Four Indicted and No-Bills Issued by Hardin County Grand Jury
The Hardin County Grand Jury returned four indictments and seven no-bills at its Feb 16 session. Indicted: Clarence Boyd Walters Rodgie Hughes and John Otis Phillips Jr. for driving while intoxicated second offense. Sammie Griffith for assault with intent to murder. Also noted: rank C. Richardson Sr. no-billed on statutory rape but free on bond for contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Other no-bills include D. W. Winters firearms in public, B. Williamson cattle theft, Frances Marie Scott moving mortgaged property, Warren C. Lemon forgery, Troy Beasley attempted rape, and Stuart Allen taking mini bikes and a motorcycle without permission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Grand Jury
Tom Easley
Clarence Boyd Walters
Kountze
Rod
Isie Hughes
John Otis Phillips Jr
Sammie Griffith
Rank C. Richardson Sr
Silsbee
D. W. Winters
Woodville
B. Williamson
Frances Marie Scott
Warren C. Lemon
Troy Beasley
Stuart Allen
Lumberton
Silsbee Chamber names directors and officers for 1970 71
The Silsbee Chamber of Commerce elected Roy Baker Don Hawthorne EF B Clark Roger Ratliff and Jerry Jones as new directors for three years replacing Claude Coward R O Jackson Val Hickman Jim Perlitz and Nelson Long. New officers begin April 1 1970 with W A Barclay Jr president Roy Baker secretary treasurer and Jim Perkins Jr appointed to the executive committee. The group backed Hardin County redistricting and postponed bond election efforts until after the May Democratic Primary. The annual banquet is set for April 7 with Catfish Smith as speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Baker
Don Hawthorne
EF. B. Clark
Roger Ratliff
Jerry Jones
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Claude Coward
R. O. Jackson
Val Hickman
Jim Perlitz
Nelson Long
W. A. Barclay Jr
Silsbee State Bank
Silsbee Houston Natural Gas Co
Chamber
Lenox Hawthorne
Hardin County Commissioners Court
Art Cawthon
Hardin County
Supreme Court
Hawthorne
Catfish’ Smith
Baylor Bear Club
Texas
Cawthon
Houston Man Charged With Lumberton Thefts
Johnny Moore, 21, of Houston, jailed in Kountze on Feb 18 on burglary charges tied to a December 1969 Lumberton High School break in. Deputy Ira Moore said Moore was arrested by Deputy Dale Smith with a $2,500 bond and is also accused of stealing a Lumberton motorcycle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Moore
Houston
Kountze
Lumberton High School
Ira Moore
Moore
Dale Smith
Lumberton
Bond Election Delayed By Legal Requirements
Hardin County postponed the $2 million road bond election from March 7 after a February 12 letter from Gibson Spence and Gibson outlined several legal steps. Notices must be posted, an election order passed, a 30 day minimum date set, four public postings 21 days prior, clerk office posting 20 days prior, and a newspaper notice published for three weeks. County Judge Emmett Lack said the move would likely yield a straw vote unless done properly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Commissioner’s Court
Sillbee Bee
Emmett Lack
Austin
Gibson, Spence, and Gibson
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Commissioner’s Court
T the Commissioners Court
Hardin County
Gibson
Spence
Lack
The
BEE
J. P. Gibson
Austra Liaw
the Bee
Commissioners Court
Hugh Bevil Means
Saratoga
Silshee Schools Picked for Texas Kindergarten Pilot Program
Silshee Independent School District joins five Texas districts in a state kindergarten pilot tied to the 61st Legislature. If Region V approves, the program will serve educationally handicapped children first, then all five-year-olds, across a 10 year span beginning 1970. The district also adds two special education programs, revises the 1969-70 calendar for flu closures, and plans a 180 to 190 day school year with teacher in service days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silshee Independent School
Texas
Supt
Bruce Watts
Education Service Center
Don L. Hough
Hough
Watts
O'Neil
Read-Turrentine
Kirby
Texas Education Association
Silsbee Junior High Basketball Tournament Schedule
