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Welcome Silsbee High Exes
The Silsbee Bee 115
VOLUME 59 — NUMBER 37
5th STREET PARKING OPPOSED
SILS^FE, TEXAS 7765fi
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1977
24 PAGES IN 4 SECTIONS
Council Receives
Traffic Proposals
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QUEEN SISSI LLOYD
Sissi Lloyd Crowned
Homecoming Queen
Sissi Lloyd was crowned es at 10:00 Saturday morning
1977 Homecoming Queen dur- at FUshee Auto Co. and will pro-
ing a special assembly of stu- ceed along Highway 96 to Pine
dents Tuesday morning in the Plaza. The scheduled route in-
Silsbee High School gymnasi- eludes a detour through the
um, business section from Avenue
Miss Lloyd, who was escort-jH to Fourth Street, then onto
ed by Danny Doyen, was1 Avenue G and trom there back
crowned by Senior Class
Silsbee City Councilmen
Tuesday night were presented
vith a 103-page report con-
fining a wide range of street
mprovement recommendations
•imed at incensing safety and
improving t1' flic operations.
The repo t outlines several
broad areas ol improvement, of
-bich two — updating traf-
fic control signs and grant -
ng to City Manager Ronald
Hickerson authority over place-
ment of those signs — have
already been adopted by the
city council. Others will re-
_ ______ ^ Re-
presentative Mark Stewart.
Miss Lloyd, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Lloyd, will reign over home-
coming activities begin-
ning tonight (Thursday) with
the bonfire and pep rally at
Santa Fe Park at 7:30. During
hStft(rne*of the Silsbee - South
Park football game, beginning
at 7:30 in Kirby Stadium, Miss
Lloyd, escorted by her father,
will be presented with a bou-
quet of roses by Charles Watts,
vice-president of the Silsbee
Ex-Students Association.
Homecoming duchesses to be
presented along with the queen
include the following: Carol
Halbert, escorted by Jimmy
Biley; Tammy Hart, escorted
by Jesse Harrell; and Leesa
Miller, escorted by David Mor-
gan.
Junior duchesses for this
year’s homecoming will be:
Carolyn Cripel, escorted by
Kenny Taylor; Denise Helper,
escorted by Wayne Judalet;
Robin Speicher, escorted by
Rusty Herbst; and Maitha
Thompson, escorted by Tom-
my Jordan.
Sophomore duchesses are:
Andrea Adams, escorted by
Robert Arline; Carolyn Davis,
escorted by Danny Hanks; Ka-
ren Harvell, escorted by Brian
McDonald; and Kim Parker,
escorted by Donnie McGinnis.
Duchesses from the freshman
class include Sandra Arline,
escorted by Jasper Lewis; Eth-
el Copellar, escorted by Mark
Flanagin; Jo Lynn Fuller, es-
corted by Tim Albrecht; and
Patty Jordan, escorted by
Johnny King.
Following the game Friday
night will be a homecoming
dance at the high school.
The annual parade commenc-
to Highway 96. The class of
1927 will serve as marshals to
lead the parade.
The parade, which High
School Student Activities Di-
rector Jo Ann Kolls said will
be the largest ever assembled
of more than a dozen floats,
bands from the senior and jun-
ior high schools, area dance
school members, and, of course,
the queen and her court.
Prizes will be awarded for
first, second and third place
winners in the float contest.
After the parade will be a
barbecue lunch, with entertain-
ment, at the junior high school
cafeteria Following lunch a
meeting of the Silsbee Ex-Stu-
dents Association will be held.
Any class receptions that are
scheduled may be announced
at the ball game or general
meeting. This information
should be called in to Mary
Plaunty, 385-2195.
area of congestion instead of
an area of vitality.”
Listed as the most severe
problem in Silsbee is the off-
set intersection at Fifth Street
created by the intersection of
Herndon and Payne Streets.
Inadequate conditions which
resulted in 13 accidents at that
location in 1976 can best be
solved, the report says, by re-
constructing the road to totally
eliminate the offset.
Other improvements recom-
mended include widening of
Avenue G, erection of protec-
mire special funding, the re- tion gates at railroad crossings
port states, and may take as at Avenue G and Knupple Road
long as five years to imple- and adoption of various chang-
mcnt es at several high-accident lo-
,, ^ cations. These alterations range
Included in the report is from the construction of a
report is
the resurrection of a nettle-
some problem for motorists,
merchants, and councilmen:
parking on Fifth Street.
