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By DAVID READ
It’s a mighty comfortable
thing to get back home after o
long trip to strange parts of the
country, and no one appreciates
a return to East Texas more
then this writer. The moun-
tains are beautiful and cool,
the streams are sparkling and
swift, the lakes are blue and
clear, but somehow they can’t
compare to the green and lush
piney woods country.
In company with the Queen
of the Manse and our grand-
daughter, Phyllis, we discover-
ed what the central part of the
country looked like, and final-
ly wound up in beautiful and
wonderful Yellowstone Park in
Wyoming. On the way we
gazed upon the great stone
sculptures at Mount Rushmore;
we shuddered at the fantastic
landscapes of the Badlands;
and we got a little into Indian
mythology as we stood at the
foot of Devil’s Tower.
We saw hundreds of thous-
ands of acres of lush looking
corn; just as many acres of
sweet-smelling alfalfa; passed
by ranches filled with fine fat
cattle (some of them black);
and slowed down to watch com-
bines harvesting the late wheat.
The natives told us they had
had plenty of rain, and the
country looked green, instead
of the drab brown it usually is
in August.
In the campgrounds in Yel-
lowstone a fantastic number of
people were enjoying the won-
derland and roughing it in a
modern way. There were tents
and pickup campers; trailers
and station wagons; and rustic
cabins provided with nothing
but four walls and a roof. Most
of the campers were family
groups, but we saw several
larger parties—probably chap-
eroned parties of young people.
In the evening the whole area
sparkled with campfires, and
rang with the shouts of the chil-
dren, especially one evening
when a big black bear non-
chalantly ambled through the
area, emptying garbage cans
and ransacking everything in
sight.
In an outdoor amphitheatre
the Park Rangers put on a
nightly program, explaining
the wonders of the national
parks, and showing colored
slides of the animals, plants and
geysers. These campfire pro-
grams are impressive, and the
Rangers do a good job of pre
senting their programs.
THE SILSBEE BEEliW
VOLUME 44
SILSBEE, TEXAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1962
10c PER COPY
NUMBER 25
AGAINST LAND COMPANIES
County, School District File
Three Delinquent Tax Suits
Hardin County filed delin-
quent tax suits Monday after-
noon against three companies
owhing acreage in the county,
and Silsbee Independent School
District joined in the action as
intervener, also filing suits.
Three separate petitions were
filed by Hardin County and
also by Silsbee Independent
School District.
The suits were filed Monday
afternoon with W. L. Selman,
clerk of the 88th District Court
in Kountze, and were signed by
E. G. Aycock of Fort Worth,
attorney for the county and
school district.
The three separate suits are
styled: The State of Texas vs.
East Texas Pulp & Paper Com-
pany, Et Al, of Jasper; The
State of Texas vs. The South-
ern Pine Lumber Company of
Diboll; and The State of Texas
vs. The Champion Paper and
Fibre Company of Huntsville.
The county’s suit seeks to re-
cover a total of $55,880.81 from
East Texas Pulp and Paper
Company; $3,092.20 from The
Southern Pine Lumber Com-
pany; and $8,760.37 from The
Champion Paper and Fibre
Company, District Clerk W. L.
Selman told the Bee Wednes-
day. He said the land compan-
ies have 20 days after they are
served with the petitions in
School Hires Attorney
ForEqualization Hearing
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It is a wonderful thing that
leaders of the past had the
foresight to set aside such na-
tional parks as Yellowstone,
Big Bend, Great Smoky Moun-
tains, and others for the enjoy-
ment of the outdoor - hungry
millions who flock to them
each summer. These parks be-
long to everyone, and are pre-
served in their natural state for
the use of all the people.
Back at home we were some-
what surprised to see that Bob
and the Bee Office force had
managed to get out two good
issues of the paper without us,
apparently not particularly
missing the editor during the 17
days we were gone. But this
writer is glad to be back on
the job before they decide they
can get along better without us,
and although physically tired
from the long drive, we feel
refreshed and ready to take on
the problems that never fail to
lace one at the end of a vaca-
tion.
