The Pine Needle (Kountze, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 14, 1965 Page: 1 of 6
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OLLIE CRAWFORD DEFENDS LAND COMPANIES
SEE PAGE 5
VOLUME TWO, NUMBER TWO
KOUNTZE, HARDIN COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1905
BIG THICKET BAR-B-Q SUCCESS
Wasn't that a wonderful turn
out for the first Annual Big Thic-
ket Bar-B-Que? The good ladies
has prepared dinner for six hun-
dred but were swamped by a
crowd of fifteen hundred. If there
has been any question in any
person's mind in the past about
whether there was popular support
for this project, this question has
been laid to rest, Fifteen hundred
people turned up in a wet norther
t o show there support of this
movement. This was the great-
est demonstration of public sup-
port in South East Texas during
the past decade. People that at-
tended both events report that
there was more enthusiasm shown
Saturday at West Hardin than was
shown at the ground breaking
...ceremonies that started McGee
Bend Dam. And the Jasper meet-
ing was held bn Labor Day'and1' Deputy Davis Reports,
had Senator Ralph Yarborough,
Governor Price Daniel and Jack
Brooks on the program. At the
Big Thicket affair there was no
politicians but just people who
share this dream-of at last doing
something about the Big-Thicket.
This newspaper has supported
this new organization from before
it was formed. Here at the Pine
Needle we have realized that the
time is fast running out to do
something about the preservation
of this great beautiful natural re-
source. Back when we suggested
a Big Thicket Museum at the old
Saratoga school we did not dream
that within a few short months
so much progress could be made.
We set our sights a little low as
events proved.
Soon the local citizens of Sar-
atoga were getting together and
began building the ground works
for an organization that could do
the job that so many had begun
but suffered early disappoint-
ment.
Jimmy Jennings, Pine Needle
Editor, Mayor Dempsey Henley
from Liberty; Lance Rosier, Mrs.
Peggy Foster, Carl Sory, Walter
Coon, Laura Mitchell, Mrs. Wal-
ter Coon, Rev. Leon Unger, Mrs.
D. V. Oliver, Mrs. W. E. Jor-
dan, D. V. Oliver, and Harold
Fillingim--all got together and
called in their neighbor, Emmett
Lack was called in; Mayor Pat
Pace from Kountze; Mrs. Watson
came over from Silsbee; Terrell
Buchanan, a Saratoga native, put
his shoulders to the wheel--and
things began *to take shape. The
first major decision was made to
keep this organization in the
hands of local residents. These
Pictured LEFT TO RIGHT are some members of the board of directors of the Big Thicket
Association.
They are: Terrell Buchanan, Silsbee attorney; Mayor Pat Pace of Kountze, State Rep
Emmett Lack of District: 19; “Mr, Big Thicket,” Lance Rosier of Saratoga, Mayor Dempsic
Henley of Liberty, and John Casey of Beaumont. Child in FRONT is Patricia Pace, daughter
of Mayor Pace. Lance Rosier is holding a large hornets nest a local citizen had brought
him, Photograph by Tom Bean
Pictured above are some of the Alabama Coushatta Indians that performed at the Big Thicket Bar-B-
Que last Saturday in Saratoga. Their program included Hoop and War Dances. Photograph by Tom Bean
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36 Arrests
LastsWeek
Office Deputy, Curtis Davis,
reported that there were 36 ar-
rests From Jan. 4-10. The biggest
group of o f f e n d e r s were those
picked up on charges dealing
with drinking this totaled 25.
Davis listed the offenses; 4
traffic violations, 15 drunk, 1
child desertion, 5 DWI, 1st of-
fense, 1 DWI Felony, 2 Drunk in
Car, 1 Drunk and Disturbing the
Peace, 1 thief, 2 affray, 3 burg-
lary, and 1 drunk and aggravated
assault on officer.
[3 Kountze
Boys Make
All District
(Cent inued on page 6)
Joel Richardson, David Anders
and John Tate were named to the
22-AAA11 District team by rep-
resentative of the members sc-
hools that make up the district.
Joel earned a berth on both
offense and defense. 2nd team
offensive gurad and middle guard,
on defense,
David Anders was named on
the 2nd team.
John Tate was picked as half-
back on the 1st team along with
Port Acres’ Doug Walker.
