The Pine Needle (Kountze, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 3, 1964 Page: 1 of 6
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KOUKTZE P0S1 OFFICE 10 OF DEDICATED SATURDAY. N0VEM0ER 5
I unde rsiand that some of the
local nominal Democrats who do
not support the Democratic Plat-
form have questioned the asser-
tion dial Congressman Jack Brooks
has a good chance to defeat Sen.
1 ower two years from now. I must
confess that the pipeline from
these Connally-Shivercrat forces
to this column is not too direct
But Buzz Saw has its way to ob-
tain informa Hon from this old de-
caying minority in Texas.
Well Buzz Saw has no informa-
tion that Jack Brooks is even in-
terested in the job But what we
are saying is hat Jack Brooks has
as good a chance as anybody to
beat Tower lwo years from now.
I take ti that any good Demo-
crat c-an beat Tower with Texas
in the political mood it is now in.
1 ower won in an off-year election
when the great majority of Demo-
crats failed to pay thier poll taxes,
The problem will be to get the
Democratic nomination.
Jack Brooks is one of the few
Democrats that can rally all of
the forces that make up the Ralph
Yarborough Coalition in Texas.
The Democratic Coalition that
backed Ralph Yarborough in his
race for Senator included the fol-
lowing elements:
1. The "brass-coller"Democrats
of East Texas.
2. Organized Labor and its or-
ganization.
3. Negro voters and their organ-
izations.
4. Latin voters throughout Tex-
asand their organizations.
5. Independent Liberals and the
University trained people of Texas, j
6. The LBJorientated politicians
that make up the Courthouse pol-
iticians thorughout Texas.
Of course none of these groups
were 100% in their support of Sen-
ator Yarborough but he received
an overwhelming majority of all
these groups. You will notice that
they include all of the Democratic
organizations that exsist in Texas
The conservative political organ-
izations in Texas are almost all
in the Republican Party now.
The recent election with the set-
back it gave to the two-party
movement in Texas will cause
some of the conservatives to
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Fourth Annual
Wild Game Feed
The Fourth Annual Wild Game
Feed for Kountze men and boys
will be held Saturday Afternoon,
December 5th at 5 P. M. at the
George Christian property on Vil-
lage Creek near Village Mills.
Sportsmen are asked to assist by
furnishing bear, elk, deer, tur-
key, squirrel, quail, dove, fish
or other game suitable for bar-
becuing or frying.
The purpose of the feed is to
provide fellowship along with
good food and there will be no
cost.
Directions are go to Village
Mills and turn left just past the
Post Office. There will be plenty]
of signs to show the way.
SENATOR YARBOROUGH
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CONGRESSMAN BROOKS
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SANTA CLAUS
REPRESENTATIVE LACK
United States Post Office
Kountze, Texas
Tv _ Postmaster, and Employees
rn%°lKoumz& and Kountze Chamber of Commerce
to riw^17 VT? y°U’ your familX and associates
to the formal dedication of Kountze’s New Post Office
Saturday, Dec. 5, at 11 A M
In addition to those on the program, there will be several
Postal Officials present.
Following the dedication, each of you are invited
to open house for a tour and refreshments.
