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SECOND CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT 8ILSBEE, TEXAS
Published every Thursday at 410 Highway 00, Silsbee,
Texas 77688.
Subscription Rate: $4.00 per year in Hardin, Jasper, Tyler,
Jefferson Counties; $5.00 per year outside these counties.
EDITORIAL STATE
R. L. READ
MRS. LEONA WHITMAN
LEE KELLY --
MRS. FERN McADAMS __
MRS. LINDA NOLEN -
RICHARD WEATHERSBY
-Editor and Publisher
Society and Personal Editor
__Reporter-Photographer
r.y-yBm: .urt'i Secretary
_______Receptionist
■'_ Controller
MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT
HAROLD LEIGH -— Foreman-Operator
MRS. JOHN S. BASYE -Linotype Operator
JAMES JOHNSON _ Printer-Pressman
BILLY JOE WILLIAMS--Printer-Pressman
Occupational hazard
By Mitchell Colby
NEW YORE (CEF)
Mobility ha* traditionally been a national characteristic of
Americana — not the number of cars they own but their readiness
to pull up stakes and head west (or east or north or south) in
search of opportunity, challenge, advancement.
Each year some 40 million of ue move. In 1972, 12 million
American families changed residences, 2 million of them moving
across state lines, and spending close to $2 billion doing It.
Not all of them did so from choice, however. The "upwardly
mobile" young executive must also be geographically mobile.
Transfer within a company’s offices is the route to success in cor-
porate America. * '
The result, according to one obierver, is that the suburbs "have
become a kind of decentralized national company town." When
an office manager at Allied Chemical in Wayne, N.J., is
transferred, his house is filled by a new district manager for
Dayton Rubber, whose old house in Clayton, Mo., is filled by an
engineer with General Dynamics...
And along the way, in the midst of this nationwide game of
"musical houses,” are created an unknown number of psy-
chological casualties — usually wives, whose "credentials" and
community status are not so easily transferable as those of their
husbands.
For them, it can mean "starting from the bottom once more
... for some again and again. Often they become defeated peo-
ple, casualties of ‘success.’ They are seen clinically during their
third and fourth decades of life, chronically depressed, lacking in
hope or desire, frequently addicted to alcohol, tranquilizers and
barbiturates.”
The quotation is from a book, "Corporate Wives — Corporate
Casualties?", by Robert Seldenberg, M.D., a practicing psy-
choanalyst and professor of psychiatry at the State University of
New York in Syracuse. The chapter from which it is taken first
appeared as an article in the Wall Street Journal.
So great was the response to the article that Seldenberg was
moved to explore the subject at greater length. It "apparently hit
a chord with women and men all over the country who have been
silently and privately,’’ he writes
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Public Hearing To Discuss
Neches Basin Water Quality
Two public hearings have 750 square miles. Most of the tal basin includes a large por-
M. McKeever, IRS
director for southern
Jexao, said that taxpa
should check their withholding
Under the new tables. “Even
under the new tables many em-
ployees may continue to have
more tax witheld than is needed
to cover their tax liability,” he
said.
On the other hand, some may
not have'enough tax witheld
and come up short when it’s
time to file their tax return.
“Adjustments to withholding
oan be made by filling out a
new W-4 form and presenting
it to your employer,” McKeever
said.
Income tax withholding will
be reduced for the remainder
of the year as a result of the
reductions in income tax pro- the couple is entitled to only
holding under the new tables,
and If necessary, file a new W-4
form with their employers. The
first category includes the great
majority of taxpayers who have
been overwithheld In the past.
This occurs most frequently in
situations in which there is one
ge earner and the taxpayer
is not claiming all the withhol-
ding allowances to which he
or she is entitled or has four
or more exemptions. These tax-
payers will continue to be ov-
erwithheld under the new ta
bles and should consider filing
a new W-4 form claiming ad-
ditional withholding allowanc-
es. ’.I)'■'Vv " ■ ■ V
The second category Is mar-
ried couples when both spouses
are employed. The withholding
tables give each spouse the
greater of the low income al-
lowance or the percentage stan-
dard deduction. This may cause
them to be underwithheld be-
cause, on a joint tax return,
New Form W-4 “Employees
Withholding Allowances Certi-
ficate” and Circular E “Employ-
ers Tax Guide" are available
at IRS offices.
In thi News
IN HARDIN COUNTY
the most
thing about corporate wives,
that iome of them develop illnesses
hat the vast majority indeed r
I retain the
when uprooted butrather that the vast majority i
capacity to gain personal pleasure from the successes of other
persons (theTr husband and children) and do so with a great deal
of competence and grace. They are a hardy breed, who like most
other human beings are fresh and eager at the outset but who un-
derstandably and humanly wear down under what are often inor-
dinate pressures."
