06 Jul 1960
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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1960
Page
1
BAYTOWN Tax Equalization Board will hold hearings from 9 am to 5 pm Thursday and Friday at city hall on current tax assessments and valuations. Members are Harry F. Massey Carter Miller and B A Stewart.
United Carbon announces expansion at its Baytown plant with new masterbatch production and a 200 million pound annual output goal. The Baytown facility, moved from Charleston, will install large scale equipment to boost capacity to 145 million pounds, amid postwar growth.
Scattered showers continue with remaining warm temperatures into Thursday. Thursday tides show highs at 4 08 a m and 1 20 p m with lows at 9 36 a m and 8 58 p m.
The East Harris District will stage a Cub Scout Jubilee on July 23 in Baytown with Boy Scouts of America linkages. A new black masterbatch tire compound line aims for 10 percent longer tread life, automated production in Baytown, possible recalls for laid off workers, and development led by George M. Barclay in the Baytown plant R&D pilot facility.
President Eisenhower said the United States would act as needed if Russia builds a submarine base in Cuba, but he sees such a base as unlikely. He noted the OAS and Caracas pact could shape any response, with a possible Cuban sugar quota cut debated after new Cuban expropriation moves. He stressed no quarrel with Cuban people, only their government’s actions.
Baytown campers at Camp Stewart in Munt enjoy horseback riding archery swimming and other summer activities with their counselor. Pictured are Steve Kilpetrich Dub Kilpetrich Dr and Mrs H Will Patrick George Perkins and sons Bill and Butch Perkins. Mr Perkins serves as Cedar Bayou Junior High boys’ counselor.
Funeral services for Mrs. Paul line Erwin Gage 71 of 313 Live Oak will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Rest Haven Memorial Park Cemetery in Jacksonville A Baytown resident for 10 years she died at 2 a.m Wednesday in a Baytown hospital native of Waxahachie The Rev Joe Dorman of First Presbyterian Church in Jacksonville will officiate The bereaved include a daughter Mrs Gordon Young of Baytown a sister Me E FE McDanet of Dallas three brothers Lind F Mack Erwin of Dallas Neal Erwin of Houston and Cecil Erwin of Dallas and three grandchildren
The Baytown grass roots special heads to the National Democratic convention in Los Angeles armed with typewriters tricks of the trade and loose change. Delegates from Harris County including H. T. Hulme will fly in a chartered plane with much of the Texas contingent arriving from Dallas and Austin to bolster Lyndon Johnson's campaign. The group plans to meet fellow reporters and cover events around the Johnson City stop and the Pett. The Texas delegation aims to gain support for LBJ as Johnson delegates prepare to campaign in Rosebud, Johnson City, and nearby towns.
Archie Crafton Houston 45 of Baytown died in a Galveston hospital from injuries suffered June 27 when he fell from a scaffold while working at Amoon Park near Attiy Lorna. He belonged to Electrical Workers Local 440 and was employed by Pleil Electric Co. Funeral services 2 p.m. Thursday at Paul A Lee Funeral Home in Houston with Rev P Walter Honekelt officiating. Burnt was interred in Forest Park Cemetery. Survivors include daughter Georgie Jackson of Pasadena mother Mrs M G Houston of Baytown and grandchildren Catherine Jackson and Lee Ann Jackson of Pasadena.
A strike against General Telephone Co. of the Southwest affecting almost all Baytown Exchange employees could be called within days unless a contract is agreed. Marvin Collins of the Communications Workers of America said the union canvassed a nationwide vote in support of striking if necessary. Federal Mediator Walter White attended talks in San Angelo as negotiations neared two weeks of bargaining on grievances and time accumulation with wages not at issue. If begun, Baytown service would be curtailed with supervisory staff to handle long distance calls.
A Raytown boy named Jet was injured in a bicycle collision at 10 29 p m. Police patrolling officer A L Wilewy and others investigated. Dwain Irby, 24, of Gulf Coast Holihind, faced charges after his car struck Jet Stanley and a cyclist was treated for minor injuries.
Fred Leroy Thrasher 75 of Highlands died at home after a lengthy illness. Survived by wife Olive Thrasher a daughter and several relatives. Funeral arrangements are pending with services expected in Highlands and additional family members noted in the notice.
For the third year the Robert E. Lee High School Key Club won international recognition for community service. At the Boston convention Steve Hudnall and John Kilgore wired that REL placed second with a single project, Operation Sunshine aiding Baytown seniors. The club organized surveys, dinners, home repairs, yard work, and garden chores. Kilgore led the winning Texas Oklahoma District committee and will be lieutenant governor for Division Three. Hudnall becomes REL president. The club has a history of top projects and active civic involvement with local groups and school programs.
A recommendation on the San Jacinto project is to be forwarded before July 31 as Col Hansen retires. U.S. Rep. Albert Thomas backs the study and has pushed Congress to authorize the feasibility assessment. The Engineers study would evaluate deepening from the San Jacinto intersection with the Houston Ship Channel to near the Highway 90 crossing. In 1967 the port authority pressed Rep. Thomas to secure approval and funding for the study.
Baytown residents questioned Harris County census figures after Ammie Piatrict Census Director Hargrove Smith released a federal count well above Houston totals. He noted county figures excluding Houston reached 197,993, with earlier estimates for nearby areas around 32,008 and 27,900 for Paytann. Smith blamed misprints and confusion in the reporting from Washington and a rival publication.
San Jacinto River port project stalls as County Commissioners weigh sponsoring agency. Public hearing in Baytown heard Col Hansen explain Engineers require a government sponsor and financing plan before progress. The study hinges on a sponsoring entity and further county action.
Cabinet authorizes expropriation of American property in Cuba with payment only if the United States buys more Cuban sugar at premium prices. Reports of Pacific war rumors, Pearl Harbor references, and NATO era style accusations appear alongside a U2 crash in Sudan and Soviet troop movements into Austria and Italy. A Manhattan grand jury investigates possible witness coercion in a 1950s quiz show. Arizona sect members defend themselves inside churches amid atomic attack fears. Congo soldiers protest in front of parliament demanding removal of white Belgian officers.
Funeral services for James Allen Jim Massey 54 of Baytown were set for 4 30 p m at Paul V Funes Funeral Home following a heart attack at Houston International Airport He owned Massey Electric Co and had worked in the electrical trade since 1923 Survivors include his widow Amesses Massey and daughter A L Ishirley Hartless along with numerous relatives He belonged to multiple Masonic and civic lodges and was a member of Cedar Bayou Methodist Church Graveside rites were to be conducted by We Ges Masonic Lodge 112 at Cedar Bayou Crest Cemetery
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