The Silsbee Bee (Silsbee, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 2, 1962 Page: 1 of 12
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The Silsbee Bee
VOLUME 44
SILSBEE, TEXAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1962
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NUMBER 22
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Council to Hire Policeman
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For Part-time Night Duty
Extra police protection for
By DAVID READ
Without a great deal of fan-
fare an advertiseitient appeared
in last week’s issue of the Bee,
headed ‘,‘23 years of advertis-
ing the Gulf South.”
This means, of course, that
back in July 1939, The United
Gas Corporation started a ser-
ies which had for its one pur-
pose the promotion of the great
Gult Coast country, of which
Silsbee and Hardin County arei
a part. Not only has United
Gas advertised the Gulf Soufhj
in the Bee, but the series has
run in many other daily and
weekly newspapers, and in
magazines such as Time, News-
week, U. S. News, Business
Week and Wall Street Journal.
According to the ad that ran
last week. United Gas adver-
tising has encouraged a “fresh
look” at the Gulf South on the
part of thousands of indus-
trialists and millions of vaca-
tioners. The first advertise-
ment in this long series ap-
peared 23 years ago—in July
1939—and Ihe campaign is still
going strong. This is one of
many ways in which our com-
pany is “serving ihe Gulf
South.”
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HOUSE ON WILLIS ROAD two miles north of Silsbee is
almost consumed by flames following an explosion at
4:10 a. m, Wednesday which critically burned Melvin Gra-
ham, 28, owner of Graham Tire Store in Silsbee. Graham,
a neighbor, had gone to the unoccupied house after noises
he suspected might be a prowler, awakened him.
House Explosion Critically
Burns Melvin Graham,
During the years that Ihe
United Gas campaign has been
running in the Bee we have
met a number of the officials
of the company, and have been
impressed with their vision and
their confidence in the future.
They know that by promoting
and helping the area they
serve, they are helping them-
selves. too, as well as anyone
else. The fact that they con-
tinue the series of advertise-
ments shows that they are con-
vinced of the value of news-
papers lor getting their mes-
sage over.
The Bee has a number of
other advertisers who have
been consistent through almost
30 years. This newspaper has
always tried to give these ad-
vertisers the best coverage pos-
sible, and cooperate with them
in every way possible. We will
always endeavor to publish a
newspaper that is fair and im-
partial, giving the news as we
see it, because we believe that
by doing that, the paper is
more valuable as a vital force
for good and as a medium for
the advertisers who have a
message for the people.
We appreciate the readers
who subscribe to or buy the
paper, and we appreciate the
confidence the advertisers
have in those readers. It takes
both to make any newspaper
and any city worthwhile.
Statutory Rape
Charge Faces
Silsbee Youth
Don Cunningham, 20-year-
old Silsbee youth, was charged
with statutory rape of a 14-
year-old Kountzf> girl, Monday,
before Justice of Ihe Peace C.
A. Kimball of Kount/.c.
Cunningham was ordered to
county jail where he will be
held awaiting action of the
Grand Jury. Bond was set Li.'
Judge Kimball at $10,000 at the
request of the state.
According to office deputy
Dave Rountree of the Sheriffs
department, Cunningham and
the girl were found together
alter the girl’s parents had re-
ported her missing.
At last report Wednesday,
ihe youth was still in county
jail. __
A violent explosion that rock-
ed an unoccupied house he was
checking for prowlers critic-
ally burned a young Silsbee
businessman near his home on
Willis Road two miles north of
Silsbee at 4:10 a. m. Wednes-
day.
Melvin Graham, 28, owner
of Graham Tire Store, 715
Highway 96, in Silsbee, suf-
fered third degree burns over
much of his body and face and
limbs, and was rushed to St,
Elizabeth Hospital in Beau-
mont in a Farmer ambulance.
His condition was reported
Wednesday evening to be criti-
cal.
Shortly alter 4.00 o’clock
Wednesday morning Graham
was awakened by his wife
when she heard a noise outside
their home. Thinking it might
have been a prowler near his
truck he went outside to in-
vestigate, and deciding the
noise could have come from the
unoccupied house ol a former
neighbor he went over to
check.
As he approached the front
door, or entered the house and
switched on the light, (it was
not established which) a ter-
rific explosion blew him out
intc the yard and burned him
seriously. Windows, doors and ^
walls of the house were blown j
out and it began to burn.