“Low Down”!
PROM THI V
Congressional
Record
By JOE CRUMP
(A'OsftMMJ*r^
$500,000 SPENT FOR JAW
CLENCHING STUDY
doctor spent over $200,000 of
which more than $100,000 were
Federal funds . . .
"Dr. Hutchinson told NASA
that people get angry when they
feel cheated and tend to clench
.goes jointly to the their jaws or even scream and
Science Foundation, kick . . .In addition, NSF was
Senator William Proxmire
(Wis.) . . My choice for the
“Golden Fleece” Award for the
biggest waste of taxpayer’s
money .
National
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, and the Office
of Naval Research for spending
almost $500,000 in the last
years to determine under what
conditions, rats, monkeys, and
humans bite and clench their
jaws. From the findings of these
studies it is clear that the Gov-
ernment paid a half million dol-
lars to find out that anger,
stopping smoking, and loud
noises produce jaw clenching
in people ..
“All this money was given to
Dr. Roland Hutchinson of Ka-
lamazoo State Hospital in Mich-
been scheduled by the Texas
Water Quality Board in order
to receive testimony concerning
the water quality management
plan for the Neches Basin which
has been developed in accord-
ance with federal regulations
and the State of Texas Con-
tinuing Planning Process.
The hearings will be held in
the Comthissiofiers Courtroom
of the Jefferson County Court-
house in Beaumont at 10:00
a.m. oh May 21, and in the
County Courtroom of the An-
gina County Courthouse in
.ufkin at the same time on the
following day.
The planning area includes
all, of the territory drained by
the Neches River and its tribu-
taries as well as a portion of
the coastal area between the
Neches and Trinity Basins, and
encompasses approximately ***
assay* 9
The plan will pitovide the
technical, economic, social and
environmental bases for the
Identification, selection, and
adoption' of the means of ach-
ieving water quality objectives
Within the basin. It will also
assist the TWQB in directing
its resources, establishing pri-
orities, and scheduling actions.
All or part of 16 counties are
included In the Upper Neches
study area, with most of the
industrial activity related to
timber production followed by
agriculture, manufacturing, and
mining. The area contains some
35 incorporated cities and
towns, six of which have pop-
ulations exceeding 5,000. The
Lower Neches study area con-
sists of the lower one-quarter,
aproximately, of the Neches Ri
ver Basin, and encompasses
portions of Jasper, Tyler, Polk,
Hardin, Liberty, Orange and
Jefferson Counties. The area
averages 40 to 50 miles in width
and contains approximately 2,-
basin is thickly forested, being
part of the East Texas “Piney
Woods", and contains most of
the “Big Thicket” region.
The Neches - Trinity Coastal
Basin Is the watershed lying be-
tween the Neches Basin and the
Trinity Basin which drains to
the Gulf of Mexico. This coas
tlon of Jefferson and Chambers
Counties and a small part of
Liberty County. That portion
of the basin which falls in Jef-
ferson and Liberty Counties is
within the scope of this plan,
and contains aproximately 940
square miles within the study
area.
vided by the Tax Reduction Act
of 1975 which was enacted
March 29. New Circular E,
“Employers Tax Guide," was
mailed to the nation’s 4.5 mil-
lion employers in April.
The reductions in tax with-
holding result primarily from:
An increase in the low
Income allowance from $1,300
to $1,600 for a single person (or
head-of-household), and $1,900
for a married couple filing a
otnt return.
— An increase in the stand-
ard deduction from 15 per cent
to 16 per cent, with the maxi-
mum increase from $2,000 to
$2,300 for a single person (or
head-of-household), and to $2,-
600 for a married couple filing
a joint return.
— A new tax credit of $30
for the taxpayer, his or her
spouse, and each dependent.
— A new earned income tax
credit with a maximum credit
of $400, which phases out com-
pletely when income reaches
$8,000.
McKeever said that three ca-
tegories of employees, in par-
ticular, should check their with-
one low income allowance or
percentage standard deduction.
The third group which should
review its withholding includes
employees who now claim ad-
ditional withholding allowances
due to large itemized deduc-
tions. Under the new withhold-
ing rules, some of these em-
ployees may no longer be en-
titled to as many withholding
allowances for large Itemized
deduction as they are now
claiming.
CARD OF THANKS
We cannot find words to ex-
press our appreciation for the
kindness and sympathy shown
us by our many friends and
neighbors during the loss of our
loved one, Dorothy Winfield.
Thanks to all of you for your
prayers, food, cards and flow-
crs.