The report, compiled for the
city during the past year by
Traffic Engineers Inc., of Hou-
ston, was prepared in coopera-
tion with state and national
transportation administrations.
Company President John Hud-
son will appear before coun-
cilmen at the next meeting to
answer any questions concern-
ing the study.
Perhaps the most far-reach-
ing aspect of the report is the
recommendation for prohibit-
ing parking on Fifth Street to
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in Silsbee, will be composed accomodate two lanes of traffic
and a continuous left turn lane.
The alteration is required to
enhance traffic circulation
through Silsbee and, paradoxi-
cally, to continue growth with-
his son.
"Even tnougn mis win create Other indictments were-re
a handicap to some merchants, turned against the following.
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(See CITY, Sec. 1, Pg. 8)
Grand Jury Finds
Six True Bills
In Friday Session
An indictment against a Sils-
bee man accused of retaliating
against County Attorney Bo
Horka for action taken against
his son was one of six returned
last week by the Grand Jury
for the 88th Judicial District.
A. D. Hooks was indicted
following an alleged assault on
Horka at a county tavern, Har-
din County Sheriff Billy Paine
said this week. Hooks was al-
legedly retaliating against ac
cally, to continue growin wun- - -
in the central business district, tion taken by Horka concerning
according to the report. V”C! or,n
"Even though this will create
it will provide for the contin
uous growth of the central
business district,” the report
states. “Parking on a major
street such as Fifth Street is
very costly to the city due to
the fact that it diverts and
discourages vehicles from utili-
zing the facility to reach the
central business district . . .
(which) . . .then becomes an
Billy Don McGallion of Buna,
burglary of a habitation and
burglary of a vehicle; Steven
Todd Pitts of Silsbee, burglary;
Willie Roy Cockerham of Many,
La., felony possession of mari-
juana; Michael Leo Moore, of
Beaumont, unauthorized use of
a motor vehicle; and Sheila
Berry of Jasper, for felony
theft by worthless check.
Tigers Face Greenies
In Homecoming Clash
The emergence of the Tiger
secondary in relatively unruf-
fled condition following the
aerial attack of Stephen F.
Austin in last week’s 32-8 vic-
tory should prove helpful
against the two teams next
faced by Silsbee — South Park
this Friday in Kirby Stadium
and Hebert the following week
— for both have a tendency to
take to the air.
Commissioners Air Dispute
Between Funding Units
And Hardin Helping Hands
An extended squabble be-
tween certain workers for Har-
din Helping Hands and agen-
cies which funded their job-
training positions was brought
to a head Tuesday morning by
Hardin County Commissioners.
Commissioners in previous
dismissed after they refused to
be temporarily transferred dur-
nq an investigation by the
SETRPC into allegations that
HHH employees were coerced
into making contributions to
Mrs. Faye Guillory, HHH di-
ector — allegations which the
Commission's «« ricvmu, ------. , ,
neetings had attempted to deal investigation proved unfound-
vith complaints that HHH
workers allegedly fired from
the federally funded programs
without notice were victims of
an attempt to “destroy” Har-
din Helping Hands. This time,
they called in directors and
spokesmen for the Southeast
Texas Regional Planning Com-
mission and the Economic Op-
portunity Commission for an
accounting.
Under elaborate oath? ad-
ministered by County Clerk
Clarence McNeely and County
Judge Emmett Lack — oaths
which induced chuckles from
the directors but were taken in
earnest by the workers - the
two sides aired their positions.
After the meeting the EOC
aereed to pay back salaries for
two workers fired about two
months ago.
The worker* were apparently
But the investigation requir-
ed transfer of HHH employees
funded through Comprehensive
Employment Training Act
funds administered through the
EOC and SETRPC, spokesman
Conley Bradshaw said, and
when the two women refused,
they were fired.
Mrs. Guillory said the work-
ers refused because of difficul-
ty in reaching alternate job
sites and the inability of one
of the women to complete as-
signed work because of health
reasons.
The problems were compli-
cated by a lack of communica-
tion between the SETRPC and
Mrs. Guillory — and both sides
laid the blame’ on each other.
Mrs. Guillory also questioned
the intent and procedure of the
(See COUNTY, Sec. 1, Pg. 8)
“It was beneficial to play
a team like Stephen F. Austin
because it helps us to prepare
for the next two weeks,” Coach
Pat Day said Monday. “South
Park throws about 50 per cent
of the time and Hebert also
throws quite a bit.”
While the Eagles moved the
ball well on quick passes
within the 20-yard lines, their
drives were grounded as they
neared the Tiger goal on key
interceptions by Doug Shankle,
William Graham and Charles
Holmes.
