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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1961
Page
1
School enrollment announced with staggered times for elementary, eighth and ninth grades, seniors, and juniors on Aug 31. High schools observe Friday Sept 1 for juniors, with Labor Day Sept 4 as a holiday. All classes start at 6:30 a.m. Sept 5 districtwide.
Washington AP Gen Randolph McC Pate former commandant of the Marine Corps died Monday night at age 63 after being admitted to Bethesda Maryland’s National Naval Medical Center. Death attributed to an intestinal tumor. Pate headed the Marine Corps in two tours starting January 1956 and retired January 1 1960. He served as a Marine officer since 1921 with campaigns in Santo Domingo China before World War II Guadalcanal Iwo Jima and Korea.
The Senate State Affairs Committee approved a tax bill with a 2 percent sales tax on tangible personal property excluding food, clothing under $10, medicines, fuel and power used in manufacturing and farming. It totals $37,124,000 in estimated revenue and lists various fiscal adjustments including driver license fee increases and adjustments to taxes on utilities.
AUSTIN AP The Senate State Affairs Committee recommended passage of a 397 million dollar tax package. It taxes most retail sales of more than KK cents, aiming to fund state initiatives and close gaps in revenue. The committee action sets up a floor vote in the Senate for the measure.
Baytown draft board reports August call raised from 345 to 561 men as part of national mobilization. State director Hershey confirms increased pre-induction examinations. local board notes 102 inquiries and heavy public interest as Kennedy plan unfolds. Baytown serves about 18 000 eligible men with August quota now at least 30 for induction and more for preinduction exams.
Judge Walter Queen convenes a committee to plan a two day reunion for 1961 graduates at Robert E. Lee High School. Meetings set for Wednesday and Thursday mornings with details on attendance, location, and schedule for the event at the Community House and surrounding venues.
A compact roundup lists residents and events: conductor Al Sisson feeling better, Dr. Jim Sammons off on a Washington trip, Mr and Mrs N B Ballard hosting barbecue, the Clifford M Bonds on vacation, and Rev Basil Jones receiving positive mentions. Notes on Jimbo Wooldridge, Edna Boyer, and Slue Massey’s 63 campaign slogan appear, plus staff movements at Baytown schools and state education events in Austin.
Washington AP Kennedy stays mum on McCloy report after a lengthy White House briefing on disarmament talks with Khrushchev. Secretary Rusk prepares for Paris talks with Britain France and Germany on Berlin. McCloy ends Moscow discussions and faces Khrushchev at a Vienna era summit memory.
Texas and New Orleans Railroad officials urged the Texas Railroad Commission to close the La Porte agency to cut costs. They claim savings of 6172 dollars yearly, with Pasadena as the servicing hub 11.9 miles away. Revenue was 150456 dollars in 1960, and 1551 carloads were delivered to La Porte last year.
Baytown's Tax Equalization Board schedules public hearings from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday to hear property owners about 1961-62 valuation increases. Appointments advised via C C Redd at city hall JU 2 8286. walk-ins permitted. The action follows a street bond program completed May 1961 and prior decisions on paving costs.
A three member council audit committee met Tuesday night to finalize tighter petty cash and emergency purchase controls. Councilman Cravey to draft the final report. Ward urged a further meeting before council review. The panel recommended blanket orders from a single store, urged use of the purchasing agent A V Barber, and pressed Le Fevre to be contacted before any emergency purchase. Departments hold petty cash: Public Works 100, City Hall 55, Police 50. A warehouse idea for parts was deemed impractical.
Governor Price Daniel threatened Texas bankers with a legislative or congressional probe if they refuse to cooperate on an abandoned property seizure bill. The dispute occurred in a heated exchange with Texas Bankers Association leaders near the Senate floor. Also, word from Moscow suggests a new manned space flight could launch within about a week to 18 days, though no official confirmation was issued.
Two members of the House Appropriations Committee draft initial provisions for a bomb shelter project in Austin that neither expects to use. A mix of political, police, and legal items follow including prison escapees recaptured in Fort Worth and a moved venue for a suspended district attorney.
A powerful lightning strike killed Mra. Fritz Kloecker, 58, as she tried to move clothes from a tire in her backyard in Navasota. A second bolt ignited her home, destroying two houses as hot, humid weather spread across Southeast Texas.
Washington AP reports the Senate Appropriations Committee increased the defense request from 3.5 billion to 4.5 billion. The move expands funding for military strength as President Kennedy seeks broader national security spending.
Galveston AP report says President H S Hank Brown stands one vote from a clean sweep in a power struggle with secretary treasurer Fred Schmidt to control the Texas AFL CIO fifth state convention. A crucial vote on sharing policy duties with Schmidt awaited final session.
In Grand Haven Michigan memorial services mark the 100 Coast Guard crew lost on the Escanaba in World War I. Survivors attend annual ceremonies expanding into a three day event featuring a golf tournament fishing contests and military demonstrations including a jet tram sky diver display and helicopter show.
East German Communists threaten to limit travel between East and West Germany amid a polio outbreak in West Germany and a surge of refugees into West Berlin. Western observers see the move as a bid to curb crossings, with 40,444 refugees arriving in July. East German health and interior ministries discuss protection steps without dates or specifics.
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