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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1974
Page
2
The article lists staff and department roles including editors photographers foremen operators and various named individuals such as Mrs Leona Whitman and Harold Leigh. It presents personnel assignments in the mechanical and society sections with multiple names and titles.
Rep Philip M Crane cites Ambassador Dubrow broadcast while Congress debates slashing aid to South Vietnam. He notes Soviet and Chinese backing for North Vietnam and criticizes U S punditry over Graham Martin Jane Fonda and Tom Hayden in Paris. He recalls Vietnam casualties and costs to justify aid.
Rev Don Sheffield on vacation in July. Dr William Etheridge to lead July 14 and 28. he is a St Mark's Beaumont communicant and active lay member in Southeast Convocation and the Diocese of Texas. Edward Dominguez to lead July 7 and 21. he is senior warden at St John's and a long time certified lay reader.
The speaker argues defense spending is inflated by overrun costs and gold plating, noting the F-4 is being replaced by the far pricier F-15 and F-14. He cites a nuclear carrier program costing about three billion dollars once ships and planes are counted, urging simpler, more reliable weapons and tighter budgeting.
A satirical guide lists humorous activities for car owners facing fuel scarcity. It quips about walking to find a Cadillac, calculating fuel in feet per gallon, mocking John Mitchell, watching The Exorcist, reviewing old ads, and learning Arabic to vent at sheiks. It also jokes about joining the Foreign Legion and other tongue in cheek suggestions.
The Acteens of First Baptist Church Evadale sponsor a rummage sale Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to p.m. at Santa Fe Park in downtown Silsbee.
Consumer Protection warns about rising mail order fraud while noting legitimate direct mail firms and a DMAA effort to set standards. It explains how advertisers obtain names, targets buyers by income, offers a mail preference service, and gives tips to shop by mail and resolve problems with firms and agencies.
John S. Zarzycki a Machinery Technician Second Class and son of Mr and Mrs Stanley Zarzycki Route 4 Silsbee visited Quebec Canada as a crewmate of the Coast Guard Cutter Southwind homeported in Milwaukee The Canadian Armed Forces hosted the crew aboard for a tour of the historic city en route to Baltimore for decommissioning at the shipyard there.
William Arthur Watson 72 of Spurger died at 12:20 am Saturday July 29 after a long illness. Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 pm in the Farmer Funeral Chapel with two ministers officiating. Burial followed at Resthaven Cemetery with Masonic rites by Silsbee Lodge 927. Watson, a Port Gibson Mississippi native, lived most of his life in Alexandria Louisiana before moving to Spurger five years ago. He was an Episcopal church member and a retired Southern Bell superintendent. Survived by wife Willie L. Watson of Spurger.
Amy Celeste Jenkins celebrated her first birthday at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Larry Jenkins of Silsbee with 13 young friends in attendance. Her great grandmother Mrs Ruby Frazier joined the family gathering.
Lumberton Texas June 27 1974 A parent voices thanks to Little League managers and assistants for their hours of training and leadership. The writer cites their son Carl Jr on the Cubs who finished second yet gained skill and fellowship. The appeal invites other parents to thank coaches by phone.
Lt. Goodman U.S. Air Force now at Ubon Royal Thai AFB Thailand after transferring from Hill AFB Utah. He is a pilot with the 40th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron and was commissioned last year from Officer Training School Lackland AFB Texas.
Mitchell Colby argues that the energy shortage stems from past innovation and mythic progress rather than from current misdeeds. Figures like Dr. Jarl Dyrud and Maurice Strong insist on efficiency and low energy lifestyles, while critics warn against guilt as a tool.
The Texas Highway Department releases The Missions of Texas a 15 minute color sound film narrated by Ricardo Montalban. It profiles 10 Spanish missions across Weches Goliad El Paso and San Antonio with views of forest and desert settings. Free screenings available to schools clubs and organizations via prints borrowed from Travel Information Division Austin.
AFCO Industries announces the acquisition of Southern Metal Products in a cash deal. AFCO president W Ray Frye and Southern president Richard P Rodenbaugh say Southern becomes a subsidiary. AFCO expands from decorative wall products into metal and plastic items. Temple Industries of Diboll owns AFCO.
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