Thomas B. Coe,
Postmaster
BARRINGTON
AGAIN ON TAXES
DIGGING INTO OUR
HX TROUBLES
Two centuries or more ago our ^
forefatherscame to these shores * g£ Corporation.. Two
for two main reasons. They were milllonreduction, We had $53,
fleeing from unbearable tax 000-000 valuation. I know we
b u r d e n s and seeking religious voted our Court House bonds and
freedom. Thank God our leaders our HosPital bonds, and the Hwy
are still permitting us to worship Purcbase bonds and all these, I
as we please, but the tax burdens suPPorte<? because I thought them
are fast becoming unbearable. a11 worthy causes. We have had
Cur retired people are facing al- some salery increases, and these
most the impossible as they go IhavenotoPPossed, but I am opr
to pay their taxes. The people Possed t0 tbe $70> 500 deal *
who plan to build a home in Har-
din County are going to take a ^ court had used
second look at taxes before they the Harris County equilizerer's
build. The businessmen are going figures riSht d°wn the line, I
to check what the tax situation wouldn’thave a thingtosay, but
will be before the remodel or tbey haven't. They have used the
build a new home for their busi- Pnchard and Abbott yardstick on
•ness Across the length and bredth the Sma11 home owner and tax
of our county there has been a payer’ but not on tbe large land
tremendous growth in new homes b°lder or that is the situation
and new businesses during the last wbere I have checked. I would
ten years. The $70,500 Prichard Jike each tax payer who has land
and abbott deal has taken care adjoining one of the large ones
of this growth. Building in our
county will be brought to a near
stand still or brought to an abrupt
halt as I see it. Our commiss-
ioners Court possible hasn't
checked this angle of the tax
raise. I believe if our money
was used in a more economical
manner,, the new construction in
the county would take care of
to go to the tax office and com-
pare his with his large neighbors
land. You might learn some-
thing.
Even the small sawmill owners
taxes have been doubled and
more and they have to sell their
lumber in competition with the
large ones. All who are dissat-
isfied with this tax situation,
all our increases in governmental please let me hear from you. I
expenses, County, City, and think it well for you to look after
School problems. your own business. Thepeople
In 1950, Hardin County had are the government as I see it
$23,000,000 valuation for tax and if we stick together, our el-
purposes. In I960, we had $55, ected officials will surely listen.
000,000valuation. In 1963after
our Commissioners Court gave
Hoping to hear from you.
As ever,
H. T. Barrington
Route 2
Kountze, Texas
Sen. Ralph Yarborough, Con-
gressman Jack Brooks and Santa
Claus along with other Postal of-
ficials will attend the formal
Dedication of the new Kountze
Post Office on Saturday, Dec. 5
at 11 a. m. Final plans for the
opening Saturday were worked
out with Mr. Allen Dupree of the
Dallas Postal Regional Office by
Mayor Pace.
Kountze's new post office will,
be dedicated at 11 A. M. Satur-
day, December 5, Postmaster
Coe announced today.
The new facility, located at
Fox and Cherry Streets, ispartof
the Post Office Department's
lease program, the local post-
master said.
Under this program, investment
financing is used to obtain needed
f ac i 1 ities which remain under pri
vate ownership, pay local taxes
to this community, and are leased
to the Federal Government.
At the same time, the need for
outlays of money from the Federal,
Treasury for construction purposes
is eliminated.
Like most of the new postal
buildings that are going up ac-
ross the country, this Post Office
is leased to the Post Office De-
partment. This gives the depart-
ment some flexibility in adapting
its building program to changes in
mail volume, transportation, and
population, Postmaster Coe said.
The Department is now concen-
trating on constructing new post-
al units only where they are most
urgently needed. In areas where
it is practical to do so, exsisting
buildings are undergoi ng renova-
tion.
Th6 fact that Kountze has been
chosen for a new post office, "
Postmaster Coe said, "reflects
credit on our growing contribu-
tion to the economy and life of
the nation. "
United States Senator Ralph
Yarborough, Congressman Jack
Brooks, and assistant to Reg-
ional Director of the Post Office
are among guests expected to at-
tend the local postal dedication
"Our patrons will derive more
enjoyment from doing business
here, their mail will be handled
more efficiently and this build-
ing and its up-to-date equipment
will enable our postal employ-
ees to work under the best of con-
ditions, " the Postmaster com-
mented.
"The new facility, " he added,
"will be a link with a postal
system that today hasover 45 000
postal installations. This system
serves more than 180 million
Americans and handles over two-
thirds of the world's mail. Our
580,000 postal employees are
handling about 67 billion pieces
of mail a year, including over
PROGRAM FOR DEDICATION"
Music.
