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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1963
Page
1
At 3 30 a m Saturday a blaze at the Humble City Baytown Refinery damaged the HEU hydrodesulphurization unit No 2 but caused no injuries and negligible damage. About 40 firefighters battled the flames for two hours before officials deemed the blaze under control with no outside aid.
Tri City Beach Civic Association led by Hadyn Harper and other residents pushes a long range plan to secure federal aid for a 160 mile long water barrier to shield property from erosion and storms. The effort includes erosion studies by the U S Army Corps of Engineers in Galveston and seeks city and state help for trash disposal and bridge repairs along Cedar Bayou and Tri City Beach Road.
Baytown area notices report Elks members and guests invited to a 9 p.m. Saturday dance at the Elks Lodge on Market Street with Tom Pope and his Orchestra. Lions Club meets at noon Tuesday at the Tower, Eldon Berry presenting the program. Also noted are pollen counts, Texas A&M and University of Texas degree news, and Lee College registration updates with 492 pre-registered students.
The column gathers brief notices from Baytown area readers including travel, birthdays, births, education, and social happenings. Highlights mention Rick Ricketson and Bo Turner joking over coffee, Linda McWilliams revisiting old styles, Ensign Edward Thompson visiting during Labor Day, Foxy Matherne’s move to Ashville after earning a master’s, and local youths and teachers planning futures.
Fatal accidents marked the Labor Day weekend as millions hit highways. The National Safety Council projected 420 to 520 deaths before Monday midnight, with two crashes claiming six lives in Cadillac Michigan and Webster New York. Traffic was expected to total 3.4 billion miles, the most ever for a Labor Day period.
Cloudy to partly cloudy with warm temperatures through Sunday and scattered afternoon thunder showers. Saturday highs expected 71 to 91 degrees. Baytown record low and morning low values noted. Galveston tides show highs around early morning and late afternoon Sunday and Monday with corresponding lows.
Baytonians will observe Labor Day Monday with most businesses closed and skeleton crews at Humble Oil Baytown Refinery United Carbon and other area plants. City offices banks and post offices close while garbage collection runs early. The Baytown Sun will publish Monday Roseland Park pool opens for the last summer day.
South Vietnamese rallied in front of the U S Information Agency in Saigon to praise President Ngo Dinh Diem and denounce security forces. The event drew tens of thousands despite martial law as U S Marines reinforced guard and chatter mixed with praise for unity and anti-Communist resolve.
U S officials dismissed De Gaulle's plan for neutralizing South Viet Nam as impractical while Vermont Senator Aiken urged considering French aid. Ambassadors discussed the move with Secretary Rusk amid lingering questions about French influence and U S policy as Diem's government faces Buddhist protests and unrest.
J Robert Barnes promoted to assistant employee relations manager at Humble Oil and Refining Co Baytown Refinery effective earlier this month. Formerly procurement analyst, he led planning in maintenance and construction and served as zone supervisor. Barnes active in community groups and school boards, veteran of World War II, and resides at 2112 Montana with wife and two children.
Gulf Coast Union invites the public to an open house from 3 to 6 pm Monday at the union hall on Market Street Roy Kilough GCWU president says attendees can meet the new officers and stewards and learn how the independent union will benefit the community The union represents over 21 percent of Hamble employees in a June election that ousted the Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers Union.
Our World Today reports UH becomes state supported and enrollment climbs from 13 830 last year to around 15 500 as officials say new student applicants increased. Texas A and M is noted as the only school with more pupils with broad national and international references.
Baytown City Council, after learning the federal government will not pay two thirds, rewrites a $10,000 Griffenhagen-Kroeger management survey to cover only the first phase costing $6,500. The plan includes job classifications and pay scales with potential later expansion.
The selective service field division held a meeting to raise the remainder of the year quota to about 25. The Baytown Board serves Baytown Kemah La Porte Crosby Highland Galena Park Channelview and the ports of Pasadena and flouster.
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