The Silsbee Bee (Silsbee, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 8, 1958 Page: 2 of 16
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FAC* TWO — SECTION ONE
THE SILSBEE BEE
A telegram Mrs L G. Mark-
ham Sr, received Tuesday told cd
the death of James L. Kerxfan of
Floruit, South Carolina. Mrs. Ken-
dall, is the former Miss Iooe Wor-
tham of Waco, and taught in Sils-
bee schools about 45 jean ago.
YVONNE’S
CLUB
Lltli Street, Beaumont
Dancing Tuesday
thru Saturday
BAND EVERY NIGHT
Evadale P-TA Tea
To Honor Mrs. Fannie
Johnson, Retiring
The Parent-Teacher Associa-
tion will have its regular monthly
meeting Monday night at 7:30 in
the Evadale SchooL
Following the installation of
next year's officers a tea will be
held honoring Mrs. Fannie John-
son, who is retiring from the
teaching staff this year.
Mrs. L. P Bundy, president, in-
vites all members of the PTA and
friends to attend.
Azalea Men (tab
flower Show
To Be Nay 17 -IS
The Azalea Garden Club will
presort their third annual flower
show on Saturday, May 17, from
2 00 to OHIO; and on Sunday, May
18. from 1-00 to 5:00, in Read-
Tumenune Elementary SchooL
The public is invited and there
will be no admission charge.
The flower show theme is
“Drama of Flowers" and will con-
sist of three divisions as follows
Division No. 1 - Horticulture
This will include annuals, pe-
rennials; roses, bulbs and tubers;
flowering shrubs, trees and vines;
and potted plants.
Division No. 2 - Artistic
Eads of the ten classes in this
division will carry the title of one
of Shakespeare's plays or a quo-
tation.
Class No. 1, “The nay’s the
Thing." (Picture Boxes).
Class No. 2, “The Tempest" (all
foliage).
Class No. 3, “AD*s Well That
Ends WelL" (Interpretation of a
book title).
Class No. 4, “Midsummer Night’s
Dream." (include weathered
wood).
Class No. 5, “Measure for Mea-
sure" (using two kinds of flow-
ers).
Class No. 6, “Witches’ Broth"
(Exhibitor's interpretation).
Class No. 7, “Much Ado About
Nothing.” (Using vegetables,
fruits and fresh plant material).
Class No. 8, “Romeo aid Juliet
(Featuring two open roes).
Class No. 9, “Queenly Beauty".
(Regal and stately).
Class No. 10, “The Winter’s
Tale." (Fran values of black and
white).
Division No. 3 - Educational
This will consist of an exhibit
By MSS. SIDNEY DAVIS
Jarmes W. Boykin, superintend
art of the Chance-Loeb school
Fletcher News Briefs
__elected president of the Har-
din County Teachers Association
at a meeting in Sour Lake last
week which featured a barbecue
at the Texas Company picnic
ground. Mrs. Hazel Childress,
a teacher of the Chance-Loeb
school was elected as secretary.
Jean Morgan had a party in
John Adams was the first U. S.
ambassador to England.
Just Arrived!
Sportsmen and Fishermen
TAKE NOTE!
TEXAS MAID BOATS
SPOBT MODELS — FISHING BOATS
COMBINATION MODELS NOW IN STOCK
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Trailers and Outboard Motors
Come by and look them over
SEE THE OSPBEY 500 DELUXE
WITH 14 KARAT GOLD TRIM
SIMMONS RADIO & APPLIANCE
460 N. 5th SL Silsbee Phone EV 5-2808
of herbs both fresh and dried.
Booklets and pamphlets describing
their use, care and culture will be
distributed to the visitors.
Tea-Shower Honors
Bride-Eled Saturday
Miss Kay Boyett, bride-elect of
Philip Allen, was honored with a
tea-shower Saturday evening in
the borne of Mrs. F. B. Durdin.
Calling hours were from 6:30
until 9 p.m. Hostesses included
Mrs. F. B. Durdin, Mrs. Burke
Hargrove, Mrs. A. E Johnson,
Mrs. R. W. Collier, Mrs. L. M.
