Pine Needle (Kountze, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 16, 1964 Page: 1 of 6
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PERMIT NO. 5
VOLUME!, NUMBER 2
KOUNTZE, HARDIN COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1964
PHONE CH 6-3979
Court Buys
3 Trucks
Refuses Bean
The Hardin County Commis-
sioners Court met Monday morn-
ing in the courthouse with Judge
Fletcher Richardson presiding.
They accepted the low bid of
$8,715 from Holmes Chevrolet
C o., Silsbee, for three dump
trucks to be used in the Silsbee
Precinct was accepted. Other
bidders were Donalson Motor
Co, Silsbee $8, 790; Silsbee Au-
to Co, $9, 069; and Sour Lake
Motor Co. $9,480.
The Court also approved a re-
quest of Earl Stover, special
right -of-way on FM 92, north of
Silsbee from Dolphes McGee for
$200.
Tax Assessor-Collector Willie
Bean again appeared before the
Court and requested the Court to
approve his list of ten employees
for the tax office for 1964. He
also asked for merit raises for
some of his employees. He was
refused on both counts. After a
lengthy discussion of technica-
lities, the County Judge and
Commissioners refused on the
grounds that to approve his re-
quest would give Mr. Bean 17
employees instead of the usual
10.
Willie Bean pointed out that
his office was handicapped at
this busy time of the year since
his staff was down to seven em-
ployees. He stated that he had
been prevented to hire the reg-
ular ten employee by an order
passed by the Commissioners
Court last September. At that
time the Court prevented his
hiring replacements for em-
ployees that quit. Under the
September order, Bean must get
approval from the Commission-
ers Court before hiring replace-
ments.
Bean pointed out that his re-
quests were in the b u d g e t and
that there was sufficient money
allocated to pay the employes.
Commissioner Tom Burch made
a motion to give Bean three em-
ployees but withdrew it.
Later Bean told the Pine Nee-
dle that he would be back with
requests since the need was ur-
gent.
Be A
Pine Needle
Reporter
The editors of the Pine Needle
urges all persons to turn in any
news that they have at our tern -
porary office at E. Allums and
E. Brown Streets .in Kountze or
by mail at P. O. Box 7 91,
Kountze or by telephone CH6-
3979. We use anoff-set printing
process and welcome any news
pictures. We promise to do our
best to return your pictures un-
harmed.
This is a new venture and we
are asking the help and co-
operation of our r e a d e rs. The
best way to insure our improve-
ment and continuance is by pa-
tronizing our advertizers. We
intend to publish a paper that
will print the truth and unite our
town. If you want that kind of a
paper, help us by% bringing u s
news, lending us your pictures,
and patronizing our advertisers.
Kenneth R u 1 o n, grandson of
Mrs. Gussie Robertson, is at-
tending Barber School in Beau-
mont.
Ill
Kirkpatrick
Files For
Rep. Post
George P. Kirkpatrick, Jr.
announces his candidacy for the
o f f i c e of State Representative
for the 14th, District, comprised
of Hardin, Polk and San Jacinto
Counties. He is 29 years of age,
married to the former Betty Lois
Hamilton of Jasper and has one
son, George Allen. He was born
in Jasper County and has lived
in Hardin County for the past
four years. Four generations of
the Kirkpatricks have lived in
Hardin County. His great-grand-
father, George Kirkpatrick,
came to Hardin County from
Alabama in 1859 and settled nine
miles north of Silsbee on the
Neches River, atBearman’s|
Bluff, now Craven's Camp. His1
grandfather and father were born
at this place and his father at-
tended the Silsbee Public schools.
Mr. Kirkpatrick attended La-
mar State College at Beaumont
and Sam Houston State College
at Huntsville, where he received
his Bachelors degree with major
subjects being Government, His-
tory and Sociology. He also at-
tended Baylor University Law
School and received his license
to practice from the Supreme
Court of Texas on November 28,
1961 and has practiced law in
Kountze since that time.
He is an active member of the
Methodist church, Lions club,
Kountze Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment, Texas Forestry Associa-
tion, State Bar of Texas, Ameri-
can Bar Association, a life mem-
ber of the National Rifle Asso-
ciation and is presently serving
as treasurer of the Hardin County
Bar Association.
He has been honorably dis-j
charged from the United States
Army after six years o f active
duty and reserve service.
He is a lifelong Democrat and
has served two years as Demo-
cratic chairman of Hardin Coun-
ty. He was a delegate to the
state Democratic Convention at
San Antonio in 1958 and covered
the Democratic National con-
vention at Chicago in 1956 as a
press photographer for the Beau-
mont Enterprise.
