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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1962
Page
1
Zummo Meat Company announces the 62 acre Protein Rich Feed Lot near Silsbee on the Silsbee Beaumont highway. The plant will handle 6,000 head yearly, produce about 500 finished beef monthly, and use a 43 500 square foot steel cattle shed.
Funeral services for Thomas M. Pickett 84 retired Santa Fe railroad employee were held Sunday at First Baptist Church. Burial followed at Knapple cemetery with Silsbee Masonic Lodge 927 in charge. Survived by wife Martha, son Virgil Chance, daughter Mack Leigh, brother Judge James D. Pickett, sister Mrs. W. H. Young, and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Saturday in Kirbyville for Gene Dudley Dougherty who died in Fort Worth on Thursday. Dougherty, a former Kirbyville resident, spent his youth in Silsbee and was connected with the Hicks family. Final rites were at Magnolia Springs Cemetery with Stringer Funeral Home in charge. He is survived by his wife Jeanie and three children, all of Fort Worth.
The Texas Forest Pest Committee postponed the June 28 target to stop the Southern pine beetle spread as new infestations outpace control. Infestations extend to Diboll and Huntsville, with four million acres affected since 1958. The plan uses a pinch point method of cutting and treating infested trees. Green reports 400 new infestations, each with 50 to 506 trees. Owners urged to report damage and self-include control measures.
Peace officers arrested 30 persons during the past week in Kountze area per sheriff's office. One guilty plea in county court. Marshall Wallace Jr. of Silsbee fined 50 dollars and three days in jail for a DWI on June 27. Other arrests included three affrays three traffic and 23 drunks.
Silsbee Lions Club votes to donate all Labor Day Radio Day proceeds to furnishing Silsbee Public Library. A $400 advance is approved for a circulation desk in the new building. KKAS radio day raised about $900 last year. Douglas Reed chairs the event and club committees are announced for the coming year.
The Area 10 Multi County Library Board meets in Silsbee at the new Public Library building for its first official function. President Bertha Cornwell will report on the National Library Trustees Association convention in Miami. The Lions Club votes to donate Labor Day KKAS radio day proceeds to the library for furnishing.
Four auto accidents occurred in the Silsbee area over the past week. Robert L. Ferguson, 19, of Silsbee, was seriously injured, found unconscious in a car that hit a culvert near Silsbee at 5 30 am Saturday. He was treated at Dr Sam Copeland's Clinic and then at St Elizabeth's Hospital in Beaumont. His condition remained critical and unconscious Wednesday.
The Hardin County Savings and Loan Association reports total assets of 3,296,861.10 as of June 30 in a semi annual financial update. Dividends of 61,980.35 were announced for the six months to savings customers at 4 49 percent annual rate. The issuer serves over 2200 savings customers and belongs to the Federal Home Loan Bank System. Accounts are insured up to 10,000.00 by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation.
A centipede over six inches was brought to the Bee office by Ronnie Smith after discovery while raking leaves. A smaller centipede was found at the same time. the large one killed and ate the smaller. Centipedes of this size are uncommon locally and can deliver a painful sting per the encyclopedia.
An 11-year-old Silsbee boy was placed on probation by 88th District Judge H A Coe after police arrested him for burglaries. He confessed to stealing about $13 from Wells Grocery, a pie from the George Bellenger home, and breaking window glass at Frank Robinson Elementary School.
The council adopted the 1962-63 city budget in a special session and approved a water rate hike from 2.50 to 3.00 per month effective July 15. It awarded the taxi franchise to Max Zeller of Silsbee after hearings and recommended a future group hospitalization plan for employees with American General Insurance. The city also hired Roberts and Neushater of Beaumont for this year’s audit.
City police officers arrested 87 people in June, per Chief Grady Tarver. Of these, 45 were traffic offenses and 42 resulted in jail. 25 jailed for drunkenness, seven for disturbing the peace, three for affray, one for a drunk driver, three minors for beer possession, one traffic offense, one aggravated assault, and one drunk in a car.
Silsbee Little League schedules a double header at Little League Park between Silsbee Auto Sinclair Oil and Hardin Drug Oilers. The Sweetheart contest, moved to Friday night, features eight major league and five minor league contestants at 6 p m with Earl Stover as master of ceremonies and judges Martin Wilson Mrs Joe Resister Pete Farmer Marion Almond.
Burglars struck three Hardin county firms Saturday night and targeted area businesses. Deputy Dave Rountree said $175 in cash was taken from a Loeb Drive location and payroll checks stolen from Setco Well Service in Sour Lake, though uncashed. Additional break ins occurred at Arnold's Place on Evadale Highway. other incidents were reported in San Augustine, Hemphill and three in Jasper County.
The Silsbee Alcoholics Anonymous chapter will host a state-late meeting at 10 30 p m Saturday for the Humble Road AA Chapter of Houston. It will be in the Silsbee AA club room on the Victor Highway out of Foa ldale. The open meeting invites the public and refreshments will be served.
Mrs Martha Cook travels to Myrtle Mississippi this week for a Baptist conference. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs A B Cook of Silsbee.
Miss Mark Cook daughter of Mr and Mrs A B Cook of Silsbee is visiting in Baytown at the home of Dr and Mrs RK W Pipkin.
Hardin County held a public hearing on hunting rules in Kountze with about 75 people attending. Biologist Bill Wright urged banning deer dogs in a 12 county area, meeting strong protests from deer dog supporters led by Emmett Lack.
Funeral services for James Robert Smith 94 were held at Mt Olivet Baptist Church in Silsbee with Rev. Frank Harper and Rev. David Lee Jenkins officiating. Burial followed at Frank's Branch cemetery. He died June 27 at 3 10 p m and is survived by his wife three sons five daughters 36 grandchildren and 38 great grandchildren.
Funeral services for Fred Ellis Wilson 51 of Spurger were held Tuesday at 2 p m in Beech Creek Baptist Church with Rev Paul Gallion officiating. Burial followed in Beech Cemetery under Edwards Funeral Home of Woodville. Surviving are a sister Mrs J B Faircloth and two brothers Clifford Wilson and Worthy Wilson along with other relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Parker of Houston announce the birth of a son Kenlee Kade Parker on June 30 at Rockglen Hospital Houston. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Cero Parker and Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Smyly. Also noted are births: Rayburn John Jr. July 2 in Silsbee to R. J. Hooks Sr. and wife. Edward Lynn Drake June 26 to Marvin Drake and Fred. Sonja Jean June 28 to Elbert Moore and wife of Spurger. Rebecca Diane July 1 to Bob by Jenevat of Fred.
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