The Silsbee Bee (Silsbee, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 8, 1975 Page: 8 of 24
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“The Sllsbee High School ted
Band successfully completed
the requirements for the cove
SHS Band Takes UIL jil
Sweepstakes At WoodvHle
Mrs. Bonier Seated
By Garden Club
SILSBIE SCHOOLS
MENUS
AN UNWELCOME HOUSE UUBS'i’—-Kicnara rora fieitj caueu oiuiw ru-
lice May 2 after he came face-to-face with this uninvited guest, a five-foot,
eight-inch snake of the non-venomous variety. Ford said that he was sleeping
that morning when he heard something fall inside a bedroom closet. When
he opened the closet door, he saw a lamp lying on the floor which had been
in storage for over a year. Raising his head, he saw a big black snake’s tail
drooping iust inches from his eyes. Understandably disconcerted, he slam-
med the door and called Police for assistance. About An hour later, Officer
Ralph Osborne, Officer William Gilley, Sgt. James Doane, and Detective
Sgt. James Fulgham found the snake and destroyed it. Fulgham peered
through the closet’s attic entrance and saw the reptile over the bathroom,
then Gilley shot it with a .22 rifle borrowed from City Humane Officer Gra-
dy Mobley. In the photo above, Ford and neighbor Vernon Spikes (right)
examine the visitor’s remains. _
MONDAY: Tuna salad, shoe-
string potatoes, baked com,
green llmas, cinnamon rolls,
crackers and milk.
TUESDAY: Country fried
steaks, mashed potatoes and
gravy, green beans, fruited jel-
lo, rolls and milk.
WEDNESDAY: Bar-b-que on
ibuns, carrot and raisin salad,
french fried potatoes, field
peas with snaps, chocolate cake
with chocolate icing and milk.
THURSDAY: Turkey and
dressing, English peas with
carrotg, cranberry sauce, stuf-
fed celery sticks, strawberry
shortcake with whiped topping,
rolls and milk.
FRIDAY: Hamburgers with
lettuce, tomato and onion, car-
rot sticks, french fried potatoes,
apple cobbler, chilled tomatoes
and milk.
UIL ‘Sweepstakes Band
Trophy,' at the recent UIL Re-
Sisbee Garden Club me:
Tuesday in the home of Mrs
William Rosser for a luncheon
gion X Concert and Sightread- and installation
"•t p h*>'d in Woodville
on April 23,” SHS Band Direc-
tor jb. W. Ross announced last
veek. “Winning the ‘Sweeps-
takes’ trophy is a first in the
history of the Silsbee High
Band,” be added.
The band received a First
Division rating in the concert
performance of “KMB March,”
Those attending carried d she
made of herbs for the luncheon
Mrs. C. R. Baker, us.ng the
heme of “Trees”, installed the
oilowing officers: Mrs. M. A.
iomer, president: Mrs. Bryan
■Vhite and Mrs. Gladys Bar-
lay, vice presidents; Mrs. J. V.
Bledsoe, treasurer; Mrs. Weldon
Ashworth, secretary; and Mrs.
"Marriage of Figaro” overture,:Tom
parliamentar-
and “Masque,” a contemporary
work for band. Judges for the
concert performance were Joe
Tom Haney, Texas A&M Uni-
versity; Fred Junkin, Victoria;
and Charles Forque, of La
Marque.
The band also received a
First Division rating in sight-
sightreading
Becky Nelson
Takes Second In
Decorating Contest
Miss Becky Nelson won se-
cond place in the “Decorating
Contest For Teenagers” spon-
sored by Finger’s Furniture
Company in Beaumont. An
awards ceremony was held in
Beaumont on May 4.
She won on a “room entry”
entitled “Cloud Nine In My
Blue Heaven.” She received a
certificate and cash prize of
$250 to be used in selecting
merchandise, her choice.
