Silsbee Sets Sept 23 Hearing on 75 76 Budget
The City Council approves a public hearing for September 23 at 7 p.m. on the 1975 76 budget. An estimated $1,000,000 in expenditures is planned, up from $951,621 the prior year. City Manager says no tax increase. rate remains 45 percent with $1.05 assessment. Ad valorem re appraisal may raise overall tax valuation slightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Dominguez
Ronald Hickerson
Board of Equalization
Silsbee Independent School District
SISD
A. L. Burleson
Criminal Justice Council
South East Texas Regional Planning Commission
Bob L. Ogden
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Citizens’ Committee
Tigers Face Channelview in Kirby Stadium Showdown
Silsbee seeks a strong defense and versatile quarterbacks as they host Channelview at Kirby Memorial Stadium. Coach Ray McGallion notes Channelview's improved defense and three tough linemen, while Silsbee plans to use both quarterbacks Lewis and Green and tall tackle Robertson to counter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Tigers
Channelview Falcons
Cc. E. King
Kirby Memorial Stadium
Ray McGallion
Channelview
Little Cypress
Falcons
Crosby
Randy Aswell
Ken Waltman
Schumacher
Falcon
Ken Poole
Poole
Glenn Wilson
McGallion
Tiger Oliver Lewis
Norris Green
King
Lewis
Green
Ronald D. Robertson
Cleveland
Orange Stark
Silsbee Tigers
Oliver Lewis
Artie Shankle
Derrek Shelton
Ronald W. Robertson
Dwight Fobbs
Pete Priest
Don Muckleroy
Jerry Fontaine
Citizens and Timber Firms File Suit Against Kountze ISD
More than 60 Hardin County citizens join Southland Paper Co Champion International Kirby Lumber Temple Eastex in a tax lawsuit seeking a temporary injunction against the Kountze Independent School District A hearing is set for 9 am Friday Sept 12 in the 88th District Court Plaintiffs say rural land re appraisals are arbitrary and unfairly raise taxes by 140 to 600 percent Some bills could rise from 30000 40000 to over 90000
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Southland Paper Co
Champion, International Corp
Kirby Lumber Corp
Temple- Eastex, Inc
Kountze Independent
Kountze
Dwayne Overstreet
the Bee
B. W
Kountze Independent School District
Overstreet
ONeil School Site Suggested for New City Hall
Silsbee considers negotiating with SISD to acquire the seven acre ONeil School site for a City Hall complex. Building Inspector Jerry Jones disclosed at a council meeting as the SISD plans to abandon the ONeil Intermediate School by early next year. Mayor Hays asked the manager to gauge school board and SISD officials on the proposal amid civic and private interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Silsbee
Silsbee Independent
O'Neil
Jerry Jones
Silsbee Planning and Zoning Commission
James L. Hays
Ronald M. Hickerson
SISD
LMUD seeks state OK for wastewater discharge levels
A Texas Water Quality Board public hearing in Beaumont on September 18 will review four permit applications for wastewater discharges. LMUD proposes up to 1.5 million gallons per day of domestic sewage effluent from a plant near Pine Island Bayou, discharging into Village Slough then Pine Island Bayou and the Neches River. Other filings include Georgetown Texas Steel and Texaco, Inc. for Port Arthur Refinery Sour Lake site discharges up to 1.68 million gallons per day into Drainage Ditch No. 7 Maine Canal, Taylors Bayou and the Intracoastal Waterway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Water Quality Board
Beaumont
Lower Neches Valley Authority
Lumberton Municipal Utility District
Pine Island Bayou
U.S. Highway 69
Hardin County
Neches River
Georgetown
Texas
Texaco, Inc
Port Arthur
Sour Lake
Maine Canal
Taylors Bayou
Jefferson County
Crosson Harbert Wedding in Pensacola
Mrs. Woodrow Cook accompanied by Mrs. L. D. Crowell and her son of Beaumont attended the wedding of Gary Crosson to Miss Sue Anne Harbert in Pensacola Florida on August 30. Crosson is grandson of Mrs. Cook and son of Neal P. Crosson and his wife of Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Cook
L. D. Crowell
Beaumont
Gary Crosson
Sue Anne Harbert
Pensacola
Fla
Crosson
Cook
Neal P. Crosson
Florida
SISD Eyes Timber Land Appraisal and Tax Firm Hire
SISD may hire a second appraisal firm to re appraise timber lands in Silsbee Independent School District. The move follows a plan from the district tax committee to add staff for ad valorem tax reappraisal and raise the elderly homestead exemption from 3000 to 5000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SISD
Silsbee Independent
Sisd Board of Trustees
BEE
Crawford
The
Raymond Tennison
Richard Jones
Betty Meade
Silsbee
Pritchard and Associates
Lumberton Auto Crash Injures Two
