The Pine Needle (Kountze, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 6, 1966 Page: 1 of 8
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POLITICAL SHENANIGANS
PfNEJVlEEDLE
* The voice of Hardin County
VOLUME III NUMBER I
Its Picket
KOUNTZE, HARDIN COUNTY, TEXAS
THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1966
PAST
PRESENT
1965MAN0FTHEYEAR
FUTURE
by GERALDINE WATSON
It is hoped that the editor and
readers of this column will forgive
another digression from our subject-,
the Big Thicket- but at this time
of year, all our thoughts have a wi-
der range and our reflections of the
past and conjectures for the future
are not limited to local affairs. As
we have studied the cultures of the
past in our area and noted those
actions of men which were either
noble and unselfish or animalistic ,
we wonder what purpose such a st-
udy can serve, for we don't always
use this knowledge of the results of
human behavior, but continue to
follow the same patterns- our act-
ions motivated by emotionalism
rather than reason, yet to me the
study of history gives an indispen-
sible ingredient for living - hope.
It shows us that no matter how bl-
ack the present may appear, man
has always met and survived every
thing that fate and the elements
have thrown at' him.'
Never before in the history of
man has the present and the out- .
look for the future been so bright.
Already I know what you are think-
ing! "This fool doesn’t know what’s
going on in this world." Not so! I
read six newspapers, various peri-
odicals and other realible litera-
ture on the pros and cons of world
affairs. I know too well what is go-
ing on.
Solomon said "There is nothing
new under the sun." In early times
man fought over the best campsites
and hunting grounds. As he pro-
gressed and made his living by tr-
ade and commerce, he fought o-
ver trade routes and the sources of
the most desired goods- precious
stones and metals, spices and fine
fabrics. As he progressed materi-
ally, he progressed mentally and
those who controlled the riches of
the world realized man would soon
be too intelligent to work and fight
to increase the luxury of the ruling
class, so the battle for the mind
began. Propaganda became the ul-
timate weapon and the unenlight-
ened mind a vulnerable target.The
merchants of Europe whose riches
lepended on opening the trade ro-
ites through the East stirred the ig-
lorantand superstitious with relig-
ous slogans and the "holy" wars
if the Crusades were on. While to-
ay's propaganda is more subtle ,
he same old powers of economics
nd politics pulls the strings of e-
notionalism and men still "have
t it" fang and claw!
Must it always be so? I think not!
jhrist's adage "The truth will make
ou free" applies to all principals
nd the peoples of the world are
eginning to have access to the
This year, the Pine Needle is
picking the outstanding personality
that we believe has contributed to
the welfare of Hardin County. This
year this job is a particularly pleas-
ant one because the person we feel
who has done most to improve Har-
dinCountyis a personal friend that
this newspaper has promoted during
all of his public career.
We believe that Sheriff Henry
Overstreet has done more to pro-
mote Hardin County than any other
person
we do not mean to exclude any of
the many persons who have made
Hardin County a better place to
live, but we feel that Henry has
been in the position to, and has,
promoted Hardin County by his
activities.
We have thought that Virgil Car-
away, Silsbee's Commissioner has
been outstanding, particularly the
way he personally told the truth a-
(Continued on page 8)
REP. J.E. MILLER
SEEKS RE-ELECTION
Poll Tax Lag
Is Cited Here
Although poll tax sales have im-
proved slightly, there will have to
be a marked increase to reach
previous totals of an election year.
Willie Bean, county tax assessor-
collector, said.
As of this morning, approxima-
tely 350 persons had paid their poll
tax.
Deadline is January 31.
No federal registrations had been
issued as of today, Bean said. The
federal registration allows a per-
son to vote in national elections
only.
All persons who plan to vote
must have a poll tax or an exemp-
tion except for residents 60 years
of age or older, Bean said.
Those who are 21-years-of-age
or those who will be 21 by election
date, and who will be voting for
the first time, may obtain exemp-
tions.
A person is allowed to vote when
he is 21 (even is his birthday falls
on an election day) if he has ob-
tained an exemption and meets
the other voting requirements.
State law says that a person mu-
at live in the state one year and
the county six months, previous
to the election date, to be allow-
ed to vote.
Willie Bean lists these poll-tax
deputies and stations as follows:
KOUNTZE
Tax Office
SILSBEE
Mrs. Ona McGentry Silsbee Elec.
Houston Thompson Law Office
A. A. Adams
Gertrude. Fields Silsbee
H. P. Moran Pago #2
B & P W Mrs. LaBranch
CHANCE-LOEB
Jerry Burks
R. G. Milner
Raymond Bartmess
Judge Bowman
SOUR LAKE
R. D. Edmonson
Sour Lake Ins. Agency
Harold Rankin Rex Supply
CANEY HEAD
Albert Cunningham
Cunningham Grocery
MAX ROBERTSON
ANNOUNCES FOR
COMMISSIONER
College. I am a veteran, having
served in the Korean War for 2 yrs.
and at the present time engaged
in the tie business at Loeb. Prior
to that time I was employed in the
Office
Milner’s Gro.
Real Est.Office
J. P. Office
I, Max J. Robertson announce
my candidacy for Commissioner of
Precinct No. 2, Hardin County ,
Texas which includes Kountze,
Chance-Loeb, Plank, Honey Island,
and Village Mills. I am the son of
Mrs. Sue Robertson and the late E.
J. (Windy) Robertson. I am married heayy equipment,
to the former Margaret Landis, dau- j haye been Self _empToyed
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Landis - - 1 1 -1--
of Kountze, and we have one son,
Randy.
I am 35 years old and was born
and reared in Hardin County, Tex-
as. I am a graduate of Kountze Commissioners Office.
