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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1971
Page
1
Funeral services were scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Memorial Funeral Home in Pasadena for W A Poteet, uncle of Mrs. Charles Chitty and Lois McMahon of Baytown. Burial was to follow at Pasadena.
Ranger booster clubs request chili supper donations by January 15 for the February 19 event. For info call Mrs. David Arnold, supper chair, at 424-5037. Deer Park students have a holiday Friday January 15 as teachers complete another day of in service training, part of a 10 day state program. The Baytown Opportunity Center board meets at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at 1507 Baker Road. Funeral services for H D Hogan Sr. 63 of Houston will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Heights Funeral Home, Hogan died Monday after a brief illness.
Partly cloudy with fog and cooler temperatures across the Baytown area through Thursday. A shower chance exists Wednesday night and Thursday morning. Temperatures expected in the low 60s to mid 70s. Morgan's Point tides show highs at 5:49 a.m. and 2:31 p.m. lows at 1:25 a.m. and 3:07 p.m. Thursday sunrise is 7:18 a.m. and sunset 5:43 p.m.
Sharon Davis greets, Jim and Edna Boyer celebrate with a sparkler cake on their anniversary. Eldon Berry praises daughter Lynn after her first deer kill this season. Jean Gagnan quotes City Manager Voelkel at city hall. Jimmie Woods takes a Houston assignment. Police Lt. Cowan queried about SEADOC meaning. Dennis Williams chats with friends before UT Dallas return. James Elis awaits a key meeting. Jim Hale visits from Laredo. Deputy Sheriff Bob Chapel requests a copy of The Sun.
A public meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Crosby will discuss joining a class action against French Ltd. of Houston for alleged water and air pollution. A petition with 20 local signers will be circulated to fund a suit seeking 1 million dollars and plant closure, with attorneys Nesheim and King Jr. of Jacinto City to handle the case.
Baytown taxpayers face 3000 to 4000 yearly costs from student transfers under a new law that lets sending districts avoid approving transfers. Budget-balanced districts send more cost to Baytown when receiving districts do not get state reimbursement for average daily attendance. Supt Johnny Clark urged state action and possible court action to resolve who pays.
Harry Miller, administrator of Gulf Coast Hospital Clinic for a decade, will resign effective February 19 to become administrator and partner of a new psychiatric hospital and clinic to be built in Corpus Christi. He arrived in Baytown in 1961 from McAllen and oversaw growth from a seven doctor clinic and 70 beds to 16 doctors and 8 beds. Miller holds several professional positions and serves on boards in Texas.
In Harris County Water Control District No. 1 Highlands voters turnout hits a record 701. James J. Pace wins 379 votes, Oliver Harman 348, Jack Lindsay 247, Mrs. B. B. Talley 182, and Ronald L. Smith 236. Harman plans bond-funded sewer and water projects but says future bonds require citizen support. Election officials were replaced amid campaign activity. polling at 125 San Jacinto.
A federal grand jury charges Rev. Philip Berrigan as mastermind of a plot to blow heating ducts in government buildings and seize Henry Kissinger to demand an end to bombing in Southeast Asia. Cairo reports Egypt proposes a three point Middle East plan with a UN peacekeeping force, UNSC talks, and Israeli withdrawal. Scotland Yard tightens cabinet protection after Carr home bombing. Interior monitors Indian education funds amid mismanagement claims. South Vietnamese and Cambodian troops push 13,000 strong with 140 armored cars to reopen Phnom Penh highway to the sea.
A public hearing is set for 7 p.m. Thursday during the Baytown City Council meeting to consider Houston Lighting and Power Co. minimum monthly charge increases from 1.20 to 1.90. The baytown council will also hear about water bill delinquent cutoffs and a United Gas franchise. Ambulance contract term extension is on the agenda, with councilman Lamar Kelley noting no report yet from the utility committee due to a missed meeting.
Funeral services for Forrest L. McAlister 42 year Baytown resident were held at Memorial Baptist Church with ministers Thiele and Jordan officiating. An employee of Humble Oil and Enjay plant, he died after a stroke at a Baytown hospital. Survived by wife Nadean and two daughters, three brothers, one grandson, burial at San Jacinto Memorial Cemetery. Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers named.
A public meeting set for February 10 at 10 a.m. in Baytown Community Center auditorium launches a U S Corps of Engineers flood control study for Burnet Crystal and Scott Bay. The effort could lead to a future levee around the bays and was authorized in 1968 with partial funding in 1970. Representatives from federal and non federal agencies and various interests may present data on technical, economic, ecological and environmental matters.
Twenty students with varying office and secretarial experience are available for up to 20 hours weekly by Baytown area firms. Kathryn Yates, coordinator at Lee College, says ages range 18 to 49 and they can work mornings or afternoons. Two students can take full-time work on a half day basis.
A Church meeting at 6 30 p m Thursday features a covered dish dinner and the discussion of the 1971 proposed budget. A deacon will be elected and Rev Art Greer campus minister at the University of Houston will be guest speaker.
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