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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1961
Page
1
State Senator Robert W. Baker of the Summer Fun Club will speak on tax proposals to Baytown area groups. The Texas Legislature may hold a special session, with Baker meeting noon at YMCA and Baytown Rotary Club sessions continuing weekly.
Mayor Al Clayton proclaimed National Little League Week in Baytown Moray to honor volunteers directing the program. Guests Robert Ebcbes and coach Dyn C Treuhardt will attend the North Little League event at Ward Road Park at 7 45 p m Wednesday.
Considerable cloudiness and scattered showers persist through Tuesday. Tides in Galveston on Tuesday rise to highs at 5 29 a.m. and 2 34 p.m. and fall to lows at 11 39 a.m. and 10 0 p.m.
Dr George Felkner and Al Molinger explore scupturing in front yards as locals spot curious yard art. Ricky Hurst returns home to report on Sam Houston State. H E McKee reports horses in his yard. Sonny Herring visits family in Baytown, Glenda Yandel and Walter Wilson appear on local scenes. Howard Payne College honors list includes Lucille Hazelwood and Billie Laughlin. Mary Nan Carter undergoes surgery at Valle-Dake Hospital.
The School District Board of Trustees will meet at 7 30 p m to name an architect for school building projects totaling 500 000 and to authorize issuance of 3500 000 in bonds sold to a Houston firm at just over 3 4 percent interest The plan includes 12 classrooms at Travis Elementary at least six classrooms and a gym at Carver High and a cafeteria for Car Levenars MeL Cereanirisverees to prep for the 1962 43 year bond repayment spans 14 years 510 000 plus interest for 10 years then 100 000 annually for four years until retirement The bond issue was approved by voters by better than 3 1 to 1 on May 20.
Baytown officials described the weekend as wild and woolly with 52 people jailed on various charges. Nine African American teenagers were arrested for gaming near Memorial Stadium after reports of a craps game. seven faced gaming charges in Corporation Court, two were released to parents by the Juvenile officer. a local officer commented on the absence of major incidents.
Washington AP Army rebuked Maj. Gen Edwin A Walker for labeling leaders as pinks or Communists while in command of the 4th Infantry Division in Germany The admonishment cited imprudent public statements and actions that exceeded propriety Walker had been scheduled for assignment to command the 8th Corps in Texas but was reassigned within the United States The inquiry stemmed from Overseas Weekly reporting about his remarks at an Augsburg PTA meeting and alleged statements about Truman and press figures The Army said the findings show no question of Walker's sincerity but his actions crossed bounds
Thailand delegates walk out of the Laos talks over seating the Pathet Lao at the conference table. The conference resumes with Western nations pressing for a cease-fire and broader representation as factions in Vientiane clash amid renewed postponements and protests.
Baytown Volunteer Fire Department sends six delegates and a seven man racing team to the Texas State Firemen's and Fire Marshals Association Convention in Austin. The three day meeting features a statewide hose relay contest with $300 top prize and cash awards for runners up.
A Baytown reader recalls a biology book claim that the body is worth about a dollar, compares wartime scarcity and Great Depression hunger, notes a rise to seven dollars for body chemicals, and reflects on wage reality at a hydroelectric plant while warning inflation can erode money’s value and ruin economies.
Trustees meet at 7:30 pm to discuss federal free lunch and milk programs, cafeteria operations, and potential enrollment in federal aid. District defers inclusion, cites admin costs, while reviewing bids for depository, cafeteria supplies, band uniforms, and curb work. Lee College reports on new library and pool, with library furnishings specs to prepare bidding.
Houston awaits the fate of convicted killer Howard B Stickney, with a possible last minute witness affecting his execution. Attorneys for the 23 year old contend a seizure prior to the murders was an entrapment seizure, while prosecutors say the evidence was properly presented. A habeas corpus hearing in Corpus Christi will probe the witness statement and whether it influenced Stickney’s 1968 Galveston Beach murder case against Mrs Charlford Barnes.
A Saturday barbecue at Ger ald Fortney's home honored Harris County judges. All 24 district county and probate judges were invited and several attended including Ben Moorehead Sam Davis John Snell Jr Phil Peden Lewis Dickson Sears McGee Ed Duggan Sears Metsee Tom Stovall and Madison Rayburn. New officers were elected T D McMatus president Dan Elkins treasurer and others recognized for service.
Cairo crash of a Dutch propjet Electra on approach to land at Cairo airport leaves 20 dead, 10 seriously injured among 46 aboard. Victims include Dutch, Germans, Italians, British, Egyptians and two Irish nuns. Plane carried gold ingots jewelry and Swiss watches bound for Asia.
Houston welcomed the first east to west coast flights via National Airlines and American Airlines under new routes. Mayor Lewis Cutter greeted the crews at Houston International Airport and presented keys to the city. Executives praised the milestone and noted plans for rapid jet service, with one flight setting a speed record to Los Angeles.
Miami AP reports the 1961 hurricane season begins Thursday with forecasting tracking and warning systems ready for possible storms. The season runs to November 1 and the first hurricane will be named Anna under the bureau’s alphabetical list.
Present Kennedy travels on crutches to Florida and Washington as a busy week begins with a reception for Premier Amilatore Fantani of Italy. Rusk rejects Soviet Germany Berlin proposals while Stevenson ends Brazilian visit confident of U S cooperation with Brazil under Quadros. Drought floods aid Texas farmers. Freeport streets flood. 437 violent Texas weekend deaths noted. Joe Thompson of Dallas, longtime business leader and Southland Corp. chair, dies, marking the loss of the Texas 7-Eleven Browery owner. A Niagara rapids boating tragedy claims four lives in an outing capsize.
Fire destroyed the Plocheck family home on Stalla Road near Highlands Reservoir after a blaze last Wednesday at 2 pm. Baytown Refinery coworkers and the community raised funds and donated material. A draftsman is drawing plans as a contractor plans to erect the building with carpenters volunteering their time. The family includes Mrs E J Plocheck and six children, with Mrs Plocheck's invalid sister Miss Alice Tilton also rescued.
Durward Bailey of Baytown was elected Sunday as state department commander of the Disabled American Veterans of Texas at the Brownwood convention. A former DAV post president in Baytown, he taught at Baytown Junior High and later worked 19 years at Humble Oil Baytown Refinery in safety and training. Bailey, married to Mira Addie Belle Cooke, has two children and hails from Kentucky.
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