High School and attended Lamar
NEW MANAGER OF
VERRET APPLIANCE
Editor's note: The Village Creek
Philosopher on his Fire Ant farm
on Village Creek takes a sidelong
glance at a new machine in use in
Washington.
Dear editar:
According to an article I read
in a copy of a newspaper which
was used for packing in a box of
cups and saucers somebody sent
here during the holidays—if people
were more thoughtful they'd use a
bigger variety of newspapers for
such purposes and not tear them up
into shreds—at any rate, accord-
ing to it, the Democrats now have
and the Republicans are planning
on getting one of those huge com-
puting and electronic-brain ma-
chines which they use for answer-
ing mail.
As I understand it, the machine
can memorize the names, includ-
ing first names and nicknames, ad-
dresses and various bits of informa-
tion about millions of individuals.
A Congressman just hands the
machine a list of all his constitu-
ents with all the details about each
one he has found out about. Then
Bean's Grocery
Dominy Grocery
tion as State Representative for I was Dorn and rawed in South
District 7 which includes Hardin, east Texas, finished High School m
Tyler, Jasper, and Newton coun- Burkeville (Newton County), an
eginning to have access to the ties. I seek to represent the people attended_ and x havb
ruths of history through education, of Hardin County for the first time. Universi y (Army) twice
)ur future can be free from war. I have served one term in the g- during the Korean War).I
For this reason, the future never islature, having been elected in (reca 8public
1964 to represent the other 3 coun- was a teacher-coach in me i
M. M. Bean
Cecil Dominy
VOTAW
Cecil Collins CollinS Grocery
THICKET
Aline Brackin Post Office
SARATOGA
Beulah Skinner Home
VILLAGE MILLS
Jack Gardner Gardner’s Grocery
HONEY ISLAND
Louise Markentell Orand’sGroc.
BATSON
Mrs. Ray Lambert Home
schools in Burkeville for 8 years.
Having been a representative for
one session, I feel that I have a
working knowledge of the mechan-
ics of the State Legislature and can
effectively continue to represent
all the people of our East Texas
district.
As I stated in my campaign two
years ago, I was not and am not
presently obligated to lobby groups
(Continued on page 8)
oil field and construction work,-when he wants to write to them a
where I built roads and operated letter, explaining why he voted
for or against something, or was
_________________r y for opposed to a pay raise but was o-
the past 8 years and know the val- ver-ruledby the majority, or want-
ue of a dollar. I promise, if elect- ing to know how they feel about
ed,to be a full time commissioner some pending bill, all he has to do
and I will not let outside interest is write the letter and hand it to
interfere with the operation of the the machine, which in turn writes
the same letter to everyone of them,
each one addressed individually
and by nickname if desired, with
little personal touches thrown in,
and then signs them all and addres-
ses the envelopes.
Now I have been thinking about
this and while it sounds like real
progress and a great time-saver, I
believe those boys ought to be care-
ful.
After getting prompt and effici-
ent mail service from this machine
some voter may get the notion it
could have other uses. If it can
answer the Congressman's mail,why
can't it receive it too? Instead of
Congressmen having a machine to
' write to the voters, why couldn't
the voters have a machine to write
to instead of a Congressman?
If it can learn evEry voter in the
district by his first name, answer
10,060 letters an hour, and digest
the views of a million people in
30 minutes and vote accordingly,
all it would have to do is learn how
to shake hands, and where would
that leave the Congressman?
This thing has vast and explosive
possibioities and if I was a Con-
gressman I’d get that machine sur-
, . T^tze ior U^earTwith Modern TV rounded with enough entangling
G.B. Richardson, of Kountze, is * Appliance where he was owner legislation to keep its use from get-
the new manager of Verret Appli- a* pp ting too widespread,
ance Company at 275 HWY 96 So. "nRXdson liwites all hls Yours faithfully,
in Silsbee.Mr. Richardson has been iVU*
THE PINE NEEDLE
EDITOR..........
I PICTURE EDITOR-
TEXAi
JAMES C. JENNINGS
.....THOMAS BEAN
PROGRESS CAMPAIGNS
FOR 6000 VOTES
in the Appliance Business
WITrirv
UCCIJL - , . ..
in Ko- many friends t0 come by and visit
him at Verret Applaince Co.
J. A.
J965--
HESS ASSOCIATION
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Gene Barrington, chairman of
, the PROGRESS group in Hardin Co-
unty notified the Pine Needle of
its poll tax campaign. The PRO-
GRESS group, said Mr. Barrington
hopes to work with every person
desiring maximum voter registra-
tion and left the following state-
ment of our office:
The PROGRESS group wants to
congratulate every organization,
! business, and person working to
| encourage 100% voter registration
in Hardin County for 1966 and does
announce that PROGRESS will take
part in this drive to have every a-
rhiir np.rsnn aualifv to vote. It is
hoped that every group active in
civic affairs and development of
our county will participate in the
efforts to increase voter participa-
tion in our system of democratic
government,for the job to be done
is too fundamentally important
during this month of January, 1966
to be. ignored.
In 1962, the highest ranking of-
ficial in the county was elected
when only approximately 18% of
the adult persons inthe county oast
a ballot for him. This pattern of
"electing to office" has been re-
peated again and again in the his-
(Continued on page 5)
Over die weekend a group of
Hardin County's practical polity
cians were gathered around a tabid'
and Sort of chewing the fat abo&t
the up-coming election contests in
Hardin County. The subject of im-
mediate conversation and concern
was the strategy that was beginning
to unfold on the part of Hardin Co-
unty's long dominant Clique,..
The conversation was detached
and almost amusing when the trial
balloons and strategy were discus-
sed* (Continued on page 7)
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Jennings, James C. The Pine Needle (Kountze, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 6, 1966, newspaper, January 6, 1966; Kountze, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth662638/m1/1/: accessed July 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lamar University.