The Silsbee Bee (Silsbee, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 1, 1977 Page: 1 of 24
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Enrollment Is Up
In Silsbee Schools
About 200 students reporting often delay prompt enrollment,
for class for the first time
Monday have boosted enroll-
ment throughout the Silsbee
Independent School District to
3,759, an increase of 91 students
over last year’s total of 3,668.
Supt. of School Weeks Craw-
ford said the influx of late
students was anticipated and
did not complicate a school
opening he described as very
smooth. Late returning vaca-
tioners and incomplete records High School,
Crawford said
The increase in enrollment
is matched by recent teacher
hirings that is expected to
maintain class sizes of about
25 students.
Crawford reported the fol-
lowing enrollments for the
schools: Robinson Elementary,
258; Kirby Elementary, 994;
Read-Turrentine, 906; Silsbee
Junior High, 610; and Silsbee
1077.
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VOLUME 59 — NUMBER 29
SILSBEE, TEXAS 77656
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1977
24 PAGES IN 3 SECTIONS
Tigers Host Tough Indians Friday
The life of head coach Pat weight
Day became a little less worri-
some following a scrimmage
last week in which the Tiger
defense gave away a lot
— but little ground —
to contain the Nederland Bull-
dogs in a 3-0 shutout.
That the undersized defense
of proved stingy is important, foi
this Friday at 7:30 p.m. a
Cleveland team that boasts an
offensive bne averaging more
than 200 pounds will come to
Kirby Stadium in the Tiger’s
season opener.
“They’re big,” Day said Mon-
day, “real big. with a lot of
size and speed.”
But coming off the heels of
a fine defensive effort against
the Bulldogs, and In view of
the Silsbee record of 8-1-2
racked up last year against
larger teams. Day is not both-
ered by the mismatch in team
tonnage.
“Their size should not affect
Arline and William Graham.
At quarterback will be Jasper
Lewis, a player coaches feel
has great potential. Lewis was
back-up to starting quarter-
back Richard Avery last sea-
son.
Jimmy Biley and Rusty
Herbst will start at split end,
and Donnie McGinnis will open
the game at tight end. The
offensive line, which Day feels
is one of the Tiger’s strengths,
includes center Tim Albrecht,
guards Johnny King and Brian
McDonald, and tackles Danny
Doyen and David Morgan.
The defense will be anchor-
our play,” Day said. “We’re ed by linebacker Doug Shan-
used to it. In every game we
played last year we were smal-
ler than our opponents.”
The Indians will enter the
game Friday with 36 lettermen
returning from a team which
finished last year with a record
of 5-4-1 — a record which in
itself is deceptive, Day said,
because two of the losses were
at the hands of the state’s top
ranked teams, Hebert
Humble.
The Tigers also are exper-
ienced, with five offensive and
kle and noseguard Eddie Roby,
who at 150 pounds will be
midway between 520 pounds of
Cleveland tackle — Ernie Can-
non at 230 and Mark Smith at
290. Shankle and Roby were
both named all-district last
year.
At defensive tackle will be
Paul Hadnot and Johnny
Hooks. Along with Shankle at
and'linebacker will be Craig Mc-
Gallion, Chris Hollis and Don
nie McGinnis. McGinnis, along
with William Graham, who
Defensive backs Aron Hag-
eon, Mark Gore and Nikitia
Thomas complete the Tiger
starting lineup.
The Tigers relied on defense
and a few big plays to top Ne-
six defensive starters return-jwill start at defensive back ini
ing. [addition to running back, arej
On offense, Day will start in the only two Tigers who will!
backfield last year’s all-
district running backs Robert tense.
start on both offense and de-i
TIGER FOOTBALL
TICKETS ON SALE
TODAY AND FRIDAY
Tickets for the Silsbee-
Clcveland football game go
on sale in the lobby of the
Junior High School auditor-
urn on North Seventh Street
this morning.
Athletic Director Ray Mc-
Gallion said the ticket booth
will be open from 8 a.m. un-
til 3:30 p.m. today (Thurs-
day) and from 8 a.m. until 1
p.m. Friday.
Reserved seat tickets will
be $2.00 and students will be
75 cents for advanced sale.
Both adult and student tick-
ets will he $1.75 at the gate.
No reserve scats or student
tickets will be sold at the
stadium. MeGallion also not-
ed that all advanced ticket
sales will be at the Junior
High auditorium this year.
derland last week. Robert Ar-
line took a screen pass 65
yards behind excellent down-
field blocking for the first Ti-
ger score, while Roby notched
the second by scooping up an
errant Bulldog handoff and
sprinting 35 yards into the end-
zone. The Tigers final score
came on a long drive capped
by William Graham’s one-yard
burst up the middle.