His wile had helped him back
to the front of their home when
the first neighbor, .lack David
armed and helped summon
aid.
Mr. David said the blast
which waked him rocked the
entire area and “nearly shook
me out of bed.” Some of the
doors and windows were blown
50 feet or more by the force of
the explosion.
Silsbee Volunteer Fire De-
partment rushed to the scene
but the large frame house,
which was built about four
years ago and had never been
completely finished, was en-
veloped in flames and there
was little they could do with
no water supply available.
Sides ol the house were cov-
ered with asphalt sheeting used
under brick veneer, and sever-
al stacks oi brick which had
net yei been applied were near
the building.
Fire Department and sher-
iff’s officers were investigating
and County Attorney Dwayne
Overstreet called loi hilp from
(Continued on page 6)
Silsbee during the night hours
|i is a step closer after Monday’s
called council meeting.
After hearing a report from
Mayor Frank McClanahan on
the wave of thefts and burg-
laries during the past 10 days,
city councilmen discussed the
possibility of hiring a man
partfime to fill in during forth-
coming vacations in the police
department. Councilmen H. C.
Hopkins, Byrl Slayaon and
Lenox Hawthorn voted unani-
mously to give Police Chief
Grady Tarver authority to louk
for someone to fill the job.
The extra policeman, if hired,
will be used to give two-man
protection during the night
hours and fill the gap; when va-
cations start. There is a possi-
bility* time
later.
Mayor McClanahan reported
that garbage pickup fees for
residents outside the city lim-
its now may be paid quarterly,
semi-annually, or annually.
The $15 fee previously had to
be paid yearly. According to
McClanahan, many people who
wanted to use the facilities
had been unable to make the
required payment. The new
plan will enable them to make
smaller payments every three
or six months.
Council voted to accept bids
trom local firms on bulldozer
work north of Prewitt Addi-
tion. The bulldozers will clear
right-of-way for a drainage
ditch.
Unanimous approval came
lor the mayor's plan to hire
two or three extra men to help
clean out the city’s drainage
ditches before Fall rains set in.
Water and sewer department
crews, usually used tor that
purpose have been tied ur>
making water and sewer tap
connections. A suggestion was
made by Councilman Hopkins
to use si reef crew along with
extra help to speed the ditch
cleaning job.
A date for the open house at
the new city hall was discussed
by the council. Ail the furni-
ture has not yet arrived so a
definite time could not be set.
Mayor McClanahan suggested
a tentative date of Sunday,
Aug. 19, with calling hours be-
tween 2 and 5 p. m.
The mayor asked council-
men to be thinking about pur-
chases of several new pieces of
equipment for the street de-
partment and police depart-
ment in the near future. In-
cluded in his request were a
maintainer, street roller and
Brush-hog as soon as possible;
and a new police car before the
year is over. Council suggested
McClanahan accept bids on the
Brush-hog and collect prices
on the other equipment for fu-
ture discussion.
Next regular meeting of the
city council will be Monday,
Aug. G, at 7 p. m. Meeting lime
was moved ahead from 7:30
so councilmen will have an op-
portunity to inspect Silsbee’s
civil defense radio equipment.
Woman Is Hospitalized
Following Sunday Wreck
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Three Cases Are
Tried in County
I Court Past Week
Three cases were tried the
past week in Judge Fletcher
Richardson's County Court at
Kountze
Irene Phillips, about 40, from
Silsbee was fined $100 and
costs last Friday for selling
beer to minors.
Monday, Curtis Shoulders,
30, La Borte Negro, was assess-
ed $5C and costs and three clays
(Continued on page 6)
Weekend collisions sent one
Silsbee woman to the hospital
and resulted in injury to two
other persons.
Mrs. Charles D. Barland ot
Route 2, Silsbee, was in St.
Elizabeth Hospital in Beau-
mont suffeiing from a broken
left collarbone, as a result of
a two-car collision Sunday
alternoon at Franklin and Rail-
road streets in Beaumont.
Mrs. Barland and Mrs. Ce-
celia Gremillion were passen-
gers in a car driven by Ford A.
G remillion, 408 Louisiana,
Beaumont, when it figured in
u collision with an auto driven
by Viola M. Smith, 1015 Porter,
Beaumont.
Mrs. Gremillion was treated
lor a lacerated elbow and re-
leased.
In a collision about four
miles cast of Silsbee on High-
way 96 Saturday at 5:40 p m.
