The Humble Echo (Humble, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 20, 1964 Page: 1 of 6
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VOLUME 23 NUMBER 8
HUMBLE, TEXAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1964
109 PER COPY, $2.81 PER YEAR
BITS
AND
PIECES
BY J.L.P.
An article written by
Katherine Trigg in the Aug.
8 ECHO gained interna-
tional distribution last
month when it was publish-
ed in The Lion, the mag-
azine of Lions Internation-
al. After her article on the
Texas Lions crippled chil-
dren’s camp at Kerrville
appeared in Feminine Fan-
tasy in the Aug. 8 ECHO,
Don Buckalew of Humble,
district governor of dis-
trict 2-S2, published the
article in his monthly
newsletter, the Head Lion-
er. Later it was picked up
by the district 2-XI news-
letter in September. Then
it came out in the January
issue of The Lion, a maga-
zine printed in eight lan-
guages and with distribu-
tion in 125 foreign coun-
tries....New telephone di-
rectories are due for dis-
tribution next week. The
new directories, with the
Humble Post Office on the
cover, are to be used after
March l....The Chamber of
Commerce plans to display
a list of donors to the
Chamber’s office furniture
fund. The furniture is well
over half paid for now, but
there’s still room for more
donations and more names
on the list to be put up
in the Chamber office....
Another pipeline will be
built through the Humble
area soon. Panama Inc. will
be building the pipeline for
Humble Oil Co. It will be
one leg of a pipeline from
Kingsville to Baytown....
T.R. Francis was at the
convention of National As-
sociation of Conservation
Districts in Kansas City
early this month to accept
the $300 second place
money in the district news-
letter contest. The Harris
County newsletter was
judged second best in the
nation.
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Humble is not what you
woul<j call a tourist center
at the moment. But as
developments continue in
the area, that industry will
increase to some extent.
The lake, five or more 18-
hole golf courses and an
airport with travelers ar-
riving every day from any-
where in the world just two
miles away should make
this area at least a stop-
over spot for many tour-
ists.
With that in mind, a study
by the Texas Highway De-
partment completed this
week takes on added inter-
est.
Toruist travel in Texas
was at a high point in 1957
when 10.4 million visitors
spent $531 million within
the state’s boundaries.
Then something happened
to all the tourists and by
1961 only $440 million was
spent by 8.4 million visi-
tors.
But in the last two years’
the trend has been back up.
In 1963 a record 11.7 visi-
tors spent a record $432
million. Where do tourists
come from? How much do
they spend? What draws
them to Texas? These are
some of the questions an-
swered in the highway de-
partment study.
Last year each tourist
party consisted of an aver-
age of three persons. Each
group spent $23.55 per day
and spent an average of 5.8
days in Texas. An esti-
mated 38 per cent were
visiting Texas for the first
time. While 58 per cent
were vacationing, 29 per
cent planned to visit family
or friends and only 18 per
cent were visiting the state
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BASKETBALL SWEETHEART - Deanna Smith was chosen Humble High
School basketball sweetheart for 1964 by team members last week. She is
shown here with team members Tony Gryseels, Robbie Knee and Billy Trigg.
(Curtis Photo)
Hearing On
City Motion
Set Monday
A hearing on a motion by
the city that it be "dis-
charged from any liability”
in a court case between
Harold Hornback, contrac-
tor on the Humble fire sta-
tion, and Suburban Homes
Lumber Co. has been set
for Monday, City Attorney
E.W. Robbins told The
ECHO last week.
The motion states that
the city owes nothing on the
Continued on page 5
One Killed, Four Hurt
In Three Area Accidents
One death and four in-
juries resulted in two auto
accidents and a fall from a
horse in the Humble area
during the past week.
Gerald N. Brasuell, 53, of
Houston died Monday of in-
juries received in an auto
accident Sunday afternoon
at the intersection of Old
Humble Road and Lockwood
Drive.
His daughter, Laura
Susan Brasuell, 13, who is
Only Two Issued
Free Poll Tax Moves
At Slow Pace Here
Free poll tax receipts,
good for national elections
only, are moving slowly
in Humble. In fact only two
had been issued by Tues-
day, according to tax deputy
Mrs. Jessie English.
L.L. Landry, tax deputy
at the county courthouse,
said the free poll tax re-
ceipts this year will not af-
fect persons who were 60
years of age before Jan.
1, 1963, who are exempt
from paying the poll tax.
He said they may still vote
in national, state, county
and local elections by sign-
ing an affidavit at the polls.
Continued on page 5
C-C Lists
New Members
Twelve new members
have been added to the
Humble Chamber of Com-
merce, it was announced
at the Chamber Board of
Directors meeting Wed-
nesday night.
New members are Farm
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still in critical condition at
Memorial Baptist Hospital
was driving the car. The
girl was apparently learn-
ing how to drive when the
accident occurred.
The Brasuell car swerv-
ed into the path of an on-
coming pickup truck drived
by Eusevio D. Peralez, 29,
of Houston. He was not in-
jured. No charges were fil-
ed by investigating officer
Deputy Sheriff R.A. Ste-
vens.
Brasuell was taken to
North Houston Hospital by
Humble Funeral Home am-
bulance after the accident
at about 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
After about four hours of
emergency treatment, he
was transferred to Memo-
rial Hospital, where he died
Monday.
On Friday, two Porter
area youth were injured
when the car they were rid-
ing in smashed into the rear
of a truck on U.S. highway
59 about four miles north
of Humble.