The appraisal summary of
values on industrial property
in Silsbee Independent School
District recently submitted by
W. H. Holland Is
Named President
By Quarterbacks
W. H. Holland was elected
president of Silsbee Quarter-
back Club at a meeting held
Tuesday night in the high
school cafeteria. R. F. Sanford
was named vice president and
F. M. Madison, secretary and
treasurer.
In other business the Tiger
supporters discussed ways they
might be of assistance to
coaches and players and set
meeting time as each Tuesday
night at 7:30 at the high school
cafeteria.
Bill Tucker visited Sunday
in the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. L. Tucker.
Pritchard & Abbott, appraisal
engineers, was accepted by the
board in a special called meet-
ing held at the administration
building Tuesday night.
The board also voted to em-
ploy E. G. Aycock, Fort Worth
attorney, to represent the
school at the equalization
board hearing to be held at,
the school administration build-
ing at 9 a. m. on Aug. 29.
In other action the board ac-
cepted resignations of Mrs.
Gladys Smith, Kirby third
grade teacher; Mrs. Katy
Brewer, cafeteria worker; and
Ira Owens, sweeper. They
voted to employ Mrs. Jo Ann
Hignett, Kirby sixth grade;
Mrs. Grace Johnson, junior
high English; Mrs. Vcrdie Lee
Morgan, cafeteria worker; and
Geneva Price, sweeper.
Other action reflected by the
official minutes shows that the
board authorized the purchase
of 16 mercury vapor reflectors
and lamps for Kirby Stadium
at a cost of $3932.88, and agreed
to pay Silsbee Electric Com-
pany $242.00 to install them.
which to file answers to them.
Silsbee Independent School
District claims in its petition
that East Texas Pulp and Pa-
per Company is delinquent in
its 1961 school taxes on 59,-
473.09 acres of land and seeks
to recover a total of $27,481.73
in taxes, penalties and interest,
and costs.
The school district petPion
seeks a total of $1,856.40 from
The Southern Pine Lumber
Company for 1961 taxes, pen-
alties and interest and costs on
4,061.7 acres of land.
The school’s suit against The
Champion Paper & Fibre Com-
pany seeks a total of $705.39
for 1961 taxes, penalties and
interest, and costs on 1,542
acres.
Meanest Thief
Takes Library
Book Shelving
One of the meanest thefts oc-
curred during the recent move
of the Silsbee Public Library to
its new quarters in Santa Fe
Park when a thief, or thieves,
made away with five sections
of book shelves, according to
information from Mrs. S. A.
Wallace, secretary of the ad-
visory board.
A great deal of labor and
cost went into these five sec-
tions of shelves .by a group of
dedicated people, who were
working against great handi-
caps to provide Silsbee *vith a
public library. No trace of the
shelves has been found, and
apparently no clues as to who
took them.
For Workouts
Seventy boys, all looking for I body has a position ‘‘sewed-
action, bolstered the hopes of up” yet. Everyone will have an
the Tiger coaching staff this opportunity to make the team,
week as fall football workouts Paul Johnson, Deman Roy,
opened the new season. Johnny Upshaw and Robert
Training began Monday|Parks have been working in
morning with a spirited work-
out in full pads. Loosening up
exercises and short running
drills filled the first day, with
some light contact running
plays in the afternoon.
According to Coach Ray Mc-
Gallion, the average weight of
the entire team is lighter this
year but depth should be bet-
ter. (The squad, one of the larg-
est ever to grace a Tiger foot-
ball field, has 10 returning
lettermen and 15 squadmen
from last year’s team.
McGallion says weight in the
line is down to about 175
pounds, but speed should be
better. Backfield weight is
about the same. While the
backfield could be filled with
lettermen, McGallion said
the number one backfield.
Some speed loss was noted in
the backfield by the coach, but
he seemed confident that the
possible depth would balance
the deficit. He would make no
comment as to the Tiger chan-
ces for a good1 season, however
he said we could give any team
in the district a run for the
flag.