THE PINE NEEDLE
EDITOR............JAMES C. JENNINGS
PICTURE EDITOR________THOMAS BEAN
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HXAGiMPRESS association
Published ©very Thursday at Kountze, Hardin County,
Ttx^s, by The Pine Needle Publishing Company
P. O. BOX 127 TELEPHONE CH 6-3979
Second Class Postage Paid At Kountze, Texas
Subscription Rates:
In Hardin County---------------$2.00 Per Year
Outside Hardin County-----------$3.50 Per Year
F.F.A. Boys Work
On Show Ground
The Kountze FFA Boys are
clearing off the land which was
recently purchased by the Koun-
tze Chamber of Commerce. The
site is being prepared to house
the 2nd A n n u a 1 Kountze FFA
Livestock and Youth Project Show
& Rodeo.
The FFA boys started clearing
off the land Monday, January 11.
The Vo ca tional Ag boys were
aided by Mr. Weaver Chesser,
who dona ted the services of a cat-
erpillar and driver. ’The show
g r o u n d s are just South of the
Kountze City limits on US Hwy
69, located on the left side of
the road by th Trunkline Pipe
Line.
(SEE PHOTO PAGE THREE)
Dr. H. E. Munden
To AttendSeminor
Dr. H. E. Munden of Silsbee
will be among several hundred
Texas chiropractors who will at-
tend a statewide chiropractic re-
search seminar in Austin this
weekend (Jan. 16-17).
The seminar, sponsored by the
Texas State Chiropractic Associa-
tion of which Dr. Munden is a
member, is one of a series. The
second will be held in Austin in
March.
Shannon Dawn Boyett, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. D.. Boyett, who is 5 months now was 3 montns
old when this photo was taken. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Herrington and Mrs.
Johnnie Boyett all of Kountze.
Cynthia
Overstreet
Celebrates
Birthday
Editor's note; The Village Creek
Philosopher on his fire ant farm
on Village Creek takes a look at
the GreatSociety over the top of
his glasses this week.
Dear editar;
I was out here deep in thought
the other night drawing up some
blueprints for bringing the Great
Society to this fire ant farm,
well in advance of spring plant-
ing, and there are a few ques-
tions I need answered,
In the first place, how much
will be expected of me? Will
this farm fit into the finished
plans of the Great Society?I
mean, which one will have to
yield, me or the G.S.? If A
man's gates sag, can he qualify?
Can there be a loose board on
the front porch? Does he have to
understand what's happening in
Viet Nam?
Understand, I'm in favor of the
Great. Society, but I'm asking
those elementary questions so we
both know where we stand before
we rush headlong into it.
Generally speaking, I always
admire whoever is President at
the time, for different reasons,
which anybody can find if he
hunts hard enough, and I have
come to admire President John-
son because he likes to work
hard. But, can he admire me be-
cause I don't like to work hard?
I am willing to plunge into the
taskof bringing the GreatSociety
into being, provided it's under-
stood in advance won't anything
change around this fire ant farm,
and I would like to know if Presi-
dent J oh ns o n will accept these
Cynthia Overstreet, daughter, ter,n^* , ,
of Mrs. Gertie Overstreet cele- ^ien y°u question,
brated her 8th birthday with a can",e have a Great Sockn>' and
party in her home Friday, Jan. (Continued on page j)
8tli* . J man, Mary Jane B u i 1 dTTb ack,
Refreshments, treats, and DavidMunds, Cindy Drake Rob-
gameswereenjoyed by all. Cyn- ert Rice, Lesa McGaugh,’janie
thia received many nice and Key, Steven Smith, Teena Tur-
pretty gifts. ner, T)ebbie Sutton, Sharon Rice.
Those attending w%re Beverly Also attending were Mrs. Jur-
Lewis, Gary Bane, Susan and rows, Mrs. Munds, Mrs. Alford,
Mary Betli Coe, Philess Griffith, Mrs, Turner, Mrs. Coe, Mrs.
Andy Alford, Jeff Overs tree t, Key, Mrs. Sutton, Mrs. Rice,
Millard and Buba Burrows, LaRue and Mrs. McGaugh and two
Rice, Teena Pace, Sherlie Free- daughters.
KOUNTZE LIONS--top row, Left to Right, Jody Crosby, Randy Martin, Ben Crosby, and David
Anders. Front Row, Noel Bartlett, Robert McDonald, Stevie Williams(team Mascot), Tommy
Shane, and John Tate. 3
Photograph by Tom Bean
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Jennings, James C. The Pine Needle (Kountze, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 14, 1965, newspaper, January 14, 1965; Kountze, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth662667/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar University.