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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1971
Page
1
A series of gospel meetings begins 7 30 p m Wednesday and runs through Friday at Alliance Bible Church with Rev John Klinepeter as guest evangelist. Sunday services are at 10 55 a m and 7 p m. The Baytown Sun report includes community notices and local updates.
Lee College Board of Regents asked president-elect Dr. Raymond Cleveland to begin duties June 15 instead of July 1. He plans to move from Pratt Kansas to Baytown this week to settle housing and relocate as Pratt Community College's former president. The board also approved contracts for 68 academic and 19 technical vocational faculty for 1971 72, deferred salary increases until the Texas Legislature acts, and denied top salary placement for three long tenure academic staff without advanced degrees.
Lee College Regents hired architect James A. Day on an hourly basis to study air conditioning for the gymnasium. The move follows questions about 12 vocational faculty members without contracts and continuation of plans for pool humidity control. Day’s fee would come from his 6 percent architectural commission if the project proceeds. No decision was made on contract status for the 12 employees, who work at Baytown and the Texas Department of Corrections program.
War partly cloudy and continued warm in Baytown area forecast. Temperature likely in the high 60s. Morgan's Point tides Thursday indicate high at 7 55 p m and low at 5 43 a m. Thursday sunrise is 6 23 a m and sunset 8 14 p m.
Charles L. Zody is named administrative manager at Humble Oil and Refining Co. Baytown Refinery with duties starting June 6. The Oklahoma native will relocate from Humble's Houston headquarters where he serves as refining controller. Glenn N. Martin left to become general auditor of Esso Europe, Inc., with London offices.
In Austin AP two topics draw lawmakers focus as House eyes a constitutional pay raise from 400 to 800 dollars monthly before taxes and a separate vote on a plan to lift an 80 million welfare ceiling. Voters previously rejected a similar amendment on May 18. The House considers redistricting to protect incumbents with about 20 seats at stake and a January 1974 legislative convening to draft a new Texas constitution.
Wanda Orton notes the Baytown Community Center houses the Baytown Historical Museum exhibits in the lobby. The Goose Creek phone directory from 1918-19 lists 107 Goose Creek numbers and 188 rural Crosby numbers, with names such as Ella Anderson and Dr A J Zulinskia. Annotations include a rural list range and the term bone dry beside Joe Strocka.
Channelview School trustees approved a new bond proposal for taxpayer consideration and hired Wyatt C. Hedrick as architect on a five percent project basis. President James Manley said a vote on the plan could come by September. The board debated salary reconsiderations in a closed session and extended curriculum director Don Reynolds' contract. They tabled a Demolition bid by Don Love Inc. and approved track equipment bids totaling about $18,247 with more gear planned for June. Tax board appointees R A Courtwright, John Hampton Sr. and Leroy Thayer were reappointed. Trustee Charley Parker opposed Hedrick, favoring Irgie Saxe Jr. for personalized service.
Bray was elected to a third term as president of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo at the board meeting in Houston. Louis M. Pearce Jr. became chairman of the board for a third term. New officers include David H. Morris and Jack Pence as vice presidents. re-elected vice presidents are Bill Bass, Clem Boettcher, Leroy Gloger, Roscoe MecGuyer, Joe Polichino, and Frank Tucker. Secretary Robbie Robertson and Treasurer Bill Dahlstrom were reappointed. Bray noted 1971 set records in breeding cattle sales across Angus, Brahman, Brangus, Charolais, Red Angus, Santa Gertrudis and Beefmaster, with 261 calves in the calf scramble. The School Art Program hit 6,000 entries. livestock, dairy, and grass judging drew 2,268 entries. In rodeo, 4 Texas cow odys.
Nine stabbed and slashed bodies believed to be migrant fruit pickers were found in orchards two miles north of Yuba City. The grisly discovery adds to wartime and domestic tensions as officials identify victims and investigate motives amid a broad set of national news reports.
Completion of Spur 55 over Cedar Bayou to connect Baytown with U S Steel Texas Works in West Chambers County leads Baytown Chamber of Commerce 1971 project list The plan would cross Highway 146 south of Holiday Inn extend three miles to Farm Road 1405 near Rice Farm Road Projects are chosen by chamber members with six person groups filling cards The program titled Seven for 71 is highlighted in the Outlook publication and includes projects like completion of Loop 201 pollution controls industrial development and a new bridge over the Houston Ship Channel to ease traffic on Highway 146. Top 15 member suggestions are printed.
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