There has been some specu-
lation about rugged center
Jerry Lindsey, who also kicks
and plays on defense. There has
been some talk of his moving
to Louisiana, which would be
a severe blow to the team and
a position hard to fill. Appar-
ently no definite decision has
yet been reached on the pro-
posed move.
Voters Approve Hospital
Bond Issue 570 to 123
JOYCE MILLER. JOAN MEYERS AND DAGMA RUDISAILE were part of a large group
of local youths who helped transfer books to the new library building last Friday, These
girls, along with others from the Rainbow and Horizon Clubs, stacked 2911 books on the
shelves during the day. (Other library photos on Page 6. Section 1)
A $275,000 bond issue to en-
large and equip the Hardin
Memorial Hospital in Kountze
was approved by Hardin Coun-
ty voters Saturday.
Total vote in the hospital
bond election was very light
which seemed to indicate gen-
eral approval and no organ-
ized opposition. The election
carried 570 votes for and 123
against expansion of the coun-
ty hospital, Judge Fletcher
Richardson said.
In Kountze 205 votes were
Junior High
Registration
Is Clarified
Principal I. B. Griffith an-
nounced this week that Junior
High School students who were
in Silsbee schools last year
need not report to school until
opening day, Tuesday morning,
Sept. 4.
He added that new students
in the school district, those who
have moved here from another
city, who are to attend junior
high should register between
Aug. 27 and Aug. 30.
Council Votes Water
To Knupple Rd. Area
Alvin E. Morgan and James
L. Flanakin appeared before
the city council Tuesday night
to ask for an extension of the
city water line to their homes
on Knupple Road.
Negro Is Charged With
Assault on Officer Parks
James Edward Foster, 24-
ycar-old Silsbee Negro, is in
Hardin County jail charged
with assault with attempt to
murder following his alleged
attack on Silsbee Policeman
Bernard Parks, 58, at 12:45
a. m. Saturday on Highway 96
near the East City Limits of
Silsbee.
Charges were filed in Justice
of the Peace Louis Sellers court
Saturday by Silsbee Police
Chief Grady Tarver.
Parks was on patrol duty
When he stopped to arrest Fos-
ter, whom he said appeared to
be drunk. Foster’s companion.
Dorothy Silas, 18. was placed
in the patrol car but when
Parks attempted to put Foster
in the car he reported that Fos-
ter resisted, grabbed his gun
and attacked him with it.
Parks was severely beaten
with the gun and in the fight
Foster is alleged to have fired
five shots. Parks was not hit
tw the bullets, nor was Foster.
Edward C. Valot Sr.
Dies in Galveston
Edward Chatelan Valot Sr..
father of Celeste V. Johnson of
this city, died at 9:50 p. m. Fri-
day, Aug. 17, at John Sealy
Hospital at Galveston.
Mr. Valot was a retired mo-
tion picture projectionist for
Inttrstate Theatres.
Survivors include his wife,
another daughter, two sons,
nine grandchildren and one
great-grandchild, all of Hous-
ton.',,
The gun, which was recovered
when Foster was arrested, had
been fired five times and was
damaged so that the sixth cart-
ridge in the cylinder would not
discharge.
Chief Tarver said Foster ap-
parently attempted to drag Of-
ficer Parks away from the
highway toward an alley break-
ing the shoulder strap to his
gun belt. After Foster left him
Parks reached his radio and
called for help, a call which
was answered by State High-
way Patrolman Leo Hickman
and other officers.
Foster was arrested about
1:30 a. m. Saturday at his home I
just off Bonner Street by Har-
din County Sheritf Wm. Whit-
aker and Chief Tarver. Foster
had gone home and to bed and
was said to have sent word
that he would surrender to
Sheriff Whitaker. ,
Dorothy Silas was arrested at
345 Bonner Street about 2:30
a. m. by Chief Tarver and tak-
en to jail. She was charged
with being drunk.
