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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1961
Page
5
The National Safety Council launches a double-barrel Fourth of July safety campaign focusing on traffic accidents and drownings. President Howard Pyle urges safe driving and safe play, highlighting 440 traffic deaths and 160 drownings last year. He promotes learning to swim and widespread use of seat belts to reduce injuries and save lives.
Silshee Chapter 298 of the Order of the Eastern Star installed new officers last Friday evening in the Masonic Temple led by Elizabeth McClelland as worthy patron and Bob McClelland as worthy patron. Other officers installed included Ora Milner associate matron L. E. Martin associate patron Albertine Oldham secretary Eva Mae Van Winkle treasurer Gladys Farrell conductress Fredda Duffle associate conductress Lois Tarver chaplain Doris Walker marshal Gladys Bower organist Mildred Chance Adah Opal Creel Martha Ona Simmons Electa Violet Parsley warden P. A. Parsley sentinel. Two appointees could not attend and will be installed later: Blanche Teel Ruth and Becca Ann Clark Esther. Mary Kathryn Prather was installing officer, aided by Grace Daniel installing marshal Eloise Choate installing chaplain Elaine Register installing organist Ethel Mae Dardin secretary pro tem Willie Mae Brim mistress of ceremonies. Gail McClelland presented the Bible. Rev. Grant Herbst gave the invocation and Mrs. Tennison sang The Lord's Prayer at benediction. Gail McClelland sang a number for her parents after installation. The worthy matron received a program and family tributes. Retiring worthy matron Harriett Stutts and worthy patron T. E. Chumley opened the meeting. Guests attended from Buna Bridge City Beaumont South Park Port Neches Port Arthur and Lakeside.
Votaw residents correspondence notes visits from Cora Kelley of Kilgore A V Kelley of Beaumont and Svble Bailey of Zavalla. Mrs Laura Dryden recuperating at Sam Parker home Hardin. Families from Livingston Tomball Devil's Pocket Baytown Segno and Houston share weekends and caregiving updates.
The 57th Legislature passed 108 bills on fish and game, 69 becoming law. Key items include allowing some incapacitated individuals to hunt from a vehicle with physician approval, deer tags bearing kill date and place, and prohibiting coypu possession without written Game and Fish Commission permission. The sandhill crane is now a game bird. Washington County left Regulatory Authority. 16 counties added, totaling 121. Precinct 4 in Tyler County also placed under authority, along with Lake Texoma areas, and San Sebastian County deer regulation transferred to the Commission.
Social Security field representative Carlton Touchet reports 2 132 Hardin County residentsReceive monthly benefits as of June 1 1961 comprising old age survivors and disability plans. May 1961 total benefits reached 120 911 dollars with 120 recipients of disability benefits totaling 7 646 dollars. Average disability payment stood at 63 dollars and the overall average at 56 dollars. Touchet will hold Thursday sessions at 8 30 a m in Silsbee Fire Department Hall to help eligible residents file benefits claims.
Pfc Billy T Grissom graduated with honors from the Artillery Radio Maintenance School at Fort Sill Oklahoma. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Aubrey Grissom of Silsbee and is married to Elsie Linscombe of Beaumont. He entered the Army in 1960 after basic training at Fort Hood. He is a 1958 graduate of Silsbee High School and attended Lamar College in Beaumont before enlisting.
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