The offense, however, was
often erratic and gave up
several turnovers, a situation
Day hopes to reverse before
taking the field against Cleve-
land.
“Our offense is still not hit-
ting on all eight,” Day said.
“We’re sputtering. We have a
long way to go and a short
time to get there.”
TOUCHDOWN RUN — Tiger running back Robert
Arline picks his way through downfield blocks
after catching a short screen pass that developed
into a 65-yard scoring reception in a scrimmage
against Nederland last Friday night. The Tigers
took their age-old nemesis by a 3-0 score.
False Alarms
On Increase,
Busby Says
The Silsbee Volunteer Fire
Department last week extin-
quished only two fires — but
it is the other two that were
not put out that bother Fire
Chief Russell Busby.
These fires that volunteer
firemen were called to were
not put out simply because
there were no fires. They were
false alarms.
False alarms are an increas-
ing problem at the fire depart-
ment, Busby said Tuesday. He
said that in August there were
four or five false alarms, about
twice the average monthly
(See FIRE, Sec. 1, Pg. 8)
Polygraph Test Clears
Burglary Suspects?
Bus Accident
Sends Four
0 Hospital
A polygraph test administer- about
ed to four burglary suspects
failed to connect any to the
recent burglary of Wilson’s
Supermarket, but did solve
another unrelated burglary,
Chief of Police A- L. Burleson
said Tuesday.
Charles Garret, 17, of Sils-
bee, was arrested following the
polygraph test for a residential
burglary on Bonnor Street
which Burleson described as
relatively “petty.” He said
Garret and three others — one
adult and two juveniles —
were cleared of suspicion in
the Wilson burglary, in which
lith Annual Silsbeeian
Reunion To Be Sept. 2-4
Members and friends from Rooms
Los Angeles, Oakland and San
Diego, Calif., as well as Hous-
ton and other Texas cities are
expected for the Eleventh An-
nual Silsbeeian Reunion to be
hosted by the Silsbee Club on
Sept. 2, 3 and 4, according to
Elmo Rhymes, president.
Activities will begin Friday,
Sept. 2, with a welcoming par-
ty, and on Saturday an execu-
tive meeting will be held at
the Red Carpet Inn at 4:30
p.m. The annual ball will be
on Saturday night in Camelot Brackens
I, II and III at the Red
Carpet Inn.
The annual picnic will be
Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at the Roy
E. Larson Sandylands Sane
tuary to the Big Thicket on
Highway 327 west of Silsbee.
Rhymes has suggested those
attending bring a hearty appe-
tite and folding chair to the
picnic.
A hospitality hour wiil be
held on Sunday night at the
Oak Grove.
H. P. Morgan is general
chairman and Mrs. Sarah E.
is secretary. ’
$6,000 was taken from
the safe within the store on
Aug. 15.
Burleson said that a recent
burglary in Woodville follow-
ed similar patterns as in the
Wilson burglary, and he feels
that the two could be related.
He suspects the burglars to
be from outside the county.
Burleson reported 18 other
arrests last week, including one
on a warrant for aggravated
assault with a deadly weapon,
11 for public intoxication, two
of juveniles for the recent
burglary of Dan’s Convenience
store, one for runaway, one on
a warrant for theft by check,
one for reckless driving and
one for possession of mari
juana, consuming alcoholic
beverages after hours and pub-
lic intoxication.
One of two criminal mis-
chiefs reported last week was
called in by Edwina Harvill,
925 N. 2nd St., who said some-
one had punctured two tires
worth about $110 on Aug. 22.
The other criminal mischief
was reported by J. D. Hinkie
of the fuller Oil Co., who said
someohe had shot the front
windshield -of a truck with a
BB gun on Aug. 25. Damage
was estimated at $175.
Ruth MeGallion, 340 Hick-
man Drive, reported several
calls from an unknown male
(See POLICE, Sec. 1, Pg. 8)
UNION PICKETS AT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY — Pipefitters Local 195
member Paul Rogers, left, and Union of icer Jerry Little picket before the gate
of 418 Construction Co. on Highway 418. A construction company guard sits
in thfe background just inside the gate.
A Silsbee Independent School
District bus and a car collided
as they rounded a corner on a
dirt road off Massey Lake Road
Wednesday morning in an acci-
dent which damaged both ve-
hicles and sent four persons to
Silsbee Doctor’s Hospital.
State Trooper Billy Ray re-
ported minor bumps and bruis-
es to' the children on the bus.
They were later taken to school
by another bus.
