The Pine Needle (Silsbee, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 4, 1967 Page: 2 of 8
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Corp. to do a story on the Big
Thicket for their company mag-
azine. " Well, to make a long
story short and fast, when I heard
that magazine reached 15,000
people, I threw Watson some
lunch together, took my 10-year-
old who had been in the hospital
to Beaumont for a checkup, pic-
ked up the kids at school and
flew to Saratoga where I met
Bill Murphy of the public rela-
tions dept, who was to write the
story, Jim Crow, from the Beau-
mont office, and Byron Houston,
photographer. Over coffee, they
explained what they had in mind
and we planned the next day's
foray. These guys really knew
their business, for we covered the
two-day grand tour from 8a.m.
to 5 p. m., taking pictures and
notes along the way. They were
shown a couple of our pre-civil
war homes, giant palmetto at
Pine Island Bayou, big pines at
the Batson forest, champion cy-
press and holly, ghost road and
the Bragg hotel, fern bog at the
St. Ores' all the deer at Neal
House's place, and the Hyatts
pitcher plant bog. For wild flo-
wer interest, I had counted on
the snakemouth orchids in Hazel
Green's bog still being in good
condition, but was bitterly dis-
appointed to find them past their
prime. Byron began photograph-
back to Kountze looking for them
while the others were on the na-
ture trail at Kirby forest. If they
will contact me, I will take them
on a private tour of the places
they missed- and then some.
THE PINE NEEDLE
ART
MAY 4, 1967
SHOW
ACTIVITIES
il l^OlcipCC’C A
h R.rlchefla
Uruv-'
Pi'ii h
CARD OF THANKS
The family of Richard W.
----- ~y------o— r ^ i Wright of Saratoga, Texas, wish
ing pitcher plants and ferns when to thank the many people, friends
Dolly showed me a flower and ancj neighbors, for the sympathy,
and kindness shown them in the
recent loss of their loved one.
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Lucker
and family.
SILSBEE GARDEN CLUB VISITS
THE BIG THICKET
said "What’s this thing, Jerry?
"The Calopogon orchid!" I sc-
reamed, "And you picked it! "
So she just stuck it into a clump
of. fern and it made the prettiest
picture you ever saw. The Calo-
pogon, or Grasspink, is a deep
pink and one of our lovliest or-
chids. Luck was with us all the
way. The sun came out just when
it was needed- I stepped over a
big cottonmouth moccosin with-
out my boots on and he ran be-
tween my legs and hit the water
instead of me= and the deer at
Neal House's just posed and st-
rutted and put on the biggest show
you ever saw. Byron had a ball.
He took pictures lying on his
back, from up in trees and bal-
anced onslippery logs in swamps.
He snapped away chuckling to
himself and muttering things like,
"Great! Fabulous! Marvelous!
Best pictures I’ve ever taken,etc.,
etc. "Billtook me aside and told
me that Byron had filled photo
assignments all over the world
and wasn't easily excited or giv-
en to superlatives. Since Bill
was writing the story, I asked
him, "What is your opinion oi
what you have seen today?" My
shorthand is pretty rusty, so after
awhile I gave up trying to get
all his remarks, but he summed
it up by saying, "It is awesome-
awe inspiring! I've covered e- IvIUSIC MAKERS TO
very other part of Texas and nev- ENTERTAIN AT
er realized this was all here. t -d^t t<t t a
And he backed it up by joining FORT POLK> LA*
the Big Thicket Association and The Music Makers, a choral
vowing to come back. group from Silsbee, has been in-
From the mailbag-a note from vited to entertain the military
Edith and Charles Wilbanks who personnel stationed at Fort Polk,
have the hobby shop and museum Louisiana. The group will leave
on Magnolia in Beaumont. They Silsbee, by bqs this Saturday and
have some new goodies in and will spend two days at the Fort,
I just can't wait to go get some beforereturning to Silsbee Sunday
pieces for my collection. night.
Here’s a flash for Raymond While at the Fort, the group
McDavid: I’ve found some things will entertain our troops in the
you and Armand would just flip hospital, at the theaters, in se-
over. Y’all come up and see veral service clubs and will sing
when you can. Also, Raymond, for chapel services on Sunday
tell the folks who broke down morning.
onthe Houston Nature Club tour, The Music Makers recently
that I drove almost all the way performed at Fort Hood, Texas,
Left top, Mrs. Jacque Collier, Art League exhibition chairman, presents first prize award to
Mrs. Dale Nelms.
