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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1965
Page
2
Published weekly at 410 Highway 96 Silsbee Texas a second class mailing permit dated April 10 1919. Subscription rates are 3.50 per year for Hardin Jasper Tyler Jefferson counties and 4.00 per year outside these counties.
A Missouri school superintendent uses a scaled world portrait in class estimating 2.37 billion people fit into a town of 1,000 showing stark contrasts. Among 60 Americans and 940 others, income, life expectancy, religion, race, and consumption disparities are outlined.
Jack E Darling of Beaumont, vice president of First Security National Bank, will address the Silsbee Camp Fire Girls Association at 7 p m January 28 in Fellowship Hall First Methodist Church. He chaired Beaumont Camp Fire and serves on the local board. The Ta Wa Ha group will join the program and officers for the coming year will be elected.
Mrs. Finis Jeffery will speak to a general meeting of Wesleyan Service Guilds of the Methodist Church in Beaumont at Trinity Methodist Church. The Jefferys, on leave from Korea after 11 years, will return next summer and Mrs. Jeffery will display her artwork. The annual Membership March will honor members with gifts to missions as the district sets its 1965 66 pledge. Sessions start at 2 p m with 1 30 to 2 registration.
The Senior Hi MYF of First Methodist Church hosts Mrs C R Lambert from First Presbyterian as guest speaker this Sunday evening with the topic All Of Us Together. It is the second program in the Understanding Other Denominations series following Jessee Hawthorne of First Baptist last Sunday. Youth Week activities are planned for January 31 with a joint Ecumenical Worship at 5 pm at the Methodist Church.
The WSCS Circle 2 of First Methodist Church met with six members. Mrs. Travis Votan presided and announced the General Conference will be held Feb 35 through Feb 19 in Houston. Circle representation plans were made. Next meeting is Feb 17 at Mrs. L D Self's home.
The Women of St. John's Episcopal Church met Thursday with Mrs. Gerald O. Dean presiding. Committees were appointed for the new church year including hospitality led by Mrs. Lem Walton ways and means by Mrs. Bob Black and Mrs. Ray Brown and bazaar chairman Mrs. W. H. Vinson.
Camp Fire Girls chapter gathered Monday at Mrs. R. R. Birdwell’s home. They conducted the flag ceremony and pledged to the trail seekers desire. Sabrina Birdwell and Debbie Walters served refreshments with La Donna McLemore reporting.
Cloverleaf Club will meet January 28 at 7 30 p m at Mrs Maude Scotts home. Cesar Dominguez will present a film on the March of Dimes. Mrs Mattie Barlow is club president.
Terry Willis was feted on his seventh birthday at his parents Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Willis home. The celebration included cake and ice cream for 17 guests with balloons candy and gum favors.
E J Dietrich a former deputy district governor Region 3 Texas Lions District 2S 1 was honored with a bronze plaque from the International Association of Lions Clubs for outstanding service. Carl J McKusker presented the award at the Silsbee Lions Club Ladies Night as part of a program on Lionism. Three new members were inducted and forty five attended.
Pine Burr Chapter of the ABWA met in Tucker's Divine Inn banquet room on Monday night with Frances Byrd presiding. Guest speaker J. D. Irion spoke on using credit wisely, and vocational speaker Sim Ward discussed Furniture and Market Place. Minutes were read by Myrtle Walker and treasurer J. F. McGee reported. Nellie Rowe was installed as a new member.
A birthday dinner was held at J H Richardson’s home on Tuesday to celebrate his 81st birthday. Out of town guests included Mrs. Marrell Conway and Mrs. Jerald Peveto and son of Orange and Mrs. Donna Nolen, Beaumont.
Meetings for Fletcher Emanuel WMU circles are listed with dates and hosts. Activities include circle gatherings, a teachers meeting, YWA study, and a Bible Controversies study led by Rev. Henry Shettles. Village events note births, visits, and upcoming WMU board and rally dates.
The Tangasuta Horizon Club met with 11 members. Officers for the next quarter were elected: Kathy McCarney president, Nancy Shine vice president, Brenda Worthey secretary, Susan Smith treasurer, Sue Felps song and prayer leader, Alice Fullingim pledge leader, and several members on committee roles. They planned a hospital orientation for Candy Stripers at Hardin Memorial Hospital and noted the Horizon Club Conference in Baton Rouge for April 30 to May 2. Handbooks arrived and may be picked up. 30 more song books were renewed for the Sunday School project. Judy Sallender served refreshments.
Visitors visited the homes of Mr. and Mrs. M. Leatherwood and Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Davis. Attendees from Texarkana Bridge City Buna and Houston included Mer and Mrs David Bradshaw and son, Mrs Jack Spear and daughter, Mr and Mrs Larry Newton and children, and Mr and Mrs Douglas Pickering and children, along with Mrs J J Blackwell and Mr and Mrs John Crumbs.
Shirley West and Donald Merrill wed at Fletcher Emanuel Baptist Church with Rev. Henry Shettiles officiating at 8 p m. W L West and M D Merrill were parents of the bride and groom respectively. After the ceremony a reception followed in the church fellowship hall. The couple will reside in Beaumont where Merrill is with Morgan and Lindsey.
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