A sophomore at Sllsbee High
School, she is an active member
of Future Homemakers of
America and the Youth Coun-
cil. She is a Tigerette, member
of 'the volleyball team, and
chees club. She Is an active
member of the First Baptist
Church.
Miss Nelson is the daughter
of Mi'- and Mrs. Joe Nelson.
Western Show To
Be At Lumberton
The Parent Teachers Asso-
ciation of the primary and mid-
dle schools of Lumberton are
presenting a country and west-
ern show Saturday, May 10, at
7:30 p.m, at the High School.
Bands that will perform are
Monroe Walker and his Blue
Grass Boys, and the Berliski
Brothers of Nederland, former
ly with Johnny Cash. A local
square dance club will also per-
form. Buddy Johnson will em-
cee the show.
Advance tickets may be pur-
chased at Rodgers Roadrunner
in Lumberton.
Correction
A man identified to Sllsbee
Police and the Sllsbee BEE as
James Richardson, apparently
is not the brother of Mrs. Geor-
gia Mae Howard, the BEE lear-
ned last week.
A story in the May 1 issue
concerning the shooting death
of Mrs. Howard’s husband stat-
ed that a man identified as
James Richardson told Silsbee
Police Officer Ronald Barnes
that Mrs. Howard was his sis-
ter, but Mrs. Lubertha Hender-
son of Houston, who identified
herself as Georgia Howard's
mother, said that Richardson
was not her son.
Funeral Services For
Julius Plagens, 65,
Are Held On Tuesday
KENNETH WICK
Kenneth Wick, 1955 gradu-
ate of Kountxe High School
it organising a 20-year class
reunion to be held this
summer in Beaumont. All
interested members are urg-
ed to direct their response to
P. O. Box 358, Friendswood,
Texas 77546.
Funeral services for Julius
Edward Plagens, 65, were held
at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Farm-
er Funeral Home chapel with
; burial In Forest Lawn Memor-
ial Park in Beaumont. Bev. Eu-
gene Jonte officiated.
Plagens died at 3:10 a.m.
Monday In Silsbee Doctor’s
Hospital after an illness. A na-
tive of Bryan, he lived most
of his life in Houston and in
Silsbee for the past three years.
He was a retired machinist for
G. W. Murphy.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Ida Plagens of SilBbee; a
brother, Rudolph Plagens of
Houston.
Pallbearers were Dean Hill,
Leon Boyette, Robert Neyland,
David Cobble, Harmon Weath-
ersby and L. E. Martin.
Silsbee Choirs
Take Honors At
Tri-State Festival
The girls in the Sllsbee High
School Choir received a top rat-
ing (Superior) for their perfor-
ance at the Tri-State Festi-
val at Enid, Okla. last Friday.
The boys and mixed choirs
were rated excellent. Laurie
McCall accompanied the Girls
Choir and Rachel McMillan
performed the soprano solo
with the choir. The Silsbee
Choirs also received the Col-
legiate Cap and Gown Award
for the best appearing choir at
the festival.
Soloists receiving certificates
Cancer Research
Af Baylor Costs
$150,000 Annually
and medals for attaining a
rating on their Bolos were: Lau-
ra Allen, Susan Shine, Gary
Shelton, and Chris Bottoms.
Those receiving certificates for
a Division II rating were De
rises Ross and Devora Miller.
Laurie McCall and Rhonda
Skillern made Division I ratings
on their piano solos as did Sus-
an Shine for her flute solo.
The Boys Quartet composed
of Gary Shelton, Harold Evans,
Chris Bottoms, and Randy Stan-
ton were awarded a Division
rating as did the Girls Quartet
composed of Laura Allen, Su-
san Shine, Leslie Birdwell, and
Devora Miller.
Sixteen Sllsbee singers per-
formed in the honor choir at
the Grand Concert on Satur-
day night. They were: Laura
Allen, Rachel McMillan, Dar-
lene Doyen, Karen Morgan, Su-
san Shine, Leslie Birdwell, De-
vora Miller, Dena Brown, Lau-
rie McCall, Gary Shelton, Gary
Monroe, Harold Evans, Chris
Bottoms, Charles Burns, Gus
Dunbar, and Randy Stanton.
