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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1962
Page
1
At Monday session the court heard a resolution from John Blair of Kountze chairing the Hospital board: doctors will back any financing plan for the hospital expansion. The court asked the board to suggest an architect for consideration, said Fletcher Richardson the county judge.
The council voted 22,000 to buy the Atlantic Refining Company offices at 250 Earnest Ave to serve as city hall. Financing comes via a 10 year six percent loan from Silsbee State Bank with annual 2,200 payments plus interest.
Letters from servicemen highlight pride in Silsbee’s weekly Bee and the comfort it brings from back home. Readers request address updates and continued delivery while in service, with notes of thanks for keeping the town’s news in reach. The piece also swoons over spring blooms like azaleas, dogwood, wisteria, and bridal wreath, urging a city drive to enjoy local flora and early weekend outings.
Mr G T Eason and wife and sons visited Sgt and Mrs Joe Stockman and family in Shreveport Louisiana and Mr and Mrs V C Eason and family in Many Louisiana during the weekend.
Richard F Chessher 28 of Rt 4 Livingston was killed in a one car accident about 11 20 p m Tuesday on Farm Road 943 near the Polk county line in Hardin county. He died on arrival at Hardin Memorial Hospital after his car overturned and threw him clear. An inquest was held and funeral services were set for Livingston with burial in Restland Cemetery. He is survived by his wife Carolyn two sons Richard K and Randy Earl a daughter Linda Gayle his parents Mr and Mrs Weaver Chessher and two brothers Ferral and Ronnie Lynn Chessher all of Kountze.
C E Meadows announces candidacy for the Chance Loeb Independent School District Board of Trustees. A Beaumont native who ran Meadows Refrigeration Co before moving to Hardin County in 1951 he helped consolidate districts and secured land for the new school. He served on several civic groups and now holds leadership roles in county organizations and Woodcrest Methodist Church.
Kelley Averett of Logansport Louisiana, brother of Mrs Bessie Tuxworth of Silsbee, died unexpectedly Monday night in a Shreveport hospital. Funeral services were held Wednesday in Logansport. He is survived by another sister and a brother.
Law enforcement reported 38 arrests in the county jail last week. In County Court Judge Fletcher Richardson accepted guilty pleas from John F. Smith B B Brewer and Owen Griffin for offenses including drunk driving theft by check and wife and child support. Deputies noted two stolen white late model Chevrolet cars in Silsbee over two nights.
Texas high court upholds lower rulings in Liberty County that timber on Kirby Lumber Corp land is subject to property taxes. The court rejects timber conversion by reforestation techniques to treat it as a farm crop exempt from tax.
Beth Madison, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Madison of 855 North Third Street, is chosen to represent Silsbee at the 1962 Neches River Festival in Beaumont, April 26 to 29. A Silsbee High senior, she belongs to the National Honor Society, Student Council, Tiger Rag, Polyglots, and Future Teachers, and serves as a drill squad lieutenant and on the annual staff. she is also a beauty nominee.
Silsbee Lions plan the first of two rehearsals for their 13th annual minstrel show next week at the high school auditorium. The show features an orbital moon trip with space themed endmen in blackface and a launch at 8 p m Friday night from the auditorium stage.
Fellow workers hosted a Saturday retirement party at the Silsbee fire station for A W Overland Sr a longtime Santa Fe telegrapher with 59 years of service. He began in Galveston in 1903 and moved to Silsbee in 1912, retiring officially March 6. The Overland family has logged over 140 years with Santa Fe with his son and others continuing in railroad roles.
Silsbee fieldmen led two meets over the weekend to third and fourth places and set five new meet marks. Morris Windham and Pudgy Black each claimed two events, while David Drake set new poles vault marks at Port Arthur and Cypress Fairbanks. The mile relay team of Green Hartman Clawson Spurlock won at Port Arthur. Black posted 157-foot discus marks at both sites, his third season record. Coach Chief Dauphin to Nederland for the Neder land relays then Silsbee relays March 24.
The Silsbee Tigers, winless in three starts, prepare to host South Park with pitcher Robert Hare slated to start. In recent games Beaumont High beat Silsbee 8-3 and French handed a 12-7 loss as two Tigers pitchers labored with arm troubles. Buddy Upshaw led Silsbee with two hits and Roy added a double while Pattillo, Donalson, Tarver, and Brown contributed scoring.
St Simons Island resident Fred Davis spent the weekend with his parents in town. Denton trips were taken by the Spillar and Nash families to visit friends and relatives. Various locals including Mrs. Watts and Ms Halliburton traveled for visits with family, conferences, and church events in Fort Worth, Houston, Longview, Eunice, and Orange.
The Silsbee Key Club elected Robert Parks of Silsbee as Lieutenant Governor for the coming year at the Division X Spring Rally held in the Sky Room at Hotel Beaumont. Tex as-Oklahoma District Governor Lee Cline spoke, with Silsbee winning the outstanding Service Club award and Arkansas clubs earning best attendance and most improved honors.
Archer Fullingim publisher of the Kountze News spoke to Silsbee Kiwanis about a Big Thicket Trail idea as a tourism booster. He argued private ownership and management protect timber and wildlife better than state parks and avoided political talk. His brother Alf introduced him.
A check for 24029.73 for right of way was sent to Hardin County on March 7 by the Texas Highway Department. The partial payment covers the state's share of land costs on the U S 69 corridor between Pine Island Bayou and U S 36. District Engineer W E Simmons will transmit the check to the Hardin County Commissioners Court. The state covers title insurance and appraisal costs. these items have already been forwarded.
The Texas Supreme Court on March 7 upheld a Court of Civil Appeals ruling against Sinclair Oil and Gas Co in a $1971 damage suit by A. P. Hart and Carl T. Bledsoe of Jasper County. The decision said the Hardin County court misconstrued a 1916 oil and gas lease requiring reasonable compensation for surface land damage from wells J. A. Vick lers No. 6 and 7 and Standard Oil and Gas Co. No. 9, reversing the trial court ruling in Sinclair's favor.
Hardin county Easter Seal parade plans for April 1962 were outlined at a dinner meeting of officers and volunteers. County chairman Reverend Larry Correll introduced parade majors for Silsbee Kountze and Sour Lake with captains named for each town. Mrs Stuart Smith of the Texas Society for Crippled Children spoke on services and parade techniques. Treasurer J J Hooks reported purchases of a wheelchair and braces and two children receiving orthopedic care.
The regular monthly meeting of the Library Advisory Board of the Silsbee Public Library will be held Monday at 7 p m in the library. Chairman Mrs Paul Georgas said the change adjusts the usual 7 30 p m start.
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