The Pine Needle (Silsbee , Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 14, 1968 Page: 1 of 8
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RTneNeedle
Second Class Postage Paid at Silsbee, Texas 77656
VOLUME V, ■ NUMBER XI
SILSBEE, HARDIN COUNTY, TEXAS
News Stand Price 5 Cents
MARCH 14, 1968
Br§ Thicket
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PRESENT
by Geraldine Watson
The controversy between two
Hardin County hunting clubs has
become a hot political issue in
Hardin County - as most every-
thing eventually does - but there
are non-political aspects to this
case which may be of interest to
the student of Big Thicket Coun-
try. The main issue is whether or
not formerly public roads should
remain open to the public, but
the real reasons go much deeper.
However, I doubt if those in-
volved realize themselves that
the high stakes in this game is a
way of life.
Most of die members of the
Hardin- Jasper - Tyler - Polk Coun-
ty Dog and Wildlife Protective
Association live in or near the
Neches River bottomlands, ad-
vocate hunting with dogs, free
open woods and go in a lot for
coon, cat and fox hunting. They
aren't exactly die yoiks-talleyho
type of fox hunter and you won’t
find diem astride sleek horses
galloping across meadows in red
jackets and English riding boots.
You're more apt to find them
in the woods on a cold drizzling
night sitting on logs around a
big camp fire, smoking and tal-
king "huntin" - passing die cof-
fee pot (or the jug) around - dr-
essed in muleskin brogans and
clothing that looks as if it might
have been worn by their forebears
when they first came to Texas
about 150 years ago.
The dogs are the only ones who
do any hunting. As they run th-
rough the woods in pursuit of the
wily old coon or fox, their deep
voices echo messages back to
the camp where tte sitters in-
terpret them: "Listen - that's
old Blue - he’s picked up a trail1.'
Or "Old Jack's finally treed, hear
him? Now ain't that purty?"Th-
ese men keep packs of hounds
and know each one by his voice.
(Continued on page 8)
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EDITOR.............................HOUSTON THOMPSON
OFFICE MANAGER..................... HAZEL ALEXANDER
PICTURE EDITOR........................... THOMAS BEAN
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GENE BARRINGTON WINS CASE FOR THE PEOPLE--
DISTRICT COURT JURY
UPHOLDS PUBLIC'S RIGHT
TO TRAVEL PUBLIC ROADS
HARDIN AND TYLER COUNTY CITIZENS crowded the Woodville
Courtroom at every session of the three week trial between the Land
Companies and citizens who want the roads opened to the Neches
River. The Courtroom will hold 100 people and all seats have been
taken by interested parties.
The Court’s Charge
on Texas Law
PINE NEEDLE NOTE:
Because of the wide spread in-
terest in the rights of persons to
travel public roads that exists in
Hardin County, the Pine Needle
is publishing a portion of the
Court's Charge on the law in the
River Bottom Roads Case. We be -
lieve it accurately states the law
of Texas. The Court’s Charge
read in part as follows:
"The term ’County Road' as
used in this charge is defined by
Texas law to mean a public way
for normal means of travel with-
in a County under County super-
vision and control.
"The Texas law further pro-
vides that a land owner who has
acquiesced in the relocation of a
road and stoo'd by while public
authorities expended funds in the
improvement of the road as thus
located is not in a position to
question the identity of the line
of travel; and a change of loca-
tion made by the owner of die
land for his own convenience af-
ter right of the public in the road
has become established through
user does not defeat such right of
the public in the relocated road.
"The Texas law provides that
there may be a dedication of
of land to public use. Implied
dedication need not be shown by
deed nor need public use be shown
for any particular length of time.
It is sufficient if the record shows
unequivocal acts or declarations
of the land owner, dedicating
the same to public use, and wh-
ere others act on the faith of such
dedication, the land owner will
(Continued on page 7)
HELP FOR THE
Last week Sheriff Henry Over-
street stated that he couldn’t st-
and to see the name
"Overstreet" in
the Pine Needle
Newspaper. We
are sure this is cor-
rect since he has
not put any of his
paid political Ads
in this newspaper.
The Pine Needle
would like to co-
operate with the
Sheriff, but we can’t go along
with his demand that this news-
paper cry to cover the political
situation in Hardin County with-
out mentioning the word "Over-
street" since we believe there is
a conscious effort being made by
County Attorney Overstreet and
Sheriff Overstreet and their em-
ployees and allies to take over
the Hardin County Government,
the Kountze City Government,
die Silsbee City Government, the
People of Southeast Texas can to travel the roads in the Neches
take heart when they stand united River Bottoms. The jury returned
against the Big Companies and Its verdict in the Woodville Dis-
■ipresent their case effectively , trict Courtroom Thursday at
they can win their rights in a 5:20 PM.
'Court of law. The efforts of the The case was filed by Hardin
•Hardin and Tyler County citizens and Tyler County individuals a-
,’to retain their right to travel gainst Howard Hargrove, East
public roads was vindicated in Texas Wildlife Association, and
the long legal fight led by Hardin the major land and timber com-
CountyAttorney Gene Barrington, panies in this area. The plain-
The jury in the case against sought to have the District
the Land and Timber Companies Court to decide the rights of the
Thursday upheld the public’s right
SHERIFF ATTEMPTS TO
MUZZLE PINE NEEDLE
Last Thursday morning Sheriff Gilmore episode when Thompson
Henry Overstreet went to Houston was there on business getting
Thompson's law some clients out of jail. The se~
office and while cond time was on the telephone
there told him when the sheriff called up after
not to use the the Pine Needle published an ar-
vx>rd’Overstreet" tide uncomplimentary to the
in the Pine Nee- n.
„ (Continued on page 7)
die newspaper r 07
again. This is
the third attem-
pt on the part
of the Hardin
County Sheriff
the content of this
m o
The first time took place in
the Sheriff's office in the Hardin
County jail during the second
SHERIFF
Democratic Party Election Ma-
chinery. We think this movement
is bad for Hardin County prim-
arily because of the record of the
Sheriff and his nephew the Coun- Mable I sure
ty Attorney in office. are biting at
But, because the Pine Needle been waiting
is a peace loving organ, we are locked those |ateS’~
(Continued on page 7)
to control
newspaper.
do hope the fish
Bush Lake... I've
ever since they
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Thompson, Houston. The Pine Needle (Silsbee , Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 14, 1968, newspaper, March 14, 1968; Silsbee , Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth662710/m1/1/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar University.