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THE SILSBEE BEE
Thursday, November 14, 1974
Section 1, Pago 2
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Recourse On Its Way
Individuals who have been unable to obtain
satisfactory results when attempting to correct
erroneous computer billing may have some relief
in sight, come next November.
Victims of incorrect billing who write but have
llicir pleas ignored and continue to receive more
bills witli late charges and interest added, or tough-
er collection letters, will have recourse through a
new law signed by President Ford recently.
The hill renuircs a creditor to answer a custo-
mer's inquiry about a charge within 30 days, and
while the discussions continue the creditor is for-
bidden to send out any threatening letters. Should
a company fail to explain or correct its bill within
ill) days, tin* charge will be forfeited if it is $5^r
The consumer can bring suit for civil damages
and collect a minimum of $100 from a firm that
violates the act. The law will not go into effect
for a year in order to give creditors time to human-
ize their operations. _
Cancer Is Responsible For
15% Of Deaths In County
Panel To Discuss
Industry Needs,
University Resources Resp#Bse h GrM,
To Good Turn Day
New York, Nov. 13—The re-
cent mastectomy operations on
First Lady Betty Ford and
Mrs. Rockefeller have drawn
special attention in Hardin
County to the incidence of can-
cer in the local area and to the
progress being made In
with it.
Figures compiled by the y.S Hardin County caused by tfc<
Public Health Service ihod
light on the size of the cancer
problem locally and how it
compares with the situation in
other communities.
Based upon the Govcrn-
coplng raent’s last three annual re-
ports, the numbor of deaths in
“Low Down'
FROM THE
Congressional
Record
By JOE CRUMP
U Column /or Readers WU Bonn* Maw to
Review Me Congr—donal Reoort DaQ*)
PROFESSIONALS PROWL
FOR FEDERAL "HANDOUTS’*
Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr
(Vu.) “. . . Each year the Gov-
ernment runs another massive
deficit, and each year it there-
by adds to inflation . . .
"Today I would like to re-
port an expenditure of $4 mil-
lion by the Smithsonian In
stltution, which is the U.S. con-
tribution to an international
campaign to preserve ‘Nubian
archeological monuments’ inun-
dated by Nile River waters
regulated by the Aswan Dam.
"The flooded temples are to
be moved to the island of
Philde . . .
"It was Russian money which
built the Aswan Dam. I won-
der why the American tnxpay
er is asked to foot part of the
bill for the archeological dam-
age which this construction has
caused . . .
"I want to stress that I am
not opposed to ttie preservation
of the temples, if the people of
Egypt want them preserved ns
part of their heritage, I think
private subscription to such
an effort would be appropriate.
Cattlemen To Meet,
Organize Nov. 21
A group of Hardin
rnttlemcn will meet Thursday.
Nov. 21 in Kountze at the
Courthouse to organize a Chap-
ter of the Independent Cattle-
men's Association (ICA).
"Wives and other interested
people have been invited to the
7:00 meeting. The purpose of
this meeting is to promote bet-
ter cattle prices through unity
of the independent cattlemen.
Carl Lohmann of Beaumont
will be speaker. He is chair-
man of District 10 of the ICA.
This meeting has been sched-
uled by Joe Hoffman of Koun-
tze.
The Tyler County Independ-
ent Cattlemen’s, Association
met Nov. 11 and the following
officers were elected: Hazel
Gardner of Warren, chairman;
James Taylor of Fred, vice
chairman; Loudell Freeman of
Warren treasurer; Patricia
Bosch of Beaumont, secretary:
Aubrey Melnnis of Fred, B. D.
Worthy of Warren, Harold D.
Hatton of Warren, directors.
An application 1 for charter
was then filed. The next or-
ganizational meeting is sched-
uled to be held in Woodyille.
I think support from the Soviet
Union, or perhaps some of
Egypt’s oil-rich allies would be
oven more appropriate . . .
“Another aspect of Federal
spending which deserves at-
tention is the question of dupli-
cation of effort within the
Government . . .
