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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1966
Page
1
CHANNELVIEW schools will be closed from Thursday until Monday because of high absenteeism from illnesses, Superintendent H. C. Schochler announced. About 420 students, 17 percent of the district’s enrollment, were absent Wednesday.
Partly cloudy to cloudy through Friday with scattered showers Thursday night ending Friday. Cooler Friday. Temperature range expected, 60 to 13 degrees.
Lee College supervisor Edward Pugh appears in a Sun piece while Katie Belle Froehner peers at the campus. B T Dunlap announces a granddaughter. Marge Ramsey tests a cake recipe. Ida Griffith accepts an assignment. Mr and Mrs B W Smith celebrate new foster grandparents for Shirley Bailey’s newborn at Baytown Hospital. Albert Fanestiel reports on his council candidacy. Lem Porter tips in a story. Jack Huron travels to New York March 6-13 for Humble school. Sam Alfords plan to move back after fire damage. Husip and B E Sutphin return from Houston visit. Belated birthday to Eula Saxon. Ernest Wood Jim Brown Terry Stephenson’s youth rally plans. Herbert Zimmerman hints at big plans. Wanda Brown’s students miss her absence.
Dr. Sar H Hastings, a Lee College graduate and research chemist, announced Wednesday night his candidacy for the College Board of Regents. He is senior research associate at Esso Research and Engineering Co, directs the Humble EsseI lectures in engineering, and holds degrees from the University of Houston, the University of Texas, and a PhD in physical chemistry from UT. He has held Humble and Phi Lambda Upsilon fellowships and served on loan at Linden, New Jersey.
Nine candidates for the Lee College board of regents will draw for ballot positions at 7 p.m. Thursday in the school administration building after midnight Wednesday's filing deadline. Candidates include Wallis Hunt Travis Porter Dr Sam Hastings JaAlien Rice Jr E Li Gunn David Tracht and others. Incumbents are Anna McNulty Warren Spivey and Jim Black. The regents and school trustees vote will occur April 2.
The bodies of astronauts Elliot M. Lee Jr. and Charles A. Bassett II are brought to Arlington National Cemetery for burial Friday. Bassett 34 was an Air Force major, See 38 a civilian, killed when their P38 jet crashed into a MacDonnell Aircraft Corp building in St. Louis. They were slated to pilot Gemini 3 next May.
Free voter registration began with five Baytown sites offering hours during banking times. Harris County tax office will provide service at West Defee Street location from 3 am to 3 pm Tuesday to Friday and 8 am to 8 pm Monday. Other sites include Weingarten’s, Lewis & Coker, Highlands Bank, and Big Chief Four Corners. A voter certificate form will soon be published in Harris County newspapers and can be mailed to the tax office.
Lee College carries 420 000 in bonds with 50 000 set to be paid off March 1 leaving 380 000 of 1960 series bonds due January 1 1970. The districts 278 million in assessed value means 27.3 million permissible debt. The proposed 1.3 million bond would raise indebtedness to 1 730 000 or 6.2 percent of the limit. Officials say district could safely borrow up to 327.8 million and funds would build three technical vocational buildings an academic building a mechanical center plus land purchases for a future campus. Federal aid is expected to cover about 891 000 with 1 093 000 from bond funds.
Baytown police promote James Lankford to patrol sergeant replacing L. H. Ricketson who resigned. H. H. Steele moves to detective division. Ricketson leaves after 100 years service to Texas Paint and Body Works. Also moved are John C. Deel and Alvin Soileau to identification. five new hires join training. Chief Mann says force now at full strength with 45 civil service employees.
City officials will meet with architect Lowell Lammers at 7 p.m. Thursday to review detailed plans for the new city hall and community center. Lammers was authorized to advertise for bids on construction, with bids expected in late March. City Manager Fritz Lanham said the review is the only business for the special meeting in Lammers' office at 750 1½ E. Texas Ave.
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the Viet Nam troop buildup is expected to peak by year end. He cited estimates of Communist supply capacity as the major factor, and said the U.S. has done everything possible militarily and diplomatically to prevent widening conflict.
The Sun installs a US Weather Bureau approved weather station in Bay Town with a rain gauge and min max thermometers. Daily readings will be published, with plans for wind gauge barometer and more instruments to give a complete weather picture. Overnight low 49. 3 am 61. high 70. no rainfall.
E. C. Jack Kimmons will serve as master of ceremonies for Baytown Chamber of Commerce annual banquet on March 21 at Goose Creek Country Club. Main speaker Cari Cooper, humorist and East Texas Chamber of Commerce assistant manager, will share remarks with outgoing president Perry Britton and new president Eldon Berry. Social hour starts at 6 30 p.m. followed by dinner at 7 30 p.m. Tickets priced at 6 each go on sale at 8 a.m. Tuesday March 8 at the chamber office.
Four Baytown students and Mr. and Mrs. George Perkins travel to Monterrey for the Sixth International Youth Assembly from Thursday to Saturday. Ivy Turner and Denise Weir represent Cedar Bayou Junior High. Bill Perkins and Kent Liggett attend Baytown Junior High as guests. Main speaker is U.S. Ambassador Fulton J. Freeman.
Allen Rice Jr a 20 lifelong Baytown resident announced his candidacy for Lee College regents in the April 2 election. He holds a Harvard MBA a UH bachelor and is a 1955 Lee College and 1962 UH graduate. He works with Burdette Keeland and Associates and resides at 640 Lodge Lane Baytown attends Memorial Baptist Church where he directs the 12 to 15 age group. He and Joyce Baldridge have two children James Allen and Stephanie. He has roles with the American Institute of Architects the Texas Society of Architects and the Boston Society of Architects.
Four candidates will appear on the April 2 school trustee ballot. Incumbent Knox Beavers faces Rob ert C Wahrmund for Position 2 while Incumbent Ben Shirey competes with Mrs Karl W Opryshek for Position 1. Wahrmund is an 11 year Baytown resident and Humble QC refinery supervisor who says he has no ticket. Opryshek, wife of Kal W Opryshek, filed late and spoke about her father in law Karl Opryshek, a former trustee, and his principles guiding her run. Trustee terms are three years and the election coincides with Lee College regents.
Voting places and election details list precincts and polling locations for the Saturday vote. Judges assigned to stations include Alamo Elementary J Winston Hayes Jr and Burnet Elementary Irving St John Precincts 96 and 63 Fighlands Elementary W Hargrove. Other stations cover Ashbel Smith W Tidamon Firemen's Recreation Hall Pansy Dabiny Baytown Junior High A Contreras and more across multiple precincts.
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