The Pine Needle (Kountze, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 16, 1964 Page: 1 of 8
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KOUNTZE, TIX
PERMIT NO. ft
HARDIN COUNTY'S
LARGEST CIRCULATION
TELEPHONE NO.
CH 6-3979
CIRCULATION 3.500
VOLUNE 1, NUMBER 14
HARDIN
PHONE CH6-3979
COUNTY
DARREL ROYAL
When a person is in the spot-
light and has a great multitude
of followers or admirers it causes
a body to wonder if he is real..
If his success is self-inspired or
was he at the right place at the
right time., In other words...
What's he really like. I don’t
claim to be an old buddy but I
have had several good conver-
sations with old number one and
also I have attended a luncheon
once a week where-by the past
weeks game film is shown and all
the Longhorn Club members
shoot questions at him. This of
course is during football season..
All this together gives me a pret-
ty good picture.. First.. It can
be said without reservation that
Royal is a gentleman in every
sense of the word with a strong
sense of fair-play.. This is out-
wardly shown by the respect of
opposing coaches.. basically..
He and Bear Bryant play the
same brand of football.. conser-
vative as long as time permits..
Then if necessary pull out the
plug and let the chips fall -where
they may.. Even though Bryant
is the Old Fire-Hprse type.. rough
talkin' Top Seargant method...
Whereas Royal is a soft spoken
Your’re my buddy as long as you
play good football type.. Royal
is also a method man. Even
though both coaches get results..
I'd prefer a boy of mine played
for Uncle Darrel. Under pressure
he is just like anyone else.. As
human as you can get. .And not
in the least afraid to show emo-
tions. When things don’t look so
good for the Horns he walks the
sidelines hands in pockets with a
post m or turn look on his face...
Then in contrast.. When a long
lanky end catches a pass for
considerable yardage he is very
liable to jump up and pop his
ankles a couple times...
The greatest show of restraint
by Royal and the term members
was about three weeks before
Texas played Navy in the Cotton
Bowl this past season... Several
sports writers. saw a glorious
chance to portray their vast
knowledge in the field of prog-
nostigating and came out with
such intelligent statements like..
" Texas is overrated". ."Any team»
in the top five could defeat Tex-
as".. "Texas lacks a passing at-
tack." And one even went so far
as to speak of their physiques..
One scribe said they had long
legs and high behinds which was
a strange description I thought. .
During all this time Royal nor
any member of the team said any-
thihg in the form of retaliation.
Course.. I had a few words to say
on the radio but we won’t talk
about that.. If you recall. J ust
before the game started the TV
announcer asked Navy Coach
Hardin what he thought about the
game coming up. .And he al-
lowed that this would prove which
team is number one.. (As I look
back on the season.. This is pro-
(Cont. on Page 3 )
ABSENTEE
If the first day and a half of
absented voting is any indication,
there, will be no one in Kountze
on election day. May 2nd. Ahd
there will be mighty few left in
Silsbee, too. By noon on Tues-
day, 34 voters from Silsbee and
33 from Kountze had voted ab-
sentee. 52 ballots had been
mailed out by the County Clerk’s
office. Two absentee voters had
voted from Saratoga. This was a
greater number than had voted in
Jefferson County at the same
time.
Absentee voting began at 8a. m.
Monday and will continue until
3 days before the May 2nd. e-
lection. Two classes of people
are eligible to vote absentee.
The ones who expect to be ab-
sent from the County on election
day and those who are unable to
come to the polls because of
illness.
If one expects to be out of the
County on election day, he can
vote by personally appearing at
the county clerk’s office and
making an affidavit stating so.
A well person can send in an ap-
plication for a ballot by mail,
but the clerk will mail it to an
absentee voter only to an out of
county address.
If a person is unable to go to
!the polls on election day, his
application must be accompanied
by a doctor’s certificate, a poll
tax receipt, or an affidavit of
over-age. The clerk will then
mail this voter a ballot to a
county address.
In order to stimulate absentee-
voting, this newspaper, the Pine
Needle has secured absentee ap-
plication blanks which can be
used by those unat^e to go to the
polls. If you will call our tele-
phone number in Kountze, we
will mail you an applic a t i on,
call CH6-3979.
