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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1971
Page
1
The Baytown year 1970 centered on bonds taxes and property valuations with an $11.6 million bond election. Voters faced a tax impact amid a wary bond market and city and school revaluations that spiked from 14 to over 400 percent. Residents say promises of no tax hikes were broken and criticism targeted councilmen and the school board.
The E C Glenn family seeks five tickets for a Saturday or Sunday funeral event in the Alley The Rings returned from San Antonio area. If you have unused tickets contact Mrs and report a death on Dec 27. Bobby Sutphin can be reached at 422-3611 or 427-4013.
Local 423 of the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union began a strike at Texaco Inc. Port Arthur refinery at 12:01 a.m. Friday, affecting about 3,700 to 3,900 workers. The union said the offer was not industry-competitive and the contract expired. District 4 director Morris Akin called the action purely local and not part of a national strike.
Around Mrs J H Cowley of 1516 S Pruett to celebrate first birthday at Gulf Coast Hospital Room 122. She is treated for arthritis after a fall that fractured a hip three months ago. Nelda Jean Ward returns home from skiing trip to Lake City Colorado a Robert E Lee High School student. Jeanell and David Cross seen at New Year parties. Dick Neavel attended Baytown Little Theater New Year Eve show after appendectomy and played detective in final act. Jesse Cole thanks friends for cards and gifts. Mr and Mrs Ken Badgett make a New Year announcement.
December permits in Baytown totaled 3,266,244 led by a 1.3 million apartment complex on Bowie Drive for Gene Branscome and a 800,000 project for 104 apartment units at Rollingbrook and Goose Creek Drive. Hospital project at 1700 Bowie Drive by Linbeck for Extendicare valued 755,994 with 89,426 building area.
U.S. Air Forces Sgt. Edburn B. Faircloth has arrived for duty at McGuire AFB New Jersey, son of Mrs J P Fleming of 2332 New Jersey.
Increasing cloudiness through Friday with a chance of showers Saturday. Friday temperatures range from the low 50s to the upper 80s. Morgan's Point tides Saturday include highs at 6:55 a.m. and 5:43 p.m. and lows at 7:43 a.m. and 7:07 p.m. Saturday sun rises at 7:17 a.m. and sets at 5:34 p.m.
A Galena Park man, about 21, suffered critical injuries in a Decker Drive motorcycle crash just after 2:40 a.m. Friday. He lost control after passing a car, helmet broken, and was transported to hospital and then VA facility in Houston. Baytown police reported very few calls and low jail occupancy on New Year’s Eve. Four charged with driving while intoxicated and two with drunkenness.
In 1970 Enjay Baytown Chemical Plant and Humble Baytown Refinery posted major safety milestones. Combined workforce logged 172 consecutive safe days in February and surpassed the 162 day record, ending the year with 58th straight safe day and over three million safe manhours since the last disabling injury.
The Family Weekly color magazine promises something for every family member and is due in Sunday’s Sun. It highlights entertainment, features, and activities aimed at all ages, inviting readers to explore a full page of content.
Jamie Bray of Pasadena and N C Morrison of Baytown are sworn in as new county officials. Bray becomes Precinct 2 commissioner succeeding W V Ramsey and Morrison becomes Precinct 3 justice of the peace succeeding Glenn Vickery. Swearing in at 9:30 a m in the Houston Family Law Center. Seven new state legislators, including one new state senator, will be sworn in Jan. 12 as the 1971 legislative session opens in Austin.
Betsy Webber reports Baytown hosts the 7st annual Christmas bird count with about a dozen Baytonians and 50 Houston area participants. The 24 hour event covers a 15 mile diameter area, extends to La Porte and into Chambers County, and uses 10 groups led by counters. Participants count nocturnal birds at night and most counts occur daylight to dark, using binoculars telescopes field guides and a species checklist. The Baytown tally last year reached 161 species and 109 681 individual birds with 53 observers in 21 parties.
The piece argues there is little planetary significance to January 1 as New Year. It notes ancient calendars aligned with seasonal events, while Britain and the colonies used March 25 under the Julian system until mid 18th century. It suggests January 1 is a modern convention, with different implications in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
The essay argues January 1 is chosen as a calendar start partly from history and fiscal year timing, yet New Year’s Day resonates because it occurs with Christmas and stirs memories of goodwill. It notes the season prompts reflection, debt settling, and resolutions, independent of astronomical dates.
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