The Pine Needle (Silsbee , Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 18, 1966 Page: 1 of 10
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Second Class Postage paid at Silsbee, Texas
VOLUME m, NUMBER XXXXI
PAST
PRESENT
ft
FUTURE
Mr GERALDINE WATSON
Recently, when this column
mentioned a pitcher plant bog
between Village Mills and War-
ren, it received a tremendous
response. I had no idea the Pine
Needle covered such a vast ter-
ritory- I heard from people in
Tyler, Dallas, Houston, Beau-
mont and Wimberly Texas. Also,
I had no idea so many people
would be interested in preserv-
ing such a site. A gentleman
from Houston who had planned
a vacation trip to South Ameri-
ca, cancelled it with the inten-
tion of contributing the money
toward the purchase of this prop-
erty. Before, every time we
drove past, I stopped by to look
at it and cry over it- now, I
actually am confident it is going
to be preserved.
During the summer, we have
found several pitcher plant bogs
in a belt across the land where
Hardin and Tyler Counties meet
and without exception these a-
reas are ditched for drainage.
This botanical wonder is headed
for extinction right under our
very noses! This weekend, when
I went there and saw the beau-
tiful plumes of purple liatris in
a veritable sea of Orange fringe
orchids, I was fired with a de-
termination to start a big push
to save this bog.
There are 71/2 acres in this
tract and it is for sale now. Some
one may buy it any moment
and fill in the precious bog a-
reas as has been done directly
across the road from it. The
price is very reasonable due to
its not being too well suited for
a home site until it drains suf-
ficiently, which is the more
reason it will be quickly sold.
Never in any place have I
seen a wider variety of rare, un-
usual and beautiful plants. Last
Spring, blueberries were in
bloom, the shrubby bays had
four-inch magnolia like blos-
soms and among the usual Spring
flowers were these orchids; la-
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THE PINE NEEDLE
PEGGY BARRINGTON
Published every Thursday at dl 1 Hwv. d(i South,
Silsbee. Hardin County, Texas, by The Pine
Needle Publishing Company.
S11.SBEE KOUNTZE
Box 38 Box 127
Telephone: EV 5-4872
Subscription Rates:
In Hardin County--------------$2.00 Per Year
Outside Hardin County---------S3. 30 Per Year
SILSBEE, HARDIN COUNTY, TEXAS News Stand Price 5 Cents August 18, 1966
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CITIZENS FLOOD (ROND JURY
NVESIlGfl ION OF IHIMLIIY
The GOOD OLD DAYS-
SHOWN ABOVE IS PART OF THE CROWD THAT OVERFLOWED the witness room at the investi-
gation of charges of brutality last week. These charges came to light as the result of the reading of a
letter over Radio Station KTR1VI by Gordon Baxter claiming mistreatment of Elmer Brown of Lumber-
ton by members of the Sheriff's Department. The Grand Jury has recessed but is continuing its inves-
tigation of all phases of the case. __
The Grand Jury investigation
WESTERN WEEK
- Friday & Saturday, 19th
8 P.M., Trail Riders’
RODEO & PARADE CLIMAX
Hardin County Sheriff Henry O-
verstreet began last Monday after
noon in Kountze. The Grand
Jury heard testimony on the ch- ,
arges until Monday afternoon at Tom Knighten, Manager of the ° eo
5:30 P.M. when it adjourned un-Silsbee Chamber of Commerce, « 20th’
tilnext Tuesday when the inves- announced today that everything Arena, ott Farm Koaa 4i«.
tigation will be continued. has gone along smoothly and it A special event all will want
This investigation grew out of appears there is going to be a good witness 15 „ he selectl<^ of a
charges made by Elmer Brown of turn-out for the final 2 days of Rod^° Queen Saturday night.
Lumberton who claims to have activities, Friday & Saturday, Au- Afro, the Orange County Moun-
been mistreated in the jail fol- gust 19th & 20th. ted Sheriff's Posse, Jrs.ft Srs.,
lowing his arrest some weeks ago. The Retail Merchants* Associa-‘^lU be d°m§ a square dance on
The situation came to public at- tion having its last summer sale horses. Let s show our apprecia-
tention last week when Gordon so that all visitors to Silsbee will tion to this fine group of men by
Baxter read a letter from Brown be able to find bargains and enjoy coming out Friday & Saturday
and some of his neighbors on the special activities.
Radio Station KTRM in Beaumont, Wanick TV & Appl ance will
The letter listed several Lum- have western music on tape all
berton citizens who claimed they week.
had observed marks and bruises A few of the activitesi for this
on Brown's body followinghis re- week are;_
lease from jail.
Sheriff Overstreet and County ^VILLAGE CREEK REVISITED
Attorney Overstreet issued a state-
ment to KTRM denying Brown's
charges. When reached by the
Pine Needle, the sheriff said that
if Brown had marks on him, they
were not put on him while he was
in jail. Mr. Brown, the Pine
Needle has learned, has visited
the F. B. I. in Beaumont and F. B.l
investigators have talked to sev-
eral witnesses in Lumberton.
There has afro been talk of a
pending investigation by the Fed-
eral Grand Jury, but the Pine
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nights. There will be something
of interest for all.
Oh yes, don't forget this bull
"O Dun", is in the line up and
the man who draws the lucky num-
ber will have a chance to try for
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It’s Western Week in Sils,bee.
A week of tribute to the days of
the frontier, and the six-gun,
and the sturdy pioneer. It's a
time when pretty girls are seen
in gaily colored costumes, and
weekend cowboys dress in their
finest, and everybody enjoys
themselves with thoughts of the
"good old days."
The "good old days?" When
the pioneers of Hardin County
went dirty most of the time be-
cause soap and water were so
hard to come by. The only
soap was lye soap--soap from
lye that was obtained from your
own ash tree drip and tallow
from hogs fed out back of the
com crib--water drawn from
the well near the back porch,
the well you dug, and usually
just a few feet too shallow.
The " good old days?" When
if you lived near Cunningham's
Store, or Fred, or Spurger, or
Evadale, or anyplace without a
doctor--you had to ride horse-
back at a killing pace to fetch
medicine for a sick friend or
relative who may die without
it--and who often did die be-
fore the medicine got back
from "town." Medicine that
was delayed because of high-
water, or a horse that gave out
too soon, or of a rider that got
pulled off a saddle in the dark
of night by a too-low tree limb.
The "g'ood old days?" When
Beaumont was a place that only
the loggers working the river
run and the wanderers were
likely to see in a lifetime.
When a trip to the Gulf was a
two week, hard trip that was
made only when one decided to
pick up and move or when it
was a matter of life and death.
The "good old days?" When
a man was often measured by
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Barrington, Peggy. The Pine Needle (Silsbee , Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 18, 1966, newspaper, August 18, 1966; Silsbee , Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth662604/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lamar University.