Silsbee trustees set special meeting on audits and timber re appraisal
Silsbee Independent School District trustees meet today at 5 p.m. in the high school library to review the 1974-75 audit by Juncker and McMillan and discuss new insurance bidding guidelines. They consider employing Latham, Latham and Townsend for an 80 000 acre timber re appraisal and note current sick leave policy changes and recent bids on a tractor and a step van.
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Silsbee Independent
STSD
Silsbee High School
William E. McMillan
Beau Aont
Juncker and McMillan
Crawford
SISD
Cravens Insurance Agency
Elmore Insurance Agency
Silsbee Insurance Agency
McClanahan Fields Insurance Agency
Paul Georgas
Cravens
Latham, Latham and Townsend
Jasper Ford Tractor and Equipment Co
Morris Moore Chevrolet
Silsbee
Oil City Tractor and Equipment Co. Inc
Jasper Farm and Ranch Supply
H. A. Thomas Auto Supply Co
Donalson Dodge Co
County considers computer data bank for tax roll
Hardin County Commissioners may approve a plan Monday to use a computer data bank to update and expand the county tax roll. A Houston firm assisted with tentative approval last week. Cost estimated at 35 000 to 40 000 dollars with a three year payoff, and the next court meeting is Monday November 24 at 10 a.m.
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Hardin County
The
BEE
Truett Pritchard and Associates
Houston
Horace Moye
Commissioners Court
Tigers at Port Neches Groves in young season clash
Silsbee's Tigers travel to Port Neches Groves for a third game after a 1-1 start. Anthony Brown led with 35 points in the win over Lee and 26 against the Bulldogs, with Larry Taylor and Artie Shankle contributing key scores as the Tigers eye more district play next month.
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Silsbee
Tigers
Port Neches-Groves
Baytown Lee
Beaumont
Charlton - Pollard Bulldogs
Anthony Brown
Lee
Bulldogs
Larry Taylor
Artie Shankle
Brown
Dogs
Shankie
Oliver Lewis
Lewis
Taylor
Derrek Shelton
Forest Park
Woodville Eagles
West Orange
City and School Discuss O Neil Campus Property
The city and school leaders met to discuss moving classes from O Neil Intermediate to Read Turrentine Elementary during the holidays and how to dispose of the O Neil campus property. No firm buyer plans exist yet though inquiries have been made, with appraisals to be obtained if the city shows interest. The School Board will meet Thursday to seek approval for two qualified appraisals and notify the city of the results.
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O'Neil Intermediate School
Read-Turrentine
O'Neil
Bee
Darrell D. Shine
Richard Jones
Eddie Grubbs
Jim Hays
Margie Eldredge
Frank Grote
Shine
the Bee
Thieves Steal 17000 Gallons of Gas at South Hampton Plant
Sheriff Billy Paine reports theft of more than 17000 gallons of premium gasoline valued over 6000 dollars from the South Hampton Oil Co bulk plant on Loading Deck Road near Silsbee. Two loads vanished likely on November 15 16 and a large transport truck is suspected.
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South Hampton Oil Co
Silsbee
Billy Paine
Morris Windham
Paine
Bee to Go to Press Early Next Week
The Bee will go to press early next week for the November 27 issue due to Thanksgiving. Advertisers and contributors are asked to submit copy early to ensure publication. The Bee office will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 27 and 28.
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Bee
The
Four Silsbee residents hurt in area auto crashes
Four Silsbee residents sustained injuries in separate weekend incidents in Silsbee and Beaumont. Ollie Coudrain was treated after a rear collision on FM 418 with a pulp wood truck driven by Theodore Martin Jr. The second crash injured Richard Storms on FM 92 when his Gremlin overturned. Vickie de Bretagne and Linda Short were treated after their vehicle rolled on the Eustex Freeway in Beaumont.
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Silsbee
Beaumont
Ollie Clines Coudrain
P.O. Box
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Theodore Martin Jr
Kirbyville
FM 92
Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department
William Gilley
Silsbee Police Department
Margaret Sharp
Richard Patrick Storms
James Martin
Storms
Vickie de Bretagne
Linda Short
Eustex Freeway
Miss de Bretagne
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Trustees Vote To Equalize Tax Assessments In Lumberton
Lumberton School Board unanimously approves an equalization program for taxable properties in Lumberton Independent School District. The plan reassesses property based on market value to fix inequities, citing state law and goals of equity, with no tax increase intended.