Silsbee High School Coach Dan Montgomery releases the junior high tournament dates February 19 to 21 at the Silsbee High School Gym. First game Thursday 12:30 p m Spurger vs West Orange eighth graders with daily matchups including Mauriceville Livingston North Orange and Kirbyville across eighth and ninth grade brackets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee High School
Dan Montgomery
Silsbee
Spurger
West Orange
East Highway 327
Jr. High
Mauriceville
North
Orange
Livingston
Orange Stark
Kingston
Kirbyville
Cogan
Sils
Four Burglaries Reported in Sour Lake Area
Hardin County Sheriff Tom Easley reports four burglaries investigated Feb 10 16 in Sour Lake area. Pinewood Grocery theft on Feb 10 yielded about 4000 in goods including 75 cartons of cigarettes. cash register and adding machine. 24 cans lighter fluid. 35 packs lunch meat. 40 in candy. bread cookies liquor. Gulf Oil Lines warehouse burglary on Feb 16 stole 400 pounds copper wire. warehouse had prior hits in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Sheriff's Department
Tom Easley
Pinewood Grocery
Gulf Oil Lines
Mrs. Mary Cravens Dies. Longtime Silsbee Resident
Mrs. Mary Cravens of Silsbee died Saturday at Doctors Hospital after a brief illness. She lived in Silsbee since 1909 and was active in church and community groups. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Farmer Funeral Chapel with burial in Forest Park Cemetery, Houston. Survivors include sister Mrs. Lee Worley and niece Mrs. Betty Ann Mitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Cravens
Silsbee
Farmer Funeral
R. Eugene Jonte
First United Methodist Church
Forest Park Cemetery
Houston
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Missouri
20Th Century Club
Pan American Society of
Beaumont
Alpha Deltai Sorority
Beaumont Symphony
Beaumont and Silsbee
Beaumont Country Club
Order of the Eastern Star
N. A. Cravens
Silsbee State Bank
E. M. Wilson Jr
Cecil Cobble
Perry Britton
Alf Roark
George D
LL Umpires To See Film Strip
The Silsbee Little League umpires will hold their annual pre season meeting on Monday February 23 at 7 pm in the Neches National Bank. Chief Umpire Link Skillern announced that Area Little League director Rob Roy of Beaumont will present a film on umpiring. All Little League umpires and managers are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Little Leagu
Neches National Bank
Link Skillern
Rob Roy
Beaumont
Skillern
Wild Chase Ends With 2 Arrests In Silsbee
A midnight chase on Saturday February 14 ended with a 1967 Ford pickup crashing into a ditch and the occupants Charles Witt eighteen and Lynn Langston nineteen both of Silsbee being charged with disobeying a police officer Witt also facing driving while intoxicated charges after attempting to flee officers on South Third Street Rest Haven Cemetery and Watts Road and injuring two gravestones and three fences before being jailed at Kountze Hospital records show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Don Merrill
Charles Witt
Lynn Langston
Witt
Merrill
Lamar O’barbo
South Third Street
Resthaven
Highway 327
I Watts Road
Knupplie Road
Langston
Doctors Hospital
Kountze
Chase
Tigers Take District Lead With 59-35 Victory
Silsbee overwhelms Orange 59-35 to notch 8-2 in District 22-AAAA as Brady Miller scores 19 points, David Matthews 12, and Mike Gibbs 11. Dawn 17 Price 16 Walker 13 spark 67-61 Bengal win over Port Neches-Groves previous day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Montgomery
Tiger Cagers
Orange Tigers
Silsbee
Brady Miller
David Matthews
Mike Gibbs
Stark
Port Neches-Groves Tribe
Mark Dawn
Joe Price
Grady Walters
Bengal
Tigers
Fred Man Charged With Assault After Knifing At Tavern
Lawrence Paul Jones of Fred is jailed in Hardin County on a 5000 dollar bond for assault with intent to murder after an alleged knifing of Norman Dale Drake at Jim Barnes tavern north of Silsbee. Drake received hospital treatment for stab wounds. A warrant was issued by Silsbee Justice Rex Moore, and Jones was arrested in Fred by Tyler County police on February 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Paul Jones
Fred
Hardin County
Norman Dale Drake
Silsbee
Jim Barnes
Tom Easley
Drake
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Easley