... Kountze High School Band
Hunter Cunningham, Director
Opening Remarks................... Postmaster Thomas 6. Coe
Introduction of Master of
Ceremonies.........................Postmaster
Mayor Pat Pace, City of Kountze
Invocation........................ Rev. Carroll Cole, Pastor
First Baptist Church
Welcome........................Mayor Pat Pace
Introduction of Prominent
Guests,.........................Mayor Pat Pace
Postal Remarks...................Mr. W. A. Foster, Postal
Service Officer
Introduction of J. Allen Dupree
Ass't to Regional Director...... .Mr. Foster
Address................ Mr. Dupree
Introduction of Congressman
Jack Brooks,....................Mr. Dupree
Address........................Congressman Jack Brooks
Introduction of Honorable
Ralph Yarborough................ Congressman Brooks
Presentation of Flag...............Senator Ralph Yarborough
Color Guard,....................Boy Scout Troop
John Traugott, Scoutmaster
National Anthem................. Andy Elliott
Benediction.......... Rev, Leon Peacock, Pastor,
Methodist Church
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a billion parcels," the postmaster
added.
"Mailbusiness in this area has
gone up," the postmaster noted.
"For example, 10 years ago re-
venue was $13,761 compared
with $18, 442 today. "
The postmaster gave some ot-
her facts on the history of the
local postal service of particular
interest today as this communi-
ty plans to add to its postal fac-
ilities, as follows: 1. Number
of employees at present time is
six. 2. Former local postmasters
areR. J. Crow, Mrs. Alice Crow,
and Mrs. Jessie Conn.
3. Number of postal rural routes
are two with l, 923 patrons ser-
ved on these two routes. 4. No.
of stamps sold today total $21,
000 ayear, compared with $9,
245, a year ten years ago.
A fter the dedication cere -
monies Saturday at 11 a. m. at
the Kountze Post Office a very
distinguished gentlemen will be
on hand to add to the group of
distinguished guests of the day.
It is none other than Santa Claus
and his appearance has been con-
firmed by Mayor Pat Pace. May-
or Pace said Santa Claus will be
on hand to receive all the little
children's Christmas Letters and
give out some candy and to hear
the Christmas wishes. Sobring
your letters to the Kountze Post
Office Opening Saturday. Every-
body is invited.
Bookmobile
Schedule
The bookmobile of the Har-
din-Polk-Tyler Multi-County
Library stops regularly in Hardin
County for readers to borrow
books. It has a Christmas gift
for every reader--another book
to read. At this holiday season
the bookmobile driver and the
librarian invites everyone inter-
ested in learning and leisure to
come by the bookmobile so that
h o 1 i d a ygreetings maybe ex-
pressed to everyone personally.
The December schedule in
Hardin County is as follows;
Thursday, December 3 and 17
Village Mills 9:45-10:30
Milner's Store 1:30-2:30
Jeffcoat's Store 2:45-4
Wed., December 9 and 23
Honey Island 9-9:30
Votaw. 10-10:30
Thicket 10:45-11:15
Saratoga 11:30-2
Batson 2:15-3:45
Sat., Dec. 12 (also Nov. 28)
Pine Ridge 9:30-10:30
Sour Lake 10:45-1:15
Pinewood 1:30-2:30
Transcontinental 3-3:30
Books are also left from the
bookmobile at the libraries in
Kountze and Silsbee.
The following books are holi-
day reading suggestions: Lohan-
Christmas Tales for Reading
Cliristoios
Basket Brive
Plans are proceeding for the
completion of the Community
Christmas Basket Drive, accord-
ing to General Chairman, B. W.
Graves. Application blanks for
baskets have been placed at the
Silsbee BEE. Those needing bas-
kets and those who will be ap-
proached to help are urged to
pick up blanks as soon as possi-
ble, fill them out and turn them
in to the appropriate persons. It
is important that the application
form show the number of chil-
dren in a family, the names and
ages of the children, and the cor-
rect address of the family. This
will insure that persons whose
names are accepted for baskets
as in former years.
Applications may be given to
local ministers, school princi-
pals, or the Silsbee BEE. Mr.