Prather, Mrs. John K. Bower,
Mrs. W. P. Crockett, Mrs. L. R.
Brim, Mrs. C. F. Walker, Mrs.
Tom K. Allen, Mrs. Maida Fuller
and Mrs. L. E. Martin.
The centerpiece for the table
was a crystal and silver bowl
filled with white stock and white
pompoms with glittered leather-
leaf fern. Streamers of white sa-
tin ribbon and silver bells were
also used.
Members of the house party in-
cluded Mrs. Betsy Jane Smith.
Mrs. Lavern Stratton, Miss Jill
Slavik, Miss Gretchen Ernst, Miss
Sheila Murphey and Mrs. Mary
McDonald.
Glenda Brackin Elected
President of Baylor
Social Club
Glenda Brackin, Baylor Uni-?
versity junior from Silsbee, was
recently elected 1958 fall term
president of Peers, women’s so-
cial club.
Glenda is also a member of
Delta Psi Kappa, national women’s
physical education organization.
A physical education major, Glen-
da is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
G. C. Brackin of 275 Durdin Dr.,
Silsbee.
Recent guests in the R. L. Stone
Sr. home were Mr. and Mrs. Sid-
ney Sullivan and children and
Mrs. Casey Sullivan of High Island
and Mrs. George O’Quinn of Port
Arthur.
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CHEMISE LOOK-Though
her pet poodle doesn’t seem to
care for the style, three-year-
old Linda Bruhl of the Bronx,
N. Y„ is firmly in favor of the
new sack style. She wears her
sack at a children's fashion
show* i*-' New? York City
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SHE’S BACK —Irene Arzedi,
29-year-old bride-to-be who
skipped out of Brooklyn, N.Y.,
a few hours before she was to
many childhood sweetheart
Joseph Pinto, 31, leaves police
headquarters in Manhattan.
Irene, whose disappearance Feb.
22 touched off a widespread
search, said she took a bus
to Los Angeles and then baric to
New York. She confessed she
didn’t know why she did it, but
marriage plans are on again.
PETAL PUSHER—This honey
bee was right on the spot when
the first crocus opened in Mon-
roe, WIs. Getting back into the
swing of things after the winter
layoff, file bee lives up to his
title of “busy."
SILVER BELLE-Moroccan
girls don’t wait for time to turn
their hair to silver. This desert
beDe in Casablanca models g
traditional hair style. Silver
tressoatri a<Smt Imop mnter
her home Friday night. Those pre-
sent were Joyce Rice, Harriet
Answorth, Donnie Jean Jeffcaot,
and Brenda Jordan from Leeb;
Jerry Boardman from Chance.
Gordon, Don, Jimmy, Dicky and
Robert from Port Neches.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Holtz and
granddaughter from Orange visit-
ed in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
J. P. Madole Sunday. Mrs. Madole
also had all her sons home Sun-
day. They were Mr. and Mrs. Jim-
my Crank and family of Californ-
ia, Mr. and Mrs. John Henry
Crank and f amily of Loeb and
Mr. and Mrs. Hairy Crook:
Saturday, May 10, is the time to
go to tise polls in the Chance-Loeb
community and vote for your
choice in the wet and dry election.
Bra. J. W. Lovett will be gone
Thursday and Friday of the week
to attend the “Forward Program
of Church Finances" at the East
Texas Baptist encampment at
Newton.
Johnny and Cart Ray Lovett,
the Harris children and th eButler
children are all ill with the
measles.
We extend our sympathy to the
Willie R. Green family in the Ion
of his mother, Mrs. Sarah Green,
of Warren. Mrs. Green was a res-
ident of Silsbee a number of years
ago. Services were held at the
Warren Baptist church with burial
in *iilihcr
The Alice Bagley WMU Circle
met in the home of Mrs. R. S.
Smith Wednesday morning.