The Winfield Children
Mrs. Bertha Page
and Family
Mrs. Jessie M. Oliver
and Family
Mrs. Bertha Chaney
and Family
71% Of Public Spending Is
Directed Toward Education
Now York — How much is it more or less
other localities?
than in most emmental expenditures go for 3 million teachers) and in dol-
Wfet proywtioy of local gov-
Letters
to the Editor
Gov. Briscoe's Plan Would Give
$2,389,000 Increased Aid To
Five Hardin County School Districts
igan. Last year alone the good research on monkeys drinking,
informed that drunk monkeys
do not usually react as quickly
or as often as sober monkeys
7 and that hungry monkeys get
angry more quickly than well-
fed monkeys ...
“Dr. Hutchinson, who in ad-
dition to being research direc-
tor at Kalamazoo State Hospit-
al, is also an adjunct professor
at Western Michigan Univer-
sity and president of his own
nonprofit Foundation for Be-
havior Research, has proposals
prasently pending before the
NSF and the National Institute
of Drug Abuse . . .to continue
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drug and jaw-clenching habits.
If Dr. Hutchinson is successful
in this new grantship attempt,
he would receive an additional
$150,000 of the taxpayer’s mon
ey . . .The funding of this non-
sense makes me almost angry
enough to seteam and kick or
even clench my jaw.
“Dr. Hutchinson’s studies
should make the taxpayers as
well as his monkeys grind their
teeth. In fact, the good doctor
has made a fortune from his
monkeys and in the process
made a monkey out of the
American taxpayer.
“It is time for the Federal
Government to get out of this
“monkey business.” In view of
the transparent worthlessness
of Hutchinson’s study of jaw-
grinding and biting by angry
hard-drinking monkeys, it is
time we put a stop to the bite
Hutchinson and the bureau-
crats who fund him have been
taking out of the taxpayer.
* * *y
CRUMP'S GRASS
ROOTS
The
S COMMENT
taxpayer’s m<
money is ap-
Senator should list the con-
gressmen who voted for the
“monkey business” programs.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our family
and friends for flowers, cards,
and every kind deed shown to
us during Ed’s recent illness
and surgery. A special thanks
to the operator who completed
an emergency call when com
mtinication* were down and to
our bosses for their never end-
ing patience.
Bonnie & Ed Curl
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Dear Editor:
A great deal of information
has been supplied to the news
media in recent weeks con-
cerning the various educational
programs now pending before
the legislature. I want to share
with you and your readers the
Impact of the program I sup-
port. Therefore I have listed
below the present amount of
state aid that would be pro-
vided to your schools under my
proposal when fully imple-
mented:
District
State Aid
Current
$ 567,000
$1,788,000
State Aid
Proposed
$ 904,000
$2,751,000
Kountze
Silsbee
Hard in-
Jefferson $ 790,000 $1,197,000
Lumber-
ton $ 731,000 $1,104,000
West
Hardin $ 294,000 $ 603,000
One of the main thrusts of
my program is to equalize tax
payer effort. With limited state
dollars, some districts of aver-
age or better than average
wealth 'or taxing ability would
not receive increased state aid,
but would not be penalized in
reduced state aid. Such dis-
tricts are not listed above.
No school district in Texas
would be required to increase
local taxes to pay for any part
of my plan except those weal-
thier districts which would
need to increase their effort to
mation and I would appreciate
your making it available as
soon as practical.
Sincerly,
Dolph Briscoe
Governor of Texas
Rev. W. H. Brooks
Named Pastor Of
All Souls Church
propriated by congressmen. The provide for any teacher salary
increase approved by the legis-
lature.
The time has come to substan-
tially equalize educational op-
portunities and taxpayer ef-
forts in the state system of pu-
blic education. If we do not,
I can assure you that the courts
will. We have as choices a^p-
gislative solution or a court-
ordered solution. I prefer —
and think the vast majority of
Texans prefer — legislative ac-
tion now. It can be done In
this regular session of the legis-
lature, within available state
new tax-
It Is my feeling that the dtl-
..
zens
itMm
Rev. William H. Brooks, pas-
tor of St. Charles parish, Ne-
derland, has been named pas-
tor of All Souls Catholic parish
in Silsbee. The announcement
was made by Bishop Warren L.
Boudreaux of the Diocese of
Beaumont. The changes will
take place June 15.
Rev. August Pucar, pastor
of All Souls, Silsbee, will be
pastor of St. Charles parish,
Nederland.
