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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1962
Page
7
Weather outlook brightens as recent rains lift crop prospects across Texas. Across the state and especially in the far west, showers have been plentiful, improving potential yields. The Tyler Report notes widespread rainfall enhancing expectations after a prior drought scare.
Election night event at the Bee party will share results with attendees. Officials expect local officials and reporters to attend as votes finalize.
A Texas Health Education feature cites Helen Keller on spending to prevent blindness. It notes 800000 annual eye injuries in the US, 53,760,000 man hours lost, with 18 percent one eyesight and 5 percent both eyes from home accidents and thousands of children losing sight yearly. It urges testing, lighting, and precautions.
Final rites continue for Mrs. Reid an authority on plants and birds who fed wildlife at Gulf Park Port Arthur. She discovered the Reid Violet and aided science with local folklore books coauthored with Florence Stratton used in Texas schools. Her circle included J. Frank Dobie and Sigmund Byrd.
Mrs. Reid, longtime member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and several nature and ornithology societies, and wife of Bruce Reid, retired Gulf Oil electrician, lived on Village Creek in Hardin County. She supported wildlife with a 12 acre park and sanctuary, raised many wild birds, and died after three weeks of hospitalization from a heart attack. Survived by her husband, a son and a grandson, with a brother in Galveston.
Kitchen Space lingim assured no reflection on staff while a board checkup aims at saving funds. Mrs. Taylor and cafeteria workers receive a vote of confidence for handling crowded conditions. No action now, plans to smooth matters before next school year include complete kitchen facilities at Incline or both elementary cafeterias and possible expansion of the junior high kitchen.
A list of 155 candidates and team members is provided for a game against the San Augustine Eagles. Leonard Lowe is Silsbee manager with Samuel Johnson as field captain. The match is at the new stadium on Fresenius Road west of Silsbee. Starting Silsbee players include Carsee Samuel and Arthur Breed among others. additional names span Williams Williamson Wills Wilson Woodard and Yoksh with Young Jr. as part of the roster.
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