“The Department of Trans-
portation funds numerous mass
transit projects,- yet provided
$216,300 for a study of com-
parative costs of Bay Area
San Francisco region—trans-
portation modes. This kind of
procedure not only is poten-
tially duplicative, but it 'en-
courages the practice of grant
shopping.’ Some States and lo-
calities support ‘professionals
in Washington, who prowl the
corridors’ of the bureaucracy
looking for stray funds. The
theory is that if you cannot get
it in one department, you can
get it in another . . .
“The National Endowment
for the Arts, is an ‘$82,609’
grant to Associated Councils of
the Arts, New York City, to
fund a national ‘survey on “the
attitudes of the general public
to the arts.” . . .
The average individual in-
come tax return in the United
States is $1,536. That means
that ‘to pay for the survey’ of
public attitudes towards t h e
County arts, ‘the entire Federal tax
payment of 53 American fami-
lies was used . . .”
CRUMP’S GRASS
ROOTS COMMENT
Big spenders in congress ap
propriated the funds original
ly. The yeas and nays are buri-
ed in the Congressional Record,
and then it’s too late.
Beaumont—A conference on
the applications of university
resources to business and in-
dustry wiU he held in Houston
next Thursday, Nov. 14. The
fl announcement was made by
. . Dr. John E. Gray, president of
various types of cancer has av- LaraSr university and director
PROUD BAKER — Ten year-old Sammy Solly of
Silsbee shows off the coffee cake he baked which
won the Junior Division Award in a Beaumont
recipe contest recently.
Sammy Solly, 10,
Wins Recipe Contest
Sammy Solly, 10-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E.
Solly of this city, won Junior
Division in the Fourth Annual
Recipe Contest, sponsored by
the Beaumont Enterprise and
Journal and held in the Gulf
States Kitchen in Beaumont on
Nov. 8.
He was one of five finalists.
He baked a cake that was
basically an old family recipe
and called “Woodward's Coffee
Cake.” This is his first time
to enter the contest and he
walked away winner in the
Junior Division.
Sammy is a fourth grade
student at Rend - Turrontine
School.
Angela Dominguez
Roddy Farmer Is
Enters Tennis Tourney'Fireman Of Month'
In Nacogdoches For October
Angela Dominguez, 10-year-
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Dominguez, will com
pete Saturday, Nov. 16, in
Nacogdoches In the NTF Youth
Grand Prize East Zone Tennis Chief Russell Busby told the
Tournament.
NTF Youth Tennis competi
tion is a boys and girls tennis
program sponsored by the Na-
tional Tennis Foundation, Texas
Tennis Association and
Maureen Connolly B r i n k e r
Foundation. Participants com-
pete in one of five age divisions
and can advance through four
levels of competition—District,
Zone, Section and National.
Angela qualified for compe-
tition by taking a tennis rating
test in which she established a
rating of 201 points, which is
above the minimum rating lev-
el for 18-year-old girls. She nd
vnneed to the Zone level of
competition as District 5’s rep-
resentative in the Girls 12 and
Under Division and will com-
pete with finalists from seven
other districts which compose
the East Zone in Texas.
B4PW Club To Hear
District Officer
Silsbee B&PW Club will
have their regular monthly
business meeting Thursday,
Nov. 14, at the Hardin County
Savings and Loan building at
7:30 p.m.
Following a covered dish din-
ner, Mrs. Dorathea Ray, of the
Orange Business and Profes-
sional Women’s Club, will ministrator W. W. Ellis.
Silsbee Volunteer Firemen
named R. S. Roddy Farmer
“Fireman of the Month” for
October at n regular meeting
held on Monday, Nov. 11, Fire
ASC Form Committee
To Hold Election
The Hardin County Agricul-
tural Stabilization and Conser-
vation Service Committee has
selected a slate of nominees to
go on the ballot for the election
Doc. 2.
The nominees selected are:
Ronnie P. Douglas, Sour Lake;
BEE.