“Those short passes are hard
to defend against,” Day said.
“But against South Park, we
should see a different style of
throwing. They go for the home
run rather than the short pass-
es.”
Day expects the homecoming
clash to draw a large crowd,
and although he worries lest
some players become overly
involved in the activities, he
expresed confidence in the
Silsbee homecoming record.
Day was again pleased with
the Tiger defense and also was
ting off to a faster start than
in previous games. He expects
the two Tiger gridders who
missed last week’s game, Jesse
Harrell and Niklla Thomas, to
be ready Friday for the 3-4
Greenies.
The game against Hebert the
following week is looming as
the district championship match
(See TIGERS, Sec. 1, Pg. 8)
FIREMEN WORKED more than 30 minutes in ex-
tricating Virginia Ann Chandler, 17, of Rt. 1, Box
36, Hillister, from her 1975 Pontiac Astre. Her legs
were pinned beneath the instrument panel. City
policeman Jim Ohlrich reported there were no wit-
nesses to the crash which happened at 6:54 a. m.
Saturday when Miss Chandler’s vehicle hit a utility
pole at the intersection of Highway 96 and Ernest
Avenue. Ohlrich estimated the speed of the vehicle
in excess of 50 miles per hour on impact. The vic-
tim was transferred directly to St. Elizabeth Hos-
pital in Beaumont where she was reported in satis-
factory condition, The wrecker cable shown above
was used to pull the panel away from the victim.
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Injured In Auto Accidents
Two women injured in sep- theft and one for each of the
arate auto accidents in Silsbee
last week were being treated
Tuesday in St. Elizabeth Hos-
pital in Beaumont.
Lova Tanner Hebert was re-
ported in good condition fol-
lowing treatment for compound
fractures of both ankles and
multiple lacerations. She was
injured when her car ran off
the road at 11:24 p.m., Oct. 20
near the Bur-Mont Nursing
Center on Highway 327. Her
car ran into a ditch and hit
a concrete culvert, police re-
ports indicate.
Virginia Ann Chandler was
reported in satisfactory condi-
tion following an accident at
6:54 'a.m. Oct. 22. Police said
her car struck a GSU utility
pole near the intersection of
Highway 96 and Ernest Ave-
nue while traveling north on
the highway.
The accidents were among
four investigated last week by
the Silsbee Police Department.
Chief of Police A. L. Burle-
son reported nine arrests last
week, including four for pub-
lic intoxication, two for petty
men ana one ior eacn oi mei A theft was reported by Da-1 tion on North 5th Street on
following offenses: expired mo- vid Crain of Silsbee, who toldjOct. 21. The value of the bat-
tor vehicle sticker, fleeing from police that the battery had been tery was estimated at $20.
a police officer and a warrant i taken from his vehicle while Police officers issued 27 tick-
for speeding. I parked behind Gore’s Arco Sta-|ets and 10 warnings last week.
4 Arrests Made In Two
Unrelated Drug Raids
drug
raids nalia. He has been released stance and possession of nar-
cotic paraphernalia, is being
Two unrelated
last week by the Hardin Coun- from jail on bonds totalling
ty Sheriff’s Department and $6,000.
The other arrests were made
Silsbee Police Department have
persons^ on Jarious^felony and Oct 23 the night following the
arrest of Gore and Hill, again
by Hill and Silsbee Police De-
partment officers on warrants
signed by Martin. Arrested at
630 Bonner Street was Chester
Lee Holmes, 29, and Yvonne
Anderson, 29. Holmes, arrested
for possession of marijuana,
Old Timers To Meet
AtKirbySchoolSunday
The Old Timers will have
their annual meeting Nov. 6 in
the Kirby Elementary School
at the intersection of Hwy 418
and 92 across from the Pine
Plaza Shopping Center.
Mrs. Rose McGallion will
cater the meal to be served at
12:30 p.m.
man and to the person who
traveled the greatest distance
to attend.
Bruce Fuller is president of
the group.
Richard Jones, president of
Buck Jones Lumber Co., is re-
,.au cuperating in Beaumont Medi-
Special recognition will be cal and Surgical Hospital fol-
misdemeanor narcotic charges.
The searches and arrests
were made by Deputy Charles
Hill and officers from the Sils-
bee Police Department during
the early morning hours of
consecutive days last week on
warrants signed by Justice of
the Peace Ray Martin. The
warrants issued were based on
information provided through
an informant to Hill.
