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F. 0. Box U5436
THE Silsbee Bee
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VOLUME 51
SlLSBEE, TEXAS 77656, THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1968
10c PER COPY
NUMBER 20
Council Votes 90 Days More For No Parking
Meters Downtown; Asks Bids On Fire Truck
A 90-ciay extension on the in other areas of city service.!place of business. Mayor Frank state law says that only a li-, DuBose reported that, after a
He said that he did not think It
fair to the people of the city to
tell them that their city govern-
ment needed extra money in
the form of a city sales tax,
and then cut off $6000 revenue
from the parking meters.
Councilman Paul Georgas
said that he would prefer wait-
ing for guidelines from the new
master plan now in process of
being developed, but that
would be several months off.
Councilman Pete Landolt
pioposed that the council post-
pone any action on replacing
the parking meters for another
, . . , , day s, or until Oct. 1. Council
replaced on their stands. Hc|approved this motlon 5_L
MISS JO ANN ALLBRJTTON
. . . Miss Silsbec 1968
removal of the downtown park-
ing meters was approved by a
8-1 split vote of the Silsbee
City Council at regular meeting
Tuesday night
After a brief, but somewhat
heated, debate on replacing the
meters, Councilman James
Hays cast the single negative
vole for extension
In March, the council voted
to remove the meters from the
downtown business district for
90 days, which concluded July
1. as a trial to improve business
in that section.
Tuesday night, Councilman
Hays asked that the meters bo
on
contended that the city was
faced with losing approximate-
ly $6000 in revenue from the
meters next year, money which
they needed for improvements
McClanahan stated that the
Miss Silsbee To Be Feted
Friday With Reception
Friday, July 12, has
proclaimed "Miss Silsbee Day”
by Silsbee Mayor Frank L. Mc-
Clanahun, honoring Miss Jo
Ann Allbritton before her de-
parture for the annual Miss
Texas Pageant in Fort Worth.
In the proclamation. Mayor
McClanahan states, "Whereas,
Miss Allbritton is the -currently
been reigning Miss Silsbee; and, in'Chapter of the American Busi-
recognition of her outstandng ness Women's Association lor
talent, beauty, charm and poise their sponsorship of the Miss
and the goodwill which Miss Si'sbce Pageant and the recog-
Silsbee exhibits, the fine peo-jnition brought to the city by
pie of Silsbee stand behind nerjMiss Silsbee.
and wish her luck at the Miss Friday night, 7 to D p. m.,
Texas Pageant in Fort Worth!the Silsbee Builders Associ-
th< week of July 14, 1966.”
He-also cites the Ptnc Burr
HIRED BY COUNTY
Fletcher Richardson To
Collect Past9ue TSces
In a short meeting Monday,1
County Commissioners Court,
on a J-2 split vote, agreed to
employ former county judge
Fletcher Richardson to olloct
dehmiuent property taxes for
the county.
The motion to hire Richard-
son was made by Commissioner
Virgil Caraway and seconded
by E. E. Cotten with Commis-
sioner Ton* Burch also voting
ye*. Voting against Richard on
were County Judge Emmett
Lack and Commissioner How-
ard Barrington.
Also approved was the em-
ployment of T. G. Washington
and Clyde Drake, both of Sils-
bee. by the sheriff's department
at $100 per month.
The court authorized pay-
ment of $400 to J. I Williford
and wife for right-of-way, and
granted an easement to Rob-
ert May to lay a gas ime neat
Gtayburg.
A claim in the amount of
ution. who sponsored Miss All-
britton in the Miss Silsbec Pa-
geant, will hold an open house
for her in the Heritage Room
of Silsbee State Bank Several
reigning queens from area
towns are expected to attend
the open house, as well as other
contestants from the Miss Sils
bee Pageant
Friends and well - wishars
have been invited to the open
house, according to Mrs. Louis)**11 arK' a C0P>’ °f it follows:
V. Havens, Miss AUbritton’s
chaperone - manager for the
Miss Texas Pageant . .. . .
Friday afternoon, the Silsbee' WHEREAS, Lieutenant Colo-
ln other city business, the
council voted unanimously to
advertise for bids on a 750 gal-
lon pumper truck for the fire
department, after the city at-
torney has approved the legal
method for financing. City
Manager Wayne DuBose re-
portqd that rpdcifications for
the fire truck had been approv-
ed by the state and the Silsbee
Fire Commission, but delivery
of the truck in Silsbee would
probably take as much as a
year after a bid was accepted.
