The Silsbee Bee (Silsbee, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 9, 1964 Page: 3 of 14
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Tully Edwards...
(Continued from Page 1)
Jones Public Scale Co. of Beau-
mont.
He said that Edwards, driv-
ing north, probably lost control
ot his car and sideswiped a car
driven by Grace Ambrose Ben-
pett, of Beaumont, heading
south. One passenger In the I Edwards Car
Bennett car, JMrs. Johnnie Mae times after lea
Petty, SB, ftMpr « Beaumont, [way ahd then
was treated fbt' minor Injur
at Baptist U6e\p»al in Bea
mont and then pleased.
Edwards was J»r«J
dead oh arrival ah St.
Hospital In tifaitt«*ftt
p. m.
Offiepr Clarfe' yaitl that the
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Monza Coupe
Only 2 Left
4 speed transmission, 102 horsepower engine,
safety group, padded dash
$1795
WITH 200.00 DOWN
AND NOTES AT 01.97
New ’63 Models
HOLMES CHEVROLET (0.
Silsbee, Texas
over
the
tipstdte
own into a culvert, thtowihg
the auto. •
Wallace A. McCasland, Beau-
lit justice of the peace, liWd
ftidVtest and returned a ver-
of accidental death,
viyors include his mother.
STtffer Iffni
>wihg |Pfl»nmA«i
Nine Enters
I Tourney
Against Sown Para
. „• . .-MW I Tiger baitoballers lost a close
Mrs, Bertie Mae Edwards; a j,me to the French High Buffs
son. Thelberf; a daughter Dena last Friday 3-1 on the Buffs’
Elizabeth, all 6f SilsbCe, and a home field,
sister, Mrs. G. C«. Gordon of
New Orleans.
...._______j. a ,ast Monday with Forest Park,
Edwaras was a native Ol „****, walutod AI«0 om<4 oftenhniiMdad
Silsbee and formerly owned
and operated Tully’s Cafe here
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Herbert Elmore's
Fattier Dies in La.
Rev. R. L. Elmore, 84, of
Haynesvllle, La., died in a
Shreveport nursing home on
Sunday, March 29. Funeral ser-
vices were held March 30 in the
Haynesville Methodist Churoh,
aV\d interment was in Shady
Gyove Cemetery.
ltev. Elmore was the father
of Herbert Elmore of Silsbee.
Othpr survivors include sons,
L. G. Elmore of Orange, Day-
morief R. Elmore of Homestead,
Fla., 'Ted Elmore of Orange,
Rev. G. W. Elmore of Madison-
ville; and one daughter, Mrs.
Frank Jackson of Pasadena.
Party To Be Held
For Ninth Graders
Jan Ford, Margie Cowart and
Ann RodriqUes will sponsor a
party to be held Saturday at
6:30 p. to. at' the East Texas
Pulp and Papes- Company pic-
nic grounds. '
Refreshments and recreation
will be provided for all the
members of the ninth grade of
Silsbee Junior High School and
their guests.
Another game scheduled for
was rained out and rescheduled
for Wednesday -afternoon on
the Silsbee diamond.
In the game against French
the Tigers Collected nine hits to
the Buffs seven, but were un-
able to bunch them for a scor-
ing effort. The French team
was clicking in the double play
department with three double-
outs during the seven inning
match.
Phillip Bufkin crossed the
plate for the only Tiger run
With a home run in the fifth
inning. He also managed two
singles.
Robert Hare was the losing
pitcher tor Silsbee, going all
the way.
Friday, the Tigers enter the
Beaumont Coaches Tournament
with eight other teams. Their
first game will be against
South Park at 11:30 tomorrow
morning at French diamond. If
they wirt, they will meet the
winner of the Beaumbnt Htgh-
Vidof game Saturday mornwig
at Purple field. If they lose,
they tartgle with the loser of
toe same game at 4:00 o’clock
Ffiday afternoon, also at Buff
field.
