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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1960
Page
1
Silsbee school board approves longer contracts for teachers and principals and sets a three month maximum for work after pregnancy. Married students must drop out upon becoming expectant. Two year contracts possible for long service teachers and three year contracts for principals.
Silsbee High School Key Club members led by President John Hartman spoke at the Kiwanis meeting. Kiwanian Lester Landgraf oversaw the program and Kiwanis President Clifton Caraway announced the March 26 auction, with item collection ongoing and pickups arranged. Next week’s meeting will be an inter-club event with Downtown Beaumont.
Mrs. Paul Himmelreich 65 of this city died Saturday in a Beaumont nursing home. She was born in Munson Massachusetts and lived in Silsbee 24 years. Survived by three sons Walter Victor Fred Leslie. four daughters Arthur Nolan Nederland A L Andrews Galena Park G J Jones Kountze and Charles Jones Silsbee. three sisters Cuero Houston and two in Cuero. Services Monday 2 p m at First Methodist Church with ministers Hendrix Jonte Waters. Burial Forest Lawn Beaumont. Farmer Funeral Home of Silsbee in charge.
The Spring conference of District 1, Texas Home Demonstration Council was held Tuesday in Kountze with Mrs. Eloise Johnson as principal speaker. Over 730 delegates and visitors registered as greetings from the Greater Hardin County Chamber of Commerce were presented by Co. BE. Meadows of Chaner-Loeb. Pages included Barbara Leatherman and Dorothy Jane Guedry, and Molly Trest, Ann Laird, Evelyn Mills. Mrs. B. M. Guest of Anahuac was elected vice president of the division.
Molly Bee, TV star and recording artist, will headline the 1960 Dogwood Festival in Woodville on March 26. She performs at the coronation of the queen and her escort. Final judging for the queen occurs March 22 with 5 finalists named. A parade, free entertainment, and the Queen's Ball follow at Kirby High School.
Mr and Mrs L J Sagstetter traveled to Shreveport Louisiana last Wednesday for the funeral of Mrs Bernard J Babin sister-in-law They then visited their children in Houston and Mr Babin joined them for the return visit Houston stop included before resuming home.
Silsbee high school alumnus Casper D Landolt now superintendent of Clear Creek near Houston earns a place among 25 U S superintendents invited to an advanced administrative seminar at Columbia University New York. He previously led Uvalde and Sherman districts and is brother of local resident C E Uncle Bud Landolt. George Tennison notes New Orleans Assembly talks on health, coffee ulcers and peptic disease. Mrs Madine M Johnson of Silsbee, now La Vernia writer, will appear on KENS Channel 5 April 15 to discuss her books and journalism. Spring arrives next week as Phyllis Ann nears launch. locals eye Gulf fishing.
The Country Club Lady Golfers will play a two course event on Tuesday with prizes for the fewest putts on 9 and 18 holes. All members are invited to enter, per president Mrs Myra Kent.
The Silsbee Lions Club hears Charles Suitt report on the 11th annual Minstrel Show with Glenda Scott Dancing Studio acts and a Showboat theme. Interlocutor Dr Wade M Parker leads a cast including Lenox Hawthorne Rayford Birdwell Saub Gilchriest W P Crockett Paul Georges end men. Marion Walton directs music with Melvin Winger and a high school orchestra. Bob Magruder of Beaumont speaks on Four Criminals I Have Known. guest visitors attend from Downtown Beaumont Lions Dallas and Houston.
Funeral services for Mrs Emma P Theus 76 will be held at 2 PM today from the Assembly of God Church on the Spurger highway Rev Clyde Drake will officiate assisted by Rev A C Hoke. She lived 36 years in Silsbee and died Monday in Hardin County Hospital. She is survived by three daughters a son a sister a brother 14 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. The body will stay at Farmer Funeral Home until noon today. Interment in Franks Branch Cemetery near Fred. Pallbearers are R F E Gore Wilburn Kirkendall Thomas Caraway Jack Mason Ray Stevenson and Clyde Hooe.
Mrs. Glenn Dromgoole, crew leader, announced Hardin County census enumerator exams for March 18 at 9:30 a.m. in the First Methodist Church, Kountze. Sixteen positions available. applicants must be 18 or older and in good health.
Nacogdoches golfers played a match team tournament at Hardin Country Club Sunday and walked off with tourney honors by running up 34 points to seven for local club members.
Hardin County commissioners gave preliminary approval to a 1262 acre subdivision north of Highway 105 between Beaumont and Sour Lake. Plans by L. C. Lopez and Associates feature one acre sites around an 18 hole golf course with paved streets and its own water system. Lot prices are proposed around 2200. The court also approved 13 right of way and easement deals with most prices at 50 and one at 200.
Sixteen members from Piney Woods Country Club of Nacogdoches traveled to Silsbee for the tournament. A total of 40 players competed as Silsbee players plan to return the visit once the Nacogdoches clubhouse is completed.
