The Silsbee Bee (Silsbee, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 2, 1965 Page: 2 of 14
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ARPEGE
$7.50
Lady Capri
Papermate
Royal Collection
King’s Chocolates $2.50
Flambeau
Bath Set
$4.50
Chanel No. 5
Bath Oil Spray
$5.00
Uke the variety,
Intimate
Spray Cologne
$3.50
Tabu $2 56 Jj
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Page j
Real Estate Broken
Name New Officers
real estate
«««*
Board of Real-
meeting Tues-
In the Heritage
Silsbee State
Basket Program Is Result Of Years Of Effort
J. 8 Ener and Edwin Terry
of the Beaumont Board of
Realtors were guest speakers
for the program arranged by struggle and
Wesley C. Latham, local Deep ganization, the
East Texas Board member.
By REV. GEORGE McCALL
What does It take to help
people In need to have a hap
pier Christmas for themselves
and their children? A brief sur-
vey of the history of the Corn-
Basket Drive
munity Christmas
in Silsbee shows it takes sev-
eral things: a willingness to
develop an or-
concern of nu-
merous individuals, businesses,
,j B. En.,, “* *iv‘” “•
discussed Realtors’ responsi-
gan/ations.
Above all
what has been
Entered under a second class mailing permit April 10,
list, at the Post Office at Silsbee, Texas, under the Act of
March S, 1879.
Published every Thursday at 410 Highway 96, Silsbee,
Texas - 77656.
Subscription Rate: $3.50 per year in Hardin, Jasper, Tyler,
Jefferson Counties; $4.00 per year outside these counties.
EDITORIAL STAFF
been the concern of key indivi-
duals in the community for the
welfare of those less fortunate.
Such individuals have been the
conscience of Silsbee.
David Read points out that
DAVID READ and R, L- READ
TOMMY READ
MRS. LEONA WHITMAN
Co-Owners and Publishers
Editor - Ad Manager
Society and Personal Editor
MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT
HAROLD LEIGH
RUTH STIRLING
JOHNSON _
CHARLES GREEN
_ Printer-Operator
Linotype Operator
. Printer-Pressman
. Printer-Pressman
Mormon Bazaar To
Be Friday Night
of Latter Day Saints will spon-
sor a bazaar Friday at the
church, north of Silsbee.
Miss Mary Snyder
Attends Convention
Attending the 45th annual
meeting of the National Coun-
cil for the Social Studies, a de-
The Church or Jesus Christ partment of the National Edu-
cation Association, at Miami
Beach during the Thanksgiving
weekend were Mrs. George
.<»« Gray, imediate past president
of the Sabine Council and Bow-
ie Junior High School social
studies teacher, and Miss Mary
Snyder, a council member and
Silsbee High School librarian
The delegates will give their
report at a meeting of the Sa-
bine Council Dec. 4 at 7:30
p. m. at the Royal Manor.
Rainbow Girls
Conduct Candy Sale
PINECREST
BAPTIST NEWS
New Covenant Church
The Women’s Missionary
Council of the New Covenant
Church met Tuesday in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. W. G.
McNaughten.
Mrs. W. W. Howell and Steve
Barrett presided over the bus-
iness meeting. A chili dinner
was served at noon to 20 wo-
men and men of the church.
Mr. and Mrs. Delton Bell and
daughter of Houston visited
over the weekend in the home
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Edgar Bell.
ANEXCmNG
GIFT
The
sale will
begin
at
p. m. Chili, hamburgers, hot
dogs will be served.
There will be a bake table
with home made cakes, pies,
candy and cookies and hand-
made articles, such as pillow-
cases, aprons and Christmas
decorations for sale.
The Silsbee Ward Relief So-
ciety Sisters will be in charge
of the bazaar.
Billy Ray Dulaney is bishop
of the church.
The annual candy sale spon-
sored by the Order of Rain-
bow for Girls is now underway.
A portion of the money from
the sale is donated to the Mark
Sexton Loan Fund for Rain-
bow Girls.
Anyone wishing to buy can-
dy from the girls may contact
Sherry Skinner, Marsha Wool-
ey, Pat Dear or Ellen Johnson
or call EV 5-4689 after 7 p. m.