The driver of the car, Linda
Camley, 28, of Silsbee, and her
three children were taken to
Silsbee Doctors Hospital. All
but one of the children were
treated and released. The other
was transferred to the care of
a private physician. The driver
of the bus, Liz Bowen, 27, also
of Silsbee, was unhurt.
Apparently neither driver
saw the other vehicle as they
reached the corner, Ray said.
Both the bus and the car were
removed by wrecker.
Pipefitters
Picket At
418 Builders
A picket line set up at the
418 Construction Company in
Silsbee last week by the Pipe-
fitters Local 195 prompted an
election held Monday for com
pany workers who voted 13-5
to join the union, Pipefitter’s
Officer Jerry Little said Wed-
nesday.
Little said his union is now
representing pipefitters and
other crafts at the plant includ-
ing equipment operators, paint-
ers and carpenters. He said he
expects specialized craft unions
tp absorb members of each
specialized occupation in the
future. He said a contract is
now being negotiated for all
workers.
The picket line set up last
Tuesday was unsolicited by
company workers who remain-
ed on the job during the pick-
etting. Little said the pickets
were established as a result of
policing efforts of the union,
which encompasses 17 East
Texas counties.
The pickets have been with-
drawn and the workers at the
company are still on the job,
Little said.
Deputy Assaulted While
Investigating Burglary
Three persons have been re- both charged with resisting ar-
leased on bond and a 16-year-
old juvenile remains in custody
following an attack last week
on Hardin County Deputy She-
riff James Williams as he at-
tempted to investigate a bur-
glary.
Williams said he went to the
residence of Glenda Craft, 38,
at the Tarver Apartments,
three miles north of Silsbee on
Highway 92, at about 2 p.m.
Aug. 25 to investigate a suspect
in connection with a burglary
the night before at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Joyce Beaver.
Before he could begin ques-
tioning, however, he was as-
saulted by Mrs. Craft, George
Viasana, 21, and Lavona Via-
sana, 17, all of the same ad-
dress.
Williams said that in the
scuffle his uniform was torn
and he received bruises on his
head. Game Warden Gordon
Hart arrrived to help subdue
assailants.
Sheriff Billy Paine said
George Viasana was arraigned
before Justice of the Peace
Cecil Overstreet and charged
with aggravated assault of a
peace officer, resisting arrest
and disorderly conduct. Mrs
Viasana and Mrs. Craft were
rest and disorderly conduct,
and the juvenile was arraigned
on charges of aggravated as-
sault of a peace officer, resist-
ing arrest and disorderly con-
duct.
Paine reported the shooting
of a 28-year-old Lumberton
man on Aug. 27. He said Ron-
nie Folks was shot in the chest
with a .32-caliber pistol after
threatening to kill himself sev-
eral times during the afternoon.
The shooting occurrred in
Folks’ residence at about 9:20
p.m. He was taken to St. Eli-
zabeth Hospital by the Lum-
berton Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment’s ambulance. He has since
been released.
Paine also reported a bur-
glary at the Atlantic Richfield
Company on Aug. 23. Reported
missing by J. T. Cawley was
a meter valued at between
$550 and $700. Two meters of
the same brand owned by Book
and Bacon Co. of Houston on
(See SHERIFF, Sec. 1, Pg. 8)
Buna Deputy Hurt
When Youth Attempts
Escape From Officers
A 16-year-old boy was plac-
ed in custody of the Jefferson
County juvenile home by Jas-
per officials after he ran down
a Buna deputy who had pulled
him over on suspicion of a
stolen vehicle.
According to a report from
Jasper County Sheriff Aubrey
Cole, Bobby Choate and Eva-
dale deputy Bob Cheek had
stopped the vehicle in Buna.
When Choate approached the
auto in an attempt to talk to
the driver, the youth started
the car, running over Choate’s
hand and foot. Cheek managed
to subdue the driver and place
him under arrest.
In addition to the above
offenses, charges of breaking
into a construction office and
residence at Evadale was also
to be placed against the youth,
officers said.
The report said no broken
bones were found and Choate
was treated and released.
Tigers Ranked No. 7
In AP State Poll
Coach Pat Day’s Silsbee Ti-
gers start the season a prime
target for all district opponents
as they drew their second No.
7 position in the 3A state rat-
ings from the Associated Press
last week.
Earlier the Texas Football
magazine placed them in the
same spot among the state’s
elite 3A teams.
Lumberton Woman Is
Charged With Murder
A 17-year-old
woman arrested for capital
murder last Friday was re-
leased Monday from Jefferson
County jail on $15,000 bond.