He states that law is his pro-
fession, and the function of the
state legislature is to enact new
laws and amend old laws from,
time to time as the need arises.
Because he is a lawyer, he will
not have to depend on other
representatives who are lawyers
to advise him as to the ultimate
effect or legal meaning of a pro-
posed bill, he says.
He states that he will welcome
open forums in the district
wherein constituents will have
an opportunity to make sugges-
tions and ask questions concern-
ing any proposed legislation.
He further states that he is on'
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Reception
Given For
New Pastor
A reception honoring Rev. and
R. Leon Peacock and their
children, Robert and Luan was
held following the evening wor-
ship hour, Sunday night, to be-
come better acquainted with the
new parsonage family.
The arrangements were made
by Mrs. Ruth Hargrove. Mrs. P.
S. Wiggins and Mrs. Hunter
Cunningham introduced the new
pastor and family.
Punch was served by the Buil-
ders Class with Mrs. James Kel-
ley pouring and the Sally Foun-
tain Class was in charge of the
cookies.
Mrs. CecilCain served coffee
and Mrs. Tom Hyde assisted in
serving.
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Poll Tax
Stations
Listed
A check over Hardin County
indicates poll tax sales are much
slower than the last Presi dental
Year of 1960, when there were
7120 poll taxes sold.
We feel this is caused by the
late date Poll tax books were re-
ceived and Poll tax stations were
set up, County Tax Assessor-
Collector, Willie Bean says.
The deadline for paying your
poll tax which is $1.75 or re -
ceiving your exemption is Jan-
uary 31. Poll tax stations set up
over the County are:
Jack Gardner Gro., Village
Mills, Texas
Albert Cunningham, Caney
Head, Texas
C. A. Dominy Drive Inn Gro.
Spurger Hwy, Silsbee, Texas
Silsbee Elec. Co. (Mrs. Chas.
McGinty), Silsbee, Texas
Gertrude Fields News Stand,
Silsbee, Texas
Houston Thompson Office,
Silsbee, Texas
A. A. Adams, Silsbee, Texas
H. P. Moran Pa-Ga. Gro.,
Silsbee, Texas
Milners Gro, Chance Loeb,
Texas
Fred Anders - School Tax Of-
fice, Chance Loeb, Texas
J. M. Bowman, Chance Loeb;
Texas
PineWood Drive Inn, Sour
Lake, Texas
Ray Edmondsons, Sour Lake,
Texas
Mose Cleaners & Dyers (Mose
Johnson) Sour Lake. Texas
Mrs. Phoebe Millhollon,
Grayburg, Texas
Lee Smith, Batson, Texas
Miss Beulah Skinner, Sara -
toga, Texas
Mrs. Aline, Brackin, Thick-
et, Texas
Cecil Collins, Votaw, Texas
Mrs. Louise Markentell, Ho-
ney Island, Texas
A. E. Sykes, Silsbee, Texas
Armour W rec king Yard,
Spencer Armour, Silsbee, Texas
M. M. Bean, Spurger Hwy,
Silsbee, Texas
Overstreet Home
Pat Overstreet returned home
from the Veterans Hospital Sat-
urday, Jan. 11, where he enter-
ed Jan. 2, for observation and
treatment.
He will return to the VA Hos-
pital in Houston in three weeks
for a ciieck up and six weeks
from now for surgery on his left
ear.
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NEW METHODIST PASTOR AND FAMILY—Pictured ABOVE, LEFT TO RIGHT, Rev. R. Leon Pea-
cock, son, Robert, 10; daughter, Luan, 7, and Mrs. Peacock. Rev. Peacock is the new pastor of
the Kountze Methodist Church. He preached his first sermon here Jan. 5, coming from the Metho-
dist Church in Kirbyville.
Rev. Peacock began his ministry , on the Alto Circuit, Alto, Texas in 1946. Since then he has
served pastorates in Cushing, Frankston, Rosebud, Lindale and Kirbyville.
He is a veteran of the U. S. Air Force serving in India-Burma 1943-45.
