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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1966
Page
1
The STAGS CLUB of Robert E. Lee High School will host a car wash from 8:00 am to 5:30 pm Saturday at Fuller’s Service Station, 913 S. Mein. Proceeds go to charity.
The second annual scholastic honors banquet will be held at 7 p.m. Friday in the Robert E. Lee High School cafeteria. Rev. Carl Young Jr. will be the main speaker, with Principal Henry Armistead presenting the honors and recognizing top Magna Cum Laude graduates from the class. A lengthy list of 1966 honor graduates, National Merit finalists, All State choir and band members, and Latin winners is noted, highlighting the school’s high achievers.
City county and school tax offices close Saturday the Rendition deadline. Tax assessor Coe said renditions will be accepted Monday to aid residents. no penalty exists if not rendered but it shifts the burden to the assessor as agent. Owners should report their real estate values as of January 1.
The All City Junior High choir festival features Dr. Travis Shelton of SMU directing about 300 students from Horace Mann Baytown Cedar Bayou Highlands and Carver. A 190 voice girls chorus and a boys chorus perform then join for a mixed program of eight selections at 1:30 4:17 p.m. in the Robert E Lee High School auditorium with no admission charged.
James M. Cauley, executive at Citizens of Texas Savings and Loan, becomes president of the Bay town Lions Club. Officers were elected at a Tuesday luncheon at the Tower, with May installation planned. Henry Armstrong and Vernon L. Myers named VPs, W. J. Strickler as VP three, and reelected officers include Bruce Woods and C. M. Bond and George L. Bennett. New directors are Ewing Gunnland and Jack Bishop.
A political rally for Candi dates in the May 7 primary will be at 7 20 p m Friday in the Mont Bel view firemen s hall. A 36 minute film on the Holy Land will be narrated by B T Tex Dunlop. Weather outlook cloudy through Saturday with scattered showers and little temperature change. Friday high near 66 and low around 38 degrees. Thursday ranged 73 to 81 with 76 at 3 a m Friday at The Sun weather station.
The sixth annual Baytown Youth Fair and Livestock Show began Thursday and runs through Saturday at North Main fair grounds. A big parade kicked off the festivities with many groups and floats, including Baytown 4-H Club and Lee College Arabian students.
Tina Carpenter visits The Sun as Maudie Pack handles last minute dinner details Eloise Huron collects VIP visit information Jimmy Weir a popular teen band lead singer is omitted from a story Mrs Lloyd Senders corrects information Carolyn Lowe plans next year’s calendar Margaret Wynnemer travels to Denver for a convention Cynthia Huey suffers measles Mrs Reed F Oliver shares plants Virginia Black man a Baytown artist works on an Houston art fair Ethel Bush faces busy telephone lines Housie Sutphin returns home after weeks away Mrs John Darland Cheryl visits Greens Bayou in Baytown Freda Cummings hints at upcoming Viet Nam Children's Fund gift Kenneth Krasoff stops by The Sun for a chat
Heavy rains cause flash flooding in Dallas Fort Worth as Weather Bureau issues warnings. Mt Kelut eruption death toll climbs to 53 with around 100 missing. Sen Fulbright warns war fever rising in America threatening Great Society goals and risking broader conflict.
The Board of Regents approved plans for four new facilities on the LC campus funded by a voter approved bond of about 1.3 million dollars. Three technical vocational buildings with 56,846 square feet and a two story classroom block will host 20 classrooms and many offices. The academic building, over 40,000 square feet, will include three admin offices and 40 faculty offices with bids due June 14 for the vocational structures and September 15 for the academic building. Chancellor bitsy Davis presented the plans. federal funds will supplement bond money.
CV trustees propose a 2 million dollar bond issue for immediate construction and future growth with a tax rate not to exceed 31.97 and separate votes on each proposal. Voters previously rejected 2 million and 1 million bonds. superintendent notes risk of double sessions without space.
Four year old Janice Sims was bitten and knocked down by a German shepherd in Cedar Bayou while visiting a neighbor. The dog attacked her arms face and eye as her mother prepared to have it removed. She was taken to Gulf Coast Hospital for observation and treatment. The incident prompted a humane officer to visit the Potts home amid unclear prior complaints.
Baytown City Council instructed architect Lowell Lammers to work with the low bidder Grimshaw Construction to reduce costs on the new city hall and community center project. The bid exceeded the $726,000 budget by 108,500 even with federal funds earmarked for a basement civil defense HQ. Council members pledged to avoid overruns, with Braswell stressing adherence to the budget and Donnelly and Hallum resisting overages. Mayor Crews noted the overage while Lammers warned costs may escalate, as the panel weighs alternatives.
Several hundred Masons gather in Baytown for the first York Rite Festival part of Sesquicentennial observances. Knights Templar confer all York Rite degrees and orders with candidates and degree teams from multiple councils and cities. Luncheon and dinner served by Goose Creek Royal Arch Masons.
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