Graves has also announced that
he will receive applications by
phoneat EV 5-2787.*Allthose to
whom applications are turned in
are urged to note that Thursday,
Dec. 17, is the deadline for turn-
ing applications in to Mr. Graves
or to the Rev. C. L.Jones. Ap-
plications will not be received
after that date, and they must be
in the hands of Graves or Jones
by the seventeenth in order to re-
ceive consideration from the
screening committee.
Those applying for baskets will
be helped if some statement as
to need from a local minister or
other official could be made on
the application.
According to Mr. Graves, of-
ficers of the drive are asking all
churches and other community
organizations to i.mpress upon
their members the need for dona-
tions of canned goods, toys, and
money. Checks may be made
payable to "Silsbee Community
Christmas Basket Drive" and de-
posited to that fund at the Silsbee
State Bank,
The "Toys for Tots" campaign
is headed by Allen Warrick, who
handles the work involved in col-
lecting, repairing and distribut-
ing toys to needy children before
Christmas. Volunteer workers in
various organizations will assist
in the fixing, painting, and re-
newing of used toys. Mr. Warrick
has stressed that the need will be
greater than ever this year for
toys, particularly for children in
the ten year and up age group.
Philosopher
Aloud, Brown-A Pussycat's
Christmas, Chappel-The Nut-
cracker, Davies-Miracle on 34th
Street^ Dolbier-Torten's Christ-
mas Secret, Fisher-Christmas
Plays and Programs, Sechrist-
Christmas Everywhere, Nash-The
Christmas -that almost wasn't,
McCall's - Treasury of Needle-
work.
Editor’s note: The Village Creek
Philosopher was'busy on his Fire
Ant Farm trying to get over the
Thanksgiving Holidays this week
and we are reprinting a column
by Fred Pass from the Dallas News
After all the turkey is eaten up
the Village Creek Philosopher
will be back next week.
The City of Tyler is turning
to a machine to solve an age-
old problem-getting rid of dead
leaves. We doubt it will work.
Over here in the timber belt,
for about eight months of the
year, we citizens enjoy a lux-
ury not lavished on most of the
state. It is the budding of thou-
sands of trees in the spring, the
shade of their broad leaves in
sujmer, and the glorious colors
they turn in fall.
Then those leaves all come
down and cbver us up. The lux-
ury turns into one massive prob-
lem that for a time overshad-
ows such matters as foreign aid,
scandals in Washington and
even current injuries on the lo-
cal football team.
During our first autumn here,
we tried to ignore the problem.
We like to look at leaves on the
ground all winter, we told peo-
ple. Besides, they protect the
grass and will turn into plant
nutrients.
But in the spring the leaves
were still there in a tightly
packed blanket, spawning fun-
gus and preventing the grass
from growing. The problem of
hauling them away had only
been delayed.
The next fall we decided to
tackle the problem the modern
way. When the leaves first
started to fall we plowed into
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Persons having toys to donate
to the Drive may take them to
Warrick Television and Appli-
ance Co. in downtown Silsbee or
call EV 5-2842 and they will be
picked up.
Organizations should collect
canned goods. Announcement
will be made later concerning
the location for receiving these
goods.
E. J. Dietrich, finance chair-
man, assisted by Mrs. David C.
Long, is planning for the finance
drive to begin shortly and run
through Dec. 12. This effort will
be made with the help of mem-
bers of the Jaycettes, Mrs. Mat-
tie Sandord, president, and the
following chapters of Beta Sigma
Phi: Nu Epsilon, Mrs. Evelyn
Davis, president; Rho Upsilon,
Mrs. Iris Whittington, president;
and Xi Zeta Rho, Mrs. Rebecca
Hobbs, president.
THE PINE NEEDLE
EDITOR------------ JAMES C. JENNINGS
PICTURE EDITOR________THOMAS BEAN
Published every Thursday at Kountze, Hardin County,
Texas, by The Pine Needle Publishing Company
p. O. BOX 127
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Jennings, James C. The Pine Needle (Kountze, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 3, 1964, newspaper, December 3, 1964; Kountze, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth847443/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar University.