The Silsbee Bee (Silsbee, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 2, 1965 Page: 6 of 14
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JIMMY DAM PERKINS
Jimmy Dan Perkins
Receives Discharge
Jimmy Dan Perkins, son of
Mr. and Mrs. James Perkins of
this city, received his dis-
/ charge Worn the US Army
' Nov. 4 at Oakland, Calif.
Perkins spent 14 months in
Korea with the 23rd Infantry
Division.
Calvary Youth To
Hold Supper, Singing
The Young Peoples Fellow-
ship and singing will be held
Saturday at 7 p. m. in the Cal-
vary Missionary Baptist
Church, Roosevelt Drive ex-
tension.
A chili supper will be served
following the singing.
Mrs. P. A. Dubose Is youth
leader and invites the public to
attend.
r Honors Mrs.
rbara Whatley
For Work In Math
Barbara Lee Whatley, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Mc-
Connell, was recently initiated
into the Texas Beta Chapter of
the Pi Mu Epsilon Fraternity
for her superior achievement in
the field of mathematics. Pi
Mu Epsilon is a national hon-
orary mathematics fraternity
for graduates and undergradu-
ates.
Mrs. Whatley is a junior at
Lamar State College of Tech-
noolgy and. has successfully
completed 24 hours of mathe-
matics with a 2,6 average in
mathematics and a 2.5 overall
average. She is also employed
by the Department of Mathe-
matics as a student assistant.
She plans to complete her stu-
dies and receive her degree in
mathematics in January of
1967.
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Catholic Supper
To Be On Dec. 5
All Soul’s Catholic Church
will hold a covered dish supper
on Sunday evening, Dec. 5, be-
ginning at 5:30 o’clock in the
Parish Hall.
All parishioners have been
invited to attend and bring a
covered dish of food, Mrs. Rob-
ert Flores said.
Rummage Sale
Xi Zeta Rho Chapter of Beta
Sigma Phi Sorority will have
a rummage sale Saturday at
Siisbee Packing Co. beginning wonderful people,
at 6:30 a. m.
Rho Upsilon Hears
Program On Poetry
Rho Upsilon Chapter of Beta
Sigma Phi Sorority met Nov.
29 in the home of Mrs. Joe Mc-
Lemore with 18 members and
one guest present.
Mrs. Herman Johnson was in
charge of the program. Mrs.
Eddie Van Winkle presented
the program entitled “Verse
Making.’’ She gave points on
composing poems. Portions of
Shelly’s poem “Night” was
read.
A pledge ritual was held for
three rushees, Mrs. Joe Bell,
Mrs. Jack Kolls, and Mrs.
Wayne DuBose.
Mrs. Charles Kelly presided
over the business meeting. A
letter from International was
read congratulating the chap-
ter for forming the Friendly
Venture Chapter. Special hon-
or was given Mrs. Johnson, ex-
tention officer, on her work in
organizing the new chapter
Alpha Alpha Lamda.
A letter was read announc-
ing the State Convention to be
held in Corpus Christi in June.
Various reports were given
and final plans were made tc
help canvass for the commun-
ity Christmas basket drive Dec.
6.
The meeting adjourned and
ing ritual in unison,
all members repeated the clos-
Revival To Begin
Sunday At Good
Shepherd Church
Evangelist Gene Williams
will do the preaching at a re-
vival which will begin Sunday,
Dec. 5, at the Good Shepherd
Baptist Church. Services will
be held at 10 a. m. and 7 p. m,
each day, and the nursery will
be open for all services.
Mr. Williams is 38 years of
age and has had 13 years ex-
perience as a pastor and eight
years as a full time evangelist.
He has held 335 revivals in
America and abroad. He has an
A. B. degree from Baylor Uni-
versity and a Th. D from New
Orleans Baptist Theological
Seminary.
The public is invited to at-
tend these services each day.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our sin-
cerest thanks and deepest ap-
preciation to everyone for the
sympathy, flowers, and food
given at the death of Mrs. El-
berta Lindsey, our beloved
wife and mother.