Arrested on Oct. 22 at 775
S. 6th Street in Silsbee was
Andrew Jackson Hill, 20, and
Dirk Dewayne Gore, 22. Hill
was arraigned Oct. 22 before
Martin on felony charges of
possession of opium and mari-
juana and misdemeanor charg-
es of possession of amphete-
mines, narcotic paraphernalia
and theft. The theft involved a
tray taken from the Sonic
Drive-In that was found at the
scene. Hill has been released
on a total bond of $15,500.
Gore, also arraigned before
Martin, was charged with fel-
ony possession marijuana and
opium and two misdemeanor
charges of possession amphete-
mines and narcotic parapher-
the Tiger defense and also was special recugmuyu -
relieved to find the offense get-given to the oldest lady and lowing surgery last Friday.
USD Voters To Consider Construction
Proposals In Referendum Saturday
possession of a controlled sub- juana.
held in jail until an order is
filed revoking his probation or-
dered in connection with previ-
ous offense, Hardin County
Sheriff Billy Paine said. He
was arraigned Oct. 23 by Mar-
tin and had bond set at $3,000.
Anderson has been released
on $1,000 bond following her
arraignment on charges of mis-
demeanor possession of mari-
County Voters To Consider
Seven Amendments To
Constitution In Nov. 8 Vote
Voting places in Hardin
County for an election on con-
stitutional amendments propos-
ed by the Texas Legislature
were announced this week dur-
ing a meeting of the Hardin
County Commissioner’s Court.
The election will be held
from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Nov. 8
in 14 polling spots in the coun-
ty.
Seven amendments have
been passed by the legislature
and await the decision of vot-
ers. Governor Dolph Briscoe
has endorsed all the amend-
ments.
Lumberton Independent! The proposals are for con-
School District Superintendent struction of high school - voca^
Billy Nelson is hoping for a|(tonal buildings for about $3.3
large turnout this Saturday for miUion and a $500,000 athletic
roforonHiimc nn tu/fL. PATlst.niP-
referendums on two,, construc-
tion projects that if passed
could boost tax bills by nearly
11 per cent.
“We want to urge everyone
to come out and vote,” Nelson
said last week. “We feel a
large turnout will help in gett-
ing the proposals passed.”
complex.
A 16-cent tax increase will
be presented to voters with the
proposals. Nelson said the in-
crease was a ceiling figure,
which, depending on property
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valuations to be compiled later $1.54 per $100 valuation.
this year, might not have to
be entirely consume^.
The 16-cent increase would
be split evenly between the two
proposals, which will be con-
sidered separately, Nelson said.
The district’s present tax rate
is $1.38 per $100 valuation
based on 100 per cent of the
assessed value. If the bond
proposals pass, the rate will be
The first amendment would
increase the size of the Court
of Criminal Appeals to nine
judges and permit the court to
sit in panels of three judges.
The second amendmt...
would provide for an addition-
Despite the substantial tax ai $200 million in bonds or
hike invqlved, Nelson is opti-
mistic about the chance for
voter approval of the construc-
tion package.
“We havfe been receiving a
lot of support for it, and very
few have been opposed,” Nel-
son said.
Voting will be at the Lum-
berton Middle School from 7
a.m. to 7 p.m. James Cannon
is election judge.
obligations of the State of
Texas for the Veterans’ Land
Fund and allow surviving wi-
dows of veterans to purchase
tracts under certain circum-
stances.
The third amendment would
permit denial of bail to a per-
son charged with a felony of-
fense who has been theretofore
twice convicted of a felony of-
fense, or charged with a felony
offense committed while that
person was admitted to bail on
a prior felony indictment, or
charged with a crime involv-
ing the use of a deadly weapon
where there is evidence such
person has been convicted of a
prior felony offense. It also
would provide for a 60-day
limit to that person’s incarcera-
tion without trial and provide
for that person’s right of ap-
peal.
A constitutional amendment
authorizing tax relief to pre-
serve certain cultural, histori-
cal, or natural history resourc-
es is another of those proposed.
The fifth constitutional
amendment would authorize
the formation of agricultural or
marine associations which may
mandate the collection of re-
amendment fundable assessments for im-
provement of production, mar-
keting, or use of their products.
The sixth constitutional
amendment would give the le-
gislature the power to author-
ize state and national banks to
exercise banking and discount-
ing privileges by use of elec-
tronic devices or machines.
The final amendment would
change the name of the State
Judicial Qualifications
mission to the State Cor
(See ELECTION. See. L
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