Pythian Sisters
Hold Family Night
Silsbee Temple of Pythian
Sisters held a "Family Night"
Thanksgiving supper at the KP
Hall on Nov. 22 for all mem-
bers and their families.
Chicken and all the trim-
mings were served to approxi-
mately 35 guests. Mrs. F. D.
Johnson is social chairman and
matcly 35 guests. Mrs. F. D. T. A. Harrell of Houston visi-
Johnson is social chairman and ted over the weekend in the
was in charge of arrangements.'home of Mrs. R. E. Thornal.
bilities to clients, and ethics of most effective in the past Jias
the profession.
Terry discussed methods for
promoting public relations
through advertising and other
mediums on the local level, and
plans for the advertising cam-
paign conducted by the Texas
Real Estate Association and the
National Association of Real
Estate Boards.
Morris C. Clemmons Jr.,
president of the Deep East
Texas Board, presented the
new slate of officers for 1966
which was voted on and ap-
proved by the membership.
Dallas Mathews III, of Jas-
per, will be president in 1966
The new board of directors are
Carrie Scurlock of Buna; F. P.
Adams Jr. of Jasper; Verdie L.
Forse of Newton; H. Nolen Mil-
ler of San Augustine; Thomas
E. Phillips of Woodville, and
Wesley C. Latham of Silsbee.
of venison were confiscated
from a Beaumont man who had
doe deer in his possession. Au-
thorities turned the venison
over tp the Christmas Basket
five, and this meat went into
e baskets!
Stanley Lindsay headed the
drive in 1956. In that year East
Texas Pulp and Paper Co pre
pared ever 127 gifts and 150
bags of fruit, candy, and nuts.
But community interest as a
whole evidently dwindled, and
the organization of the previ-
ous year was not so evident.
And no deer was confiscated!
By 1957 the work of concern-
ed individuals was all that held
the drive together. Thomas Bell
worked hard in this regard
with help from Lions and Ki-
wanis Club members. Fifty-
as far back as the 1920’s efforts two baskets were distributed to
were made to provide for
everyone at Christmas time.
Each year something was done,
but often in a scattered and
disorganized way.
Apparently in the years of
1953 and 1954 very little or-
ganization existed. In 1955,
however, a drive was organ-
ized with Sam Cerniglia as
chairman. Six organizations be-
gan the drive with a contribu-
tion of $25.00 apiece: First
Methodist Church, First Bap-
tist Church, the American Le-
gion, the VFW, the Kiwanis
Club, and the Lion’s Club. Oth-
toys. School home rooms con-
tributed baskets. Names of do-
nors were published in the Sils-
bee BEE.
In 1955 over $350.00 was col-
lected, and 50 baskets were
distributed. A n interesting
sidelight is this: Eighty pounds
Rev. and Mrs. E. A. “Happy1
Ingram of Jasper were guest
speakers at the church Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. Ingram spent 13
years in Brazil as missionaries.
The YWA’s met in the. , r
St ’■•wK “j; Cub bout Activities
is Brazil,” which was presen-
ted by Mrs. T. B. Pattillo,
The deacons met Monday at
7 p. m.
Cub Pack 88 Sells
Yule Tree Tickets
The boys of Cub Scout Pack
88 are selling advance tickets
for the Kiwanis Christmas
Tree sale.
The parents of the boys will
sell Christmas trees Dec. 11 at
the Kiwanis Club tree lot, on
Highway 96 South near the
First Presbyterian Church.
Den 2, Cub Pack 88
Den 2, Cub Scout Pack 88,
met Nov. 24 in the home of
Mrs. Gus Dunbar.
The boys made Christmas
bells and did the Living Circle.
Ronny Dunbar served re-
freshments.
Steve Sheard, scribe
Bell again chairman, three a prominent part in the work, and_ women^ dedicated tp
sponsoring organizations were That year Tom Tenison headed
secured, the Kir-B-Co Club of the Drive, assisted by W. C.
Kirby Lumber Co., the Eastex McNaughten, O. D. Hefner,
- Martin Wilson, and Dietrich.
persons whose names came
from school principals and min-
isters in the community. Bas-
kets were delivered on trucks
by volunteer workers.
The Basket Drive as we
know it today really developed
from 1958 on In that year, with
Supervisors Club of ETP & P,
and the Beta Sigma Phi Soror-
ity’ Other workers included
Weeks Crawford, E. G. Die-
trich, and A. A. Adams. Bob
Patef supervised the delivery
of baskets that year.
