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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1971
Page
2
Editorial staff credits show R. L. Read and Tommy Read alongside Leona Whitman Lee Kelly and Doris Woolley in a listed roster. The note preserves the publication’s internal staff attributions and titles for the period.
Don Kelley at Po’Devils at Mill Creek notes improved top water action, especially in the afternoon, with chrome chuggers and jumper lures productive in shallow water. Night white perch activity remains strong and bass strings are fair though schools are scarce. Fluttertail worms on points at 10 to 15 feet boost nearby catches and several white perch over two pounds are reported. The Silsbee Bass Club meets Monday night at Neches National Bank to discuss the October tournament and invite members.
McNeese State University beat Lamar University 38- ? as seniors Harry Delano and Charles Powell shared captain duties. Delano served as defensive captain and Powell, the starting center, led the offense. Delano hails from West Orange and Powell from Silsbee both as lexans with multi year letters.
Funeral services for Garnet Griffith 81 of Woodville were held at 3 p m Wednesday in Edwards Funeral chapel with Rev J C Ener and Rev Leroy Smith officiating Burial was in Antioch Cemetery Griffith died Tuesday afternoon in Jasper Memorial Hospital after a short illness Surviving are his wife Mrs Lessie Griffith one son Garnet FE Griffith of Woodville three sisters Alma Hooks Lumberton Fannie Gibbs Corpus Christi and Madeline Griffith Houston and one brother Kirby Griffith Beaumont
Lamar University's first Homecoming as a university kicks off October 21 with a Queen Pageant and runs through the November 6 game against Trinity University. Key organizers include student chairman P Larry Tolson and faculty chair Ann Shaw with a large Beaumont area committee coordinating queen selection events, publicity, parade, bazaar, bonfire, and entertainment.
A letter to the editor thanks District 113A executives for cutting 1971 football ticket prices and offering a refund on reserve seats. The writer calls for across the board price reductions and wage concessions to spark competitive gains and urges citizen action like wartime efforts.
Selman Mobley recounts an incident in Silsbee involving Morris Cole who demanded his ID and forced him into a car after claiming he cussed. Mobley describes being taken to City Hall, searched, fingerprinted, and driven to Kountze near the courthouse, with additional events left unresolved in the account.
In the 62nd Session the Texas Legislature faced redistricting after the census. The House Redistricting Committee proposed redraws, but the final bill altered several counties before settling with minor changes. A special four day session produced a congressional map listing 19 counties, while Senate districts remained undrawn and to be decided by a state Board in summer.
Clarence B. Bud Stevens of Silsbee and Clark D. Allen of Kountze were elected to the Texas Forestry Association Board of Directors. They will be sworn in at Oct 21 with 13 new directors, as the 57th Annual Meeting unfolds Oct 22 at the Sheraton Crest Inn, Nacogdoches, with Stevens a Kirby Lumber executive and Allen an Allen-Peavy Lumber Co. owner plus active local chamber roles.
AARP members plan a 6:30 p m covered dish supper at O’Neil School cafeteria today. JL H Wade, president, asks attendees to bring card tables and dominoes. A troubled note follows about an unrelated personal intrusion and marijuana claim.
Mrs Arch ie Wallace has been released from the hospital and is at home. Gary and Jody Goats welcomed Regina Elizabeth born Oct 4. Several families visited relatives in Evadale and nearby towns. Homecoming queen candidates named Vickie Burris Karen Chambers Wanda Tucker Esther Jackson. homecoming Oct 30. Goodrich beat Evadale 18 to 6 in football last Friday.
The Veterans Administration estimates that 265000 guaranteed and insured loans will be closed in fiscal year 1972, including 25000 mobile homes. The projection highlights VA lending activity and home financing under its loan programs.
The VA urges every veteran who sells a home bought with a GI loan to obtain a release of liability before signing a sales contract. The action shields the veteran from future repayment responsibility tied to the loan.
The document presents a bank condition report with figures for liabilities and capital accounts, including total liabilities and total capital. Warren F Bower, Cashier, swears the report is true to the best of his knowledge, and the directors attest its correctness after review.
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