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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1960
Page
1
At noon on election day, 507 voters, about 17 percent of 2921 total, had cast ballots. Precinct tallies show 12-257 99-133 100-278 101-189 102-129 149-154 248-45 249-205. Candidates Mears Reeves Campos Seaborn Cravey sought first terms in districts 31 4 and 1.
Denver AP reports a Methodist task force says Christianity risks complacency and must mobilize to grow new congregations amid population growth. Led by Bishop Brashares the plan urges expanding church work among cities industry and college students, aiming for one new church every 22 hours to 2000.
Rainfall measured in Baytown Friday and early Saturday totaled 1.15 inches. Readings came from instruments at Humble Oil and Refining Co. Baytown Refinery Research Center.
Jaycee members received Key Man awards at the Friday night installation dinner and dance at the Quack Shack. Boone Can, Hastie Jr., Bowden, Helms and Mann were honored for outstanding service to the organization. Hastie praised projects and fundraising, while Sutphin summarized the year’s work including renovations and community drives.
With a two day filing deadline two Humble Oil employees among seven men filed for seven board seats of the proposed East Harris County junior college. Candidates include Gilbert McCollum Jr. of La Porte and Gordon E. Ball of Channelview, each needing two percent signatures from all five districts La Porte Channelview Deer Park Pasadena and Galena Park. State Board of Education action Monday will decide approval, then commissioners may set a district election date at Thursday's meeting.
Out-of-town guests attend the Junior Chamber of Commerce dinner and dance with Rosenberg Pasadena South Houston Alvin La Porte and Houston members named. Baytown accountant David Funderburk returns from Austin finance conference. Judge Ward and Assistant Police Chief Dickens also back from Austin and Baytown Hospital respectively. Foxy Matherne spends weekend at home.
ISTANBUL AP Turkish troops with fixed bayonets cleared 2000 student sit down strikers from Istanbul University campus after an 18 hour protest against Premier Adnan Menderes. Students were interned in army camps and charged with disobedience to martial law. About 100 other students protested at the municipal building where NATO foreign ministers meet.
A. C. Penry 59 of Cedar Bayou died at 8 a m Saturday in a Baytown hospital. A 35 year Baytown resident and retired painter he will be buried at Cedar Bayou Methodist Cemetery after a 4 p m Monday service at Cedar Bayou Methodist Church led by Rev. Byron Lovelady and Rev. Elza Lave. Survived by his widow Annie Lou Penry, eight brothers and one sister.
James M. Delmar of the Houston Crime Commission backed Harris County Sheriff C. V. Buster Kern against Marvin Lake’s charge of willful neglect of duty. Delmar said the accusation has no factual basis and argued bail bonds are court decisions not the sheriff’s. He urged readers to consider the bond practices fairly to evaluate the situation.
The Navy reported a Soviet trawler snooping about near the patrol area where the Polaris submarine George Washington was testing its missile launchers about 40 miles from Long Island. In U.S. politics, Kennedy denied distortions of his record amid attacks by Humphrey. Oklahoma Democrats opened their state convention, backing Johnson for president with 16 of 30 delegates supporting or leaning to him. Dallas trustees approved a grade a year integration plan set for September 1961, pending voter approval. Reports of fighting against rebels trying to topple the regime of Paragusy continued with no reported casualties. Austin merchants faced a choice on lunch counter policies as sit-ins by Negro students disrupted downtown stores and some Fountain service was cut.
A 250 crowd attended the dedication of St James House for the aged on Baker Road near Bayway Drive in Baytown. Bishop John E Hines led the ceremony for the late Mrs Sarah E Dugan estate funded the home. Alice E Conway named administrator as nine guests now reside with nine more approved. Rev P Walter Henckell and William Douglas organized the project. Dick Clark questioned by House investigators and ordered to return for more testimony, saying he has much to explain about payola.
A new 346 008 Houston Harris County TB Association mobile X ray unit will take its first pictures at 8 30 a m Wednesday at Baytown Senior High School. It follows the first mobile unit purchased in 1958 and was funded by Harris County TB contributions and a National TB Association grant. It will operate in Baytown for a month before moving to Houston for spring tuberculosis checks. Mrs Henry Armstrong and Mrs R C Halter are pictured reviewing scheduling duties.
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