CHANCE LOEB
RALLY
A political rally will be held
at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April
1$, at the Chance-Loeb School.*
This rally is being sponsored by
the Ladies Auxiliary of the Civic
Club to give the public an oppor-
tunity to understand each can-
didates platform. All interested
persons should make it a point
to attend. Candidates for all
County and State offices are
expected to be in attendence to
express their views on the com-
ing May 2nd, primary.
There will be free coffee for
adults and a free movie for the
children.
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PICK-UP STATIONS
KOUNTZE
Boyd’s Cafe
Central Garage
Drake's Drive-In
Kountze Hardware
Kountze Pharmacy
Marshall's Grocery
Mary's Cafe
Moore's Super Mkt.
Phillip's 66 Station
Pine Needle
Smith's Super Value
Top Half Drive-In
Wheeler's Drive-In
Williams;
KOUNTZE
Boyd's Cafe
Central Garage
Drake's Drive-In
Gibson’s Cafe
Kountze Electrical
Kountze Hardware
Kountze Pharmacy
Marshall's Grocery
Mary's Cafe
Moore's Super Mkt.
Phillip's 66 Station
Pine Needle
Smith's Super Value
Top Half Drive-In
Wheeler's Drive-In
William's Farm & Home
Williford’s Grocery
HONEY ISLAND
Orand Grocery
SARATOGA
Mid-Way Gro.
Basil's Service Station
Cleava's Shop
Crouch Dry Goods
Crawford's Cafe
Rrammer's Gro.
B ig Thicket Inn
Son Collin's Gro.
Babe Martins Gro.
BATSON
Hobb’s Gro.
Rhoden Cafe
THICKET
SILSBEE
Andy's Drive-In
City News Stand
Byrd's Drive-In
Ivy’s Gro.
Min-I-Max
NiftyDrive-In
Pat’s Drive-In
Ray’s Food Town
Silsbee Print and Copy Shop
Crockett-Gilchriest
Silsbee Packing House
Williamson's Wrecking Yard
Ruggle’s Cash Cro.
Bus Station
Peavy's Gro.
Langston's Fixit Shop
CANEY HEAD
T & M Drive-In
Callaway’s Gr£>.
Dominy's Drive-In
SOUR LAKE
Aline's Drive-Inn Gro.
Verdie's Cafe
CHANCE-LOEB
B & C Drive-In
Burge Drive-In
Cochran's Gro.
Jeffcoat's Feed Store
Jeffcoat's Ser. Station
Milner's Gro.
LOSES
ANOTHER
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HENDRIX RUES
Honey Island Resident
79, Was Retired
Farmer
Funeral services for George
M. Hendrix, 79, of Honey Island,
were held Wednesday afternoon
in the First Methodist Church of
Kountze.
The Rev. Leon Peacock, pas-
tor, officiated. Assisting was the
Rev. Johnny Durham, Honey Is-
land.
Burial was in Old Hardin Ce-
metery. The Pace-Wells Funeral
Home of Kountze was in charge
of arrangements.
Pallbearers were R.J. Hendrix,
Sim Pattillo, Harold Brackin,
Noral Smith, Carl Hendrix, J. W.
Wiggins, J. A. Moye and Jack
Gore.
Hendrix died at 8 a. m. Tues-
day in Hardin Memorial Hospi-
tal in Kountze.
He was a resident of Honey Is-
land for more than 50 years and
public construction contractor.
He was a member of the First
Methodist Church of Kountze.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Becky Hendrix, Honey Island;
a son, Carroll Hendrix, Deer
Park; a daughter, MRs. J. V.
Overstreet, Kountze; five grand-
children; and a brother, A. A.
Hendrix, Honey Island.
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LAWSUIT
JURY REJECTS
COTTON TESTIMONY
KOUNTZE
HIGH
SCHOOL
HONOR
ROLL
FRESHMAN'-ALL A’S , 1-B
Esther, Riedinger, Bobby Tate,
Ben Hooks.
ALL A’S
Janice Coe, Robert McDon-
ald.
SOPHOMORES-ALL A’S, 1-B
James Coe, Gail Moore.
ALL A’S
David Anders, Charles Gauntt,
Pat Itson, Elaine McCoy, Sar-
ah Williams.