Officer Parks returned to his
home Monday afternoon from
Baptist Hospital in Beaumont
where he was taken by Farmer
ambulance following the at-
tack after first receiving aid at
Silsbee Clinic. Approximately
40 stitches were required to
close cuts on Parks’ head and
around his left eye, but he was
reported up and around Tues-
day of this week.
The grand jury is expected
to investigate the case next
Monday. Chief Tarver said.
Morgan, acting as spokes-
man, said his well dried up
completely about two weeks
ago and he had been hauling
all his water since then. For the
last six weeks, he said he had
hauled all his drinking and
cooking water. Flanakin, who
still had water in his well, said
his water was too full of min-
erals for washing or consump-
tion. Morgan’s house, tlie last
one inside the city limits down
Knupple Road, is approximate-
ly 1000 feet from the water line
in Wood lea.
According to Mayor Frank
L. McClanahan, all the resi-
dents in the southeast section
of town not served by city
water are facing problems simi-
lar to Mr. Morgan due to the
dry weather. These include
houses along Cooks Road, Ave-
nue L Extension, and Litiidolt
Lane. All the above areas were
incorporated into the city lim-
its in 1957.
After discussing the reusabil-
ity of laying a large permanent
line at the present. Council-
man ByrI Slaydon made a mo-
tion, seconded by H. C. Hop-
kins. to run a 1 wo-inch tempor-
ary line down the road to Mor-
gan’s house. The council voted
unanimously for the measure.
The new line will tic four more
houses into the city water sys-
tem. Plans were also made to
tic the other areas mentioned
(Continued on Page 6)
Two Construction
Workers Injured
As Scaffold Topples
Two men were injured about
2:15 p. m. Monday on thel
Brown & Root construction job
at East Texas Pulp and Paper |
Company at Evadale. The men i
were Brown & Root employees.
The men, P. B. Love, 26. of
Route 1 Pox 160, Bon Wicr,
Texas; and J. C. Rushing, 31,
of Route 5, Box 65, Tylertown,
Miss., were reported to have
been injured when wheels of
a rolling scaffold apparently
dropped into a shallow exca-
vation and the sea Hold toppled.
Rushing, who was on the
sealtold, reportedly fell about
18 feet and suffered a bruised
and strained left hip and lower
back, according to Dr. George
D. Tennison, who examined the
men before sending them on to
(Continued on Pago 6)
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Library Now Open
In New Building
Silsbee's Public Library is lion of 132 volumes. One day
now open for business in their in July, 137 volumes crossed
new quarters. The move from [the checking desk lor the roc-
the Wildlife Building was com- old.
Foi die present, library hours
cast for the issue and 15
against.
Silsbee voting was light with
115 votes east for and 18
against, according to L. D. Self,
election judge.
Hill-Burton matching federal
funds have been applied for
and have received preliminary
approval.
Judge Richardson said the
county’s share of the cost of the
addition to the hospital will be
financed out of the present tax
levy of 80 cents per $100 valua-
tion allowed, for bonded in-
debtedness.
Plans call for adding 36 beds
to bring the total number to
68. Each new room will also
have a private bath.
A new delivery room and ob-
stetrical wing are planned and
the nursery will be moved to
this area. Four three-bed wards
are to be added to the west
wing and a new wing is plan-
ned to run parallel to the pres-
ent west wing
A coffee shop and mainten-
ance room are also to be en-
larged and the parking area
expanded.
pletcd last Friday when youths
from the Rainbow Girls. Hori-
zon Club, Key Club and Boy
Scouts carried the 3000 vol-
umes the short distance over to
the new library. The doors to
the new building were official-j
ly opened to the public Iasi
Monday.