Jones
Rex Moore
Hays Seeks Reelection To Silsbee City Council
James L. Hays of 301 Live Oak announced on February 18 his plan to run again for Place 2 on the Silsbee City Council subject to an April 7 election. He previously filled an unexpired term after winning a 1969 special election with 332 votes over two challengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Hays
Live Oak
Silsbee
Hays
Jim R. Sims
Atlantic-Richfield
John Ferdinal
N. G
Ten To Be Inducted and 80 Set For Physicals
Ten area men have received February 19 Armed Forces induction orders and 80 others have induction physicals scheduled for that date. Inductees include Gerald William Jones Gary Wayne Livingston Robert Hadley Thompson Alan Ray Goodman Ralph Michael Leggett Silsbee Randy James West and Lazean Terrel Dayton Richard Deen Bond Anahuac Joe Lester Braxton Liberty and Donald Ray McAdams Cleveland Slated for Feb. 19 physicals are Carl Milstead Jr. Russell Wayne Powell Richard Craig Kolls Kenneth David Simmons William Jack Tanton Jr. Thomas Wesson McKeown Larry Dale Dorrell Donald Wayne Watts Stewart Edward Kemp Robert Barnard Donald Wyne Stanley Larry Matthews Dan Russell Rose James Clarence Berry Jr. Gerald Allen Jon Alan Turner James Milton Scott all of Silsbee Emory Gene Clinton John Wallace Burt Jr. Ronald Charles Sweeten Dale Reynold Mingus Paul Edens Petropoulis Louis Nathan Parkerson Steven Lynn Collins Chester Richard Hollon David Earl Butcher Larry Gilbert Smith Larry Joe Driver Troge Clark Gingles Erwin Dwight Davis John Paul Herman and Michael Dan Jackson all of Cleveland Tollie Ray Redman John Baldwin Daniel Lester Herbert Bell Charles Briscoe Simon Patrick DeBlanc Ardent Thompson Jr. Donald Louis Lotspeich Daniel Joseph Pratt Eddie Doyle Murphy and James Andrew Bowie all of Liberty William Sterling Yarborough Donald William Nelson Dennis See DRAFTEE Sec 1 Pg 6
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armed Forces
Gerald William Jones
Gary Wayne Livingston
Robert Hadley Thompson
Alan Ray Goodman
Ralph Michael Leggett
Silsbee
Randy James West
Lazean Terrel
Dayton
Richard Deen Bond
Anahuac
Joe Lester Braxton
Liberty
Donald Ray McAdams
Cleveland
Carl Milstead Jr
Russell Wayne Powell
Richard Craig Kolls
Kenneth David Simmons
William Jack Tanton Jr
Thomas Wesson McKeown
Larry Dale Dorrell
Donald Wayne Watts
Stewart Edward Kemp
Robert Barnard
Donald Wyne Stanley
Larry Matthews
Dan Russell Rose
James Clarence Berry Jr
Gerald Wayne Watts
Stewart Edward Allen
Jon Alan Turner
James Milton Scott
of Silsbee
Emory Gene Clinton
John Wallace Burt Jr
Ronald Charles Sweeten
Dale Reynold Mingus
Public Schools Week Observance Set for March 2–6
Silsbee schools will observe Texas Public School Week March 2 6 with a visiting program for interested parents and patrons. Schools listed host visitation each day Monday Junior High Tuesday Robinson Elementary Wednesday ONeil Elementary Thursday Read Turrentine and High School Friday Kirby Elementary Career Night at 7 p m Thursday March 5 with college reps. D D Shine invites Lumberton Evadale and Kountze citizens to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Don L. Hough
Hough
Robinson Elementary
Robinson
O’neil
Turrentine and High School
Kirby Elementary
D. D. Shine
Public School
Lumberton
Evadale
Kountze
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Silshee Schools
Texas Kindergarten
TSTA
Shirley Gilchriest
Susan Bollich
Supt. Hough
Chamber of Commerce
Sour Lake
Gers
Wesley Shaw
Bill Wright
Lloyd Whittington
Donald Hardeson
Kenneth Bell
Bobby Westbrook
Herbert Sapp
Pat Prior
Dwayne Markle
Charles Stanley
Oliver Jones
Terry Calhoun
Don Morgan
Mitch Dinkle
Gerald Skinner
Steve Albright
Eddie Forbes
Ricky Woods
Shaw
Robert Arline
Haysa
Addison
Beresford Landrum
Landry Pruitt
O'Neal
Lambert
McInnis
Garrett
Walters
Price
Irvin O 'Matthews
Yaya
PNG
Fred Man
James Andrew Bowie
All of Liberty
William Sterling Yarborough
Donald William Nelson
Dennis
Public Schools
BSA
Jonte
Rev. Jonte
Bob Read
Paul Shepherd
David Ratchford
Jack Read
Keith VanWinkle
Eddie VanWinkle
Doug Ratchford
Nelson Duffle
Chris Eldredge
Mark Meade
Owen Belk
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