We also want to give a spe-
cial thanks to everyone who
gave donations and who helped
so much during her long ill-
ness. We will never forget the
kindness shown us by so many
The Lindsey Family
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Methodist Men
To Honor Women
With Dinner Mon.
The Methodist Men will hon-
or the women of the First
Methodist Church at a catered
dinner Monday at 7 p. m. in
the Fellowship Hall of the
church.
Fellowship Hall of the church.
Dr. Ed Mathison. district
superintendent of the Metho-
dist Churches, will be guest
speaker. Following the dinner,
Mrs. Byrnes Belk, vocalist, and
Mrs. Alvin J. Ragan, violinist,
will present musical selections. |
Tickets for the dinner may !
be purchased from members of ]
the Methodist Men.
Officers for the men are j
W. C. Collier, president; James
Durdin, vice president, and
C. F. Walker, secretary and
treasurer.
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A BRAND NEW GENERAL MOTORS ENGINE and other equipment, shown
here, was presented to Siisbee High School Tuesday for use in their vocational
training shop. In the photo are, left to right, Shop Teachers Harold Gardner and
Sidney Dauphin, Supt. Don L. Hough shaking hands with W. H. Howse who
represented General Motors; V. O. Holmes, local Chevrolet dealer; Weeks
Crawford, high school principal, and John Zarzyke, student.
School Gets Engine,
Parts as Education
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A-line with a
festive flounce
Gala gift wrapping
for little girls 1 Cotton
broadcloth hi Ribbon Red
or Evergreen, with
lace trimmed white
collar and enffs-and a
festive flounce of
box pleats, decked
with a bow.
you’ll be mad about
our new “Mod-Abouts”
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Sizes 8 to 8x,
Size* T to 12,
with the magic touch of
Cinderella
the magic touch of
Cinderella
in a
gay new
fashion mood
There's a light
and lively new look to
our Cinderella holiday
fashions—a Bense of
fan that's beautifully
in tana with a young
girl’s life.
Hemlines swirl, colors
Automotive shop students at school and vocational teachers ceeded
Siisbee High School now will
be trained in the maintenance
and repair of the latest auto-
motive parts and equipment,
thanks to a recent gift from
General Motors Corp.
One new General Motors en-
gine together with engine stand
and adapter plate, a rear axle
assembly and 3-speed SM 318
transmission were presented to
Harold L. Gardner, auto me-
chanics instructor, by W. H
Howse, area service manager
of Chevrolet Motor Division for
this area.
In making the presentation
Howse said this contribution
was part of General Motors’
continuing aid to education and
was one of many such dona-
tions throughout the nation to
help train young men in the
field of auto mechanics. In ad-
dition, he observed, GM pro-
vides grants of financial aid for
research, provides special fel-
lowships, scholarships and in-
structional assistance to high
Holiday fashion with an English
lilt, utterly charming and totally
“Mod”! All in combination of navy
and red only, on eaay-care cotton.
Pin dot dress, sizes 3 to 6x,
Sizes 7 to 12,
Button-front, sites 3 to 6x,
Dot-and-stripe dress, sizes 7 to 12,'
with the magic touch of
Cinderella
a very personal gift
from your family store
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Daniel Green
House Shoes
Get More for your Gift
Budget - Shop the big
for all the
I Area Scoufers
To Meet Dec. 7
In Beaumont
Plans have been completed
for the Annual Meeting and
Banquet of the Trinity-Neches
Council, Boy Scouts of Ameri-
co. William W. Phillips Jr.,
president of the American Na-
tional Bank, Beaumont, is serv-
ing as chairman of the Plan-
ning Committee for the Meet-
ing which is scheduled for
Tuesday, Dec. 7, at the Trinity
Methodist Church, Beaumont.
Serving with Phillips in mak-
ing arrangements are Alex
Broussard, Robert Lee, Kelsey
Lamb, L. C. Menius of Beau-
mont, and J. Wood Fain of
Woodville.
