The Pine Needle (Kountze, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 24, 1964 Page: 3 of 4
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1964
PAGE THREE
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-FROM
Shearers
Shoe Store
Cmihm (fiteeStufi
From
Kountze Electric
Works
May you and your family’s day be joyous.
Yuietick
Smith
Super
Valu
And Employees wish everyone a MERRY CHRISTMAS
and a HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Wish Old Acquaintances and New the BEST through
the coming NEW YEAR.
Mwu|
Ckustm
Peace On Earth
PICTURED ABOVE are the new officers of the Kountze F. H, A. at
their Installation ceremony. They are LEFT TO RIGHT: Fay Smith,
Secretary; Edna French, Historian; Ann Holmes, Parlimentarian;
Jane Lawrence, Second Vice-President^ Linda Loredo, last year’s
President; Freddie Blackburn, President; Elaine McCoy, First Vice-
President; Ester Reninger, Third Vice-President; Sandy Martinka,
Treasurer; Lfelba Smith, Reporter; and Pennie Christian, Pianist.
Not pictured is Mahala Simms, Song Leader.
BY BOB BOWMAN
N. Stripling’s drug store
in San Augustine may be the
only place left in East Texas
where you can still get a cup
of “well water coffee.”
The water comes from San
Augustine’s old town well. Dug
in 1860, it now stands inside
Stripling’s store.
In pioneer days, the well sup-
plied townspeople and travellers
with water for drinking, cook-
ing, and fire-fighting.
When residents began to dig
their own wells, a saloon owner
bought thp land where the wel'
stood and built a saloon over it.
He kept his beer.cold by low-
ering it into the well inside a
sack.
A bottling company later
took over the saloon and used
the well water for making soft
drinks.
Stripling bought the property
in 1951 after the well had been
filled in and covered with a
plank flooring.
Last year, as workmen be-
found the old well under
gan to remodel his store, they
the flooring.
Intrigued with the relic, Stripl-
ing had the dirt excavated, re-
built the brick curbing, and
sought out an old sweetgum
roller and oaken bucket to make
it authentic.
The well started flowing again
and Stripling vows “It’s the
best water in town.”
A JAIL for a tourist attrac-
tion?
It sounds a little strange, but
that’s exactly what tourism lead-
ers in San Jacinto County have
in mind for the county jail at
Coldspring.
The imposing brick structure
was built in 1871 and has change
little since it was used as a
deterrent against drunken cow-
boys, horse thieves and cattle
rustlers.
It also has facilities for hang-
ing but they have been used
only once since the jail was
opened.
This column distributed
weekly by the East Texas
Tourist Association, Nacog-
doches, Texas.)
A. L. Richardson, 86
Of Pine Ridge
Dies; Rites Pending
— Anderson
Lawrence Richardson, 86, died
at 6 p.m. Thursday at his resi-
dence in the .Pine Ridge Com-
munity near Sour Lake.
Richardson was a retired car-
penter and a long time resident
of the Pine Ridge Community.
Survivors include his wife,
Roberta Richardson of Pine
Ridge; three sons, Earl Richard-
son of Beaumont, Otis L. Rich-
ardson of Beaumont, and Orville
Richardson of Sour Lake; one
daughter, Mrs. Robey Netterville
of Beaumont; ten grandchildren
and 17 great - grandchildren;
three sisters, Mrs. Pearle Mc-
Kinley. all of Woodville, and
Mrs. Tommy Bozman of Sils-
beel, Mrs. Eunie Alexander of
Marshall.
FROM -
Pace-Wells
Funeral Home^
5th AND 6th GRADES PRESENT CHRISTMAS PROGRAM FORPTA-
The ABOVE program was presented during the regularily scheduled
meeting of Parent Teachers Association, Monday, December 14.
Pictured ABOVE are different scenes during the program.-
Photograph by Tom Bean.
0 UTD00 RSMEN
be/ Vern Zanfohd
Rust-Proofing Arrows
To keep the points on hunt-
ing arrows sharp, dip the
heads in paraffin before you
store them for the long wait
until next season. This way
they will stay sharp without
rusting.
Rubber Snubber
Here’s how to keep bait-
casting reels free from snarls
and tangles when transport-
ing or storing them:
reiess SMOKING* MATCHES
cause over 7-00,000fires
and 1,200 deaths each year by- — p
^-falling asleep U 'W?
while smokihg/
;aaiy
...S woking near
-flammable liquids/'
Gasoline, some cleaning
fluids (read label), paint
thinners, etc. give off
dangerous vapors
NO SMOKING!
^ ... discarding
Smoldering butts/
"Suspects" and
^ I wastebaskets are a fire-
inviting combination.
Cigarettes, cigars, pipe embers can
smolder in upholstery, bedding or
clothes. The result can be a deadly.
’ combination of smoke and flame
DON'T smoke in bed !
tT.using inadequate ashtrays/
Have plenty of large, deep ashtrays
. . designed to prevent cigarettes from
accidentally falling out
.. Smoking in
hazardous places/
V Don't light matches or
smoke in attics, closets or \j/
other confined places near
clothes, paper, other
1 combustibles.
SPONSORED BY THE KOUNTZE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
_"Help them serve Kountze, Donate Today" _
Cut a strip of rubber out of
an old inner tube. Then cut a
hole in each end. Slip one end
over the rod butt or the reel
seat; the other end over the -
reel handle.
Tension holds everything in
place.
***
Compact Match Box
A handy carrier for trans-
porting matches in your
pocket can be made by slip-
ping an empty 12 gauge shot-
gun shell over an empty 16
gauge shell.
It also is semi-watertight.
***
Hairpin Sinker Holder
Clip sinkers onto your line
through a woman’s hairpin.
If the sinker gets hung on the
bottom, a slight pull will open
the wire, leaving the sinker
behind. But you can rescue
the rest of the rigging.
Improvised Lure
For catching bluegills and
other small fish, improvise a
lure by wrapping a pipe
cleaner around a long-shank
hook. Nifty on a fly rod, or
even a spinning rod when a
split-shot sinker is added to
the line.
***
Handy Handle
Tie a bell-shaped sinker, a
small one, on the zipper of
your hunting jacket and you
won’t have to remove gloves
to open or close.
***
Protects Reel and Line
Tie a plastic bag over your
reel before you store it away.
Keeps dirt out, oil in.
***
Cooling Sensation
If you have no cool water in
camp, you can achieve the
same effect by chewing a pep-
permint lifesaver, then drink-
ing the water. Gives a cooling
sensation.
Merry Cfmstmas
-FROM -
Keys Texaco
ServiceStation
Mem/ Cfmstmas
-FROM -
Moore's
Super
Market
Let us, on this Christmas, be reminded of the
journey of the three Wise Men to the little town of
Bethlehem. Like them, let us find new hope, new
courage, new inspiration in the bright and shining
promise of Peace on Earth, Good Will to Men.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
FROM
Sheriff - Elect
HENRY OVERSTREET
and Family
Hope your Holiday season is a happy one for all.
The holiday season provides a welcome opportuni-
ty to tell in some small way just how much your
friendship means to all of us at your County Tax
Office.
So with our expression of "Thanks", we send you
our wish for a very MERRY CHRISTMAS. May the
NEW YEAR reward all of your efforts with success,
and bring a full measure of HAPPINESS AND PEACE
to you and yours.
Cordially,
W. T. (Willie) Bean
Tax Assessor-Collector
I
& Deputies.
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Jennings, James C. The Pine Needle (Kountze, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 24, 1964, newspaper, December 24, 1964; Kountze, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth847752/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lamar University.