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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1970
Page
1
The U S Weather Bureau in Houston says wintry conditions remain in the Baytown Houston area through Thursday afternoon with a morning low near 2 degrees unofficially and a Wednesday high in the mid 20s. Community notices list meetings for Senior Citizens Ladies Auxiliary PEO Junior Forum and related activities this week.
Baytown 1969 building permits totaled 19.88 million, led by Humble Oil and Refining Co. with a 7.3 million Decker Drive project and August's 8.49 million. December activity included a city hall annex and numerous residential, commercial permits, totaling 19.88 million for the year.
Ruth Strausser finds a magazine reprint from The Baytown Sun and shares it with a reporter. Charles Tillery provides information for club readers like Santa. Leonora Bridges recalls past fun times while Jimmy Lee Hill carries clippings. Juanita Judice enjoys a Christmas night out theater. Matt Hughes plans the third Red Stocking Review for late February. Mrs. Jimmy Sanders calls in meeting info. Mrs. R L Thompson stays indoors after grocery shopping on a cold rainy day.
A big trailer truck turned from Lee Drive onto Market Street and sagging power lines contacted the trailer. Traffic signals and a utility pole were damaged. Houston Lighting and Power Co. emergency crews repaired the lines as police detoured traffic. Driver John Robinson of Houston faced no charges. Damage estimated at 1100 dollars.
Baytown officials announced a $12,150 matching fund grant from Congressman Eckhardt's office to purchase nine acres for a park on Ratcoon Drive near Cary's Bayou. City planning director Ross Wilhite said the grant, paired with city funds, will buy the land as soon as possible.
Weather forecast expects fair and continued cold conditions through Thursday. Temperatures range near 20s Wednesday with lows around 20 to 40s. Tidal times for Morgan's Point list Thursday high tides at 4 37 a.m. and 12 13 p.m with low tides at 4 31 a.m. and 3 45 p.m.
Texas leaders led by Gov. Preston Smith declared an all-out war on drug abuse. The plan calls for statewide action to curb narcotics and rehabilitate users, with Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes and House Speaker Gus Mutscher backing the effort.
Twelve area banks show a 1 million overall gain in deposits for 1968 from 118.8 million, with Baytown banks posting a 2 million decline as three older banks lose deposits while two new banks draw accounts. Citizens National falls from 40 to 38.9 million, First National from 17.8 to 15.2 million, and Peoples State from 11.9 to 11.9 million as municipal bond money and local capital programs affect totals.
The Baytown Sun thanks Chief Goodfellow and donors for the 1969 Goodfellows drive aiding 2,500 youngsters aged 12 and under. Since 1931 the charity has relied on volunteers including Carpenters Local and PTA helpers, with Sun staffers assisting in the annual Christmas gift distribution. The report looks ahead to the 40th Goodfellow Party next year and acknowledges many unnamed contributors.
Two close friends of Sen Edward M Kennedy testified at the Chappaquiddick inquest that Kennedy planned to go to the police after diving into the channel near Martha's Vineyard. They said his failure to do so showed the confusion and distress he felt at the moment.
Mary Lou Tilton and her daughters Sherry and Gayla lost their five room home on Woodland Lane to a late Sunday fire believed caused by faulty wiring. The family, away at a birthday gathering, escaped with nothing but clothes. Neighbors organized clothes and support as the family stays with a son in Mont Belvieu. Sherry is a Barbers Hill senior, Gayla in Barbers Hill Elementary. Insurance was absent.
Harris County Pollution Control Office plans more night work to enforce standards. Chemist Bob Douglas of Dr. Walter A. Quebedeaux’s office said pollution doesn’t stop at 5. Scouts at St. Mark’s Methodist heard how industries delay until night to flout rules. Douglass noted Baytown complaints and a La Porte phosgene scare, with Chemetron fined $3,000. plant now cleaned up and under new management.
Baytown Elks Lodge No 1649 and San Jacinto Council No 2788 Knights of Columbus plan their seventh annual crippled children's benefit dance from 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. at KC Hall 2600 W Main. Frank Tilton orchestra provides music. Donations are $5 per couple with proceeds to Baytown Cerebral Palsy Center. Ticket sales coordinated by Robert Donnelly Cal Rutherford and Ray Helpert. Slogan: Dance so others may walk.
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