Mr. Brooks has served as pas-
tor of St. Charles in Nederland
since June 18,1956. He was or-
dained May 26, 1945 by Bishop
C. E. Byrne in the seminary
chapel of St. Mary’s in La
Porte. His first assignment was
assistant pastor In St. Joseph’s
and All Saints parishes. He also
served in St. Mary’s parish,
Port Arthur; St. Mary’s in Free-
port and Immaculate Concep-
tion in Liberty. During his pas-
torate in Nederland the entire
church plant was rebult under
his guidance.
Mr. Pucar was ordained to
the priesthood by Bishop
Adolph Marx in Sacred Heart
Co-Cathedral in Houston, May
25, 1963. His first assignment
was in St, Ann’e parish, Beau-
mont. He also served in St.
Mary’s, Orange and then was
moved back to St. Anne’s to
1967. He was named temporary
administrator Oct. 26, 1970 in
St. Anne's and then became as-
sistant in Immaculate
tUm parish, Groves,
1971. He was named ]
All Soul’* parish,
Jesus mission
in June, 197$,
m in
teachers salaries, school con-
As is the case in every other
community, local officials are
faced with the problem of pro-
viding satisfactory educational
facilities and opportunities, de-
spite the tightness of money In
these inflationary times.
A Federal study, recently re-
leased, Indicates that education
is the largest single item in
most local budgets.
In Hardin County, it shows,
approximately 71 per cent of
all public spending is in that di-
rection. In some communities
the proportion is somewhat
smaller than that and, in others,
quite a bit larger.
Nationally, the average is 41
per cent. It is 53 per cent in the
State of Texas.
The study of local govern-
ment expenditures, made every
five years, is based upon data
compiled by the Commerce De-
partment for its current Cen-
sus of Governments. The prior
one was in 1987.
Its figures for Hardin Coun-
ty show that the amount spent
in the year for all public pur-
poses, equivalent to $314 per
local resident, included $224
for education.
This represents the actual
outlay at the local level and is
exclusive of Federal and state
contributions.
In other counties across the
country, per capita spending for
education came to $234 per cap-
ita. The average throughout the
state was $214.
The current school year is
marked, nationally, by a drop
in enrollments and a rise in
expenses, reports U. S. Com-
missioner of Education Terrel
H. Bell.
He expects the total cost of
education to reach $108 billion
or $11 billion more thah last
year.
It has become the country’s
largest enterprise, he notes, in
terms of the number of people
Involved (62 million, including
M$6a.billiart&r£SM£
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and univer-
MORE popular than
Secretary of State Henry
Kissinger among Israeli sup-
porters, Defense Secretary
James Schlesinger has
pledged the United States
shall continue to honor its
commitment to that nation,
despite recent hints the U.S.
will “reassess” its
obligations.
Music Program To
Be At Fred School
A musical program featuring
gospel and secular music will
be held Saturday, May 17, at
7:30 p.m. in the Fred School
auditorium. Singing groups will
be The Lighthouse of Silsbee
and the Revelations of Wood-
ville.
The program is sponsored by
the Parent Teachers Club and
proceeds will be donated for
projects of the school.
CARD OF THANKS
The family of John K. Bower
expresses their deep apprecia-
tion for the many kindnesses
shown us during the loss of our
loved one. May God bless you.
JACK HOLT, JR.,
Faster
NEW COVENANT
ASSEMBlY OF GOD
Highway 92 N.
% Mile North of Pine Plaza
(Where Services Are
Gloriously Different)
Home of "The New Covenant
Singers” and "The Lighthouse
Trio”
SUNDAY SERVICES
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Morning Worship 11 a.m.
Youth Meeting 6 p. m. Evening Worship 7 p. m.
“A Church Large Enough To Help You . . .
Small Enough To Know You”
(If Transportation It Needed Call 385-6344)
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NOTICE TO BIDDERS
The Trustees of the BUsbee Inde-
pendent School District wlU receive
bids on May 29, »7S at 10:00 A.M.
In the office of the Superintendent
located at 087 North 5th Street, Sils-
bee, Texas for the following scope
of work. All bide will be opened and
consist of
the relocating, reffnlsWng. and furn-
lahlng of additional Metal Moveable
Classrooms in accordance with plans
apMtflcations prepared By the
rr. These plans and specifications
....... obtained from the office of
the iuperlntendent upon request from
persons desiring to bid this work.
iSRiHu,
Make Your Money Work FOR You.
If you buy now and pay later, you might end
up paying 18% per year In Interest charges.
But If you save in our high earning passbook
account, you’ll have the cash you need on
hand. 80 you’H save on Interest charges AND
have earned Interest on your savings. That’s
making your money work for youl Save now.
Buy later with cash.
JASPER FEDERAL SAVINGS
D LOAN ASSOCIATION
271 I. LAMAR ST.
JASPER. TEXAS
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