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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1962
Page
1
World War I veterans from District 8-22 will meet at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Rice Hotel in Houston. Baytown area members are urged to attend.
The United States government sues Baytown to recover 3600 dollars plus interest since 1956 for a housing agency loan used to fund plans for a sewage disposal plant near Humble Docks. City Attorney Chandler says the case, filed in Houston federal court, may go to trial after January 1. Rady Co. had advised the city. the firm will pay 1500 dollars toward the claim. The suit has persisted for six years with unclear interest terms.
Official briefings say a weekend truce was reached between Gov. Ross Barnett and Atty. Gen. Robert Kennedy over enrolling James Meredith at the all white University of Mississippi. Federal authorities prepared to proceed with desegregation plans while Barnett did not appear at the 10 o clock hearing in New Orleans.
The forecast calls for mild conditions through Saturday with mostly fair skies. Saturday morning lows will be in the mid 60s. Galveston tides: high at 4:23 a.m. and 4:49 p.m. low at 10:17 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
FRIEDA WATSON discusses ongoing sewing projects and re sewing tasks. Stella Becker relays a message for Jane Mitcham about an appointment. Felix Hatchell assists with school information. George Scott seeks a feature story tip. Gladys Talley plans to visit old friends in Baytown. Jerry Farrar shares a friendly greeting. Art Hodges loans books. Sammy Courville stays busy with her daughter’s Brownie activity. Patches Caskey acts as sub reporter and keeps meeting minutes. Shirley Kewley gathers needed information. Earl Bissex visits The Sun office. Mr and Mrs Stevie M McDonald Ware return from Washington DC after attending a National Association of Independent Insurance Agents convention. Twenty four Texas agents attended. In DC they toured the White House and dined with Senator Ralph Yarborough. They attended a church center groundbreaking near the United Nations Building in New York.
Director John Busch will serve as city manager next week in the absence of City Manager J B Le Fevre who will be out of the city attending a city manager convention
Baytown posted its coolest day since June 30 with a Thursday high of 81 degrees. The U S Weather Bureau forecast a high of 82 for Friday and a low of 67 Friday night, figures matching Thursday morning readings in Baytown.
Councilman Cravey told the Baytown City Council at a regular meeting that the acoustics in the council chamber must be improved after citizens complained they cannot hear discussions. He noted protests from the Baytown League of Women Voters and others, while Mayor Clayton criticized spending on the system.
Bay Area Board of Realtors will hold their annual free barbecue for members from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at Timbercrest Lodge near La Porte with dinner served 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. for active, associate and affiliate members and their immediate families. Invited guests may attend at $2 a plate. Col. Karl L. Springer of La Porte is general chairman. Attendance info notes more than 10 persons with advance cards. Directions: Highway 146 to Garsfield Street, past La Porte Bowling Lanes, turn left on Garfield, follow signs to the site.
The council awarded contracts for Fourth Street hot mix asphalt and Market Street topping from Harbor Street to West Main. Owner assessments of $2.65 per front foot are planned for Fourth Street. City Atty. George Chandler to draft agreements for shared runway work at Humphrey Airport and a long term land lease with private owners Maurice Taylor and others.
Bulletin from Del Rio Texas and McAllen Texas report that several hundred federal law enforcement officers are being assembled in Memphis Tennessee for possible use in Mississippi integration duties. Unofficial U S Border Patrol figures list at least 109 patrolmen airlifted from Texas for possible Mississippi integration duty.
A Baytown council meeting ended with protesters and supporters split over a $2.31 million budget for 1962 63 and a 14 cent tax rate increase. Mayor Al Clayton defended the plan as legal and necessary, while activists eyed a possible referendum.
The Robert E. Lee Junior-Senior Band and the Sophomore Band unite at Gander halftime to form one of the nation’s largest high school bands. A 268-strong Confederate-clad corps marches at Port Neches, with Carst assisted by Virginia Chaplin as drum major. Twirlers include Jo Anne Horeczy and others. Sophomore leaders are Georganne Thompson and Benita Brown. The program features Swinging on Parade, a double-block, and Glory for the Trumpets as the Lee Brigadiers unveil staggered block maneuvers.
Baytown hosts Port Neches Groves while facing internal strife over coach Pete Sultis amid a rough start. The Ganders shuffle both offense and defense, aiming to halt a losing run after recent defeats to Spring Branch and Port Arthur, as Port Neches Groves arrives with a speedy, hard-hitting attack and a weighty, disciplined defense.
The piece lists starting lineups for Gander defense and Indian defense with player positions and weights. It also compares Baytown and Port Neches-Groves units, noting offensive and defensive line and backfield figures as part of a scoring-style balance tally.
In Baytown area Robert E. Lee High School and educators embrace SMSG School Mathematics Study Group as a modern method fusing geometry and algebra to reduce math hate. Teachers attend Texas Education Agency workshops at Clear Creek High School and NSF programs to update classroom practice.
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