Audrey M. Fogle, 27, of Eva-
dale, suifered a bad nose bleed
and brain concussion. His auto
and a car driven by Curtis
Shoulders, 28, Negro from La-
Porte, collided in front of Rich-
ard Reeves place as the Shoul-
ders’ car was attempting a left
turn off the highway, accord-
ing to State Highway Patrol-
man Leo Hickman, who inves-
tigated. The Shoulders’ car was
travelling east and the Fogle
auto was headed west.
Mr. Fogle was treated by Dr.
Sam P. Copeland and released.
Slightly injured was a Negro
girl riding in the Shoulders’
car who suffered a cut lip, Dr.
Copeland said.
Both autos suffered heavy
Police Send 44
To County Jail
During July
Silsbee’s police department
added 44 names to the list of
inmates lodged at Hardin Coun-
ty jail during the month of Ju-
ly.
According to Police Chief
Grady Tarver, 27 drunk charg-
es afforded the largest classi-
fication of July offenders. Dis-
turbing the peace, with four
booked, was second.
Other arrests with the of-
fenders carried to jail include
three D. W I., two drunk in
eai, Iwo affray, one traffic, one
vagrancy, one aggravated as-
sault, one petty theft, one bur-
glary, and one pick-up tor the
county.
Fifty-three traffic violators
were caught within the city
limits and fined during July.
Sixteen offenders were appre-
hended for failure to stop on
a red light. Ten more were ar-
rested for running stop signs. ----- -----
Other tickets were issued by damage, according to Hickman.
the police for unnecessary
noise, with five violators, no
drivers license. 1hree; follow-
ing too close, three; improper
turn from the wrong lane,' two;
(Continued on page 6)
Mrs. Gordon McMahan and
children of Pasadena visited
Friday in the homes of Mr. and
Mrs. Johnnie Wood and Mr.
and Mrs. A. A. Sparks.
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John Busby’s pickup to wait for flames to die down and to try to learn more about the ex-
plosion from neighbor Elbert Willis, one of the first at the seene. P'etured from left are.
Firemen IJoek Kay. Grady Walters, E. J. Jones. (Willis nearly hidden behind Jones). Fire
Chief John Busby sitting in piekup, and Warren Bower. A youth named Moore (squatting
down) is intently watching the flames.____________________________.____________
Board to Inspect The New
High School Music Building
Silsbee High School's new! Th« 3182 square feel of space|this entire building remodeled
music building is almost com- j is divided into a choral room, land repainted lor use by ihe
pieto and will be ready for .in- a large band hall, restrooms, athletic department. Uniform
al inspection b" the school
board on Aug. 8, Supt. Don L.
Hough said yesterday.
The 86x37 foot building is oi
concrete block construction
with steel beams, asphalt tile
Uoor and acoustical ceiling.
Cost is $33,1)87.00.
an oilier and storage rooms tor
instruments and uniforms.
storage space has been added.
Another school project com-
Foster Brothers ol Port Ar- pitted this summer has been
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thur are contractors and George
Ingram ol Beaumont, archi-
tect.
The former band hall occu-
pied the cast end ot the ath-
letic licldhbuse. The p itinon
enlarging the seating capaci'v
ol Kirby Stadium and re-deck-
ing Ihe stands with new lum-
ber Numbering of the reserved
scats on the Silsbee side is
i caring completion and the
txtwten band hall and 11. Id-i\;.«itors stands will be num-
housc has been rem.ecd and lx led beginning next week.
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Awarded Eagle Rank
Four new Eagle Scout-, worn Wednesday's reremonv w a s
given their badges ol rank ,,, Mayor Frank L. McClanahan.
... , ICceil Cobble* was chairman v>i
special cetomomrs I. 1 . V o<i- |hc u>yrd of r0vicw, and was
hesciiiv. Julv 2.v bv Allen Freeman. Ml
Scent mg‘> highest t ank uvic, „, u. .m<| j D Cone-, all
Lance Latham, son of Mr ...mmitteermn. and Pete Far-
Mis. Wes 1 at ham *-•(’.» -r Julian Bankston and Don-
CI,. M.n of Ml a no Mi • v (,f. Auh;>rt all Eas,)r Scouts
Rieer Russell Holt, •on of
Mr and Mi Harr- Hob *nd ■'<** v V
James Ilrnrv Donelson. ,on of Troop 88. presented the Logic
Mr mid Mrs Henry M Done!- badges and R* Ft Eugene
, Loutc. pastor of the First Meth-
ludis* Church, gave the Eagle/
charge.
