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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1955
Page
1
The Silsbee mayor proclaims March 7 to 12, 1955 as the Fifth Annual Public Schools Week urging patrons to visit local schools. The proclamation recalls Texas Public Schools as Democracy in Action and notes ongoing public support for a strong system.
Supt Don L Hough announces Silsbee will join the state wide Public Schools Week observance March 7 to 12 with programs at the schools Thursday and Friday evenings. Mayor H M Jones proclaims the week and local merchants, Chamber of Commerce, and Masons back exhibits and lapel tags to boost attendance.
Fire Chief John Busby warns of trash fires as Silsbee volunteers respond to seven calls in early February including four trash fires and incidents on West Avenue Roosevelt Drive and Fourth Street. Damages listed include a $25 stove incident at the A B Cain home.
World Day of Prayer will be held Friday February 25 at First Methodist Church Silsbee from 9 to 10 am. Churches participating include First Methodist First Presbyterian and St Johns Episcopal with other local churches invited. Theme Abide in Me focuses on Christian unity and peace through shared effort.
Hardin County Savings and Loan Association received its state charter this week, moving closer to opening. It has applied for Federal Home Loan Bank membership for federal insurance, which would insure deposits up to 10000 per account once approved in three to four months. The charter clears the way to set up an office, buy supplies, and finish essential preparations. Robert Neyland
Silsice Little League officers directors and managers will meet tonight at 7 30 in the home of President J D Donalson 205 S Second We welcome anyone interested in Little League Baseball to join and help with the project for boys this year Plans include constructing a fence around the stadium parking area and posts have been fabricated Discussion will cover building the fence and selecting team managers with several vacancies expected as managers move from town Applicants are urged to submit for local team management roles.
City council ordered an April 5 election with L. D. Self as election judge. Filing closes March 5. Open council seats due to Alder man Edgar O Neil's death and Ed Brookims. School board race set for April 2 with Alf Fullingim Ben Walker and G. W. Gilchriest incumbents seeking re election. Citizens from old Kountze road seek water help and annexation options. city offers limited relief and first come first served for annexation requests. Davis home will have city sewerage funded by W. Watts. Davis to pay for installation. Watts owns property east of Woodlea addition.
License plates for 1955 went on sale February 15 in Silsbee and Hardin county with April 1 deadline to display new plates. Deputy Alf Fullingim urged owners to buy early to avoid a rush. Last year Hardin county sold 8703 sets, with county revenue $95,896.07 and state revenue $47,340.12. Plate ranges for 1955 cover LH 109 to LH 1249 and LF 5900 to LF 9999.
Today 322 students are absent, up from 317 last week, with elementary grades hardest hit. Senior High 60, Junior High 55, Waldo Mathews Negro school 52 absent, overall attendance 87.7 percent. Mr and Mrs J W Oldham travel to Vicksburg to visit daughter Mrs C S Wisdom and grandchildren en route to Texas.
About 75 members of the high school and junior bands attended a youth concert in Beaumont Tuesday by the Minneapolis Symphony. Transportation was provided by several women and students, with band director Melvin Winger thanking them for their assistance.
The current stock includes 100000 dollars in capital stock and 25000 dollars in surplus. Frank Carpenter of Sour Lake chairs the board of directors with A R Neyland as president and Robert Neyland as secretary. Mrs Herbert Elmore is assistant secretary, Luce of Sour Lake is first vice president, H C Hopkins is second vice president, Terrell Buchanan is legal counsel, and G C Brackin is a director. A treasurer will be elected to fill the vacancy caused by Edgar O'Neil's death.
Fralse Farms of Sour Lake with Frank Carpenter and Ray Edmonson were selected to receive the Fort Worth Press award for outstanding conservation farmers for 1954 in the Lower Neches Soil Conservation District. They were chosen at a board meeting last Thursday night and will compete for the East Texas award. Board members present included C. E. Meadows, W. L. Bass, Sam Marcella, Sam Gordon, J. A. McKim, B. E. Rea, Luke Kennedy, and Gene Warren.
Rev Tom Dillard pastor of Woodcrest Methodist Church Loeb will speak at the Methodist Men meeting tonight at 7 oclock. A meal precedes the talk and all men are invited to attend and join the fellowship and program.
Clyde Springer and Joe Nixon, Silsbee High School Key Club students, spoke on club purposes and benefits. Melvin Winger introduced them. L. P. Skinner read a petition on a sound driver education bill. The club raised funds, elected Carl Paramore director, and planned events for Public Schools Week.
Little Herbert Jamison, 3, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Hub Langston of Silsbee, was photographed with Annie Oakley among several future 4-H members in Houston. The image appeared in the Houston Chronicle on February 8.
Silsbee Lions Club announces Holiday Ahoy a two night show February 24 and 25 at the high school gym to raise funds for a annual scholarship sending a Silsbee boy to college. Director Miss Betty Roy a Purdue graduate brings 10 scenes with celebrity impersonations and children’s numbers to the production.
A youth revival is in progress at Evergreen Assembly of God on Spurger highway led by Rev and Mrs A A Calloway of Silsbee. Special singing each night by evangelists. Children’s services at 6 30 PM and adults at 7 30 PM. Public invited.
Mrs. W. J. Morgan mother of H. H. Hub Morgan of Silsbee died at 3 45 this morning at Palms Hospital Beaumont She was 88 and lived in Liberty Funeral services set for Friday at 430 in First Methodist Liberty Allison Funeral Home in charge Survived by seven other children.
Tinkle's Furniture Store at 940 N Fifth in Silsbee observes its second anniversary this week and next. The store, managed by Cecil Watkins and C H King of Silsbee, invites local patrons to visit during the anniversary observance. A half page Bee ad highlights anniversary specials.
Hardin county reported twelve arrests in the past week by Deputy Dave Rountree. Two felony charges were filed four DWIs and six intoxication cases. In county court two cases were heard. February 12 Rushing Hare fined fifty dollars and costs for DWI and February 14 Leon Sonnier received a similar penalty.
Council members discuss installing meters now with Mayor Jones ready to act. Hargrove and Hopkins push for meters townwide except two areas east and west of Santa Fe park. Neyland and Jones warn enforcement may be tricky there. Mayor invites local businessmen to weigh in at a council session.
Hardin county commissioners held a lengthy Monday session focusing on road project right of way issues. Judge Fletcher Richardson questioned financing the stock law passed last summer and the matter was continued until the next meeting. Enforcement so far has been limited due to lack of facilities and funds to impound animals.
Picket lines remain at the new gasoline plant project on the old Kountze road five miles west of Silsbee. Dispute centers on wage rates. O. L. Olsen of Houston is the contractor on the job.
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