Scouters and their wives
from the following counties are
expected to attend the meet-
ing: San Augustine, Jasper,
Newton, Hemphill, Tyler, Polk,
San Jacinto, Liberty, Hardin,
Chambers, and Jefferson. The
business session will begin at
6:30 p. m. in the educational
building of the church. Offi-
cers of the Council and Execu-
tive Board Members for 1966
will be elected. All Institution-
Members-at-Large, and execu-
tive board members are asked
to attend. A special ladies pro-
gram under /the direction of
Mrs. H. R. Sontag will be held
starting at 6:30 p. m. in the
church parlor.
Principal speaker for the
banquet will be Dr. C. Dan
Procter, president of Star En-
graving Co., Houston. Mr.
Procter is a nationally known
speaker and has been active in
Scouting for many years. Musi
cal entertainment will be pro-
vided by the Westminister
Handbell Choir under the di-
rection of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh
Thompson. Harold Lewmin,
Regional executive of the Boy
:outs from Dallas will install
Ihe incoming officers.
The annual banquet will be-
gin at 7:15 p. m. in the Fellow-
ship Hall of the Church.
Scouting’s highest honor giv-
en to volunteers, the Silver
Beaver Award, will be bestow-
ed on four Scouters, recogniz-
ing them for active participa-
tion and leadership in the local
Scouting program.
Tickets for the annual ban-
quet are available at a cost of
$2.50 each from the Boy Scout
Service Center at 1460 Calder.
MON., TUES., DEC. 5-6-7
GEORGE PEPPARD
EUZABETH ASHLEY
The first day brought tbs terror!
The second day brought the woman
of auto mechanics. Howse also
said General Motors expendi-
tures in recent years have ex-
Beaumont Choral
Society To Present
Christmas Oratorio
The Beaumont Interfaith
Choral Society will present the
famous “Christmas Oratorio’
by J. S. Bach with a choir of
88 voices and a 28-piece orches-
tra in First Methodist Church
at Beaumont Sunday at 5 p. m
Among area residents who
are members of the choir are
two Siisbee residents, Mr. and
Mrs. D. D. Shine,
Under the direction of
Gladys Harned Quilliam, the
choir and orchestra will be
heard in the first three parts
of the oratorio written by Bach
for the first, second and third
day of the Festival of Christ-
mas.
The choir and orchestra will
be heard in the jubilant chor-
uses and in the chorales (or
hymn tunes) of the work. The
narration will be sung in solo
recitative, the (ext from the
Book of Luke. Leading solo-
ists of Beaumont and area ci-
ties will be heard in the reci-
tatives and in the larger solo
arias of the oratorio.
The society will be present-
ing its fifth concert since it
was organized early in 1963 to
unite singers of all faiths
Protestant, Catholic and Jew-
ish—in singing the great sa-
cred choral works. All three
faiths, the major denominations
and scores of churches of
Beaumont and area are repre-
sented in the group, headed by
Miss Charlene Kiker, presi-
dent.
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Paperback Book
Sale In Progress
At High School
For the sixth consecutive
year the Siisbee High School
Chapter of the Teen Age Li-
brary Association of Texas is
holding its paperback book
sale. The mobile bookstore is
parked near Kirby stadium
where students will be given
an opportunity to purchase
books through scheduled Eng
lish classes.
Wednesday and Thursday
afternoon from 3 until 7:30
p. m. the bookmobile will be
open to the public of Siisbee
and the surrounding area.
Catherine Riley is president
of the Library Club: Miss Mary
Snyder is librarian - sponsor.
Mrs. E. M. Prewitt and Mrs.
George Meek are co-sponsors.
This is the only money-mak-
ing project the club has for fi-
nancing their service pins, par-
ties, cbnvention trips, and pag
es in the school yearbook.
million annually to-
ward the over-all support to
higher education.
In accepting the equipment
from General Motors, Gardner
said such gifts of equipment in
the past have been found of
real value to instructors and
students in their shops, class-
rooms and laboratories.