J. C. Busby, a visitor to the
council meeting, questioned the
city plumbing code and the
state code as to whether a man
could do plumbing in his own
Slate Senate Pays
Tribute To Bravery
Of U. (ol. N. Allen
censed plumber can do work survey by the state highway
in a commercial establishment, department, approval had been
and the city council could do granted for the city to install
nothing about a state law. a traffic signal system at the
City Tax Collector Cesar Do- intersection of FM 92 and FM
minguez reported that coilec- 418 He added that approxi-
tions from the current tax roll mate cost of Ihe recommended
had reached $94,072, leaving system would be about $27,000,
$5972 outstanding. He also re- for actuated signals and turn fives
ported that delinquent coilec- signals.
tlons for the year totaled $1207,) Council took no action on theWIll L. Smith of Beaumont hem.
with $8454 outstanding. 'traffic signal. lorfng Read's memory.
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Resolution By
State Senate
Honors David Read
The Senate of the State of
Texas adopted a resolution oh
July 1, 1968 horn*ring the mem-
ory of David Read, the late
publisher of The Silsbee Bee.
Read was a former member of
the Texas House of Represen-
tatives.
The Resolution was Intro-
duced by State Senator Charles
Wilson of Lufkin and it pointed
out many of the beloved pub-
lisher’s accomplishments dur-
ing his lifetime.
Recorded as Senate Resolu-
tion No. 208, it was signed by
Lt. Gov Preston Smith, presi-
dent of the Senate, by Charles
Schnabel, secretary of the Sen-
ate, and was adopted by a ris-
ing vote of members. The Sen-
ate adjourned July I in memo-
ry of “Former Representative
David Read.”
Copies of the resolution were
mailed to members of hir fam-
ily.
The House of Represen ta-
/es had previously passed a
| resolution introduced by Rep.
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Desegregation Problems
Face Silsbee School Board
JOEL ALLEN
Joel Allen Is
Accepted By Air
Force Prep School
Joel Allen, 18, received noti-
fication this week that he has
been accepted by the U. S. Air
Force Academy prep school at
Colorado Springs, Colo. Orders
came Tuesday telling him to
report to Lackland Air Base In
San Antonio on Saturday for a
month of basic training before
going to Colorado Springs on
Aug. 13.
Satisfactory performance at
Silsbec School Trustees were
faced with several decisions in-
volving desegregation at their
regular monthly meeting last
night (Wednesday).
In a recent letter to Supt.
Don L. Hough, officials of the
Health, Education and Welfare
Department instructed the dis-
trict to increase desegrepation
plans for the professional
teaching staff, and to provide
some means for changing the
status of Robinson Elementary
School on Avenue J from an
all-Negro school to an Integra
ted school.
School officials were given
until the beginning of the Fall,
desegregation plan was not
placed in operation.
Although the Trustees were
expected to discuss the matter
1968 school term, or possibly fully last night, an
the Fall, 1969 term, to submit a
revised desegregation plan to
the HEW department for con-
sideratioa
The original letter, reported
in full in <he June 27 issue of
the SILSBEE BEE, stated that
the local school district faced
withdrawal of all federal as-
sistance funds if an acceptable
2 Accidents Reported
During Tuesday's Rain
Four persons received minor A. Brown, 17, Star Rt., SUsbee.
Lt. Col. Albert Neil Allen of.the prep school is considered an injuries
11
Silsbee received a signal honor almost certain step toward ac-
recently when the Texas Sen-
ate adopted a resolution in ti lb
Senator Charles Wilson of Luf- M ’
SENATE RESOLUTION
NO. 207
Chamber of Commerce will
ncl Albert Neil Allen, USMC,
have an informal reception for"1" ,cave the United States
Miss Allbritton at their olfice, s<*°*' 1° begin his second tour
and will present a gift to Miss °[ duty'in Vietnam in the cause
Silsbee at that time. °* freedom; and
Miss Allbritton and Mrs. Ha- WHEREAS, Lieutenant Colo-
vens will..leave Silsbee at 8 ncl Allen is the son of Mrs.
a. rn. Suixla\ for the weck-|Evelyn R. Allen of Silsbee and
long Miss Texas Pageant injAthan C. Allen of Hull, and to
Fort Worth. They will join a his family, his friends and ac-
caravan with Miss Groves,
Miss Nederland and Miss Ty-
ler County for the trip.