George Hendrix
Of Honey Island
Dies Tuesday
George M. Hendrix, 79, long-
time Honey Island resident,
died in Hardin Memorial Hos-
pital in Kountze Tuesday
morning after a short illness.
Services were held at 2:30
p. m. Wednesday in First
Methodist Church in Kountze.
Pace-Wells Funeral Home of
Kountze was in charge.
Hendrix was a retired farmer
and construction contractor.
Survivors include his wife;
son, Carroll Hendrix of Deer
Park; daughter, Mrs. J. V.
Overstreet of Kountze; brother,
A. A. Hendrix of Honey Island.
J.C. Parkins Is
Appointed Member
Of Draft Board
J. C. Perkins of Silsbee has
been informed that he has been
appointed a member of local
draft board No. 86 at Liberty to
represent Hardin County.
Mr. Perkins was appointed
by President Johnson after be-
ing recommended by Governor
John Connally. He was advised
of his appointment by Colonel
Morris S. Schwartz, state direc-
tor of Selective Service.
“I am sure your membership
on this board will reflect great
credit to yourself and the Se-
lective Service System of Tex-
as,” Colonel Schwartz wrote
Mr. Perkins.
Local board No. 86 has juris-
diction over Chambers, Hardin
and Liberty counties.
Saturday, April 1,1, will be
the last day to togteter for
Sitebee Little Leafiue,. to be
held at the ItttRS league park
from 10 a. m. to noon; All boys
must register even If they were
on a major team last year,
President Jim Conner said. Try-
outs will be as follows: Mon-
day, April 13, 9 year olds; Tues-
day, April 14, 10 year olds;
Thursday, April 16, 11 year
olds: Friday, April 17, 12 year
olds.
Tryouts will be at 3 p. m.
at the Little League park.
Eight year olds will try out at
1 p. m. Saturday, April 18, at
the old Santa Fe park. The
eight year olds are requested
to bring their fathers with
them, if possible.
Buying of players will be
Friday, April 18. Players will
be notified as to the team and
place to report for practice,
which starts Mohday, April 20
are his wife, Mrs. Willie Whi-
taker: two sisters, Mrs. E. W.
Bell and Mrs. Clarence Dehart,
both of Silsbee; and a sister-
hi-law, Miss Emma Bell of Sils-
bee.
Hardin County Commission-
ers Court named Mrs. Whitaker
to fill the unexpired term of
her husband as sheriff.
Dne Case Heard
In County Court
Only one ease was heard In
the Hardin County Court of
Judge Fletcher Richardson dur-
ing the past week.
Joe Collins of Beaumont was
fined $50 and sentenced to three
days in the county jail on April
4 for driving while intoxicated.
lili DICKIES! WEEK M
So HI a ay fapeni u tit* Mas Who Wears Dickies Work Clothes
★ ★ ★ ★
FOUR STAR VALUE!
Lions, Kiwanis Hear
Talks On Work 01
Forestry Assn.
■Speakers from the Texas For-
estry Association, celebrating
its 5t0h anniversary of service
in the state, addressed the Lions
Club Tuesday and the Kiwanis
Club Wednesday at their re-
spective weekly meetings.
Jim Parks and Roy Peterson,
both of Lufkin, gave talks
about the growing lumber in-
dustry in Texas, especially the
Southeast comer of the state.
The forestry association was
the pioneer of forest conserva-
tion and replenishing practices
in Texas.
The talks were illustrated
with color slides showing many
aspects of the work of the as-
sociation. v
John Hartman Is
Honored At Texas
John Hartman, son of Mr.
and Mrs. John S. Hartman of
Silsbee, was recognized last
Friday at the University of
Texas as an outstanding cam-
pus leader.
The University student year-
book announced that Hartman
is among 20 outstanding stu-
dents who will appear in its
1964 edition.
A senior who will graduate
in May, Hartman plans further
study at the Massachusetts In
stitute of Technology.