There will be a cemetery work-
ing in the Davis Cemetery in the
Buelah Spring Community near
Kirbyville Saturday, May 10.
Lady Gotten To
Meet May 13
The Ladies Golf Association of
the Silsbee Golf Club will have
their monthly business meeting
May II at 10 ejn. In the dub
house.
Mrs. Bruce Watts, Jr„ president,
will preside over^the meeting.
Mrs. Oma Wells and Miss Vir-
ginia Wells returned rceently af-
ter vacationing In Florida.
Uncle Ed
/WHY APE
Hom-Koon,
urns so
TH/H WHEN ,
YOU TRY to)
SLEEP AML
SO THICK
WHEN TOP
THY TO,
LKTBtf?
Why are health prob-
lems so thin »nrf short-
lived when nature’s laws
are followed, and so thick
and durable when not fol-
lowed. Every Chiroprac-
tic patient learns that this
is true ... and his Chiro-
practor knows why. Chiro-
practic follows natural
laws. See a Chiropractor
with your health prob-
lems. This modern health
service can be obtained at
Silsbee Chiropractic Clinic.
8 FECIAL NOTE:
Headaches eaa he
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CLINIC ■
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If PAY iS .
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SLIPS & GOWNS
$1.98 to $3.98
Pillow Cases
Towel Sets
Mother’s Day Cards
Lamps
Stationery
Table Cloths
Beautiful
Handkerchiefs
Luggage
Piece Goods
JAYS
5c and 10c
Silsbee, Texas
MARINE PVT. fames V. fan-
nett, am of Mr. and Mrs. C. J.
Faanett of Route I, Silsbee, Is
•ehedaled to finish fear weeks
af individual combat training
April 23 at the Marine Corpe
Bane, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Lt and Mrs. Eugene Smith of
Fort Knox, Kentucky are visiting
in the home of their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Smith and Mrs.
Ruby Eledge. He will leave May
17 to be stationed at Fort Leonard
Wood, Missouri while Mrs. Smith
remains in Silsbee.
REMEMBER MOTHER
MOTHER'S DAY
CAKES
%
Roses In Snow Cake
Heart-Shaped
SPECIAL FOB
MOTHER’S DAY
JOE REGISTER
BAKERY
N. 4th St
Ph. EV 5-2612
BETTY SUE AliiMiLL
Mother, you’re the woman of the hour ... more than ev-
er this year, Mother’s Day sparkles with a new signifi-
cance. You’re a prouder Mother, you’re a busier Mother
than you’ve ever been before, and ISBELL’S GROCERY
& MARKET wants to join with the others of this vicin-
ity to hand you a big "bouquet.”
PREMIUM FLOUR
10 Lb*. 89c
DOUBLE LUCK
CUT GREEN BEANS
4 On* 49c
KRAFTS —46 OZ. CAN
Orange Juice
2 Cans 49C
VANILLA FUDGIES
A ■ * S
12 os. bag 23C
U. S. CALIFORNIA
POTATOES *
10u.39<
CLEAN MEDIUM
WHITE ONIONS
2 Lbs. 13c
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SUNSHINE
HI-H0 CRACKERS
1 Lb. Box 35c
8UN8HINE
HYDR0X COOKIES
12 os. bag 35C
LACE
TOILET TISSUE
Roll SC
Bake-Rite Shortening ,!*<*. 79c
UPTON TEA
16 Count Bags
23c
TRELLIS
Early June Peas
25c
EGGS
★ dozen 49c
VEAL RIB STEW
39c
Veal Shoulder Roast
57c
Veal Platter Steak
FRYERS
PORK CHOPS
46c
ib. 38<
59c
Sweet Sixteen Oleo
REGULAR
Smoked Sausage
$1.00
Bologna Lunch Meat
35c
Pressed Ham Lunch Meat u. 49c
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Zuber, Jerry. The Silsbee Bee (Silsbee, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 8, 1958, newspaper, May 8, 1958; Silsbee, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth790434/m1/2/?q=%22~1~1%22~1: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Silsbee Public Library.