Accompanying the group to
Enid, in addition to Director
Roy Bean, were Mrs. J. W
Patton, William Patton, and
Abram Miles.
FRIDAY
Throiigli
THURSDAY
MAY 9-15
Final Rites For
Charlie 0. Gilchriest,
74, Held On Monday
Funeral services for Charlie
D. Gilchriest, 74, of Spurger
were held at 2 p.m. Wednes-
day in Mt. Nebo Baptist
Church. Rev. Woodrow Brown,
assisted by Rev. Buren Wil-
liams, officiated with burial in
"Many people do not realize
that the cost of cancer treat-
ment and research is stagger-
ing,” Mrs. Carolyn Amerman,
Silsbee Cancer Crusade Chair-
man, told the BEE this week.
"The annual Cancer Crusade,
held In the months of April and
May, is a very important source
of providing funds for this Vi-
tal research,” Mrs. Amerman
added. “Please give what you
can when the Cancer Crusade
Volunteer calls on you at your
home or business.”
Mrs. Linda Dietrich is co-
chairman for the business and
industrial Crusade; Mrs. Sue
Henry is chairman in charge
of house - to - house volunteer
collections.
A recent article in The Hou-
ston Chronicle stated that the
cost of maintaining the virology
department at the Baylor Me-
dical School Department of Vir-
ology, representing just one
phase of the cancer research
carried out there, would come
to between $100,000 and $150,-
000 annually. "The fight against
cancer costs millions of dollars
each year, and each dollar col-
lected by the cancer cru
sade brings us that much closer
to our final goal — the total
defeat of this dreaded killer,"
Mrs. Amerman said.
band is allowed eight minutes
to study a new composition
that they have never played,
and then perform the music for
the judge.” They are judged on
their ability to read at sight,
and perform the music at a
standard that merits a certain
rating. The judge for the sight-
reading contest was Ed Cannon,
of Conroe.
In November, the SHS Band
received a First Division rating
at the Region X UIL Marching
Contest, the first step towards
a “Sweepstakes” Band Trophy.
A band must earn a First Di-
vision rating in marching, con-
cert, and sightreading contests
sponsored by the UIL to win
the “Sweepstakes” trophy.
ian. Mrs. Tom Price
outgoing president.
Mrg. L. H. Wade, an honor-
ary member, was presented a
love gift.
The next meeting will be held
May 13 at Wildwood
Hardin Drug
Open
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Sunday
May 11
MOTHER’S DAY
a. m. to 12
2 p.m. to 5 p.m
Cyntlrie L Bowman
1$ Honor Graduate
Of Kilgore Collage
Mrs. Martha Pfaff Ivan, a
retired member of the first fa-
culty of Kilgore College, will
deliver the commencement ad-
:eremony to be held in Dod-
son Auditorium, May 15, at 7:4i
p.m. Some 430 students are
candidates for graduation at
the 40th annual ceremony.
Among the
Azalea Club To Hold
Annual Luncheon
The Azalea Garden Cub will
hold their annual luncheon
Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. at the
Silsbee Country Club.
Officers for the new club
year will be installed.
Members interested in at-
, .. Rending have been asked to
Iress at the college graduation con(act Mrs. Carolyn Grubbs
before May 9. Members
welcome to bring guests,
are
is Cynthia L. Bowman of Lum-
honor graduates berton. ‘t
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SECRETARY OF THE DAY
tPRIL 24 — MRS. RHONDA FERGUSON
Warrick TV & Appliance
APRIL 25 — MRS. JOYCE McCLUNG
O’Neil Intermediate School
APRIL 28 — MRS. JANE KELLY
Jacque’s Dress Shoppe
APRIL 29 — MRS. ROBBIE JONES
Apache Skid
APRIL 30 — MRS. BETTY JORDAN
Silsbee School Administration
MAY 1 — MRS. BILLIE BUTLER
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
MAY 2 — MRS. JOYCE TUTT
Kirby Lumber Corp.