Dougles Matchett and
Tommy Jackson, both 14,
were taken to North Hous-
ton Hospital by Humble Fu-
ton Hospital by Humble
Funeral Home ambulance.
Jackson was treated and
released while Matchett is
still in the hospital in sat-
Continued on page 5
No Filings
For School,
City Elections
Filing Deadlines
Two Weeks Away
With filing deadlines only
two weeks away, no can-
didates had filed by early
this week in either the April
14 School Board election or
the April 7 City Council
election.
Filing deadline is March
5 for the school election
and March 7 for the city
election.
Three spots on the Hum-
ble City Council and two
seats on the Humble School
Board are to be filled in
this year’s election.
On the City Council,
terms of Dr. H.E. McKay,
Dr. C.A. Younts and B.H,
Whitney expire. Filing for
the City Council is not done
by position as the three
candidates with the high-
est vote totals will be
elected to two-year terms.
Position 4 and 5 on the
Humble School Board will
be filled with three-year
terms. W.E. Gray is the po-
sition 4 board member and
J.D. Brown is the posi-
tion 5 member. Gray has
said he will not be a can-
didate for re-election.
Filing is made by posi-
tion in the school election.
Bands To
Play Contest
Selections
Seven contest numbers
will be played by the high
school and junior high
bands at a 7:30 p.m. pro-
gram Friday at the high
school auditorium.
Band director Ernest
Marquez said it is hoped
to make the hour-long pro-
gram a n annual event.
There is no admission
charge.
Marquez said schools
are sent a list of musical
contest numbers graded in
difficulty according to the
size of the school. "From
this list, contest numbers
best suited for a certain
band are picked,” he said.
"Seven of these selections
will be played at the pro-
gram Friday night.”
Refreshments will be
served by the band parents
organization following the
program.
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FFA WEEK WEIGH-IN - Humble Future Farmers of America members observed FFA week Saturday
when they weighed their projects. Many of the sheep, calves and pigs will be entered at the Humble FFA
Fair and Rodeo in April. (ECHO Photo)
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SPACE LECTURER - Robert McCurdy is shown here giving one of the three
space-science demonstrations in Humble last week. The programs, sponsored
by the Humble High School National Honor Society and the Humble Chamber of
Commerce, were presented in conjunction with the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration. (ECHO Photo)
For Pool Operation
Civic Club May Be
Formed In Eastex Oaks
A civic club may be form-
ed in Eastex Oaks to ob-
tain operation of the swim-
ming pool there, The ECHO
learned this week.
A committee was ap-
pointed at a Feb. 7 meet-
ing of Eastex Oaks home
owners to decide if there
was a basis for a suit
against developers of the
area. It was claimed a
swimming pool and recrea-
tion facility had been prom-
ised, but that the pool was
not in full time operation
and that a recreation facil-
ity had not been provided.
Kenneth Benham, a mem-
ber of the committee ap-
pointed at the Feb. 7 meet-
ing, said Monday the com-
mittee is in the process of
contacting one of the build-
Taking A Peek . . .
OVER THE FENCE
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy
Kruppa and son visited this
weekend in El Campo with
her sister, Mrs. Eleanor
Kana, who has just recent-
ly returned home from the
hospital.
Mrs. C.A. Taylor enter-
ed Hermann Hospital for
treatment Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Isen-
berg are the parents of
a baby boy, Jerry Lee, born
Friday weighing 6 lbs. 8
ozs.
Mr. and Mrs. Kelcy Isen-
berg are the paternal
grandparents.
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GET YOUR
SLICE OF
THE PIE
The profit potential
of ECHO classified ads
is working for more
and more wise home-
makers and business-
men each week, bring-
ing together buyer and
seller in the Humble
area market.
Whethe.r you’re buy-
ing, selling, renting,
job hunting or hiring,
the want ads work hard
for you each week with
the more than 3,600
readers who are po-
tential buyers and
sellers.
To get your slice
of the pie, call 446-
3733 to place your
classified a d before
the Tuesday noon
deadline each week.
George Turner flew to
New York this week.
Mrs. Wayne Mundahl
entered Pasadena Hospital
Sunday for minor surgery.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Thames had Miss Rita Tur-
beville and Miss Carolyn
Howard, members of the
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ers of homes in the area.
"I don’t think there’ll be
any suits, personally,”
Benham said. He said the
committee is considering
forming a charter to found
a civic club in the area.
Benham said the builder
to be contacted is Ralph
Terry. "If we formed a
civic club, we would ask
him to put the pool back
in operation and turn it over
to us,” he said.
The first step, Benham
said, is to draw a char-
ter for a civic club. "Our
main purpose is getting this
pool back in operation,”
he explained. Benham said
the committee is still
checking on a recreation
facility. He said he didn’t
know whether there was to
have been a building or just
a dedicated area.
Benham explained the pool
has been operated only part
time in the past few years.
He said he did not believe
it was open at all last year
and thought it was open
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LONESOME POOCH - This pup had one big section
of the cage all to himself after being picked up last
week as the city started enforcement of its dog law.
Rabies vaccinations and city dog tags are required
on all dogs within the city limits. By early this week,
eight dogs were still confined here. (ECHO Photo)
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Pundt, John. The Humble Echo (Humble, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 20, 1964, newspaper, February 20, 1964; Humble, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1036687/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Humble Museum.