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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1962
Page
1
In Silsbee 1962 starts with a call to citizens to obtain poll tax receipts by January 31, participate in spring elections, and weigh bond questions and charter changes. The piece praises the Chamber of Commerce and city leadership, envisions industrial expansion in wood products, and warns that population growth will raise needs in city and school services.
The Silsbee Invitational basketball tourney starts in the high school gym. Woodville faces Evadale at 9 a m then Mauriceville vs Silsbee B at 10 30 a m. Silsbee A meets Forest Park at 2 30 p m with Victor vs Central Catholic at 1 p m and later Silsbee vs Forest Park at 4 30 p m. Nederland and Deweyville drop out. Port Arthur action features Port Neches vs Bridge City at 7 30 p m.
Waldo Mathews High school will host its annual invitational basketball tournament on Saturday January 6 with boys and girls divisions. Teams include Silsbee Kirbyville Woodville Kountze Bessmay Anahuac Blessed Sacrament Beaumont for boys and Bessmay Woodville Kirbyville Kountze Anahuac Silsbee for girls. First game at 9 30 a m features Woodville versus Kirbyville. The Panthers opened district play at home Tuesday against Livingston.
Clyde Haynes, Hardin County treasurer, announces plans to run again after serving one four year term. He won the office against three opponents and will face the Democratic primary on May 5. Haynes and his family live north of Silsbee and he is active in church and civic duties.
The Ladies Bridge Club met Tuesday at the Silsbee Country Club. Winners were Mrs De Seely high, Mrs Frank Rudisaile second high, and Mrs Fred Hardy low. The next meeting will be Feb 13 with a covered dish luncheon.
Fire Thursday afternoon destroyed the rental home of Mr and Mrs J L Lowe in Silsbee leaving three families totaling 18 people homeless. By mid week the families moved into new quarters on Evadale highway behind Richard Reeves per Mr Lowe. The old E C Nash home on Ave L extension was a total loss.
Numerous residents travel to see relatives across Texas and nearby states over the holidays. Families from Houston Pasadena Texas City Magnolia Huntsville Odessa Port Neches Midland Beaumont and Shreveport join relatives in Silsbee and West Fork Arkansas for gatherings and return home after visits.
The junior high and senior high Parent-Teachers Association will meet Tuesday at 3 30 p.m. in the junior high school auditorium. Mrs G T Eason will preside at the business meeting and Mrs George Tennison will run the program. An executive meeting is set for today at 9 a.m. in the school tax office.
D W Richardson known as Rocky, currently serving his second term as Hardin County Precinct 2 commissioner, announces candidacy for re election. Precinct 2 covers Chance Loeb Kountze Village Mills and Little Rock. He says he has run the office to serve the people and aims for further progress with voter outreach before the May 2 Democratic primary.
Mrs Ruby Evans 35 of Evadale, seriously injured in a one car crash east of Silsbee Monday morning, is reported good. Her jaw was fractured in three places after her car hit a pine tree. She was treated at Parker and Copeland Clinic Silsbee, then Hardin Memorial in Kountze and Baptist in Beaumont. Highway Patrolman Leo J Hickman investigated.
Dudley Young announced the sale of Young's Supermarket to Mike and Fred Herron owners of Silsbee Packing Co. Silsbee Packing took over Tuesday morning with Fred Herron set to manage. The store will continue meat processing and wholesale meat operations at North Fifth Street and maintain grocery and supermarket services.
Silsbee area livestock owners will gather at 7 o'clock Monday night in the vocational agriculture classroom at Silsbee High School to discuss an animal health program. O C Miller, instructor, notes Howard Barrington of Kountze will preside as county livestock owners chairman. Silsbee area raisers are invited to attend.
Robert E. McNamara is appointed manager for the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company Silsbee group succeeding La rue Robinson who moves to Freeport. McNamara, Galveston native and 1953 recruit, will oversee commercial operations across Silsbee Buna Jasper Kirbyville Kountze Spurger Woodville.
Funeral services were held for Edward D. Gore 75 of Silsbee at Franks Branch church with Rev. A C Hoke officiating. He died Wednesday night at his home north of Silsbee. Gore, a Hardin county native and retired Kirby Lumber foreman, left a large family including his wife, several children, siblings, and many grandchildren. Burial followed in the church cemetery with Farmer Funeral Home directing.
Mrs T J Trotti marked her 90th birthday with a Friday party at home attended by friends neighbors and family. Son W Z Trott and wife of Liberty and daughter Mrs C A Linncoln and husband of Silsbee were present. Mrs Trott has lived in Silsbee for four years.
Poll tax deputies for Silsbee are named by County Tax Assessor-Collector Willie T. Bean to act in January for poll tax sales. Current deputies include Mrs. C. W. McGinty Houston Thompson H. P Moran Albert Cunningham and W. K. Gore. Deadline for poll tax payments is January 31 at midnight.
Raymond V Smallwood Jr., two, son of Mr and Mrs Raymond V Smallwood Sr of Silsbee, fell from a moving car on Highway 96 about a mile east of Silsbee. He was bruised and scratched but had no broken bones after the door opened while the family traveled from Buna.
Hardin County Savings & Loan and Silsbee State Bank raise savings rates effective Jan 1 1962. HCS&L boosts from 4 percent to 4 percent paid semi annually. Silsbee State Bank posts 3 1 2 percent and 4 percent if kept a full year. Robert A Newland of HCS&L cites policy of paying the highest dividend to savers.
Miss Violet Kirkpatrick records Neches river readings and daily rainfall as Evadale's official government weather observer, noting levels and precipitation patterns for public records.
Herbert Drake of Silsbee will head the March of Dimes campaign in Hardin County for 1962. Community chairmen are named with drive details for each town including Silsbee, Kountze, Village Mills, Sour Lake, and Honey Island. Street collections in Silsbee and other towns are scheduled for January.
The Chance-Loeb P T A plans a Monday coffee event January 8 in the old school cafeteria from 8 30 to 11 am with the executive board meeting at 9 30 am in the executive room. The regular meeting is scheduled for Tuesday January 9 at 7 30 pm in the school auditorium featuring a talk and film by Mrs Read county nurse.
A birth notice lists Hello World Jo Ellen born to Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Eaves of Buna Dee on December 31. Also announced is Jiny Edward Grissom, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Grissom of Spurger born December 28. Nancy Louise born to Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Baker of Kountze on January 2.
County Commissioner Frank Payne and Mayor Frank L. McClanahan warn that dumping trash along streets and highways is illegal and will incur fines. The city reports progress with a new garbage process and free permits for residents using the dump through June 30, 1962.
Mrs A L Darwin will be honored with an open house Sunday at her Evadale home celebrating her 80th birthday. Hostesses include daughters C L Dacus of Houston, Bob Goins, J M Richardson, Nell Darwin, F L Andrews. Surviving children: Albert Richard, W H, John, Luther Leon, Hugh, plus 22 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
Neal House announced this week his bid for reelection as Hardin County School Superintendent subject to the Democratic primary. He has held the post for 20 years and previously taught at Honey Island and Silsbee High School. He pledged to continue diligent duties if reelected.
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