Farmer, a 1971 Silsbee High
School graduate, is employed
by Donalson Motor Co. He has
attended Texas A&M Univer-
sity in College Station, and will
attend Lamar University in
Beaumont next year with a ma-
jor in business administration.
He lives with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. E. Farmer, at 112
Bowers Road, Silsbee.
Busby also reported that fire-
men had nnswored one fire call
over the weekend: a pan of
burning grease did minor dam
age to the home of Dalton
Elam, Apt. 49A, Prince Hall
Villa, on Nov. 9,
County Center For
Human Development
To Organize Tonight
Persons interested in learn-
ing more about the programs
and services offered the men-
tally retarded by the Beaumont
State Center for Human Devel-
opment have been urged to at-
tend the organizational meet-
ing of the Hardin County State
Center tonight (Thursday, Nov.
14) at 7 p.m. in the meeting
room of Hardin Memorial Hos-
pital, according to hospital nd-
them attributed to breast can-
cer.
The figures relate to the resi-
dent population only. Deaths
locally of non-residents are not
Included.
The overall cancer mortality
in the area has been somewhat
lower than In most parts of the
country. The average has been
140 deaths per 100,000 popula-
tion.
Throughout the United States
as a whole, by way of compari-
son, the rate was 160 per 100,-
000. In the State of Texas
[was 137.
| In Hardin County, in the
'three years, it was responsible
for 15 percent of all deaths,
Elsewhere In the United States
it averaged 17 percent.
Although the incidence of
cancer has shown little or no
decline in the last two decades
more cures are being effected
than evor before. The Ameri-
can Cancer Society reports that
one out of every three persons
who get it are being cured.
By “cured” is meant survival
for five years without further
evidence of the disease.
A new in-depth study of
cancer cases in the United
States, by far the largest ever
undertaken, has been an
nounced by the National Can-
cer Institute.
It will conduct a continuing
survey of cancer occurrence in
volving a population of 23 mil-
lion people, among whom it is
expected that some 60,000 new
cases will be discovered each
year
They will be carefully ob-
served to develop clues as to
causes and effective methods of
diagnosis and treatment. The
project is palled SEER, for sur-
veillance, epidiomology and
end-results reporting.
erugad 40 a year, with two of oi the statewide study of con-
tinuing education.
The conference is being co-
sponsored by the statewide be spreading for some time
study project manager, Dr. W.
Richard Hargrove of Lamar,
and the industrial economics
research division o f Texas
A&M University. It will be
held at the Red Carpet Inn and
registration starts at 8 a.m.
Dr. David G. Gates, profes-
sor and head of Lamar’s indus-
trial engineering department, is
serving as special consultant to
the conference. Purpose of the
gathering is to promote closer
cooperation and exchange of
information between industry
and the universities.
Felix Hammack, president of
Eastex Inc., will be a member
of a panel composed of leaders
in Texas industry. Their dis-
cussion will be on training and
informational needs of industry
from the universities and meth-
ods for sharing knowledge and
technology.
The second part of the con-
ference will highlight a panel
of campus officials, including
Dr. Charles P. Turco, director
of development and research
for Lamar. They will tell of
the capabilities of universities
to disseminate information tr
iuture industry employees.
GOQPWILL INDUSTRIE?
of Southeast ‘Texas
Editor:
Good Turn Day 1974 is not
part of the past. But the effeci
of Good Turn Day are going
come. A tremendous response
by area citizens to our appeal
for donations is going to help
insure that handicapped people
in Southeast Texas are going
to get even more and better op
portunities than ever before at
Goodwill.
There is of course, no way
for me to thank each and every
donor except through this let-
ter. From the bottom of our
hearts . . . thank you.
JAMES C. PHELf
Cordially,
Daniel T.
Executive
DTN/efw
Nisley
Vice President
Littk Dribblers
Silsbee Little Dribblers will
meet on Thursday, Nov. 21, at
the Silsbee State Bank to be-
gin planning the upcoming
basketball season. These per-
sons interested in coaching a
team, keeping scorebooks, help-
ing with concessions, or aiding
in any way have been invited
to attend, according to presi-
dent Rupe$t Horka.