MAY 3 — MRS. SUSAN FERGUSON
Britton-Cravens Lumber Co.
MAY 4 — MRS. JEANIE SHORT
Kirby Lumber Corp.
MAY 5 — MRS. H. W. BODDIE
Boddie’s Garage
HARRIET'S FLOWERS & GIFTS
Gloria Gaye Walton,
Cpf. Alan Williams
Take Vows April 30
Miss Gloria Gaye Walton and
Marine Lance Corporal Alan S.
Williams were married at
p.m. April 30 in the Earl L.
Walton residence. Rev. B. A.
Sigler performed the ceremony.
Parents of the couple are
Mrs. G. D. Hennigan of Beau-
mont and Earl L. Walton of
Lumberton and Mr. and Mrs.
Don D. Williams of Lumberton.
Miss Margaret Lewis was
maid of honor and David
Rhame served as best man.
A reception was held follow-
ing the ceremony with Mrs.
Hattie Walton, grandmother of
the bride, as hostess.
The couple will make their
home in California where he
is presently stationed with the
U.S. Marine Corps.
Silsbee TOPS Club
Silsbee TOPS Club met Tues-
day at Hardin County Savings
and Loan with 19 persons
weighing in with a 12% pound
loss.
A new contest was begun.
Mrs. Oma King won the contest
that ended with a 23%-pound
loss during the eight weeks of
the contest. She was also nam-
Eft t* “Queen ApHT wHh the
Silsbee Doctors Hospital.
WHIN THEY WANT TO KILL THE MOST DAN-
GEROUS MEN IN THE WORLD THEY CALL
‘‘BISHOP’’ ... HE HUNTS THE CUYS YOU’D
LIKE TO HUNT YOURSELF.
CHARLES BRONSON IS
s Killer Of Killers”
WITH JAN MICHAEL VINCENT
KEENAN
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JAMES COBURN AND
KRIS KRISTOFFERSON
AS
He was a retired log scaler
for Kirby Lumber Co.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Eathel Gilchriest; four
sons, Arthur and Webster, both
of Spurger, Kenneth of Fred,
and Charlie Jr. of Hagerman,
N.M.; two daughter, Mrs. Hol-
lis Lilley of Spurger and Mrs.
Leroy Clinard of Silsbee; two
sisters, Mrs. Amy Bell of Beau-
mont and Miss Hallie Gilchriest
of Silsbee.
Pallbearers were Dennis
Moore, Elbert Moore, Lester
Moore, Jimmy Spell, George
Drake, and Marvin Drake.
loss of 17 pounds.
Mrs. Marcia McGinty, Mrs.
Lenora Priest and Mrs. Jean-
nette King attended a SRD
meeting held last weekend in
Abilene.
The new time for weighing in
will be from 5:30 until 6:15
p.m.
New members are welcome,
according to Mrs. King, publi-
city chairman.
Carl Edward Bos, 78,
Dies In Louisiana
Junior High Band
Rates Superior
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Cemetery.
Survivors
include
terim* Pangaraki* of Vidor,
stepdaughter, and Edward
Bos of Lumberton, a son.
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Carl Edward Bos, 78, died at
1:45 a.m. Monday at his resi-
dence on Starks Highway in
Louisiana.
Funeral services will be held
at 2 p.m. Thursday in Griner
Funeral Home at Newton. Bu-
rial will be In
The Silsbee Junior High Band
went to the Little Cypress-
Mauriceville School April 17
for the U.I.L. Concert and
Sight-Reading Contest.
In concert they played "Pant
American March”, “Balladair"
and “Apple Valley”, and were
rated Division 2, which is ex-
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