. Robinson Sr. and family.
Harvey L Bodine son of Mr and Mrs H L Bodine of Silsbee is named a finalist in the 1969 70 National Merit Scholarship Program announced Feb 9 Bodine had been a National Semi Finalist in 1969 Finalists represent about one half of one percent of graduating seniors in the nation About 2 000 winners will be chosen from 15 000 finalists in late March with announcements by April 30 Winners receive monetary aids to support further education.
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