, rm siirtWfefc bee
thtosday. April 8, 1964
Saturday Is final
Registration Day Whitaker...
ForUflltlaagiiers
Silsbee, Texas
Section 1, Page t
(Continued from Page 1 j
Mrs. Susanna Day,
Former Resident,
Dies In Orange
Funeral services were held
Monday in Noguess Chapel in
Orange for Mrs. Susanna Day,
,[84, who died Sunday in Orange
Memorial Hospital.
She was visiting in Bridge
City in the home Of a daughter,
Mrs. Lula Hargraves, when she
became ill and was admitted to
the hospital. Mrs. Day was a
native of Willis, Texas, and had
made her home in Silsbee
more than 30 years where
was a member ot the
Baptist Church.
Rev. Bullard Jones, pastor qf
the First Baptist Church in
Bridge City, officiated; assist-
ed by Rev. J. A. Hendrix, pas-
tor of the First Assembly of
God Church in Silsbee.
Survivors otlher than Mrs.
Hargraves are another daugh-
ter, Mrs. Kathleen Marshall of
Silsbee; and a son, John N.
Holmes of Silsbee.
Burial was in Hillcrest Me-
morial Gardens in Bridge City.
Memorial Riles
To Be Today For
Mrs. Minnie Short
Memorial services will be
held at the First Methodist
Church here this afternoon at
2:30 for Mrs. Minnie Knupple
Short, 66, who died April 4 at
her home in Los Angeles, Calif.
Officiating will be Rev. Eugene
Jonte, pastor, and arrange-
ments will be in charge of
Farmer Funeral Home, The
ashes will be interred at Knup-
ple Cemetery.
Mrs. Short was a native of
Silsbee, and is one of the early
graduates of Silsbee High
School back before the first
World War. She had lived in
California for many'years, and
for a time came to. Silsbee as
often as possible to visit old
friends and members of her
family.
She is. survived by ^daugh-
ter, Mrs. Robert Irwin of Los
» brother, Ogden
Beaumont, and four
Sheriff Reports 22
Persons Held At
Jail The Past Week
Chief Deputy Dave ’Rountree
reported 22 persons held at the
county jail during the past
week,
As is usual, the largest num-
ber of bookings at the jail were
for being drunk and disorderly,
with 13.
Three persons were held for
being drunk in car, two lor va-
grancy, one for driving' while
intoxicated, two for traffic
violations, and one for misde-
meanor theft,
Mrs. Willie Whitaker, ap
pointed to fill the unexplred
term of her husband, Sheriff
W. Whitaker, last Thursday,
said that she will continue to
run the sheriff’s office with the
same policies as set up by the
late sheriff. Whitaker died in
YOUNG TEXAN FOR MARCH —
Calvin Powbiky, ell-,fate football
tackle at Pander,* Hiqh School, hot
bean choian by tho T«*ot Optimitt
Clubi to rocoivo tho Troy V. Pott
Award designating him Young Te»an
of tho Month. Voriatila Calvin it alto
a priie/winning portrait pointar and
all-regional tanor in tha church choir.
Pratident of the tanior datt, ha it aho
an honor itudent. Calvin it vary active
in South Main Baptiit Church. Tho
Patodona youth will compote with
other monthly winnert for one of throo
valuable tcholarthipi at tho Young
Te»en of tho Year banquet in early
1965. Ha wat ehoten Young Titan of
tho Month In competition with nomi-
nate throughout tho itato by a panel
of itoto laadort hoodtd by U.S. Su-
premo Court Juitice Tom C. Clerk.
his apartment at the courthouse
last Thursday morning after a
lingering illness. He had been
sheriff of Hardin County for
the past 10 years.
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quality—all Dickies hoiwarfcs of vafue.
Dickie's Klondike Cloth Work Clothes
SEPARATE SHIRTS
SEPARATE PANTS
$3.58
$4.49
EST CO.
Silsbee
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in slim, regular, husky
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