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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1960
Page
1
Humble Oil and Refining Co announced aBaytown refinery expansion to raise butyl rubber production from 135 million pounds to over 170 million pounds annually by Q2 1961. The plan adds isobutylene purification, polymerization, and a new finishing line, with M. E. Gillis named project manager.
State Rep Bill Kilgarlin will address the East Harris County Democrats at 7 30 p m Friday in Carpenters Hall Skeet Shoot is planned Sunday at Camp Reber due to the long holiday weekend A research seminar featured J M Powers of Baytown in San Francisco by the American Management Assn Elks Lodge dance set for Saturday night Baytown refinery promotions announced high tides Galveston Friday 7 13 a m low 1 29 p m
Humble photographers R. B. Jacobs and Tito Zamora will present an exhibit Friday through Sunday at the Shamrock Hilton Hotel during the Camera Fair sponsored by People Manufacturers. Their work will be in the Baytown City Council booth. Hours are 2 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday.
A state law was cited claiming it halted traffic on a railroad crossing near Commerce as City Hall and officials debated civil service rules for workers. The report notes damages from a Thursday night incident at a pavilion, with no injuries, while local authorities report a riot involving a large crowd, arrests, and police response across multiple counties.
The Turkish government under Prime Minister Adnan Menderes was overthrown in a military coup. Citizens reacted with apparent relief at the ousting of the strong-man regime. In separate dispatches, Ambassador Lodge accused the Soviet Union of engineering the spy plane crisis for internal political reasons.
Seventy Channelview High School seniors graduate at 8 p.m. Friday in the school auditorium. Houston Police Chief C L Shup Strine will deliver the commencement address. Edwin Blaschke is valedictorian Beverly Johnson salutatorian will speak. Awards will be presented. Five Baytonians and a Mont Belvieu student will receive bachelor degrees Saturday night at Beaumont. The Rev Dan Stribble will give the invocation and benediction. Faculty sponsors and guests will accompany the class on a trip to Galveston.
Secretary of State Herter warns Congress that the United States must withstand Soviet pressure in Berlin and elsewhere after the summit collapse. Senate hearing opens on summit failure as Soviet efforts to censure U S at the UN are noted and other foreign events are summarized.
At Humble Oil and Refining Co Baytown Refinery a rapidly rising output shown by F. W. Shorty Sanders on the scoreboard indicates new high production figures. Yesterday’s production was 229.5 with the month to date record at 208, reflecting rapid gains as shifts push daily totals higher.
More than 5,000 pupils and relatives will gather at Memorial Stadium for Bay High School’s commencement Friday at 8 p.m. with a large out of town attendance. Principal Holly McLemore will announce special awards. Supt. George Gentry will award diplomas. valedictorian Mary Lee and salutatorian Marlene Rushing will receive honors.
Baytonians, including workers at Humble Oil and Refining and Texas Eastern, will observe a Memorial Day holiday next Monday. Several businesses and county offices will close, with mail delivery halted and post offices handling sorting. City workers gain the day except garbage collectors, while the Veterans Service Center closes. volunteers place grave markers and ask families to report missed graves to Louis Van Meldert or Grover Edge.
R. L. Potter is the new president of the Baytown Employes Federation. A new officer slate includes T. E Cosby as vice president L. B. Phillips as secretary L. Underwood as treasurer Laverne McCullough as employe relations representative John E. Devine as representative for mechanical clerks and E. J. Freeman Jr as representative for accountants telephone operators administrative and safety. For the Houston terminal James H. Gifford was elected recording secretary and Wayland Boles was voted trustee No. 11. Three ties require runoff: R. L. McKnight vs James S. Powell for at large representative W. A. Marshall vs Manuel Mack for fuel oil ard and M. W. Young vs Arnold Lascart for special products representative.
Four Los Alamos scientists plan a coffee house opening next Thursday. John Holladay Stanislaw Alam James Tuck and a fourth, unnamed, say the venture aims to meet expenses while they also cooperate on peaceful uses for atomic energy.
About 671 ninth graders were promoted to high school at commencement exercises held at Bestown, Central Park and Horace Mann Junior Highs. Diplomas were awarded to 205 graduates from Montreadatis by A K rushing, and Highlands graduates by Principal B P Hoover. The combined junior high bands directed by Elmer Hargiz led the processional and the audience joined in song.
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