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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1972
Page
1
In Melissa Texas local official Spurgin comments on crime and youth behavior. He notes most town residents are law abiding and proud of community ties. He cites minimal trouble among youth, attributing incidents to outsiders and distant cities rather than Melissa. He emphasizes friendship and responsibility in the town.
Funeral services are announced for Mrs. Lece Harbour 66 of Baytown with burial at Hill of Rest under Arthur Smith Funeral Home direction. Also listed are Caroline Lynn Tucker 18 of Baytown who died in a Galveston hospital. Services for Tucker set for 10 a.m. Monday at Earthman Chapel with graveside rites at Oakdale Cemetery in Oakdale Louisiana.
Services for Walter W. Roberds a retired Humble Oil and Refining Co. employee will be at 3 pm Sunday at Waller Baptist Church. Roberds died Friday night he is survived by his wife a son Walter Jr of Dallas and six daughters Mrs Nadyne euch of Baytown and Mrs Jamell Sherman of Houston. McWilliams Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Inmate paintings will be displayed and offered for sale at the Huntsville prison administration building during May 5 evening and May 6 7, according to John McCormick of Lee College. The event is sponsored by the Texas Department of Corrections and runs 6 to 9 p.m. on May 5 and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on May 6 and 7.
The piece traces the Harjour family lineage from New York to Texas in 1802 and notes kin contributed to independence from Mexico. It highlights George Allen and his brothers who fought in the Civil War, the Allen brothers who founded Houston in 1836, and John Kirby Allen who served in the Texas Republic’s First Congress.
Baytown's Planning Commission approved Kings Bend Section III extending 39 lots with a 4 acre reserve and San Jacinto Pines with 147 lots subject to septic tank approval. The panel also backed an ordinance change to allow posting securities instead of cash for street lights and discussed Creekwood Section 4 extending North Pruett to Riverbend with 16 lots on 3.4 acres. Leroy Walker and Dan Elkins are developers.
Kreamer outlined how a cooling pond and mariculture ponds minimize environmental impact while preserving Cedar Bayou and Trinity Bay quality. The plan uses low-lying land for facilities, closed cycle cooling rejected, once through cooling adopted, and water restoration shown by improved fish populations and preserved nesting grounds. He avoided commenting on three EPA lawsuits in Washington.
About 250 representatives from two Houston area posts are expected at the American Legion Eighth District Convention hosted by Baytown Post 456 at 227 E Fayle. Events include a 1 p.m. Saturday meeting, 6–8 p.m. dinner by Mayor Glen Walker, a 9 p.m. dance, a Sunday memorial service at 11 a.m., lunch at noon, and 3:30 p.m. business sessions. Jim Garland of Post 499, Galena Park, will represent Texas Department leadership.
The Baytown council plans to name a new city tax equalization board at the May 2 regular meeting. Last year’s board included Ronn Haddox Truitt Smith and Abe Simon. Mayor Glen Walker announced further appointments at the last session and noted two vacancies remain on the Baytown Housing Authority board. Ben Sizemore was named to the Mayor’s Job Fairs Committee. Exclusively Asiatic, the tiger ranges from Siberia to Indonesia and from Japan to Eastern Turkey.
Gov. Preston Smith approved a 328,846 federal grant to Liberty Independent School District to fund a six class Head Start program for 100 children aged 1 to 6. The grant, matched by 4,000 in unexpended monies, runs five days a week from June 12 to Aug 4, with funds disbursed after approval.
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