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Lumberton
Lumberton Independent School District
Jefferson County Grand Jury Indicts Lumberton Man
A Jefferson County Grand Jury on November 13 indicted Charles Derek Phelps, 18, of Laurie Lane Lumberton, for the April 12 office burglary and the October 1 auto burglary. The break ins targeted a doctor’s office in the Goodhue Building in downtown Beaumont and a vehicle at 2355 Central Drive.
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Jefferson County
Lumberton
Charles Derek Phelps
Laurie Lane
Central Drive
Beaumont
Goodhue
Hardin County Spends Average Of $344 Per Capita For Services
New York reports show county and city per capita costs vary widely by size. Hardin County spends about 344 per person on local services, compared with 413 in similar counties and 575 national average. Local tax revenue of 218 per capita funds part, with federal and state payments covering the rest.
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Hardin County
New York
Department of Commerce
Robert Brown
Tax Foundation
United States
Texas
City Rebates Totals 14.5 Million to 670 Cities
Austin Comptroller Bob Bullock mailed sales tax rebates totaling 14.5 million to 670 cities and towns, bringing calendar 1975 rebates to 223.7 million. Individual city amounts included Silsbee 13,192.69 and Sour Lake 738.32.
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Austin
Bob Bullock
Bullock
Silsbee
Kountze
Another Cemetery Work Day Scheduled
The Resthaven Cemetery Care Association plans a work day on Saturday November 22 from 8 30 a m until volunteers finish. Bring gloves tools mowers pickup trucks and a sack lunch for noon. Goal is finishing the second section. Next meeting December 2 at 7 p m in Silsbee State Bank.
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Resthaven Cemetery
Volunteer Firemen Report Few Calls
Silsbee volunteers had a light week with one house fire on Nov 11 behind the Silsver Tea nightclub, a mattress fire on Nov 15 at the King residence, a wreck scene aid, and a gasoline spill cleanup at Exxon station near US 96 Highway 32.
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Silsbee
Russell Busby
Silsver~ Tea
Fresenius Road
King
Division Street
SVFD
Kirby School
Exxon
US 96-Hwy. 32
Srass
Hicks Dairy
The
BEE
Registration Awaiting Decision of Appeals Court
Voter registration deadlines are on hold as the Fifth Circuit considers registration mailings. Hardin County tax assessor Fred Anders urges voters to keep existing certificates until the court acts. The ruling may affect forms and bilingual instructions. A federal panel in Tyler convened on November 24 to decide the appeal.
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Mark White
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Fred Anders
Hardin
Anders
White
Thomas Gee
U.S. Court of Appeals For
5Th Circuit
Court of Appeals For
Tyler
Thanksgiving speaker Dr. Lancaster to address Bicentennial service
Dr John W Lancaster minister of First Presbyterian Houston will speak at the Bicentennial Thanksgiving Community Service Sunday at 5 pm at First Baptist Church Highway 96 South. A volunteer choir led by Roy Bean will perform The Battle Hymn of the Republic with rehearsals at 4 pm.
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John W. Lancaster
First Presbyterian Church
Houston
First Baptist Church
Highway 96 South
Roy Bean
Lancaster
Helen Landolt
C. E. Landolt
C. E. Landolt Jr
Dallas
North Dallas High School
Union Theological Seminary
Austin College
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
St. Andrews University of Scotland
Presbyterian Church
Eadership
South Hampton To Develop Neches Storage Facility
M. A. Bomer president of South Hampton Co and Stinnes Oil and Chemical Co of Houston form a limited partnership to develop nearly 1000 acres on the east bank of the Neches River south of Beaumont as an oil tank storage facility. Announcement Tuesday cites initial capacity of 400 100 barrels with goal of a fuel terminal later.
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M. A. Bomer
South Hampton Co
Stinnes Oil and Chemical Co
Houston
Ito
Neches River
Beaumont
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J & J Processing Co
Clarks
Miss Short
United Appeals
Richard Hardy
E. J. Dietrich
Jefferson County Grand Jury
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Appeals
Dr. Lancaster
South Hampton
Neches
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