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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1963
Page
1
The U S Corps of Engineers Galveston District expects to award a contract June 5 for repairing a levee in the Houston Ship Channel near Pasadena. The apparent low bid of 134700 dollars comes from C Nelson Shields Inc of Houston. Work should start about June 20.
A Baytown summer feature lists retirements and new roles across the community. Bobby Wolfe Jr. is honored at a retirement tea from Humble Oil Baytown Refinery where he served in the Marine Department. Others pursue leaves of absence, teaching, theater, or media work with Sun staff assignments. The Baytown Little Theater and several civic efforts receive updates from local residents, with students and faculty gaining appointments and degree news.
Police and African American workers clashed at a city school construction site as unions resisted admitting Negro skilled workers. After a week of picketing led by the NAACP and talks with the Philadelphia Board of Education and Building Trades Council, four Negro skilled workers were accepted into unions and given jobs on the project. A steamfitters union spokesman said the union was not a party to the agreement. About 80 workers escorted through lines amid ongoing tension. police maintained order as the $6 million project resumed with hundreds cheering and singing.
Eight eligible voters turned out Friday in Channelview to vote on confirming the Harris County Water Control and Improvement District Four. The election also considered creating a five seat board with candidates E Weber Ogden Joseph Hornberger Jr D A Dumcan J L Jackson and Mrs E A Biggers. The district would serve a 1000 acre area with a 62 acre subdivision site and is expected to spur heavy development across large rural tracts. It would be the fourth district serving Channelview along with Districts 21 6 and 47.
Mr and Mrs Ira Weiner of 11910 Mullins Houston announce the adoption of a baby girl named Julia House. The maternal grandmother is Mrs Julius Fram and Edith Weiner is the paternal grandmother. Great-grandmother Mrs Louis Solomon of Chicago. Fram lives in Baytown.
Capitol Hill hearings on public fallout shelters reveal a life or death policy dispute. The House Armed Services Committee weighs federal funding for shelter construction and nonprofit space fitouts amid questions of American obession with burrowing, false security, and potential Soviet bypass via airbursts.
Circuit Court Judge Ben C. Willis recessed contempt of court charges against Negroes arrested for protests against segregated movie theaters. Defendants were grouped for trial, 13 first, then 38, and 33 under 17 to Juvenile Court. Patricia Due said all would plead not guilty. Over 550 attended, including 430 Florida A&M students. The case follows a campus rally and a court order halting protests pending Monday hearing.
Ecuador seized 21 tuna boats from San Diego for alleged illegal fishing within its waters. Two ships White Star and Ranger faced charges. Navy officials said the fleet would be impounded and captains tried without proper permits. Nineteen boats escorted to port in solidarity. warships escorted all vessels to 225 miles southwest of Quito.
Gulf Coast Industrial Workers Union seeks a bargaining election for production and maintenance workers at Humble Oil and Refining Co Baytown Refinery. Petition filed with NLRB by L E Kirkley. Employee signatures exceed 30 percent. contract with OCAW Local 4333 expired and extended to June 7 pending vote on company proposal.
In Buenos Aires Peronist labor unions launched a two hour general strike to press for government action on unemployment. The CGT, a 2.5 million member body led by Peronist factions, seeks to paralyze the country while sparing skeleton crews for utilities, hospitals, telephones, airports, and essential services.
A 25 year old man robbed Texas State Bank in Austin taking 325 dollars before fleeing in a stolen 1963 model car. The Army seeks 2,000 draftees as August drafts rise to 4,000 in June, tied to Berlin Crisis terms. Zeroing in on broader news, a Fort Worth incident saw a robber assault attendants, while Greensboro saw over 1,200 arrests during antisegregation actions. Other items note Wool-classing advances, oil company acquisitions, church home reorganizations, and tax-cut discussions. Weather map shows limited rain and fog with generally fair conditions nationwide.
Photographs taken by the research vessel Conrad show wreckage at 8 400 feet, identified as the Thresher submarine hull, diving planes, and sail. The April 10 sinking with 129 aboard is under Navy Court of Inquiry review near Portsmouth NH. Trieste stands by in Boston to aid if needed.
Traffic accidents across the nation claimed 155 lives Thursday, a Memorial Day record for a 30 hour observance. The tally surpassed the National Safety Council estimate of 130, with 17 fatalities in three crashes.
In Jackson Mississippi civil rights tensions rise as Mayor Thompson vows instant arrests for lawbreakers and NAACP leaders fear a Birmingham like riot. Black leaders urge restraint while merchants back segregationist stance amid boycotts on Capitol Street. Freedom Riders past echoes loom as NAACP offices bustle in the Negro Masonic Temple.
The Crippled Children's Party will be held at Daniel's Plantation Ranch north of Liberty on June 8 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Invited are crippled and handicapped children living in hospitals institutions or private homes including those in Baytown.
Malcolm Joseph McDonald 75 of Baytown died at 6 42 a m Friday in a Baytown hospital. Funeral services 1 20 p m Saturday at Earthman Chapel with Rev William A Tinney officiating. Burial in Cedar Crest Cemetery. A 35 year Baytown resident he retired from Baytown Refinery in 1953 after serving in the Plant Protection Department. Survived by a brother and a former professional baseball player Fred B McDonald of Dickinson Texas, five nephews and four nieces. Pallbearers listed. He played for the Buffaloes 1913 14 and later in the American Association and Western League.
County Commissioner W Y Ramsey proposed county aid to extend Baker Road east from Garth to North Main with school district cooperation on acquiring right of way. The 3270 foot extension would span between the two streets, with an 80 foot right of way as a minimum. The plan includes fronting the new high school on Baker Road if pipeline easements allow, and a bridge over the East Fork Gnase Creek may be required.
Destructive weather lashed West Texas with winds up to 100 mph and heavy rain. Rain totals near 10 inches caused flash flooding southwest of Lubbock around Weilman, Brownfield, and Union in Terry County. High water stranded families in Brownfield and Union, while Balmorhea, Wellman, and Seminole area roads flooded. No injuries reported as storms moved east into Oklahoma.
The county presents enlargement plans for the county courthouse and jail to the Grand Jury Association at a 2 pm Monday meeting. The proposed $5.5 million bond issue funds the enlargement and will go before voters on June 8.
Vatican City AP reports Pope John XI near death after relapse. Doctors say hours or days remain as cardinals administer Viaticum and extreme unction. Raimondo Manzini and Vatican officials urge prayers while his condition remains grave and uncertain.
Rev. Maurice A. Dawkins of the Los Angeles NAACP says the city will be the focal point for a Birmingham style push to achieve full community integration. He notes Los Angeles has the largest Black population west of the Mississippi. Dawkins says leaders will meet to plan a general attack on civil rights legislation and strategy.
R H Benfield 62 of Batte Bell Road Highlands died at home Thursday night. Funeral 3:20 p.m. Saturday at Earthman Baytown Chapel officiated by Rev D J Ford. Burial in San Jacinto Memorial Cemetery. Survived by sisters Mrs Louis Cayton Livingston and Mrs Ruth Parker Baywood. brother G H Benfield Baytown. daughter Mrs Eideen Ratliff Houston. granddaughters Derrylene Turner Pasacena and Buddy Seaton Baytown. Member of Samp son Masonic Lodge No 332 A FEAM, Odd Fellows No 50, and Knights of Pythias.
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