Five new directors for the Silsbee Chamber of Commerce have been elected. Names include E. J. Dietrich Clifton Caraway John Ferdinal D M Short and Lamoyne Goodwyn. The board will elect officers for the coming year and hold an April banquet.
C T Saxon president of the Writer's Club of Beaumont helps organize a Silsbee writers club. The meeting at 7 30 pm in the annex of the First Presbyterian Church is open to all interested in poetry fiction non fiction short story or novel. Nine attendees already plan to be present.
Silsbee Little League holds a meeting at 7:30 p at the fire station led by president Junior Miears. Tryouts run March 28 through April 1 at Santa Fe Park. Players not on a major league team last year should report by 2 p.m. Saturday, March 26.
City police officers Grady Tarver and Max Zeller reported twenty arrests inside city limits over the past two weeks. Chief Tarver announced the figures on Wednesday. arrests include eleven drunks sent to county jail and nine traffic violations such as no driver’s license, improper license for truck, speeding, improper passing, tailgating, wrong side of road, and illegal right turn in a parking zone.
Buna high school blew away competition to claim the third girls state title across A and AA divisions, finishing the season with a 32 game winning streak. Star players Linda Johnson and Sonja Thornton earned all star honors as coach R C Hyden led the girls, while the Buna boys under Cotton Robinson boast four state crowns in six years.
Silsbee High School baseball hosts Beaumont High today at 4 p m at the local diamond in the Tigers second game of 1960. Ronnie Domino hit a homer over center field as Silsbee pursues an early season win.
Mr and Mrs Henry M Donelson of Silsbee welcome a daughter born March 16 in Hardin County Hospital. Mrs Sabatelli formerly Janice Wilson welcomes daughter Kathleen Ann born March 10 in Baptist Hospital Beaumont. Ricky Thomas born March 5 to Mr and Mrs Lewis Townsend of Port Arthur at Park Place Hospital. Willis Earl born March 13 to Mr and Mrs E C Ezernack of Silsbee. Gloria May born March 12 to Mr and Mrs L W Shavers of Silsbee. Robert Sidney born March 12 to Mr and Mrs J T Norris of Silsbee. Lamoyne Jay born March 12 at Baptist Hospital Beaumont to Mr and Mrs Leonard Farr of Silsbee. James Edward born March 16 in Pasadena General Hospital to Mr and Mrs Leonard Prophit of Houston. Mrs Farr is daughter of Lamoyne Goodwyn of Silsbee. Harvey Ashwatt noted as regional grandfather.
The Rho Upsilon Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi held an open meeting at Mrs. Bill Wiess home with cohostess Mrs. Herman Johnson. A St Patrick’s Day theme guided talks on sorority meaning, history, and the chapter’s story.
Coach Ray McGallion's track squad travels to Nederland for its second meet of the season starting at 10 a.m. Finals run at 2 p.m. Other teams join Silshee and the Bulldogs. Last Friday at Port Acres Relays Stllshee placed fifth in a 17-team field with Aldine winning. David Drake placed third in high hurdles and John Hartman tied for first in the high jump with 5 ft 6 in.
A county jail report shows 22 arrests for the week. Deputy Dave Roun tree notes 17 are for drunkenness, two for second offense drunken driving, one for first offense intoxication, and two other cases.
Silsbee city council approved election officials for the April 5 city election. Election judge Ernie Dietrich with clerks Willa May Brim John Cullinan L Turrentine W C McNeil L E Martin B L Moreland A C Bartle and Otis Alexander. Absentee voting began at city hall. The council also approved a plan to insure the sewage disposal plant for 18500. They discussed selling an unopened alley on North Second Street to Sherman Worthey and Santa Fe Railroad. Earl Wills to proceed with transactions. A sick leave policy meeting was set for March 24 at H C Hopkins home. Dr Wade Parker appointed city health officer succeeding Dr George Tennison who asked to be relieved.
Three young people from First Presbyterian Church will join Rev. Larry M. Correll at the Pioneer Conclave at Camp Cho Yeh in Livingston Texas this weekend. The group from the church includes Dick Boddie Merry Creekmore and Terry Creekmore. The event runs from Friday supper to Saturday afternoon with junior high youth from the district. Sunday services will follow the usual schedule at 11 a.m. and choir practice at 5 p.m.
The Twentieth Century Club studied Poetry in Music at a Wednesday session hosted by Mrs. A. Jones with duties shared by Mrs. David Read. Mrs. Skinner offered poet biographies and Mrs. Bower detailed song histories, with readings by Mrs. Newland and guests. Next meeting March 23 at Mrs. Britton’s farm.
Mr and Mrs Ed Whitten of College Station along with Elizabeth and Susan Wilson of Port Arthur visited over the weekend in the company of Be and Min I Brownlee.
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