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OUTSIDE AUDITS"
SPInENeedle
BARRINGTON WRITES AGAIN ON TAXES
VOLUME I, NUMBER 50
KOUNTZE, HARDIN COUNTY, TEXAS, DECEMBER 17, 1964
NEW SILSBEE STATE BANK BUILDING, OPENHOUSE
Foot soldiers in the fight for
good g o v e r n in e a t in 1 lard i n
Count)' have reported a pravelent
theme running tlurougli the minds
of the people of Hardin County.
The petition bearers, that have
joined the bat He of protest ag-
ainst the use of the evil fruits of
the Pritchard and Abbott , ax-
valuationComract that was foist-
ed off on the people of Hardin
Count)' by an over bearing Coun-
ty Commissioners Court, say that
tiie people keep mentioning the
need of an outside audit of the
financial books of Hardin County.
1 Hardin Count)' has an Audi,or
who is appointed by the District
Judge. Judge II. A. Coe Sr., has
seen fit to appoint Don A Hums to
act as County Auditor. Allums
hasheldhis job for many years.
His duties in the main are to keep
the expenditures of the County
legal. He does not have a policy
making role but a ministerial
job. His role has been for the
most part a passive one-approv-
ing the expenditures of the Com-
missioners Court and the various
depratments when called upon.
But his duties do not take him
into all the areas of expenditure.
This is true of all the County
Auditors in Texas. Their job is
not as a watchdog over the co-
unty’s funds, but merely as a
legal guide to the legal avenues
of expenditure.
It is no wonder to i n f o r m e d
persons throughout Texas that
when outside auditors are called
in for special investigation, of-
ten times the activity uncovered
was not known to the County Au-
ditor. He was an innocent by-
stander to the malfeasance in of-
fice-not a participant in the ac-
tivity.
The only county office that
has had through the year an out-
side set of auditors is the County
Tax Assessor-Collectors office.
This comes about by overture of
the fact that State taxes are in-
volved so State Auditors are sent
in each year to check over the
books. Willie Bean's office has
never been found in difficulty
despite the lack of cooperation
given his office by the County
Judge and Commissioner's Court.
Don't you know that they hope
the State Auditors can turn up
something wrong in this depart-
ment?
All of us are aware that Bob
Neese, ex-deputy Sheriff In the
Beaumont office of the Jeffcr-
sons County sheriff's office has
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Silsbee State Bank held its open
house last Sunday from 1 to 5 p.
m. Several hundred people tour-
ed the bank's new and remodel-
ed facilities and were served re-
freshments.
One of the special interests
was a Mural, "The Heritage"
which is in the Heritage Room
on the second floor of the new
extention of the bank. The mu-
ral depicts the part, pine trees,
complemented by the Santa Fe'
Railroad and oil, have had in
the economic growth of Silsbee.
In the center of the mural is a
reproduction of an early photo-
graph of die bank's inter! or
showing N. A. Cravens, then
cashier and now president of the
bank, and Mrs, Cravens, the
banks only two employes at that
time. Also shown in the late R.
L. Weathersby, then president.
Billie Sue
Blake 1o Wed
To be married at 4 p. m. on
Sunday, Dec. 27, are Miss Billie
Sue Blake and Stephen Malcolm
Bailey. Nuptials will be held in
First Mc thod is t Church of
Kountze,
The bride-elect is the daugh-
ter of Mrs. Margie Blake of
Kountze andJ.B. Blake of Bay-
town.
Parents of the prospective
bridegroom are Mr. and Mrs.
C. W, Bailey of San Antonio.
Miss Blake, a graduate of
North Texas State University, is
listed in Who's Who in Ameri-
can Colleges and Universities.
She is affiliated with Alpha Phi
Sorority.