It seems that it took Drive of
ficials several years of hard
work delivering by truck to re-
alize there was an easier and
more efficient way. Hob Boddie
and other workers of long
standing in the drive remem-
ber when it was possible to
spend all day Christmas Eve
and well into the night in
freezing weather carrying the
baskets. (Now baskets are
packed at a central location,
and those picked out as de-
serving a basket are sent post
cards telling when they may
come to pick them up.)
■ Since 1959 the Drive has been
sponsored by the Silsbee Min-
isters Fellowship, with lay-
men from the churches taking
Brief News Items
Of Local and Personal Interest
Mrs. Leona Whitman, Phone EV 5-3731
Recent guests in
Taylor home were
the J. J.
their son,
er churches and clubs climbed Joey, and Miss Gwen Ashbury
on the bandwagon. Women of
the Methodist church collected
in the homes of Mr. and Mrs.
Wayne Robinson and Mr. and
Mrs. R. L. Read.
Den 10, Cub Pack 88
Den 10 of Cub Scout Pack 88
met in the home of Mrs. Val
Hickman with all members
present.
We made a Christmas deco-
ration. Dues were collected. Af-
ter we played a game Bill Har-
dy served refreshments.
Jim Morris, scribe
Dei) 7, Cub Pack 9
Den 7 of Cub Scout Pack 9
in Chance-Loeb met Nov. 24.
There were 10 boys present.
Mrs. Bill Rice and Mrs
Charles Steely instructed the
boys in the flag ceremony.
Monday night the boys en-
tertained their parents at the
pack meeting with a Thanks-
giving program.
Friday night the boys had $
skating party in Silsbee.
Jason Condray, scribe
LEGAL NOTICES
CITATION BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF TEXAS
TO: Beatrice Lee Brooks Johnson, perform in the horse show,
whose residence and wheerabouU is
and Ralph Arnold, all students
at Lamar College in Beaumont
Mr. and Mrs. Sim Ward visi-
ted Sunday and Monday in
Houston in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Alvin Ward. They
went Sunday to the Astrodome
to hear Billy Graham
Holiday guests in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Richard-
son were Mr. and Mrs. Bryan
Mays and daughter of Port
Neches; Mr. and Mrs. John D.
Gibson and sons of Bellaire;
Mr. and Mrs. Marrell Conway,
Mr. and Mrs. Jerald Peveto
and sons of Orange, and Mrs
Donna A. Nolen of Beaumont.
Mr. and Mrs. Lynwood Jones
of Baton Rouge, La., visited
over the weekend in the home
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Estel Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. David King and
son, Mike, of Abilene will ar-
rive Friday for a visit in the
home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. F. D. Johnson, before go-
ing to Maine where he will be
stationed with the US Air
Force.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Suitt
and family of Houston visited
Thanksgiving in the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. H.
Suitt.
Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Prophit
and family of Rayne, La., visi-
ted Thanksgiving Day in the
home of her mother, Mrs. Har-
vey Ashcraft. They were ac-
companied home by their
daughter, Kathy, who had been
visiting her grandmother for
several days.
Dr. and Mrs. H. E. Munden
and family spent Friday and
Saturday in Houston where
they visited the Astrodome,
the zoo and other points of in-
terest
Rev. and Mrs. Johnny Maines
and children of Kansas City,
Mo., visited over the holidays
in the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John Hamilton and
family.
Guests in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Weldon Ashworth
over the holidays were Mr. and
Mrs. Wilbur Pate of Diboll and
their daughter and son-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Frank Pate
of Houston.
Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Swarth-
out and son, Van, visited over
the holidays in Irving in the
home of their daughter and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Billy Joe
McGowan. They went to Dal-
las to see their granddaughter
Stale Society For
(rippled Children
To Hold Workshop
An Easter Seal Workshop to
assist county affiliates in con-
ducting their Easter Seal Ap-
peal will be conducted by the
Texas State Society in Port Ar-
thur at 7 p. m. Thursday, Dec.
2 at the Thomas W. Hughen
School for Crippled Children
and Adults at 3620 28th Street.
Planning to attend the work
shop from Hardin County are
C. E. Meadows, Hardin County
Easter Seal Chairman; Mrs.
