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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1959
Page
1
The Silsbee Old Timers plan their annual reunion October 25 at the junior high cafeteria from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. A noon lunch, priced at 1.25, will be served. Reservations close October 19. Old friends will reminisce and renew ties.
Word reached Silsbee that M. F. Brown a 52 year old former Miller-Dunbar Motor partsman died in his car on Chattanooga Street Hot Springs Arkansas around 1 p m. Officials said a heart attack caused death with Brown having a history of heart trouble and hot baths visits in Hot Springs. His body was en route to Silsbee via a Beaumont ambulance after notification of Mrs Brown who was traveling from Fort Worth.
The Ladies Golf and Bridge association will meet Tuesday at 9 30 a m in the Country Club for their monthly bridge club and covered dish luncheon. Members wishing to play may call Mrs O C Seely, chairman.
Silsbee workers named to the Hardin County United Appeals drive have begun campaigning. Chair Gus Husmann announced the local quota of ten thousand dollars toward a county total of twenty seven thousand. Local volunteers include Kiwanis and Lions members, school staff, clergy, and community groups such as Beta Sigma Phi and Xi Zeta Rho along with Exquisette Club members assisting. Fair share defined as one day’s pay for the year.
Five Silsbee youths appeared in Jasper city court Monday on drunken and disturbing the peace charges linked to the Jasper versus Silsbee football game Friday. The defendants Tommy Childress Billy Barclay Weldon Jackson Roland Million and Curtis Conner pleaded guilty and were fined 24.50 each. A sixth Silsbee man Tully Edwards was arrested in Silsbee on a Jasper warrant and returned to Jasper for another incident from the same game.
Susan Wingfeld daughter of Mrs M D Jordan Jr has enrolled at Southwestern University Georgetown. She will major in chemistry for a Bachelor of Science Degree. Mr and Mrs W F Caskey of Columbus former residents of this city are visiting friends here for a few days.
Local notes list visits and weekend trips by Fayetteville and surrounding area residents. Mr. and Mrs. Felber and Atlantic Refining visiters in town. Mrs. King treated in Kountze. Visitors include Gaineys, Wood, Hulin, Allen, Chitty, Townsends, Bryant, Barrow, McFarland, Simmons, McMahon, Thacker family, Hooks, Smith, Cook, Skillern, Collier, Eason, Stockman, Lee, and J Lee.
An even 20 persons were locked up in the county jail during the past week. Dave Rountree, office deputy at the county jail, reported Monday. Charges included 16 drunks, and one each driving while intoxicated, drunk in car, simple assault, and traffic. There were no cases heard in county court during the week.
John H. Wimberly, president of Houston Natural Gas Corp and former Southern Gas Association leader, won a two year term as director of the American Gas Association at its 41st annual convention. AGA comprises 8300 members including utilities pipelines and manufacturers worldwide. Wimberly joined HNG in 1928 rose to executive vice president in 1947 and has led Houston Natural Gas since mid-1955.
Mr and Mrs Robbie Fol ey of Silsbee welcome Judy Beth born Oct 2 at St Therese Beaumont. Mr and Mrs L E Evans of Warren announce Kelly Jane born Oct 5 at Hardin County hospital Kountze. Christopher born Oct 2 to Mr and Mrs A D Schneith man of Silsbee. Pamela Kay born Oct 1 to Mr and Mrs R R Herrod of Silsbee. Dickey Lee born Sept 30 to Mr and Mrs C L Howell of Silsbee. Peggy Sue born Oct 4 to Mr and Mrs Chester Dow den of Kountze. Donna Sue born Oct 5 to Mr and Mrs J L Cherry of Kountze. Susan Gail born Oct 2 to Mr and Mrs J A Williams son of Silsbee.
The Texas Highway Department issued the first dealer license TXI0000AA to Bill Gaston Boats and Motors in Austin on Sept 30 under the new motor boat registration law. State Engineer D C Greer urged about 1700 dealers to apply for the $25 license ahead of owner registrations starting about Nov 1.
Richard Bryant recently finished boot training with the Navy in San Diego and is visiting his mother Mrs Winifred Bryant. He plans to report to Great Lakes where he will attend training school.
Three men pled guilty in Judge H. A. Coe's 88th district court in Kountze. Bruce Dean received a two year sentence for burglary with intent to steal, Frank Glover for theft of a power lawn mower, and Johnnie Stogner for passing a forged instrument. Ages and addresses were not released.
Funeral services for Mrs Cora Powell Sturrock 53 died Tuesday at her sister Mrs Murrah Drakes near Silsbee were held at 2 p m Wednesday at Semans Chapel near Chester Officiating ministers were Rev Clyde Drake Rev W A Cockrell and Rev J P Lewis She was a Chester native and Baptist member Survived by one son Clayton Sturrock of Nederland two daughters Corine Kornegay and Shirley Sturrock of Houston four brothers Herman and L C Powell of Chester Colon Powell and Barney Powell of Baytown Burial was in Lemans Cemetery with nephews as pallbearers Edwards Funeral Home of Woodville directed
KFDM Beaumont schedules a special program for National Business Women's Week from Oct 4 to 11. Moderator Grace Daniels of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women leads a lineup including Hope Skillman, Mary Roebling, and Blanche Thebom. Air time is 1 00 p.m. Sunday Oct 11.
Lt and Mrs Thomas J Hardy of Cheyenne Wyoming are visiting his mother Mrs Elizabeth Hardy. He will report to Biloxi Mississippi October 15 where he will enter a missile training school.