JUNIORS, ALL A’S, 1-B
Karen Andercs n, Delina Cole,
Ben Crosby, Margaret James,
Clara Oliver, Nancy Williford,
James Young.
ALL A’S
Freddie Blackburn, Pennie
Christian.
SENIORS-ALL A’S, 1-B
Linda Bartholow, William
Chambless, Joan Gilmore, Cor-
etta Halsel, Linda Haynes,*
Saundra Marcella, Sheila Mc-
Cormick, Gwen Musgrove,-
Gayle Overstreet, Sue Warden,
ALL A’S
Elaine Coe, Olivia Daniels,
Karen Keevert, Glenda McDon-
ald, Dianne Miller, Carolyn
Roberts.
The/Double Ring Ceremony of uate of,Kpijntze High Sehaol and
Jeanette Anderson, the daughter Russell Trest a graduate of Sour
of Mr. and Mrs, Frank B. An- Lake High School, now manager
derson of Kountze and Russell L. 1 of the Humble Service Station in
Trest, son of Mr. and Mrs. Trest , Sour Lake and 0wner q{±& Dump_
of Pine Ridge was married Sat- ing and Tractor Service# The
In a case tried in the 88th.
Judicial District Court last week,
Hardin County experienced ano-
ther in a long series of legal de-
feats. Plaintiffs bringing the suit
were Ida Lee Farris, Mrs. Thelma
Brewer and Rupert i Brewer. De-
fendants were Hardin County and
E, b. COtton, Road Commissioner,
Precinct 3.
The plaintiffs sought an in-
junction to keep Cotton ->and Har-
din County from building, Con-
structing, widening or grading
a road across a 70 acre tract of
land owned by the plaintiffs in
the B B B and C Railroad C o.
Survey. Cotton and Hardin Coun-
ty claimed a right-of-way by
virtue of use for 10 years or more
prior to August 6, 1962.
The plaintiffs denied that the
County had a prescuptive right-
of-way by virtue of use of the
road-way. This was the issue c.
that was joined and submitted to
the jury.
Although; the County Road
Commissioner, Cotton, testified
that the County had used this
road uninteruptedly for 10 years,
jihejury of twelve found unomi-
ously against him and believed
instead the evidence offered by
the jplaintiffs.
J. D. Donaldson of Silsbee was
forman of the jury, other juriors
werejjohn Paul Prince;Kountze,
William L. English; Silsbee,
Grover Sturrock; Silsbee, Dean
Haynes;Kountze, Mrs. De Laney
Yawn; Silsbee, Marshall Ervin;
Silsbee, Wendell L. Cornwell;
Sour Lake, Don J. Flowers; Sils-
bee, Harris Roberts, Jr. ;Kountze,
Warren Hooks; Silsbee, and Mar-
tin M. Yawn; Silsbee.
A judgment was filed for re-
cord Monday granting the plain-
tiffs the injunction they asked
for. Hardin County and Cotton
gave notice of appeal.
At the time this paper went to
press, County Judge Fletcher Ri-
chardson had not issued a state-
ment placing the blame on any-
one outside the Courthouse clique.
Political observers at the Court-
house, however, said this may be
an indication of how low the
credibility of members of the
Commissioners Court has sunk in
recent months.
urdayApril 11,1964at8;30 p.m
Married by Rev. Lovett of
Dayton, Texas.
The bride wore a blue embroi
couple plans to make their home
in Sour Lake.
Those attending the wedding
were, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Trest,
dered taffeta dress accompanied Mrs. Fjank B# Anders0n, Rev.
by white accessories. Miss Molly and M rs< Lovett> Miss MoUy
Trest of Houston was bridesmaid, Trest, 'Don Mount, Mrs. Ann
dressed in white. Don Mount of Williamson, Miss Sue W*arden,
Sour Lake was best man. Miss Linda Laird and Miss Joan
• Jeanette Anderson is a 64 grad- Gilmore.
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the urgency and magnitude of the educational tasks
before us are increasing daily; and
WHEREAS, the enrollments of our schools are growing annually
and making hugh demands upon the.teaching profession and those
preparing for it; and
WHEREAS, teaching is one of the pre-eminent professions of all
American life; and
WHEREAS, it is imperative that all of us do our utmost to select,
prepare, and retain the best possible teachers for our nation's schools
and colleges and to encourage our most talented youth to consider
teaching as a career;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Pat Pace, Mayor, declare April 1964 to be
Teaching Career Month both to honor those dedicated to the teach-
ing on our yquth and to recognize the achievements and the pro-
grams of the teaching profession.