Stuart Smith, area state repre-
sentative; Mrs. Lola Bryan,
president; Mrs. Clyde Swenson,
treasurer; and Mrs. Newton
Guilbeau, publicity chairman.
At the last meetings of the
local society in November, the
ways and means committee re-
ported corrective shoes had
been purchased for a young
adult and another child had
been referred to the Crippled
Children's Clinic in Beaumont.
The next meeting will be the
second Tuesday In January at
the Courthouse in Kountze
‘d Letter To The Editor
behind the drive this year as
it has in the past, during days
of struggle and hardship and
days of sunshine alike. Men
beings are still needed as much
as ever, and smooth organiza-
tion will never take their place.
Hugh Smith and Jerral D. Den-
is ls6n worked on pickup and
storage. Lenox Hawthorne an
Pete Farmer were in charge of
packing and distribution, with
Herb Couture handling the
transportation, again on trucks.
Over 90 baskets were distribu-
ted. That year Toys were em-
phasized, and a good number
were passed out to needy chil-
dren along with the baskets.
In 1960 the Travelers Pro-
tective Association, headed by
Allen Warrick, supervised the
collection and repair of toys.
This work has continued to the
present, as toys are distribu-
ted with the baskets. McNaugh-
ten was chairman that year,
with the help of W. A. Rashall,
Alvin Ragan, Billy Dulaney
and others.
Over 160 baskets were dis-
tributed in 1961, a banner year
for the drive as 1000 toys were
collected and over $600.00 in
cash. Workers included Mr.
and Mrs. Hob Boddie, Johnny
Duval, O. F. Morain, A. B.
Graves, A. A. Adams, Mrs
Tom Sharp, Clement Jones,
and Henry Blackmon.
Food was collected at the old
Silsbee Auto Building. The
Key Club and the Beta Sigma
Phi Sororities continued sup-
port, and the response from
merchants, individuals, church-
es, and schools was very gen-
erous. Some gave money. Some
gave groceries. Some gave new
and used toys and these were
repaired and repainted for dis-
tribution. The Pines Theatre
sponsored movies in support of
the Drive.
In 1962 distribution was
made by postcard, and 142 bas-
kets were distributed.
In more recent years, with
the drive an established part
of Community life in Silsbee,
organization has continued to
be effective, and persons have
continued their support with
gifts of food, money, and toys.
Many organizations have help-
ed. Workers have included
Martin Wilson, B. W. Graves,
Don Hough, and many others.
Applications are now being
taken for baskets, and the 1965
Finance Drive, headed b y
Weeks Crawford, finance chair-
man, is underway. It is hoped with lettuce, tomatoes, onions;
that the community will stand baked beans, cherry pie, milk.
Texas Prison Rodeo
Thanks Bee For
News Of Event
Editor
Bee
Silsbee, Texas
Dear Sir:
Judged by any measuring
device, the 1965 Texas Prison
Rodeo was the most successful
in the 34-year history of this
event.
As you know, the primary
purpose of the Rodeo is to
raise funds with which re-
habilitative services are pro-
vided to inmates. We derived
enough net proceeds from this
year’s Rodeo to continue and
expand our rehabilitative ser-
vices for the corning year.
On behalf of the Board of
Corrections, the Administra-
tion, and the inmates, may I
take this opportunity to ex-
press to you our sincere appre-
ciation for splendid coopera-
tion.
Cordially,
Richard C. Jones
School Menus
iMWM
Menus for Silsbee Public
Schools for the week of Dec. 6
through Dec. 10 will be as fol-
lows:
MONDAY: Roast beef, rice
and gravy, buttered English
peas, Boston cream pie, hot
rolls with butter, milk.
TUESDAY: Italian spaghetti,
blackeyed peas, tossed green
salad, banana pudding, hot
rolls with butter, milk.
WEDNESDAY: Chicken and
dressing, cranberry sauce,
green beans, sweet potato pie,
hot rolls with butter, milk.
THURSDAY: Hamburgers
FRIDAY: Tuna salad, lettuce
and tomato salad, macaroni and
cheese, chocolate cake, hot
rolls with butter, milk.
■as
Hello World
Born in Hardin Memorial
Hospital in Kountze
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Wells of
Village Mills are the parents
of a son, John Grayson, born
Nov. 26.