The prospective bridegroom
studied at Sheffield University
in England and was graduated
from Tulane University where he
was a member of Phi Beta Kap-
pa. He is attending the Baylor
University School of Medicine in
Houston,
THE PINE NEEDLE
EDITOR____________JAMES C. JENNINGS
PICTURE EDITOR ________THOMAS BEAN
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Published every Thursday at Kountze, Hardin County,
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Progress with Taxes
It seems that the spokesman
I for the Commissioners Court be-
lieve that we have to have taxes
if we have progress. I go along
with their argument. I voted for
home owners. Oh! It would put
them out of business. All this
tommy rot reminds me of the
case where the young lawyer was
appointed to defend a criminal
our courthouse bonds and also our who was as guilty as sin. The
hospital bonds. I voted for the lawyer had no evidence in the
Pine Needle
Joins TP A
The Pine Needle is proud to!
announce that it has been ap-1
proved into the Texas Press As-
sociation. This will enable us to I
give our readers a wide range of |
news, such as the article in this
issue, tips for outdoors men.
From time to time will have
other articles similar to this.
"THOUGHT FOR TODAY"
Do'something nice for Papa and
Mama today.
For tomorrow one of them may
be gone away.
Georgia Rae Overstreet
Hwy purchase bonds and for this
I can’t forgive myself. The rea-
son that I am sorry that I sup-
ported the project is the way it
is being spent. If any of you
have .any woods or cow pastures
to sell you might see your Com-
missioner or the County Judge.
They pay up to $2374.43 per
acre. A real progressive price,
I would say, and a little over
four and one half times what
.criminal favor, but when he got
to the argument before the jury
he made a beautiful speech. He
quoted from Homer, Shakespeare
noted states m-a n and even the
Holy Bible. He had wonderful
composition, beautiful plays of
words in his oration, but the jury
didn't pay any attention to him
and brought in a verdict of guilty
saying he should be hanged until
dead. That is what to happening
their Prichard and Abbott ap- to this court bunch, every time
praisers say the land is worth. If any one of _their spokesmen at-
any of you people want to sell to
the C om m iss io ners Court, it
may be that you will have to
tempt to defend them. They get
caught in the mouth trap and
very few if any are believing.
make you a nice speech and tell This kind of p r o p a g a n d a is a
them how your children has
played on said land and conse-
quently it has a very high senti-
mental value. I understand that
this progressive speech helps.
Progress with taxes is just what
we need. All you people re-
smoke screen and those who utter
it have gotten them Selves in a
state of almost complete use-
lessness. Now all you people who
haven’t fallen for this stuff and
want to do something about the
tax problem, or want the taxes
member Herbert Goldfine, Sher- equalized, please sign our peti-
man Adams, Bobby Baker, and tions. Let me know if you want
Oh! Yes, Billie Sol Estes. They to carry a petition or sign one.
were all very progressive with The Commissioners Court may
our tax money. If you want pro- not pay any attention to our
gress all you have to do is just pleadings, but I will tell you
keep supporting our Com mis- one thing as of now. In about a
sioners Court. The spokesmen year and a half if not sooner
defending the court says along they will be down on their knees
with this (Progress with taxes) praying. Oh! Lord! Deliver us
that the large corporations aren't from Prichard and Abbott,
able to pay taxes equal to the Your Friend,
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H. T. Barrington
Route 2
Kountze, Texas
Adult Class
Present A
Editor's Note: The Village Creek
Philosopher on his fire ant farm
on Village Creek apparently has
his mind on taxes, his letter this
week indicates.
Dear editar:
I found a copy of the Congres-
sional Record on the* road near
my place the other day. I don't
know how it got there, as far as
I know there never has been a
Congressman to set foot on this
fire ant farm, which is balanced
offby thefactl've never set foot
in W ashi ngton; at any rate, I
took the Record back to my
house and was. thumbing through
it, reading a lot of speeches and
debates and what is called ex-
tended remarks, when over on
page 48 my eye caught a discus-
sion on taxes.
According to this Congressman
I forget which state he was from,
the Federal government ought to
drop what he called a real estate
'transfer tax.
That's what caught my eye.
