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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1962
Page
1
Local items list upcoming meetings at the Y and School Administration Building. Hospital cases note T C Farrar recovering at Hermann Hospital and Ernest Miller in critical condition at San Jacinto Memorial. Community updates include building permits totaling 4.1 million last week and various school, PTA, and club programs.
A Baytown area resident explains the stadium tax vote next Saturday tied to poll tax receipts and property ownership. The county tax rolls show about 18 000 registered automobiles, with no enforcement details provided. The bond election proceeds relate to the Lions drive and a Friday roll event by the tax assessor collector.
Baptist Temple meeting at 7 30 PM in the church youth building. W R K Helleman says the association will be tenants in the new stadium area. The discussion centers on whether stadium bonds will raise taxes, noting a $750 000 annual rent and $500 000 yearly as part of the lease. County Judge Elliott argues a three cent levy plus bond payments would be needed to cover $9 6 million if approved, with Texas tax limits already maxed at 80 cents per $100 valuation for county taxes.
Mostly cloudy with night and morning fog into Tuesday. Tides in Galveston on Tuesday rise to 203 dollars and low tides occur at 6 07 a m and 3 08 p m. Harris County holds a four year contract with the Houston Sports Association.
Berlin Sunday marked a mix of wartime and civic news as lights brightened the Berlin Wall with 400 trees planted along the barrier and a nearby blast created a five-foot square hole. West Berlin police detained three men who claimed responsibility, while East German authorities covered the breach with wooden doors. In Harris County, Judge Elliott announced funding plans for the Outer Loop highway and a domed stadium, detailing a 9.6 million bond proposal and levy allocations to avoid tax increases. Election details list polling hours and 14 East Harris precincts with judges and voter counts.
London Prime Minister Harold Macmillan left for talks with President Kennedy in the Bahamas. He voiced confidence a way through the Skybolt missile crisis could be found and said reassessment of East West positions was needed after Cuba. He noted Asia tensions and nuclear disarmament as key topics.
Houston officials re elected Howard Tellepseh to another term on the Harris County Port Commission after a joint city and county meeting. A 3,000 strong printers and publishers bargaining group returns to talks to end a 19 day newspaper strike causing a blackout. Global and national items follow in brief mentions of Acheson diplomacy, Mekong actions, Vatican audiences, UN stance on Katanga, King Jr. urging endurance for civil birth, Florida citrus shipping halt, Look Magazine on Meredith deal, Kentucky Sunday closing upholding, Morse supporting Norstad for space satellite system.
A 3e Raymond Martin, 18, of Crosby, is reassigned to Travis Air Force Base California after graduating from jet aircraft mechanics training at Sheppard AFB. Archie Davis reports vandalism at Alamo School. Mrs A B R McGough found a watch. Baytown workers attended a Christmas party hosted by Cy Manager J B LeFevre. Mrs LeFevre says her husband bought a new home in Country Club Oaks for Christmas. The family moves Monday morning. W L Dub Ward enjoys a new car as a Christmas gift. Chief Warrant Officer Wilfried P Ziegler, stationed at Geilenkirchen Germany, visits with family in Baytown and his mother in Crosby. he returns to duty January 8 at Victorville California. Mrs H J White notes hundreds of fish surfacing in Black Duck Bay around noon.
Funeral services for Morris Edgar Standefer 77 a former Humble Production superintendent in Bay towns were held at 4 pm Sunday at Paul A Lee Funeral Home. He died 2:50 am Saturday in a Houston hospital. He leaves a daughter Mrs Lee Pagel of Ruidoso NM two sisters Mrs Edith Wynette and Mrs Roby Wallace both of Houston. The Rev A L Jordan Memorial Baptist Church pastor officiated burial at Cedar Bayou Masonic Cemetery. Standefer moved from Raytown about 30 years ago and belonged to Cedar Bayou Masonic Lodge AF and AM No 321 and Memorial Baptist Church.
A five year old Sealy girl, Tracy Jones, received a cornea transplant in her right eye from the Houston Eye Bank after a pencil wound, described as a complete success. The operation followed a lengthy recovery and Baytown relatives attended Mrs. Margaret Turner’s funeral. the cornea was donated by Mrs Turner, a Liberty resident and medical worker. Chief Goodfellow appeals for donations to fund Christmas Goodfellow bags for underprivileged Baytown children, with a deadline Friday at 5 p.m.
A county financing proposal for the new Harris County Charity Hospital drew support from Judge Bill Eliott and Mayor Lewis Cutrer. The plan would have the county pay one third of current costs and cover moving expenses, with the city funding two thirds, and a potential opening date of February 18 for the new facility.
Funeral services for Justina Mae Conway 79 will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. Mark's Methodist Church. She died at 1 a.m. Saturday at her home 407 Whiting. Survivors include her husband Rev. George L. Conway of Baytown four daughters Mrs. L. W. Maher Mrs. J. F. Leahy Mrs. Max W. Edwards and Mrs. J. D. Dorsey a son Col. C. E. Conway in Madrid Spain three sisters all of Evansville UW grandchildren and one great grandchild. Burial will be in Memory Gardens. Mrs. Conway lived in Baytown 26 years.
Dense fog halted ship traffic at Baytown docks and shut Houston International Airport Sunday. By Monday the fog was lifting in parts, but visibility remained poor. Crashes occurred in East Texas, with three highway accidents near Marshall sending ten to hospitals.
Baytown public schools will close through December 21 and reopen January 2. Lee College with about 1200 students will dismiss December 21 and resume January 3. St Joseph's parochial school will dismiss December 21 and resume January 3. Kindergartens follow the public schedule. District acts include Christmas parties and concerts by Highlands Junior High Choir Horace Mann Junior High Yang Yale concert 47:30 p.m. Monday, Robert E Lee High School Choir at Rotary Club Wednesday, Southern Belles at Citizens National Bank Friday. Madrigal Singers sang at the bank last Friday. Students also prepare Christmas baskets and participate in charitable programs.
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