Deanne Michele, a daughter,
was born Nov. 26 to Mr. and
Mrs. James C. Spivey of Pasa-
dena.
Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Perego of
Silsbee are the parents of a
daughter, Janet Louise, born
Nov. 29.
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GREETING:
YOU ARE HERBY COMMANDED
to be and appear before the District
Court of Harris County for 152nd Ju-
dicial District of Texas, in the
Courthouse in the city of Houston,
Texas, at or before ten o’clodc a. m.
of Monday, the 27th day of Decem-
ber, 1965, being the Monday next fol-
lowing the expiration of forty-two
days after this citation is issued, and
y ou are hereby commanded and re-
quired then and there to appear and
file written answer to the Original
petIUon, filed In said Court on the
»th day of November. 1985, In a suit
numbered 888,534 on the docket of
said court, wherein McKinley John-
son Jr., is plaintiff — and Beatrice
Lee Brooks Johnson, Is defendant, the
Steve O’Dell returned home
Tuesday after undergong knee
surgery in Baptist Hospital in
Beaumont,. He is the son
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin O’Dell.
Mrs. A. L. Tucker will
turn home Friday after recup-
erating in the home of her
daughter and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Schofield, in Jasper
after being confined to a Beau-
mont hospital for treatment
and tests.
Mr. and Mrs. Graham Ward
and children of Houston visi-
ted over the weekend in the
£jj*uthe petition aUeginr pTin* homes tbeir parents, Mr. and
tiff is and has been for more than
twelve months an actual bona fide
inhabitant of the State of Texas, and
has resided in Harris County for a
period of six months next preceding
the filing thereof.
Plaintiff was married to Defendant
on or about Dec. 24. 1955, and con-
tinued to live with her as her hus-
band until about Dec. 25, 1955. On or
about December 25, 1955, plaintiff
and defendant separated and have
since lived apart without cohabita-
tion for over a period of seven years.
There were no chUd&Tf born of this
marriage. No community property
waa acquired.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff prays for
citation, judgment for divorce, and
for such other and further relief, etc.
Notice hereof shall fee given by
publishing this citation once each
week for four consecutive weeks pre-
vious to the 22nd day of December,
1985, in some newspaper published in
the county of Hardin, if there be a
newspaper published therein, but if
not. thqn the nearest county where
a newspaper is published, and this
Citation shall be returned on the 22nd
day of December, 1985, which Is
forty-two day* after the date It Is
issued, and the first publication shall
be at least twenty-eight days before
FAIL NOT, but have be-
court on sakl return day
writ with your return thereon,
how you have executed the
I WITNESS: R. J. LINDLEY, District
ClftirJc, County, TT-cxJip.
I GIVEN UNDER MY HAND and seal
ffof said Court at office in Houston this
th day sfMBM
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jNSlp
S. J. LINDLEY.
District Clerk. Harris County.
rl Hughes, Deputy.
Pearl
Mrs. B. H. Jaeger and Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. Seal.
Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Wray Jr.
and children of New Orleans
viisted over the weekend in the
home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. L. O. Wray Sr. *
Visitors during the holidays
in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Holland were Mr. and
Mrs. Homer Holland and fam
ily; Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Jones
of Beaumont,. Mr. and Mrs
Harrell Holland and daughter
of Buna; and Henry Holland
of Denton.
Mrs. R. F. Ford entered
Elizabeth Hospital in Beau
mont Tuesday for tests and
treatment.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Eppes
had as guests for the Thanks-
giving holidays, their son, Steve
Eppes, a student at the Uni
verslty of Texas, and also
George Dillingham from Hous-
ton and Johnny Howard from
Dallas, students at the Univer-
M r s • Elizabeth Williams,
Mrs. Mary Dale Nelms and
Mrs. Jordan Sellers spent
Thanksgiving holidays in La
*■ D fayette, La., visiting Malcolm
Williams and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Randy Read
and son of Houston visited dur-
2S4 ing the Thanksgiving holidays
See Silsbee
Auto Co.
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Magic Doorgate
swings down for
loads . . . swings
open for people.
for TAIL VALUES look to your ford dealer
Silsbee Auto Company
975 Highway 96 South Hume EV 5-8791
Silsbee, Texas
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