Hignett was in charge of the,
Tendertoot investiture service
during v'hich Randy Skillern
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w. i/orvif troop 88 attained Eagle rank lat»t week m Bprnai mivhivmio ■»
FOUR NGOtT> . t k> right are new Lugles Jame^ Henry Donelson Russell Holt,
Si. 2J" »» 'Wht, U Scoutmaster oi the troop
All nl the hov> u' members
of • Silsbee’s Troop 88.
During almost 34 years of or-
ganized Scouting in Silsbee, on-
ly'six other Spout-- have -
taiiieii the rank of Eagle. The
last two, also members of Troop
in special ceremonies at 'Ar'rt‘ =9V(-'n 'he ^aSle mnk
----- in 13b!
was awarded the rank of Ten-
der toot.
Troop 88. sponsored by ihe
Methodist Men. has 43 active
I Voters-Attention
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I»|i In this issue of the Bee there appears the full text of 10 of the Con-
i’!., stitutional Amendments to be voted on at the upcoming General Election
fi|| (Nov. 6) So that you may be fully informed, we urge that you read each ^
proposed measure in its entirety, and study all of them carefully before tg
Mi you go to the polls to cast vour vote. The other four may be found in other Hj
|| newspapers published in the county. g
A brief digest of the 14 proposed Amendments follows;
NUMBER ONE ON THE BALLOT (HJR 25)—Provides Workmen’s Com-
pensation for the employees of all political subdivisions.
NUMBER TWO ON THE BALLOT (SJR 9)—Raises the limit on use of
state funds to assist needy aged, needy blind and needy children from
Forty-seven Million Dollars ($47,000,000) to Fifty-two Million Dol-
lars ($52,000,000).
NUMBER THREE ON THE BALLOT (SJR 22)—Permits creation of hos-
pital districts in Ochiltree, Castro, Hansford and Hopkns Counties.
NUMBER FOUR ON THE BALLOT (HJR 46)—Provides for a State pro-
gram of acquiring conservation storage facilities in reservoirs.
II NUMBER FIVE ON THE BALLOT (HJR 51)—Creates hospital districts
I; and limits their power.
I, NUMBER SIX ON THE BALLOT (HJR 36)—Authorizes retirement, dis-
ability, and death benefits for elected and appointive officers and em-
ployees of counties and political subdivisions who have served in such
' capacity for twelve (12) years or more.
\ NUMBER SEVEN ON THE BALLOT (SJR 13)—Insures continuity of
state and local governmental operations in periods of emergency, re-
sulting from disasters caused by enemy attack, by providing for the
* prompt and temporary succession to the powers and duties of public
|, office, except members of the Legislature.
NUMBER EIGHT ON THE BALLOT (SJR 7)—Establishes a ceiling ol
I Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000) per year on
| the amount that may be paid out of state funds for assistance pay-
i men Is to the totally and permanently disabled.
' NUMBER NINE ON THE BALLOT (HJR 70)—Authorizes the construc-
I tion, equipping, majntenancc and financing of a home for the aged in
I Titus County and permits the Legislature to authorize the creation of
i; two (2) hospital districts in Bazoria County.
! NUMBER TEN ON THE BALLQT (SJR 12)— Permits state employees to
I serve as consultants or'on advisory committees, of as members of a
Public School Board, provided they are not members of the teaching
profession, with a state agency or any political subdivision thereof.
NUMBER ELEVEN ON THE BALLOT (SJR 25)—Authorizes resale of re-
possessed lands in the Veterans Land Fund, to any buyer, after having
been first offered for resale to veterans. >
NUMBER. TWELVE ON THE BALLOT (SJR 19)—Delegates limited zon-
ing powers to any county bordering on the Gulf of Mexico or the tide-
water limits thereof. , I
NUMBER THIRTEEN ON THfc BALLOT (SJR 6)—Provides that taxes
or bonds previously voted in any Independent School District, major. |
portion of which is in Dallas County, shall not be abrogated, canceled .
or invalidated by any change in boundaries and authorizes the contin- IL
uance of the levy of taxes after such change without further election*
NUMBER FOURTEEN ON THE BALLOT (HJR 32)—Provides far trials . |
de novo on all appeals from actions, rulings, or, decisions of administia-? ]
tive.or executive agencies of government. ^
Principal speaker at last Scouts.
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