A native of Garrison, Texas, Rev. Peacock graduated from high school there, attended Lon Mor-
ris College in Jacksonville, Stephen F. Austin in Nacogdoches and Perkins School of Theology,
Dallas. Mrs. Peacock is the former Miss Marian Williams. (Pine Needle Staff Photo)
Bank to Observe
Tenth Anniversary
On Friday, January 17, the
Peoples State Bank of Kountze
will complete ten years of oper-
ation. The Certificate of Au-
thority to transact business was
personally delivered to the bank
byj. M. Falkner, Commission-
er of Banking of the State of
Texas on January 18, 1954 and
deposits received on that day
were $110, 213. 34. The Decem-
ber 31, 1963 condensed state-
ment of condition of the bank
shows deposits to be $1, 985, -
034.27, with total assets of
$2,203,434.89.
The statement also shows the
Board of Directors to be W. B.
Cariker, Frank H. Carpenter,
Alfred Carter, Geo. N. Chris-
tian, D. C. Enloe, J. V. Over-
street and Williford, Jr. Direc-
tors Cariker, Carpenter, Chris-
tian, Overstreet a.nd Williford
were original Directors of the
bank and have served contin-
uously on the Board during the
ten years. Geo. N. Christian,
President, who moved to Ko-
untze in August 1953 to open the !
bank, is the only employee who
has remained with the bank for
the full ten year period. Alfred
Carter, Vice President and Cash-
ier, joined the bank in Septem-
ber 1954 and Donald Duce, As-
sistant Cashier, was employed
by the bank in April 1957. Other
officers of the bank are W. B.
Cariker, Chairman of the Board;
J. V. Overstreet, Vice President
and R. A. Williford, Jr., Vice
President. Other personnel of
the bank, all of whom were area
residents before their employ-
ment,-are Mrs. Coye Bane, Miss
Mary Joyce Davis, Miss Mary
NellEasley and Mrs. Tony Whi-
senhant.
Friends and customers of the
bank are invited to enjoy coffee
and cake with the staff during
business hours on Friday, Jan-
uary 17.
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Carmi-
chael of Houston visited Sun-
day, January 12, in the home of
Mrs. Carmichael's brother,
Kelly Smith.
Jury Upholds
Mitchell Will
LINDA MARKENTELL
PERSONALS. . .
Mrs. Kelly Smith visited with
her mother-in-law, Mrs. Edwin
Smith from last Tuesday, Jan.
7 through Friday, Jan. 10, in
in Groesbeck.
Mrs. Edwin Smith is now vis-
iting in the Kelly Smith home
with her son and family.
Mrs. C. F. Bryan and son,
Wayne visited her daughter,
Mrs. Floyd Williams and family
at Snyder, Christmas week.
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Markentell-
Rulon Rites
Set Friday
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Marken-
tell announce the engagement
and approaching marriage o f
their daughter, Linda, to Jack
Rulon, formerly of Kountze,
now of Liberty.
The wedding will be held
Friday night, January 17 at 8
p. m. in the Baptist Church of
Honey Island with the Rev.
Lewis Graham performing the
ceremony.
The prospective bridegroom
is the son of Mr. and Mrs, John
Blanchard ofLiberty and the
grandson of Mrs. Gussie Robert-
son of Kountze.
The wedding party consists of
Wanda Walters of Honey Island,
Maid of Honor; Suzanne Orand
ofLiberty, Bridesmaid; Kenneth
Rulon, brother of the Groom,
Best Man, and William Mar-
kentell, brother of the Bride,
Groomsman.
There will be a reception at
the church following the cere-
mony.
The couple will take a short
wedding trip to Houston and
then make their home in Liber-
ty where Mr. Rulon is employ-
ed with VTI Company there.
A District Court jury in a Will
Contest case tried in District
Court found that Mrs. Josie
Broussard Mitchell was of sound
mind when she executed her
will and when she executed two
Codicils to the will.
Judge H. A. Coe, presided in.
the 88th Judicial Court that be-
gan Monday, Jan. 6. The jury,
with B. A. Glasscock, foreman,
returned its verdict at 2:30 p.
m. Saturday, Jan. 11.
Mrs. Mitchell died at the age
of 67 years on May 5, 1960 in
Kountze. The application for
probate of her will stated that
her estate was valued in excess
of $8,000 and included real es-
tate, monies in bank and bonds.
Informed sources however, say
that the estate was in excess of
$100, 000 in value.
Her will was dated May 31, 1958
and was witnessed by Raymond
Mclnnis and Monroe James Mc-
Innis ofVoth, Texas. On March
18, 1959 and June 27, 1959 she
executed Codicils or amend-
ments to the will.