Officers for the 1974 season
were elected at a meeting held
Oct. 31. Besides Horka, other
officers are Dr. Bill Cutbirth,
vice president, and A1 Ash-
worth, secretary-treasurer.
Ohio Prisoner Is
Very Lonely Person
Nov. 7, 1974
Dear Editor,
I’m presently incarcerated in
prison and it is very lonely
here for me. I have no family
or friends to spea!; of, and at
mail call it is the loneliest .
I have no funds in which to
pay, but I’m writing in the
hopes that you will run a small
ad in your newspaper and per-
haps some understanding peo-
ple will help to take the loneli-
ness away for me at mail call.
Any help would be appreci-
ated. Thank you for your time
and—“keep on with the keep-
ing on . . .”
Douglas F. Smith No. 138601
Box 787
Lucasville, Ohio 45648
Wildwood Garden
Club Meets In Evadale
The Wildwood Garden Club
of Evadale, met Thursday, Nov.
7, at 7 p.m. Members presented
a show and tell program, dis-
playing Christmas ornaments
and other handmade items.
The club meets the first
persons interested in becoming
members are invited, according
to Mrs. Lorraine Broussard.
show a film and talk to the club
about the National Foundation
of B&PW Clubs. Mrs. Ray is
chairman of District 14 Semi-
nars, a past director and has
held numerous other offices.
The program is being pre-
sented by Mrs. LaVera Landis,
and Mrs. Letha Smith, mem-
bers of the foundation commit-
tee. Celeste Johnson, president,
will reside.
Final Rites For
Fred Scott, 84,
Are Held Nov. 10
Funeral services for Fred
Scott, 84, were held at 11 a.m
Nov. 10 in St. Beulah Baptist
Church with Rev. A. C. John-
son officiating. Burial was in
the Kirby Cemetery.
Scott died at 8:40 p.m. Nov.
4.
Survivors include one son,
Robert Scott of Conroe.
“Community support is nec-
essary for the success of this
program,” Ellis said. He ex-
plained that services would be
provided at the facility on a
non-diseriminatory basis as re-
Jim L. Kelly, Votaw; Gene Me- Tuesday of each month and
Cartney, Silsbee; ^ L. Pattillo,
Kountze: N. A. Perkins, Thick-
et: and Jack Wheeler, Kountze.
Ballots will be mailed on
Nov. 21 toall known farmers
and their spouses. Anyone not
receiving a ballot may contact
the ASCS Office in Liberty and
a ballot will be mailed to them.
Anyone having a farming or
ranching Interest in Hardin
County may be eligible to vote.
Two farmers will be elected to
the Committee as regular mem-
bers and two elected as alter-
nates.
All ballots must be returned
to the Liberty-Hardin ASCS
Office in Liberty, by mail or in-
person, not later than Dec. 2,
to be counted.
Clarence P. Dugat remains on
the committee and has two
more years left in his third
term in office.
One regular member will be
elected for a three-year term
and one for a one-year term.
The two alternates are elected
for one-year terms.
Ballots will be counted by
the county committee at 9 a.m.
on Dec. 5 in the Liberty ASCS
Office. The canvass of ballots is
open to the public.
The newly elected county
committee will organize short-
ly thereafter, F. B. Royder,
County Executive Director Lib-
erty-Hardin ASC Committee
said.
Pvt. James C. Phelps
Completes Training
Marine Pvt. James C. Phelps,
son of Mr. and, Mrs. Dale R.
Phelps of Evadale, has com-
pleted recruit training gt the
Marine Corps Recruit Depot,
San Diego.
Physical conditioning, dis-
cipline and teamwork are em-
phasized during Marine recruit
training.
Classes include instruction in
close order drill, Marine Corps
history, first aid, uniform regu-
lations and military customs
and courtesies.
-*-_
Loan Officer Delayed
Albert Walsh, Small Busi-
ness Administration loan offi-
cer, will not be able to be at
the Beaumont Chamber of
Commerce on Wednesday, Nov.