Formal judging of the 62
contestants in the Miss Texas
$73.8o by Mrs. Helen Elliott Pa;;cant will begin next VVed-
fbr the care of an indigent child
from May 25 through June 18
was approved ami ordered
paid.
nesday, with the crowning of
the new Miss Texas to be tele-
vised next Saturday night,
July 20.
Sheriff Overstreet
Hires 2 New Deputies
Two additional deputies have a fulltime deputy serving the
JACK L. MARTIN
Jack L. Martin
Named Manager
By Phone Firm
Jack L. Martin has been nam-
ed manager for Southwestern
Bell Telephone Company’s Sils-
bee group, C. S. Ege. district
manager for Southwestern
Bell's Beaumont District, an-
nounced. - ' j
Martin will assume his new
duties July 1. He will replace
Arthur Carvuth, who has ac-
copied a position as Unit Man-
ager in Beaumont.
The Silsbee group consist# of
Silsbee. Buna, Jasper. Klrby-
vtlle, Kountze, Spurger and
Woodvllle. In hb new job.
Martin will be responsible lor
the Commercial administration
of more thun 15,000 telephones
operating in these cities.
A native of Nacogdoches
Martin, graduated from Victor-
ia High School in 1983 and has
attended both Victoria College,
Victoria and Lamar Tech,
Beaumont, studying Business
Administration.
Martin’s telephone career
began In Beaumont in 1062 us
a Commercial Representative.
Ha come to Galveston in 1814
and was named Commercial
Staff Assistant la January,
1068. It Is from this position
that he assumes his new posi-
(Se* Martin on Pag* 3)
been added to the Hardin Coun-
ty Sheriff's department, effec-
tive July 1. according to Sher-
iff Henry Overstreet.
T. G. Washington, 540 South
14th Street, Silsbee, is the first
Negro deputy to serve in Har-
din County. He worked until
1962 as a deputy sheriff in. Tra-
vis County stationed in Austin.
Since moving to Silsbee, he ha.-.
«*en pestor of the Church of
God in Christ here.
He is employed as a fulltime
deputy and will work over the
entire county, according to
Sheriff Overstreet.
David Eaton, formerly of
Dayton but now living near
Saratoga, has been employed as
final Rites For
Mb. Alke Capps
Are Held In Buna
Funeral services for Mrs.
Alice Coody Capps, 77, of Buna
were held Thursday at 4 p. m.
in Causey Stringer Funeral
Home in Buna. Rev. Darwin
Lasiter, pastor of Nederland
Fellowship Baptist Church, and
Rev. B. A. Carlin, pastor of the
First Baptist Church in Buna, Ing the peace and nine for be-
©ffidated. Burial was in Anti-
och Cemetery.
Mrs. Capps died in Buna
Nursing Home where she had
been for the past four years, A
native of Cravens, La., she had
lived In Buna for the past 32
years where she was a member
of the First Baptist Church.
She was the stepmother of
D. C. Capps ol this city.
Saratoga area of the county.
He was previously employed
on the Dayton Police Depart-
ment.
Both appointments were ap-
proved Monday by the Hardin
County Commissioners Court
Bragg Road Raid
Nets lOMinorsFor
Consuming Beer
Ten minors were booked at
Hardin County Jail the past
week for consuming alcoholic
beverages In the vicinity of
Bragg Road near Honey Island.
Deputies Elmer Prosise and
David Eaton brought in most of
the minors while patroling the
famous “Ghost Road” over the
weekend. *
AH 10 paid fines and were
released,on Sunday.
Others held at the county jail
the past week included two
adults for making alcoholic
beverages available to minors,
four misdemeanor driving
while intoxicated, two felony
two
driving while Intoxicated, two justifiably proud
for burglary, one for theft over
$50, four for hot checks, one as
sault and battery, five disturb
ing drunk in a public place
Sheriff Henry Overstreet re-
ported 193 persons booked at
the jail during June, and
$4735.95 in fines collected at
the jail.