Mrs. Mitchell’s heirs-at-law
were Nancy Mahelia Shephard,
a sister, McAllen; William Pas-
cal Daniel, a brother, Beau-
mont; Georgia Lea Dudley, a
neice, Diboll; Jack B. Latie, a
grand-nephew, Beaumont;
George Edward Daniel, a neph-
ew, Kountze; Jimmie Lou Ward-
robe, a neice, Marero, Louisi-
ana; and Charles W. Daniel, a
nephew, Kountze.
T. E. Richards, Jr. was the
executor and proponent of the
will and codicils which left all
her property to Church of Christ
at 6601 Laura KoppeRoad,
Houston as trustee of her estate
with Rev. John O’Dowd as sole
agent of said trustee.
Sixteen witnesses testified for
the contesting heirs and includ-
ed A. L. Bevil, W. G. Bird-
well, Verna Turner, Kathaleen
Daniel Wollcott, J. C. Daniel,
June Daniel, Ernest McDonald,
and others.
Eleven witnesses testified for
the Church and Rev. O'Dowd
and included Dr. George Ten-
nison, Mrs. Mary Willis, Mrs.
“Berniece Seale, the witnesses to
the will and codicils and others.
Attorneys for the contestants
were R. A. Richardson, and
Dwayne Overstreet of Kountze.
Attorneys for contestee were H.
A. Coe, Jr. of Kountze; T. E.
Richards, Jr., and Mr. Roberts,
Houston.
No motion for judgment has
been filed. ^ .
Parents With
Six Year Olds
Contact Principals
All parents with children that
will be six years old by Sept. 1
are urged to contact one of'the
principals before Feb. 1 so your1
child will be counted in the
school census. These have to be
turned into the State Board of
Education Feb. 1 in order to
get money for the next school
year.
Mrs. Lizzie Oliver, Mrs. Mar)p
Thomas and daughter, Linda,
and Howard Oliver, all of Hous -
ton, and Mr. and Mrs. H. L.
Castilaw spent Christmas day
with Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Bryan
and Wayne,.
Supt.Keevert
Awarded
New Contract
Supt. C. E. Keevert was giv-
en a new three -year contract at
the regular monthly meeting of
the school board Monday night,
Jan. 6. This is Mr. Keevert’s
first year here as superintendent
He came on a one-year con-
tract. All members were present
except Pat Overstreet who was
in the hospital.
A Board of Equalization was
appointed. Members appointed
are John Blair, H. F. Peck, and
J. O. Fountain.
In other business the board
authorized the borrowing of
money for the starting of the re-
modeling of the new Science
Center. The money has already
been authorized for the entire
job, which will be about $27, -
000, including furnishings. The
loan is being handled by Peoples
State Bank of Kountze. The new
Science Center will contain a
Chemistry laboratory, biology
laboratory, two classrooms,
teachers office, Science library
and reading room, a dark room
and two storage rooms. Half of
the money for the job is being
.furnished by the Federal govern-
ment through the National De-
fense Education Act.
The new Science Centerwas
formerly the old Junior High
Building.
All high school science, bio-
logy and chemistry classes will
| be held in the new building.
Mrs. J. McKim
Gives Book Review
At B&PW Meet
Mrs. James McKim gave a
review on the book, "Mandel-
baum Gate" by Dr. Leo Eddel-
ston at the meeting of the
Kountze Business and Profession-
al Women's Club, Thursday,
January 9 at 7:30 p. m. in the
home of Mrs. Virginia Hy-
; barger.
j Mrs. McKim, who was intro-
j ducedbyMrs. Willanette Herod
j program chairman, told the
I group of this entry point be-
j tween Israel and Jordan which
i has been the area of much trou-
j ble and co nflie t between the
; two countries some time ago.
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| The book portrays a prosperous
American business man who is
visiting Israel and who gains
spiritual growth and insight
while visiting there.
A short business session was
held prior to the program. Mrs,
Hybarger gave a report on the
scholarship fund. She reported
that the club sent a large num-
ber of gifts to the State Hospital
at Rusk at Christmas.
Refreshments of Fudge pie
(delicious but calorie packed)
coffee, tea and cokes were serv-
ed to Mrs. Emmett Lack, Mrs.
R. C. Brackin, Mrs. Verna Tur-
ner, Mrs. Harold Peck, Mrs.
! Rosalie Simpson, Mrs. W. T.
; Bean, Mrs. McKim, Mrs. Herod
! and the hostess.
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Welch, James E. Pine Needle (Kountze, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 16, 1964, newspaper, January 16, 1964; Kountze, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth847421/m1/1/: accessed June 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar University.