Christy Meza, of Route 2,
Box 687, Lumberton, was ar-
rested last Friday at the home
of her parents by Texas Ran-
ger Haskell Taylor and ar-
raigned before Justice of the
Peace Cecil Overstreet before
being transferred to Jefferson
County.
She was charged with capi-
tal murder in the shooting
death of James Farmer in
Beaumont. She was earlier ar-
rested for aggravated battery
but had been released on
Lumberton before being charged with cap-
ital murder last Thursday. She
was charged along with two
others after Farmer, 21, died
of wounds he received Aug. 14.
Farmer was found in his
home beaten on the head and
chest with a blunt object and
shot once in the head with a
small caliber pistol, police said.
His car and about $125 in cash
were missing after the shoot-
ing.
Also arrested for capital
murder were Ronnie Savoie,
24, and Linda Bagwell, 17, both
of Beaumont, according to
Beaumont police. They were
being held Tuesday without
bond bond in Jefferson County jail.
Bee Subscription Race 1$ Close
The Silsbee Bee’s “Good
Will” Subscription Campaign is
going to run right down to the
wire with the separation be-
tween candidates in several po-
sitions “too close for comfort,”
predicted campaign manager
Dale Nickeson.
“There have been several
changes in positions during the
week,” Nickeson said Wednes-
day morning,” so the final
prize winners are very much
in doubt at this time.’”
The changes in positions are
proof that the first prize of
$1,200 in cash can go to any one
of the enrolled workers, he said.
“Anyone can win,” said
Nickeson,” but only the candi-
date with consistent drive and
determination will come out on
top and become the winner of
that $1,200 cash prize for first
Big Thicket Museum
Fund Drive Underway
A fund raising drive to col-
lect about $25,000 for the Big
Thicket Museum in Saratoga is
now underway, according tb
Glenn A. Dromgoole, museum
finance committee chairman.
The money will be used to
pay operating expenses includ-
ing the salary of a museum di-
rector. Dromgoole said he hopes
to obtain 250 donations of $100
each. Lesser entributions are
also welcome.
The Big Thicket Museum is
not financed by the park ser-
vice and is strictly a locally
funded project, Dromgoole said.
place. The four other cash priz- prize winners are well worth period and votes will drop each
es as well as the 20 percent
commission paid to the non-
working for too.”
Friday will end the first
CAMPAIGN WORKERS
SCOREBOARD
The third tabulation of votes and positions
in the Silsbee Bee Subscription Campaign are
published below.
The votes are pro-rated at this time, with
only a fraction of the actual number of votes
given at this time.
Here are the standings as of Monday, Aug. 29.
MAVIS RODRIGUES
49,900
JUDY HICKS _
49,800
DOUG COSTLOW
_ 49,700
ELOUISE SMITH
49,600
ELBERT WHITE
49,500
GLENDA CRAVEY
49,400
MRS. LEON FREEMAN
_ 49,300
KARLA BEATTY
49,200
JACKIE BONVILLION _
_*___ 49,100
MARY BURNS _
. ... . .. 49,000
KATHY NICHOLS __________
. . 48,900
'CATHY CLASSON .. .......
48,son
RFNFE RODRIQUEZ .
48.700
DARLENE SIMS __________
.... ._ 48.600
MRS. CHARLIE RAYBON __
48.500
JO PITTMAN _ _
. . 48,400
MARY LAURENT _ _
. ____________ 48,300
SHIRLEY SPURLOCK
48,200
SHARON JOHNSON
48,100
NANCY ISBELL _....._ ...
48,000
ROBERT RICE
10,000
week until the end of the cam-
paign.
“All subscribers are urged to
get their subscriptions in as
soon as possible to give their
favorite candidate the most
possible votes,” Nickeson said.
“Your subscription could
mean the difference between
first and second prize for your
favorite candidate,” Nickeson
reminded subscribers.
Because of the large num-
ber of new subscribers, R. L.
Read, publisher, is concerned
about possible mix-ups. Sub-
scribers should notify the of-
fice immediately if they are
getting two papers or if their
name or address is incorrect,
Read said.
“We’ll make the necesary
corrections and be sure that the
subscription is credited to the
proper candidate,” he said.
Tiger Junior Varsity,
Freshmen Journey To
Little Cypress Today
The Tiger Junior Varsity
team, which beat Nederland
1-0 in a scrimmage game last
week, will travel to Little Cy-
press Thursday along with the
ninth grade team to open their
football seasons.
The eighth grade A and B
teams also will play Little Cy-
press, at Kirby Stadium on
Thursday. The B game begins
at 4:30 p.m. and the A game
follows at 5:30. Boh Woodard
is the eighth grade
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