Any time anybody starts talking
about discontinuing a tax, na-
turally you perk up. It's like
finding the bank made an error
in your favor. I don't know what
a real estate transfer Federal tax
is, but if somebody wants to drop
it, let it fall.
But I kept reading and what
this Congressman was proposing
was dropping the tax, all right,
but dropping it so it could be
picked up by the states.
The states, he said, need
more revenue and here's a good
chance to help them out.
If this is what they mean when
they say they're in favor of cut-
ting Fe deral taxes, I'd just as
soon they talkcdabout something
else.
This is Federal interference in
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Kountze
In " . Df
Unclt Bud Cantata C-C Met
On Water
'Mm-
We have all lost a true friend
and a real Christian gentleman
in the passing of Uncle Bud Hen-
drix, as he was affectionately
called by his many friends.
Uncle Bud was a civic leader
in his community and always
stood for what he thought right.
The people of Honey Island
elected him trustee of the school
for 22 years, because of his sin-
cerity in wanting the best for his
children and the neighbors chil-
dren. He was always unselfish
with his fellowman. When lie
knew of their needs, he helped
.them and comforted them. He
shared his food, his land (with
the farmer who did not have
any), and even his T. V. with
those who did not have one.
Uncle Bud walked in the foot-
steps of righteousness-if he had
anything to say about a person it
was good or he did not say any-
thing at all. He had high morals
and lived up to them as well as
teaching them to his children
and grandchildren.
The passing of Uncle Bud is a
loss not only to his loved ones,
but to this county which is a
much better place for his being
here these many years.
Uncle Bud will be sorely
missed by his family and many
friends-but his love for his fel-
lowman and kindness will be re-
membered through the'years.
The First Baptist Church Adult
Choir will present the Cantata,
"A Song Unending," by John W.
Peterson, Sunday Evening, De-
cember 20, 7:30 p. m. Soloists
are Andy Elliott, Mahala Simms,
Mark Cole. Duets will be sung
by Tommy Cole and Andy El-
liott; Lou Overstreet and Melinda
Hatton; Mary M. Lernly and
Ethel Christy. The following
other than the above mentioned
persons arc members of the choir:
Janet Elliott, Mrs. F. P, Haw-
thorne, Mrs. Fannie Jenkins,
Mrs. Gladys Jenkins, Mrs. Eula
Jordan, Mrs. R. T. Williams,
Wiley Alford, Johnny Jones, Gor-
don McDonald, Archer Simms
and Ernest Overstreet. Director,
Andy Elliott; Narrator, Carroll
T. Cole; Organist, Mrs. Carroll
T. Cole; Pianist, Mrs. Gordon
McDonald, The public is cord-
ially invited to attend.
EASTERN STAR,
CHRISTMAS TREE
Kountze Chapter #724 Order
of the Eastern Star will have a
Christmas Tree, Friday, Dec.
18, at 7:30 p. m. in the Ma-
.sonic Hall (downstairs). Each
member bring a $1.00 gift for»
exchange.
Refreshments will be served.
Control
A Chamber of Commerce Di-
rectors meeting was held Satur-
day night Dec. 12, 7:30 p. m.,
at the Kountze Fire Hall for the
purpose of discussing the propos-
ed Petition for Water Control and
Improvement District, for a Dam
on Village Creek. Mr. L, V.
Norris, engineer for the project
was p r e sent and submitted the
information for the C h a m be rs
approval. A petition will be cir-
culated throughout the proposed
District this week and the fol-
lowing week. The petition is be-
ing circulated for signatures of
land owners within the boundries
of the proposed District, and up-
on completion of same will be
submitted to the Texas Water
Commission for their approval.
The petition is for the organi-
zation of a water c ontrol and
improvement district within the
terms and provisions of Section
59, Article 16, of the Constitu-
tion of Texas. The proposed dis-
trict shall be called, "Hardin
County Water Control and Im-
provement District No. 2".
The proposed district contains
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Jennings, James C. The Pine Needle (Kountze, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 17, 1964, newspaper, December 17, 1964; Kountze, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth847601/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lamar University.