Right top, Mrs. Jennie Stokesbury with her second place winner, landscape in oils.
Bottom left, Mr. E. M. Wilson, Jr., who was given life membership for his contribution of dis-
play panels to the League.
Bottom right, Mrs. Jeanette Jackson, publicity and membership chairman.
O. R0 CRAWFORD TO
SPEAK AT SPRING
MEETING OF TEXAS
FORESTRY ASSOC.,
MAY 11
O. R. Crawford, vice president,
EasTex Incorporated, Jasper, will
be the key speaker at the Spring
Meeting of the Texas Forestry
Association, May 11, 1967, at
the Southern Forest Research In-
stitute near Sour Lake.
Mr. Crawford is the organizer
and served as the first president
of the Southern Forest Research
Institute. Crawford will discuss
"Forestry Research Today". He
will be introduced by Ottis Lock,
Lufkin.
Serving as Chairman of the
%4V. Texas Forestry Association’s For-
^ est Taxation Committee, Craw-
ford is active in many other or-
ganizations. He helped form the
will preside. The public is invi-
ted to attend the meeting and to
inspect the facilities and view
the work conducted by the Sou -
them Forest Research Institute
in cooperation with the Boyce
Thompson Institute for Plant Re-
search_
WEST HARDIN FHA
HAS BABY BEAUTY
CONTEST
Miss Lessie Ann Payne was the
winner in the West Hardin FHA
Baby Beauty Contest held at the
West Hardin School on April 19-
23rd. Lessie Ann is a senior stu-
dent. Mary Taylor, a sophomore,
won second place and Kathy
Jeanes, a freshman, was third
place winner.
Baby pictures of twenty-two
FHA girls were brought and plac-
ed on the bulletin board in the
hall of the high school. Votes
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Jasper Youth Baseball Association. were cast at °ne cent ^ac •
He is active in Southern Pine As- The raonjy ^ c°ntest
sociation, Texas. Forest Products 1S bemS used t0 he,lp pa^ ex
Manufacturers Association, Boy
Scouts of America, Texas United
and were delighted when an in- Fund, Inc., Deep East Texas
vitation was received to travel Development Association, Jasper
to Fort Polk. The group will be Chamber of Commerce, East
accompanied by two of the di- Texas Chamber of Commerce,
rectors, Mrs. Suzanne Barfield Sportsmens Clubs of Texas, Pres-
penses of the two delegates from
the Chapter to the State FHA
meeting in Dallas. The Chapter
made $28.65 on the contest.
CHANCE-LOEB PTA
TO MEET MAY 9
WEST HARDIN FHA
..........— ----------------------------------------- —- EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
of Silsbee and Mrs. Patricia Bosch byterianChurch, and other organ- ^ TRIP
of Beaumont. izations. He has received num -
^ erous national, regional and lo- The annual trip of the West
cal awards. Hardin FHA Chapter was made
Paul Sand in, Woodville, is May 1, 1967. Those eligible to
chairman of the TFA Spring 8° on this trip were the officers,
Meeting Committee. Othermem- committee chairman girls wotk-
The next Chance-Loeb P. T. A. bers of the Arrangements Com- ing on State Homemaking Degrees
meeting is scheduled forTuesday, mitteeare Leroy Williamson and
May *9, at &;30 P. M. at the Max Ollieu, Lufkin; Furman Hars-
school.’ The program will be of dorff, Jasper; Billy Eaves, Wood-
special interest to parents of ville; and L S. Taylor, Silsbee.
children who will be beginning The meeting will convene at
school next year. There will al- 10:00 a. m. Three special awards
so be an installation of officers, will be presented. Raymond E.
will
Hinson Or p n ae.
TFA nrp.sident
their Advisor, Honorary Chapter
mothers, Honorary members and
Chapter beaus.
Twenty-two people went on
the trip to Beaumont. The group
ate dinner in a banquet room at
Coachlight Inn Restaurant and
then went to the Jefferson Theatre.
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Barrington, Peggy. The Pine Needle (Silsbee, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 4, 1967, newspaper, May 4, 1967; Silsbee , Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth662611/m1/2/: accessed July 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lamar University.