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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1957
Page
1
A clipped Rural Texas column recalls Grandma's day of chores and a City Judge W. J. Davis noted for youthful vigor. Residents celebrate McGee Bend Dam defeat of a legal challenge, praising Congressman Jack Brooks and anticipated Army Engineers construction.
Silsbee hosts World Day of Prayer on Friday March 8 at 10 am in the First Presbyterian Church with six local churches participating. A nursery will be provided. All residents are invited to attend.
Two Silsbee high school students aged 17 and 18 were released on bond after burglary charges were filed in connection with the Feb 25 break in at Coy McMillan's shop near Mill Creek on new Kountze highway. Nine batteries and two radiators were stolen and later sold to Silsbee Salvage Lot for 28 dollars. A third adult suspect remains sought by deputies and police.
County commissioners approved condemnation proceedings on eight parcels for right of way on Highway 418 and in Saratoga, while five deals were settled with landowners. Land values ranged from $6000 for a Saratoga service station to $7700 for the Lee Yawn property on 418, with appraisers to rule on county offers and appeals allowed within 10 days.
In Hardin county court on February 21, two men from Cleveland and Votaw were fined 500 dollars and sentenced to six months in jail after pleading guilty to contributing to the delinquency of a minor. A woman, Mrs. Cecil Gunter of Votaw, was fined 100 dollars and costs in the same case. The trio, James E. Knight, Hollis L. Johnson, and Mrs. Gunter, were charged with taking a 13 year old girl from Votaw to Lake Charles Louisiana for a weekend.
Fourteen persons pleaded guilty or were fined after a drunken disturbance at a local office deputy incident on February 20. The report notes scattered arrests and penalties including a $50 fine and jail costs.
Mayor H M Jones filed as a candidate for re election after delaying until now. Councilmen C E Landolt and Bert Slaydon also filed for their third terms. ISD board incumbents E M Prewitt and Newton Hopkins announced runs with a March 15 filing deadline. An Auxiliary meeting is scheduled for Friday at 3 30 PM.
J L Ratliff calls a March 5 meeting at 7 30 pm at Farmer Funeral Home to decide if Pony League baseball in Silsbee can continue. Only three attended last Monday night so organizers need broader parent and volunteer support to sustain 13 14 year old programs.
Silsbee schools will observe Pub lic Schools Week March 4 9 with parent visitation across all schools. Programs include Thursday at Waldo Mathews and Friday night joint junior and senior high program. Lions and Kiwanis clubs will host school visits. service pins awarded to eligible teachers.
Little Gerald Clifford Hendrix of Deer Park visits his aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Clifford McKay while his parents Mr and Mrs Carroll Hendrix attend a school convention in Washington D C.
Silsbee keeps 25 percent credit on wood fire record after a 1956 insurance data letter cited by Fire Chief John Busby. The city reported insured fire value of 1650 dollars and the state Fire Marshal endorses local fire education. The council adjourned after reading the letter from the Fire Insurance Division in Austin.
The Hardin-Tyler Co Medical Society announced polio vaccination charges will be 3.00 per injection from private physicians. Free shots remain available for those unable to pay, obtainable at the County Health Unit in Kountze.
Southeast Texas Association of the Odd Fellows will hold its semi annual meeting Saturday at the American Legion Hall Sour Lake Registration starts at 1 30 and the business session follows at 2 30 in the afternoon
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