At present, the library is op-
erating with temporary furni-
ture borrowed from other city
departments. Permanent li\-
tures such as the checking ta-
ble, card file, reading tables
ant' chairs are on order anti are
due for delivery about the nrst
week in October. The shelves,
which were built and painted
| here by men from various civ -
lie clubs, were installed last
| wee k.
| According to Mrs. H. T. Hor-
ika, librarian, the library had its
second biggest day of the sum-
mer Monday with the eircula-
will remain the same as before
the move: 1-5 p. m. Monday
through Thursday, 10 a. in.-3
p. m. Saturday, and closed Fri-
day and Sunday.
Is Killed In
Fall Near Here
William R. Lovett, of 8322
Baker in Houston, was fatally
injured Saturday when he was
knocked off of a scaffolding at
the Ztinimo Feeder Lot con-
struction site on Village Creek.
He was dead on arrival at
St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beau-
mont about 10 a. m. Saturday.
Mr. Lovett was working with
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10 Persons Plead
Guilty In Judge
Richardson's Court
Ten - cases were tried in
Judge Fletcher Richardson’s
County Court since last week
and all pleaded guilty, he said
Wednesday. In most of the
cases age and addresses were
not listed in the record.
On Aug. 16, T. C. Kennerly
was lined $1.00 and costs on a
hot cheek charge. An Aug. 17,
Mrs. J. C. Richardson of
Chancc-Locb was fined $1.00
and coiss for a hot check, and
on the same date Mrs. Charles
McDaniel of Village Mills drew
a similar fine of $1.00 and
costs for a hot check.
On Aug. 20 James Rogers was
fined $100.00 and costs for pis-
tol toting, and on the same date
Jay Turner was fined $100.00
and costs for pistol toting.
On Aug. 20 Masilene Watson
and T. V. Watson, both of
Kountze, were each fined $100
and costs for unlawful sale of
alcoholic beverages.
On Aug. 20 William Ballew
of Colorado and Robert D. Mc-
Carrell of Houston each re-
ceived fines of $50.00 and costs
and three days in jail for driv-
ing while intoxicated. On Aug.
21 Robert E. McCormack, 39,
of Vidor was fined $50 and
costs and three days in jail for
DWI.
Hundreds Brave Heat
To Inspect City Hall
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MAYOR FRANK L. McCLANAHAN unveils a new placqur on the trout of the city hall last
Sunday during ceremonies dedicating the offices. Approximately 300 people attended the
open hotise during the afternoon. Watching the mayor officially open the building to the
public are Councilman and Mayor Pro Tem Elton Brookins and Mrs. Frank McClanahan.
All city offices were opened for inspection including the civil defence radio room located
behind city hall.
About 100 people gathered
outside Silsbee’s new city hall
to hear Mayor Frank L. Mc-
Clunahan officially dedicate
the building to ‘‘continued ser-
vice for the people and develop-
ment of the city of Silsbee,”
last Sunday■ afternoon.
During the brief ceremonies
in 100 degree heat, Earl Wills,
| city attorney, introduced the
daughter of Siisbee's first, may-
or, Mrs. Bonnie S h e 1 ley, of
Beaumont, and H. M. Jones.
the third and immediate past
mayor. Also recognized for
their part in the new office
building were members of the
present city council, city de-
partment heads, corporation
court judge, and the city sec-
retary.
Mayor McClanahan unveiled
a new plaque on the front of
the building/ and' officially
opent d the city hall to the pub-
lic.
Inside, all the city depart-;
merits were open for inspec-
tion and Cokes were served to
the visitors. A Fire Department
exhibit was set up in the end
of the council room featuring
pictures of fires dating from
the beginning of the depart-
ment in 1939. The new council
table ar.d chairs were shown
for the first tune.
The civil defense radio room
which is located in one of the
oft ices in the garage also was
open to the public. Members of
the radio club were busy all
afternoon receiving congratu-
latory messages from other cit-
ies in the ar^a.
According to City Secretary
Cesar Dominguez, several hun-
dred people made the tour of
the City Hall during the after-
noon. City employees and fire-
men acted as guides,
The building was purchased
from the Atlantic Refining Co.
at a cost of $22,000 and it has
been in use by the city since
April 23 of this year.
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