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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1961
Page
1
A Baytown schedule lists a 7 pm Emergency Corps meeting at its headquarters and a 7 pm accordion class at the Junior Optimist Building. Also 7:30 pm bass boat handling course at Bayshore club, plus a 9:30 pm TV program from Pastor Stephens and a 9:05 pm boxing match broadcast on KWBA.
Sam Davis 62 a Baytown merchant who ran Miracle Dry Goods on West Main died at 3 30 am Tuesday in a Baytown hospital He owned property on West Main including the building housing the post office He lived with his wife Leah at 610 Bowie Davis born in Russia moved to Baytown 32 years ago and started his business Funeral services set for 10 am Wednesday at Levy Met Four City officials and the Bay Memorial Chapel in Houston Rabbittown Library Board will meet at 6 30 pm Tuesday to discuss a proposed city ordinance The ordinance would create a Library Department and define board duties Five trustees appointed by the city manager with council approval will serve two year terms City officials to attend included City Manager J B Le Favre City Atty George Chandler and Councilmen Seaborn Cravey and W L Dub Ward
City and library groups meet to discuss a duty defining ordinance creating a city library department. The board will set policies, staffing, and salaries with council approval and outline a budget prepared by the librarian with board help. Meetings must be open to the public and council members may attend but cannot vote.
Four city council races feature 16 candidates drawing ballot positions at city hall Wednesday at 4 45 pm. Mayor Herbert Campbell L W Massey W C Swain and A Clayton lead the mayoral four way race. District 3 incumbent Kenneth Badgett faces Glenn Swick F W Burke John R Fox and Dee F Johnson. Absentee voting runs 8 am to 5 pm weekdays until March 31 at city hall. Polls open April 4 from 7 am to 7 pm. Mayor R H Red Pruett retires after 12 years in office.
Galveston tides for Wednesday show high at 1 44 a m and 2 30 p m with low at 9 45 a m and 6 47 p m amid a cloudy spell and a few thunderstorm chances.
Airman 3.C Sandra A. Erderly, daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Erderly of 1603 Hawthorne, opts for duty with Headquarters Air Force and Service Area at Tinker AFB Oklahoma. She enlisted in October 1960 and completed basic at Lackland AFB Texas.
Two officers from Citizens National Bank and Trust Co. will visit New York Tuesday to promote Baytown and East Harris County as future homesites. Glenn A. Cummings and W. J. Gidley meet marine division employees of Humble Oil and Refining Co. slated to move to Houston, armed with brochures, newspapers, school information, real estate data, and community photos.
Baytown Chamber President Robert L. Gillette announced the assignment of committee chairmen for the new administration and called for immediate meetings to name additional members. W. T. Busch will chair the waterways committee while W. D. Broyles becomes highway chair. Additional posts include Harry F. Hartman Harris County affairs, Fred Hartman industrial research, and Harry F. Massey on the board and executive committee. A membership drive was urged.
Col Jim Healey historian and former editor and radio executive will address Baytown Rotary at noon Wednesday at the Tower. A Rotarian, he worked at Albany Times Union rising to city editor and Sunday editor and later hosted a daily news commentary on WGY Schenectady before joining NBC and Mutual. He later led Albany station WOKO and headed Limon Broadcasting System before retiring to travel.
Mrs. R. C. Halter named woman of the year as the Junior Chamber of Commerce hosts the men’s awards and the Jaycee-ettes present the woman of the year. A special award was given by the Jaycee-ettes. Baytown photos accompany the event.
Elizabeth Taylor remains gravely ill in London as doctors hold urgent bedside conference. Pneumonia in both lungs with anemia complicating her condition. she breathes with an electronic device and throat tube. Eddie Fisher stays near her bedside as physicians monitor volatile temperatures and fluctuating status.
Moscow AP reports Premier Khrushchev invited U S Ambassador Lewellyn Thompson to meet in Novosibirsk on Wednesday to deliver Kennedy's personal message. Thompson will fly to Siberia with unknown destination, likely for exploratory talks on thawing Soviet American relations at the site Khrushchev has hosted an agricultural meeting. The town also hosted Richard Nixon on a two years earlier tour.
Harris County voters may gain an extra voting hour if a Texas bill passes. Rep. Paul Floyd of Houston sponsors the measure amended in the Senate to apply solely to Harris County, not the four largest counties. The House approved 142 to 1 and it moves to the Senate for consideration.
Ballot listings announced for the April 1 Baytown Schools Board of Trustees election. Candidates drawn for three year terms include W. A. Bridges versus P. D. Victory for Position 8 and Karl Spryshek versus Fred Pittman Lavery for Position 4.
Washington AP reports the United States cancelled a Congo area naval task force deployment after UN guidance. Four ships including a destroyer and two landing ship transports with 500 Marines were redirected toward a goodwill visit in South Africa, while one destroyer continued to Cape Town. The Navy indicated the next port of call remains undecided.
The Texas House passed a measure guiding how cities may annex beyond county lines with buffer zones and annual limits. It allows annexation of up to 10 percent of a city’s area each year, with the remainder carried over if not used, and includes health, zoning, and tax exemptions within the framework. Opposition from Rep. Bill Newton Walker cited Baytown's past actions and questioned protections against crossing counties.
Baytown weekly drawing awards Mrs Lena Mae Gordon the top prize of 100 dollars plus a trip for two to Europe as guests of Sun Citizens Bank and Sun-Citizens Bank. The winner was drawn from 70 names and will collect merchandise certificates worth 10 dollars. The feature notes Gordon’s Baytown residence and her husband’s military assignment in Germany.
Baytown hosts an open meet inviting twenty one candidates in city and school races. Prospective contenders discuss office qualifications and issues while KWBA plans to broadcast the event. Trustees L L Fuller and Dr W H Bridges face challengers in Positions 4 and 3 ahead of the April 1 school board election.
Dick Manne of Baytown was elected chair of the Harris County Democrats, a liberal group. He presented an executive committee resolution urging endorsement neutrality in the April special election, naming Henry B Gonzalez and Maury Maverick Jr as acceptable but not singled out for endorsement. Vic Cox and Ed Cogburn debated endorsements. the original resolution passed with a right to reverse endorsements later. Manne urged unity among Democrats as liberalism stands as a minority. Manne succeeds State Rep. Bob Reichardt as chairman.
In Leopoldville, late dispatches report UN reinforcements landing after Sudanese troops were expelled from Matadi by Congo forces. Sudan announces withdrawal of 40 soldiers from the UN contingent, citing misdeployment and inadequate reinforcements by the UN command.
The Associated Press reports two major fronts affecting Texas coastal and inland areas. Warm air mingles with cooler air across Galveston and Houston regions causing varied skies and visibility. Forecasters note no extreme events or major turbulence anticipated beyond fog in Galveston and nearby ports.
A Houston stadium bond vote of 22 million won approval amid legal challenges. Judge Max Rogers ruled the election valid and County Judge Bill Elliott said sales may proceed, despite ongoing appeals led by Ned Gill. Gill appeals to the First Court of Civil Appeals, with a 45 day timeline.
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