BOAT CAPSIZESAT DALLAS
AREA RESIDENTS DROWN
TEACHING CARRER MONTH PROCLAMATION--Mayor Pat Pace
is pictured signing a proclamation obsignating April as Teaching
Career Month. Shown with him are Linda Bartholow, president of the
Future Teachers of America Club of Kountze high school and School
Supt. C. E.- Keevert, (Staff Photo)
Four area adults and a
child drowned in the choppy wa-
ters of Lake Tawakoni Sunday
afternoon as their boat capsized
neared the Two-Mile Bridge, eight
miles east of Quinlan, Hunt Coun-
ty, on F-M 35.
Three of the bodies had been
found by 6 p.m., but 30-mile-
per-hour winds hampered the 25-
man search party as it scanned
the area.
The victims were identified by
Sabine River Authority officials
as:
Mr. and Mrs. Welton Thomas
and their son, Darrell, 4,
Mrs. Pat Tipton, about 30,
Jimmy Thompson, 40,
Three other children who were
in the 14-foot fiberglass craft when
it capsized were rescued from the
water shortly after the 1:30 p.m.
accident. The children, who were
hospitalized at Greenville, were
picked up by Thomas K. Harris,
48, of 7849 Clairmont.
Harris said the eight were re-
turning from a boat dock after
purchasing minnows about noon.
Harris, his wife and Mrs. Thomp-
son had remained “across the
lake” on a fishing barge.
“When they failed to return
within an hour, we started looking
for them,” Harris said. “As we
approached the bridge I saw the
three children in life jackets float-
mg in the water. After we picked
them up I saw Mrs. Thomas float-
ing in the water.”
Harris then pulled the fourth
child, Darrell Thomas, from the
water. “Both were obviously dead
by the time we reached them,”
he said. The dead youngster was
wearing a life jacket; his mother
was not.
About 5 p.m. rescuers found
Mrs. Tipton’s body submerged
near the bridge.
The three surviving children
were identified by officials of
Greenville Medical, and Surgical
Hospital as Sandra Jane Tipton,
11, and her brother, Richard L.
Tipton, 9, and Jamie Dell Thomas,
8. The three were treated and re-
leased to relatives.
Carroll Swearinger of the Sa-
bine River Authority said wind
warning flags had been displayed
on the lake "all day.” He said
the search for the bodies of
Thomas and Thompson would con-
tinue “as long as we can see
tonight” despite continuing 30-
mile-an-hour winds.
RECORDS
PERFECT ATTENDANCE
FRESHMAN
Janice Coe, Mark Cole,
Joyce Conarroe, Jerry Drake,
Frances Groze, Tommy Hall,
Michael Hare,"'Charles Kellum,
Elizabeth Kirk, Robert McDon-
ald, Mary Morris, James Mur-
phy, William Rountree, Matil-
da Wilson,
SOPHOMORES
James Branscum, Sheila
Cherry, James Coe, Edna French,
Charles Gauntt, Allen Harper,
Allen Hodge, Jerry Lack, Bar-
bara Langston, Paula Lindgram,
Elaine McCoy, Robert Merrill,
Kay Mills, Harry Roberts, Louis
Sanders, Tommy Shane, Melba
Smith,, Ruby Walker, Charles
Williams, Sarah Williams,
Wayne Williford, Robert Willis.
JUNIORS
Barbara Behnken, Pennie
Christian,, Linda Gee, Borden
Gibson, Randy Harper, Judy
Havel, Bobby Henderson, Ann
Holmes, Randy Martin, Mike
McNeely, Kenneth Moye, Glenn
Walker, Lamar Wheeler, Harry
Wheeler, Ha'.rry Williams.
SENIORS
Linda Bean, Joe Brown, Wayne
Bryan, William Chambless,
Elaine Coe , Tommy Cole,
(Cont. on page 3)
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Thompson, Houston. The Pine Needle (Kountze, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 16, 1964, newspaper, April 16, 1964; Kountze, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth847492/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar University.