The Pine Needle (Kountze, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 1964 Page: 1 of 7
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See Buzz Sow
AREA HOMECOMINGS
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PHONE CH 6-S97y
VOLUME I, NUMBER 41
KOUNTZE, HARDIN COUNT Y, TEXAS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1964
Buzz Sow
This week is the week of the
Silsbee High School Homecom-
ing and the Saratoga and West
Hardin Homecoming. A week
ago Kountze was celebrating
the return of the ex-students.
The celebrations have become
major ceremonies each year.
This newspaper has looked for-
ward to these meetings all this
year.
In last week’s Kountze Cele-
bration the Pine Needle took a
prominent role in the activi-
ties. In fact, this newspaper,
which is only 10 months old en-
tered the parade competition
and we took first prize in the
Commercial division. This, we
think, proves that Kountze is
still the town with a sense of
humor. It is true that some
want to change the slogan of
the town, but even if they try
to change the slogan, they will
not be, able to change the petT7^
pie. Perhaps it would be in line
to say that Kountze is the town
where a few people have lost
their sense of humor. Things
have taken a different tact and
some have not yet adjusted to
the new climate. Surely they
will because there is room for
all kinds of people here. And
we have all kinds here. Adjust-
ments by a few must and will
be made. It is no excuse to try
to change the slogan just be-
cause a few people have had a
little set back. The reaction to
this newspaper’s entry in the
parade showed that the vast
crowd that line<J the streets and
attended the ball game are still
willing to smile a little.
We are sure the same situa-
tion exists in West Hardin and
Silsbee. There are all kinds of
people in these places, but this
week they, too, will be relax-
ing and remembering the his-
tory and old times that were
happy there.
Silsbee, las usual, is putting
the big pot in the little one,
and has a program lined up for
the enjoyment-of all. With the
homecoming ballgame Friday
night opening the celebration,
Saturday and Sunday will be
happy days turned over to the
visitors and old timers. Satur-
day promises to see the longest
parade in Silsbee’s history..
Meetings will be held in tire af-
ternoon at the High School Au-
ditorium with a special recep-
tion at the High School Cafe-
teria honoring persons now who
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VILLAGE CREEK
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Pictured above is miss joy Hopkins, daughter ot Mr. & Mrs,
Ne.wton Hopkins of Silsbee. Joy is the 1964 Homecoming Qu-
een.
Silsbee Homecoming
Fri. Sat. & Sun.
Editor's note; l ne Village
Creek Philosopher on his fire
ant farm on Village Creek ap-
parently is getting hi$ mind off
the political campaigns this
week.
Dear editar:
According to an article I read
last night in a copy of a news-
paper I pulled off my television
antenna and which must have
fallen out of some Presidential
candidate's airplane as it was
published at least 15 states away
from here, the world has made
more scientific progress in the
last 50 years than it did in all
the years before, throughout the
long corridors of history.
This progress it said has been
made i'n all fields of science,
and cited not only space ex-
ploits and monster bombs but
incidental progress here on
earth in other areas. For exam-
ple, it pointed out, scientists
have now perfected a machine
that picks heads of lettuce. Not
only does it pick them, it first
feels them to see if they're
ripe, and will leave any lettuce
he^d not yet quite ready for
picking.
While I have never felt the
need for a $50,000 machine to
tell me when anything in a gar-
den was ready to eat, still I’ll
admit this is progress if you
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This week-end is Homecoming,
in S ilsbee. The S ilsbee High Ex-
Students have activities planned
for Thursday, Friday, and Sat-
urday. Tbe Sislbee Old Timers
take over Sunday. A schedule
The spirit is high in Silsbee
for the best homecoming i n
history. Friday night's game at
Kirby Memorial Stadium is ex-
pected to be a sell-out. Satur-
day's parade is expected to be
the longest and best in Silsbee
history.
This year, a rodeo has-been
added that will take place at the
Silsbee Trail Rider's Arena Sat-
urday night. The Homecoming
Dance at the Country Club pro-
mises to be the best ever.
THE
NEEDLE
EDITOR
PICTURE EDITOR-
JAMES C. JENNINGS
. _ THOMAS BEAN
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Jennings, James C. The Pine Needle (Kountze, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 1964, newspaper, October 15, 1964; Kountze, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth662670/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lamar University.