quaintances his recent promo-
tion to Lieutenant Colonel is
the source of pride in him and
admiration for him; and
WHEREAS, This distinguish-
ed Texan, who has served his
country so valiantly, was born
on Sept. 23, 1930, and attended
public schools in Silsbee; he
was graduated from Silsbee
High School in 1948 and from
Sam Houston State College in
1952; and
WHEREAS, He came up
through the ranks in the Ma-
rine Corps and is qualified to
fly all types of fixed-wing and
rotary-wing air-craft; during
his last tour of duty in Vietnam
he flew 106 missions as a heli-
copter pilot; he holds the Dis-
tinguished Flying Cross, seven
Air Medals, and numerous
Vietnamese decorations for gal-
lantry in action; and
WHEREAS, The Senate of
the 60th Legislature, now con-
vened in 1st Called Session,
wishes to congratulate Lieuten-
ant Colonel Albert Neii Alien
on his recent promotion and to
commend him lor the persona
sacrifices he has made in the
service of the United States of
America; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, By the Senate
of the State of Texas, that this
Resolution stand in tribute to
a brave and gallant Texan,
Lieutenant Colonel Albert Nell
Alien, USMC who is serving
our great nation in the tradi-
tion of Texas heroes since the
Alamo; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official
copy oi this Resolution, under
the seal of the Senate, be pre-
pared for Lieutenant Colonel
Allen in token of the appreci-
ation of the Senate of the 60th
Legislature. 1st Called Session,
and all the people of Texas;
and that copies also be prepar-
ed and forwarded to his mo-
ther and his father who can be
of his aC'
complishments. •
Preston Smith
Lieutenant Governor
President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted
by the Senate on July 1, 1968.
Charles Schnabel
Secretary of the Senate
Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Sagstetter
Dan Brown, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Edward B. Brown, under- visited last weekend In Natch-
wenl back surgery Tuesday In ez, Miss., in the home of Mr.
St. Luke's Hospital in Houston, and Mrs. J. Meta.
ceptance
Academy.
by the Air Force
St., previously received an ap-
pointment to the Academy but
was disqualified because of children, Randy, 4, and Colby,
his physical aptitude test when'2. Fred Davis, 94, of Route %,
it was found thut his pulse ratojSilsbee, driver of the other car,
was too rapid. It is now fclt,was also slightly injured
that the condition causing this four were taken to Silsbee Doc
in a two-car collision .received minor cuts, abra-
heavy rain storm at sions and bruises when a
motorcycle he was riding was
in collision with a car driven
by John Calvin Lewis, 71, of
ft**-..
The accident occurred aji-
proximately 1000 feet west of )
the state Highway Department j
barn on Highway 327 as Lewis
attempted a left turn, in his car.
vehicles were headed
during a
4:40 p. m. Tuesday, about one
mile south of Silsbee on High-
way R8. $ Joi1.
Mr$. R»becc48*^U,>
enand, driver
of one of (he cars, and her two
i- Injured were
West, 25, of Nede:
A11 Both
west.
has been corrected.
An honor student in high
school, Alien was a tackle on
last year’s Silsbee Tiger Bi-
District championship football
team. He was a member of the
National Henor Society, sports
editor of the Tiger Rag, Mr.
SHS his senior year and was
president of Silsbee Youth
Council.
tors Hospital by a Farmer am-
bulance, and released after
treatment of minor cuts and
abrasions.
Highway Patrolman N. W.
Barrow investigated. Both cars
were apparently headed south
on Highway 96 at the time of
the collision.
At 6:01 p. m. Tuesday, with
a light rain still falling, James
LL Presents Trophies;
Names All-Star teams
Trophies for the three league
champion teams were presented
at a special ceremony at the
Silsbec Little League park
Tuesday night, and members of
the two All-Star teams were
announced.
Winning the trophy in the
senior division and also domi-
nating the All-Star selections
were the Giants, who placed
six on the honor team.
Members of the Senior All-
Star team are Giants Buzzy
Witte, Jim Bo Bowen, Grant
Senior League alternates are
Randy Richards and William
Walters of the Dodgers, Randy
Odom of the Braves and Mil-
ton Winger of the Cards.
Winning the team trophy for
the Major League division
championship were the Astros,
who placed three on the Major
All-Star team.
Major League All-Star selec-
tions are Dennis Olivier, Henry
Smith and Gary Laskoskie of
the Astros; William Wright of
the Colt 45’s. James Skinner
Dean, Bobby Woodard, Charles and Walter Gore ol the Tigers;
Beddingfield and Rufus Cook;jR a n d a 11 King and Tyrell
Astros Bob Harbuck, Mike ,Vaughn of the Braves; Charles
Mitchell, Tlnk McMlchen and Messer and David Moss of the
1 Roy Eddings; Dodgers Jerry
Powell and Buddy Bumstead;
White Sox; Samuel Stewart,
Tommy Clark and Gary Dean
and Braves Steve Lackey and.of the Yankees; and Michael
Mike Grubbs. '(See Little League on Page 3)
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REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR of
Texas, Paul Eggers, right, was in Silsbee briefly
Wednesday afternoon, escorted by local campaign
Chairman, Don Robinson, left. Eggers drew a crowd
at the downtown parking lot as he made a short
campaign statement. He is currently on a whirl-
wind tour through East Texas pushing his cam-
paign. .......... % »- -
the HEW letter could be with-
held another month to give <wf-
licient time to investigate all
possibilities, according to 8upt
Hough.