David Cobble a Lon Morris college student from Jacksonville visited over the weekend at his parents BL and Lis Dean Cobble’s home.
Silsbee received a special citation from the American Cancer Society for surpassing its quota in the 1959 Cancer Crusade. Mrs. Bill Hulin accepted the award in Beaumont in the absence of Mrs. Herbert Elmore. A cancer education film will be shown at the Silsbee fire hall meeting on October 13.
The Rho Upsilon chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met September 28 at Mrs. Dean Duffle home with co-hostess Mrs. Flo Stark. A program on Your Day Socially was given by Mrs. Frank Rudisaille and Mrs. Syd Miller. A work session for Christmas projects was set for October 6 and the next meeting is October 12 at Mrs. Peg Huddleston’s 210 Elm Street.
£. E. Yoksh of 670 South Sixth Street left Monday for a checkup at Santa Fe Hospital in Temple and is expected to return to Silsbee afterward.
The Watch That Child safety program in Silsbee enters its second week as Post P of TPA distributes safety literature to all school children. Students work on safety essays with savings bonds as prizes and winners will be announced after judging.
All Souls Catholic Church of Silsbee will buy about 13 acres from N A Cravens behind the current Silsbee High School campus for a future church and parochial school. Rev Joseph P Dazio said negotiations have been underway and there are no immediate plans, only future expansion.
Miss Sammie Savage of Silsbee, daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Savage, is a freshman cheerleader at Stephen F Austin State College in Nacogdoches. Savage is a 1958 graduate of Silsbee High School.
The Silsbee Tigers visit Kirby Stadium to play Huntsville after a 1-3 start in 1959 hampered by illness and injuries. Key players like Gene Roberts and Don Ward are doubtful, Joe Blackmon may see limited action, and a B-team game with Saratoga was canceled due to lime burns. Jasper’s Bulldogs opened with an 89‑yard kickoff and won 14-6 as Silsbee’s only score came late in the final quarter.
James Arnold Hartman son of Mr and Mrs Frank Hartman of Yazoo Mississippi has completed Navy basic training in San Diego He enlisted in July He attended Silsbee Schools for several years and plans to visit soon at his grandparents home Mr and Mrs L A Midkiff of this city
Delores Matthews and Doyle B. McDonald were married Friday night in Buna in a double ring ceremony at 8 p.m. officiated by T. C. Freeman of the Church of Christ. Attendees were close friends and relatives. The bride is Buna High School graduate. the groom, Silsbee High School graduate, served two years in the armed forces. They will reside in Silsbee where he works for Simmons Motor Company and she for Morgan and Lindsey.
Three Silsbee men Newt Young Richard Bryant and Eddie Sessums are home on leave after completing nine weeks of basic training in San Diego. Recruiter C C Kelley notes all three were selected for further navy schools with Young and Bryant heading to Great Lakes Naval Training Center while Sessums returns to San Diego after leave.
Mrs. Joe Bell left Longview for Bethesda Maryland on Sunday to enter the National Research Foundation for treatment. She was accompanied by her husband and he telephone relatives Tuesday morning with a report that they made the trip just fine, per Mrs R Berelsy the mother of Mrs Bell.
Miss Carolyn Gilchriest daughter of Mr and Mrs G W Gilchriest of Silsbee and James Thomas Tarver son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Tarver of Buna were married Saturday night at 8 in the Buna Baptist parsonage. Pastor officiated and Miss Gwen Ehrensberger and John Dehart were attendants.
The Twentieth Century Club held its first year meeting at Mrs. Robert Nevland home with co host Mrs. F Weathersby. Leaders Mrs. Oscar Baker and Mrs. W H Holland presented the program Jerome Kern with a life and works paper by Mrs Holland and music by Mrs Neyland and Mrs Baker.
Mr and Mrs Jake May vie ted over the weekend in Lut kip to visit the home of her mother. The fragment hints at a domestic dispute or visit, but details are unclear and incomplete.
The Esther class of First Baptist Church met Tuesday night at Mrs Grace Mashburn’s home with 17 members and associate members present. Outgoing president Mrs H L Lackey and bride elect Mrs Jesse Ruth Hall received gifts. A social hour followed the business session.
Silsbee High School B football cancelled a game with Saratoga here due to injuries and illness. The B Team fell 22 to 0 to Evadale last Thursday. Junior high beat MacArthur Beaumont 14 to 0 in district opener. Seventh graders beat Kountze 20 to 14 and visit Kirbyville Saturday at 10 AM.
The 88th District court grand jury for Kountze was impanelled Monday morning by District Judge H. A. Coe. Members include B. A. Rucker and Robert McGrew of Silsbee, Mrs Boris Riggs and Oscar Adams of Chance-Loeb, A. H. Dixon foreman, W. A. Pray, F. L Englin of Kountze, Dwight Theriot, Henry Jones, Annie B Richardson, W. L. Bass of Sour Lake, and W. E. Coon of Saratoga.
First Presbyterian Church schedules a joint supper for men and women at Caterer Restaurant Beaumont on Wednesday Oct 14 at 7 30 pm Men host women with arrangements by Hugh Smith Evangelism chair James L Hedleston. Reservations through the vice president or Jess Bain president of the men.
Members of Masonic Lodge a7 will meet Thursday at 7 for entered apprentice work and Saturday at 7 for fellowcraft work. Burl Bradshaw, worshipful master, says meetings will be at the Masonic Temple.
Guy Cheshire, after basic Navy training in Los Angeles, visits his parents Mr and Mrs Guy Cheshire at their home. He will report to 3 Long Bess Calif for further training.
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