Two Lumberton residents were injured in a head on collision on US 96 early Sept. 4. Grace Faye Walton 0 of Rt 4 Lumberton. and Herman Leon Rasberry 27 of Route 2 Lumberton were hospitalized at St. Elizabeth. Walton improved to ICU. Rasberry treated and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lumberton
DPS
Ralph Seaman
The
BEE
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Grace Faye Walton
Rt. 4
Lumberon
Seaman
Readon
Herman Leon Rasberry
Box 165
Rasberry
Horn Road
Walton
Silsbee Quarterback Club reviews Silsbee C King game
The Silsbee Quarterback Club met at 7 p.m. Tuesday September 9 at Silsbee High School to view the film of the Silsbee versus C King game and hear a scouting report on Channelview from the Silsbee coaching staff. Club president R F Sanford announced the weekly meetings in the Master Teaching Room. All Silsbee Tiger fans are invited to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Silsbee High School
Left Turn Lane Project Completed In Lumberton
Five lane renovation on US 96 in Lumberton includes a 3.6 mile center left turning lane. Traffic engineer Bud Collier warns this is not a traffic lane and drivers must not linger with wheels turned. Speed limit may drop after tests. DPS to monitor. Construction by Ashland Oil Co. at 1.4 million dollars completed for safer turning and reduced delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Public Safety
Lumberton
Bud Collier
The
BEE
Collier
State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Texas Highway Department
Walton Creek Bridge
Ashland Oil Co
Beaumont
Charges Of Phone Harassment Filed On Silsbee Man
Wendell Eugene Johnson of 650 Roosevelt Drive Silsbee was charged with harassing by telephone. Police say a trap by Southwestern Bell traced a call to the woman’s home, leading to his arrest at Kirby Lumber Corp at 11 45 a m Sept 8. Bond set at 1500. Judge B L Como arraigned him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell Eugene Johnson
Roosevelt Drive
Silsbee
James Fulgham
Johnson
Fulgham
William Gilley
Kirby Lumber Corp
Justice of the Peace
B. L. Como
Como
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Hardin County approves 1.8 million budget with 14 percent tax hike
The Hardin County Commissioners Court unanimously adopted a 1975 76 budget of 1 842 390 with an assessed value increase from 35 to 40 percent and a 14 percent tax rise. Revenue sharing funds and higher across the board salaries drive the larger General Fund. Road and Bridge funds rise, while tax allocations shift to support road work and other services. Additional action included manpower hires and voter registration list preparation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Commissioners Court
Horace Moye
Sheriff's Department
General Fund
Moye
Law Library
Courthouse
Hos
Fort Worth
Commercial Computer Services, Inc
Texas Highway Commission
State Department of Highways
Lumberton
Ariola Road
Lumberton to Vote Oct 4 on Off Premises Alcohol Sale
Hardin County Commissioners set Saturday October 4 as the local option election in Lumberton's Justice Precinct Five to decide if alcohol may be sold for off premises consumption. The move follows petitioners’ filing two months earlier and a dispute over petition validity and state law procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Lumberton
Justice
Hardin Commissioners Court
James W. Bradford
First Baptist Church of
Loeb
Bradford
Clarence McNeely
George Kirkpatrick
Commissioners Court
Pct
J. L. Loftin
Kirkpatrick
Pet
Howard Barrington
Rex Moore
Emmett Lack
Hugh Bevil Means
Lack
Means
Worker Injured In Fall At Santa Fe Siding
Sixty-year-old Piotr Stepnik of Route 4, Silsbee, was treated at St. Elizabeth Hospital for a fractured hip after a fall from the top of a boxcar at Santa Fe siding around 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5. He is listed in good condition. Stepnik is superintendent of drying operations for Barry and Barry Sand Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piotr Stepnik
Silsbee
St. Elizabeth Hospital
J. C. Barry
Barry and Barry Sand Co
Stepnik
Santa Fe Siding
Farmer Ambulance
the Bee
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Holzapfel
C. D. Johnson
W. A. Davis
John Boykin
N. T. LeBlanc
LG Lynn Robinson
LT Ronald D. Robertson
LE George Thomas
Noseman
Lynn Robinson
Frankie Spearman
Doug Shankle
David Jones
Jimmy Rawls
Allen Sanford
Robert Arline
George Thomas
En Poole
Bill Ballew
Gary McKinney
Cary Cleveland
Richard Williams
Butch Cooper
Gary Davis
Gary Colson
Kyle Enloe
Aswell
McKinney
Wilson
Arthur Bettes
Mac Baldwin
Gary Cleveland
O‘neil
New City Hall
LMUD
State
W. R. Owens
Kirby
Read-Turrentine
Read
Read and Kirby
Quarterback Club
Pital
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