20, but will be there Wednes-
day, Nov. 27, from 8:30 a.m. to
8:30 p.m. Anyone interested in
learning more of SBA’s services
may call the Beaumont Cham-
ber of Commerce for an ap-
pointment.
HOLIDAY SALE
20% off
Fashion Pajama co-ordinates, Pants, jackets, Tank
Tops, Tunic Wrap, Blouses, Long Skirts and Shells.
Mix and Match Prints and Solids.
OTHER FALL CO-ORDINATES 20% -1/3 OFF
r/fojjT/
GOLDEN MISS
PINE PLAZA
We Honor BankAmericard & Master Charge
Funeral Services For
Mrs. Lula Mae Watts,
64, Held On Nov. 13
Lula Mae Watts, 64, of Sils-
bee died at 1:40 a.m. Tuesday
quired by Title” VI of theat ,he Silsbee Doctors Hospital
amended
1964.
Civil Rights Act of
Truth is most a virture when
you know when to keep it to
yourself.
Retired Federal
Employees To Meet
Chapter 1319, National As-
sociation of Retired Federal
Employees, will hold its regu
lar monthly meeting in First
National Bank of Silsbee on
Wednesday, Nov. 20, begining
at 9:30 a.m. George Goynes,
chapter president, said that this
is one of the most important
meetings of the year. Business
to be transacted will include:
election of a committee to
nominate officers, discussion of
programs and activities for the
December meeting and during
1975. The election of new offi
cers will be one of the items on
the agenda for the December
meeting.
Goynes said that NARFE’s
“Each Member Get a Member.”
Funeral Services For
Lee Ainsworth, 69,
Are Held Nov. 9
Lee1 Ainsworth, 69, of 7760
Ginger Lane, Lumberton, died
Thursday, Nov. 7 at 4:25 p.m.
of a sudden illness.
He was n native of Beaumont
and had lived in the Silsbee
area for seven years. Ainsworth
was a retired foreman for
Southern Iron & Metal Co.
Funeral services were held
Nov. 9, at 2 p.m. in Kelley-
Hixson Funeral Home Chapel
with Rev. R. Eugene Jonte offi-
ciating. Burial was in Forest
Lawn Cemetery.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs.
Hazel Ainswqrth of Lumberton;
a son, Walter Ainsworth of
Combes, TexSs; daughter, Mrs.
Pearl Cornier of Port Bolivar;
goal for the coming year is and one sister, Mrs. Pearl
Schaefer of Beaumont.
after a lengthy illness.
Funeral services were held
at 4 p.m. Nov. 13 in Fanner
Funeral Chapel with Rev.
John A. Danielson, pastor of
the United Pentecostal Church
officiating. Burial was in Rest-
haven Cemetery in Silsbee.
Pallbearers were Cecil Cob-
ble, William Rosser, L. M.
Hook, Richard Jones, Pete
Farmer, and LeRoy Droddy.
Mrs. Watts was a native of
Camden, Texas, and lived in
Silsbee for the past 40 years
where she and her late husband
Hubert Watts operated the
Watts Radio and TV shop.
She is survived by a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Caudine Droddy of
Silsbee; a son, Lt. Col. Hubert
Benton Watts of Fort Lee, Va.;
four sisters, Mrs. Beatrice
Fosha, Mrs. Alice Puntes, and
Mrs. Artta Hicks, all of Silsbee,
and Mrs. Audrey Favors of
Beaumont; and a brother, O. C.
Dehart of Houston.
Mrs. Watts was a sister of
the late Clarence Dehart of
Silsbee; and was also a mem-
ber of the First United Metho-
dist Church.
F.D.I.C. Increases
Deposit Insurance To $40,000
Now get double
the security
with all the
convenience at
Silsbee State Bank.
Effective November 27,1974
the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation will increase in-
surance coverage to $40,000 on
your accounts. That’s double the
security you’ve come to expect.
And you deserve it.
The Convenient Bank.
rr
Silsbee State Bank
Member Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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