In other school business, the
Trustees w*rt to give approval
for all hjgh school coaches to
attend the Texas coaching
school in Fort Worth July 27
to Aug. l., ;,;r
Several plaiu for student in-
surance for the 1968-68 year
were to be reviewed, along with
maintenance contracts for the
high school air conditioning
system.
■A review of the 1967-68
school year showed average
membership in all Silebee
school to be 3872 students. Av-
erage daily attendance for the
year wax 3430. iMC \ ■ 'fiM'
Brown was taken to Doctors
Hospital by Farmer ambulance
where he was treated and re-
leased.
According to Silsbee Patrol-
man R. G. Davis, who investi-
gated, Lewis was giving a hand
signal for the turn and his
brake lights were in operating
condition. Brown apparently
was attempting to pass the
Lewis car in a no passing zone,
according to the police report.
Glenn Flowers, about 25, ofj
Kountze, was injured at 8 a. m.
Sunday when the car he wasj
driving was hit by a Santa Fe
freight train, eastbound out of
Silsbee, at the track crossing in
Honey Island on FM 1003.
Flowers was pinned in his
car for over 30 minutes until
rescue efforts were completed.
He was taken to Hardin Memo,
rial Hospital in Kountze and
later transferred to Veterans
Hospital in Houston where he
was reported to be in good con-
dition Wednesday.
Investigating and assisting in
rescue operations were mem-
bers of the Hardin County
Sheriff’s department and High-
way Patrolmen Wayne Pullen
and William Greer.
A two-car accident Wednes-
day at 12:15 p. m. at the inter-
section of South Third Street Merryville, La., but was reared
Gulf Stales Names
George R. lies Jr.
Superintendent
George R. lies Jr. has been
named Silsbee district superin-
tendent for Gulf States Utili-
ties Co., replacing Victor R.
Norvell, who has been trans-
ferred to Conroe as district
superintendent. The changes
were effective July 1.
lies, formerly insurance and
claims representative for GSU
in Beaumont, -was born in
and Avenue K resulted in Mrs.
Verbie Jones Green sustaining
slight injuries.
According to a report by city
patrolman Ronald McBride,
who investigated, a car driven
by Ira V. McWhorter Jr. stop-
ped at a stop sign on Third
Street. The car driven by Mrs.
Green passed the McWhorter
car from the rear and collided
with the left front fender,
crossed the intersection and
came to rest in a yard.
Mrs. Green was taken to
Doctors Hospital by a Farmer
ambulance for treatment of the
minor cuts and bruises.
Odell Stansbury
Dies In Houston
in Silsbee where he graduated
from High School. He also
graduated from Lamar Junior
College, now Lamar Tech, in
1945
He joined Gulf States in 1046
as a rod-and-chaln man and
was promoted to instrument
man in 1948. He was made a
right-of-way man in 1050 and
promoted to right-of-way agent
in 1950. lies was named insur-
ance and claims representative
in 1967.
He is married to the former
Betty Allen and they have four
children, George HI, 19, a stu-
dent at Lamar Tech, David 17,
Rebecca 15 and Diane 10.
lies is a member of the Beau-
mont Chamber of Commerce
and serves as a trustee of the
Lumberton Independent School
District. He was an alderman
for Rose Hill Acres In 1866-87,
He is a member of Maaonic
Word was received late Wed-
nesday afternoon of the death
of Odell Stansbury of Houston, Lodge 1165 in Beaumont,
a former resident of this city.l Norvell has been district
Burial will be in Newton «t 4 perintendent in Silsbee
p. m. today (Thursday). 1962.
■ -r».........-....... He has been an active mi
ber ol the Siisbe*
Mrs. A. E. Hargrove, Mrs wrving ag president
Bryan have returned home af-and _
ter visiting in the home of ,
and Mrs. Larry Burk* HarRrove CouI,cii
and family in Clatskanie, Ore.
While there they visited points
of interest in Oregon, Washing-
ton and Vancouver, Briti
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