Negotiations for the shop
equipment was instigated by
the Vocational Guidance Com
mittee of the Siisbee Kiwanis
Club, of which Mr. Holmes is
chairman. It was first conceiv-
ed through the career day pro-
gram, which the Kiwanis Club
sponsored this year, and at
which members of the club
spoke to various groups of high
school students about their ca-
reers. Value of the equipment
secured is approximately $1500,
Mr. Holms said.
Others attending the cere-
mony included Don L. Hough,
superintendent of schools
Weeks Crawford, principal, and
V. O. Holmes, owner of Holmes
Chevrolet of Siisbee.
DCedl Overslreel Of
Kountze Harned
! Masonic Official
Cecil V. Overstreet of
Kcuntze and Lealand Gene May
of Beaumont have been made
District Deputy Grand Masters
in Masonic Districts 26 A, and
26 B, which include 14 lodges
in Jefferson and Hardin Coun-
Mpy, who is employed by
Sim Oil Co., is a Past Master
of Beaumont Lodge 286. He is
also active in' other Masonic
organizations and is class presi-
dent of the First Baptist Church
of Beaumont.
Overstreet, who is an RFD
mail carrier, is a Past Master
of Pine Lodge 642 in Kountze
and is active in the Scottish
Rite and the Shrine.
The appointments were made
by the newly - elected Grand
Master of Masons in Testas,
H. W. Fullingim of Odessa, as
the 130th Annual Communica-
tion of the Grand Lodge of
Texas ended in Waco Dec. 2.
District Deputy Grand Mas-
ters are appointed for each of
the 132 Masonic Districts of
Texas to represent the Grand
Lodge of Texas, which is the
state’s largest fraternal organi-
zation with nearly 250,000
members.
Sinclair Wives Club
Plans Yule Party
Mrs. Athel Williford wUl en-
tertain the Sinclair Production
Wives Club with their annual
Christmas Party in her home
Dec. 10 at 7:30 p. m.
In addition to members ex-
changing gifts, members will
bring food or a gift to be do-
nated to the Community
Christmas Baskets.
Mrs. L. E. Martin is presi-
dent of the club.
Dr. Templeton To
Open Second Office
Dr. A. E. Templeton an-
nounced this week that on
Wednesday, Dec. 8 he will open
a second office in Kirbyville.
The opening of the Kirby-
ville office will not change the
days or the hours of the Siis-
bee office. For the past 10
months Dr. Templeton has
been spending Wednesday of
each week at the University of
Houston on a research project,
and this time will now be spent
in the Kirbyville office.
Dr. Templeton also announc-
ed that he will attend a three
day seminar for optometrists
and assistants in Houston Dec.
1, 2, and 3. Also attending will
be his assistant, Mrs. Vyrl
Miller.
During the seminar and the
doctor’s absence, the office will
remain open and Mrs. M. M.
Bell will carry on the office
work.
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Exquisett Club
Met On Nov. 30
The Exquisett Club met in
the home of Mrs. Lloyd Ewing,
Nov. 30, with nine members
present. Mrs. James Singleton,
president, presided over the
meeting.
The finance committee, Mrs.
C. A. Johns, chairman, report-
ed $75.00 raised on a recent
campaign. Mrs. Mack Brackens
reported on the Fall meeting
of the Mary Alphin District,
held at the St. Paul Methodist
Church of Port Arthur.
Miss Lucille Johnson ad
dressed the group. A student
of Port Arthur received the
$100.00 1963-64 Scholarship and
is now enrolled in Lamar Col-
lege. A worthy student of Siis-
bee will receive the 1965-66
Scholarship.
The Christmas party will be
held in the home of Mrs. C. A.
Johns. Secret Pals will be re-
vealed and gifts exchanged.
The date and place of the
next local meeting will be an-
4.
Mrs. Homer Shawver and
children visited relatives in
Houston Sunday.
Fred Hollis
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