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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1975
Page
9
Ninety area students are named in the ninth edition of Who's Who Among American High School Students. The publication by Educational Communications Inc. highlights scholars and leaders from schools nationwide, with 82 local honorees listed here.
Local craftsmen from Silsbee transform hobbies into profit at the Farm House north of town. Evelyn Allen and Jeanell Grubbs sell doll and painted items while Ralph Foster builds antique toy furniture and doll houses, turning retirement into busy work. The shop, opened March by partners Dean Yawn and Jeanelle Guillory, offers an eclectic mix of vintage pieces and handcrafted creations.
Beta Sigma Phi chapter hosted a Halloween carnival on November 1 at Mrs. Jeff Skinner's home from 6 to 8 PM for members and families. Five members attended the Space Area Convention in Houston at the Oaks Hotel. Names listed include Mrs. Perky Hardison, Mrs. Artie Hickerson, Mrs. Dorothy Mc Caleb, Mrs. Carol McLain, and Mrs. Jeff Skinner.
Seaman Carl R. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert L. Smith of Route 1 Silsbee, completed recruit training in San Diego California. The course covered naval terminology and customs, seamanship, damage control and firefighting, uniform regulations and first aid, plus weapons marksmanship and drill. The Veterans Administration National Cemetery System includes 103 cemeteries with plans for four new cemeteries in fiscal year 1976.
Michael D. Exline a Navy Radioman Third Class son of Mr and Mrs C L Exline of Star Route and husband of Sherry K Upchurch of Silsbee is deployed for 10 weeks to Northern Europe aboard USS Kalamazoo homeported in Mayport Florida. He will train with U S and NATO ships and visit Great Britain Norway Denmark and Germany after joining the Navy in June 1972.
Lamar University will host a retirement seminar for Beaumont area teachers with group and individual counseling sessions on Friday and Saturday, November 14 and 15, at Setzer Student Center.
Ace Alsup of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas leads a group session at 10 am in Room 125 Setzer Student Center for TRS members nearing retirement. Additional one on one slots are available Friday and Saturday. The program, a nine city series with TSTA, covers retirement formula options and Q and A for members.
Funeral services for Clarence Pellerin 80 of Beaumont were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Assumption Catholic Church with burial in Magnolia Cemetery Rev James T Quinlan officiating Pellerin died Sunday evening at Baptist Hospital He was a Centerville La native who lived in Beaumont 70 years and retired after 61 years at Dolinser Steel Survivors include son Mickey Pellerin of Lumberton
Silsbee Masonic Lodge No 927 A F and A M in Silsbee Texas holds stated meetings on the first and third Tuesday of each month at 730 PM Visiting brethren are invited School of instructions on floor work every Wednesday night at 730 PM Foy N Adcock Sr W M CC C Witt Sec
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