The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 260, Ed. 1 Monday, April 5, 1954 Page: 1 of 14
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By WANDA
How Baytown i
proved was a serfe
fronted Saturday
Lee students wao at
over city office*.
For one thing, *ti
that Gentry drive, t
street lying betw
street and Lee dri
turned over to the c
is presently maint
TODAY'S NEWS TODAY
TEXAS
Monday,-April 5,
*“■——
,
school district but tt
council contended tl
be Willing to take it
surface it A resoluti
feet was passed by
Taylor and his eour
Another resolut;
the length of “city d
Students. Actually,
just take over for on<
Saturday morning, a
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Top Four Are Candidates For District 1
Lack Of Controversy
Keeps Campaign Quiet
Roosevelt L
Democrat 5
WASHINGTON, April S-fl*-
\ Secretary of State John Foster
| Dulles said Monday Chinese
| Communists are “coming awful
f close" to aggression in Indo-
' Chino which might call for re-
taliation against the Chinese
[ mainland.
Dulles did not specify for
[ members of Congress what na-
i tion or nations might earry the
f war to the Chinese mainland.
WASHINGTON. Api
key Democratic leadei
expressed surprise 1
National Chairman St<
chell has denied the
port to James Roosev
Robert Condon (D-Cal
He said he can’t re
Instance in recent yea
na'ional committed ha
city councllmen Tuesday will In the District 5 race are Clyde
bring to a dose the quietest coun- E. Sloan, A1 Clayton and Walter
cil election campaign in the city's Boucher.
history. The other two incumbents, W.
Ten candidates are competing E. Lawless and W. D. Reeves, de-
for the three places on the coun- dined to run again,
cil. There are four men in the Dis- Nine of the candidates have sub-
trict 1 race and three each In mttted prepared statements to
Districts 4 and 5. The Sun. The last of these are be-
As far as the voters are con- ing run on the inside pages today,
cemed the election will be strictly Campbell, the tenth, preferred to
a “popularity contest” No major present his case in a paid *dver-
political issues or differences have tisement.
arisen, and all 10 candidates ap- Mayor R. H. Pruett has given
parently agree with the general his personal endorsement and sup-
policies and program of the pres- .port to Wade Callam, one of
ent City Council. Campbell's opponents in the Dis-
NEWS
In Brief
•essional race.
But he and other
eaders noted the de
ion and declined font
mtil they could get a
In intra-party argum<
visdom of the action
nost certain.
I M Jf \
X WASM-A-MATIC
No Trace Of Convicts
SUGAR LAND, Tex., April 5
—(ff)_ Authorities said Monday
| they have found no trace of five
convicts, one of them a mur-
f derer, who escaped from the
PAUL H. MEARS
M. J. KRIZAK
H. H. DORRIS
For District 5
JOHN W. SPRAYBERRY
Come in for Your
frareside ITtes
Fj Mmt Dam
area searching for the quintet
said they had no leads on what
might have happened to the five
Red Troops Retreat
HANOI, Indo-China, April 5 -T
_ Communist rebels attacked th-
northern defenses of Dlen Bier
Phu Monday and then retreate
under heavy French fire, leaving
more than 1,000 dead behind them,
most of them young recruits.
Jilin Joins deGouHe
PARIS, April 5 -(If)- Marshal
Alphonse Juin, stripped of all his
French defense posts last week,
resigned Monday as NATO com-
mander of all central Eurppean
land, sea and air forces. He said
he would join Gen. Charles De-
Gaulle In an all-out fight against
the European nrmy plan.
Vaccine Termed Safe
WASHINGTON, April 5 HR-.
The U.S. Public Health Service
Monday assured the nation that
the new Salk polio vaccine to be
used on a million school children
this spring is undergoing the
‘‘most exact" scientific testing to
make sure it is safe.
Graveside services w
P a.m. Saturday for
daughter of Mr. and
P Balas of La Porte.
The Rev. John C. E
elated at the service at
Memorial park. Ar
were under the direct
Art Simpson Funeral
WWbM
Package
of ALL!
The child is survive
tion to its parents, by
parents, Mr. and Mrs. .
of La Porte.
Mrs. Malone Dies
Mrs. Mattie Leandra
of 15101 North Drive, Ch
died at 10 «_m. Monday
town hospital. Funeral
meats are pending at
Funeral home.
6as Appliance Co.
CLASSIFIED ADS
M. L. CAMPML
WADE CALLAM
LUTHER LEA
CLYDE,!
Sun Spots
THE REGULAR monthly meet-
ing of the board of directors of
the Baytown Chamber of Com-
merce will be held at 7:80 pun.
Monday with President Thee
Wilburn presiding.
Optimists To Meet
ORGANIZATION of an Optimist
club in Baytown will be complet-
ed during a dinner meeting at
6:30 p.m. Monday in Park’s cafe.
William W. Spear field represen-
tative of Optimist International,
will attend. E. G. Clarke is tem-
porary chairman.
Red Cross Course
FIRST AID Instructor F. A.
Royder has announced that a
group of Cedar Bayou students
will move their class to the new
Red Cross (enter at Fourth and
DeFee for their weekly lesson at
7 pun. Monday. The center kas
become permanent headquarters
for nil Bed Crone first aid
courses for persons in this are*.
Home Prom Austria
CAPTAIN AND Mrs Clarence
Hester and their two children,
George ana Chrtat'ne. have return-
ed from a two-year assignment in
Austria and are now viUttng in
the home of Mrs. Hester's parents,
Mf. and Mr*. J. M Taylor. Mrs.
Hester Is the former Mis* Carrie
Lou Taylor. The Taylors ar* also
The last spike was driven into continuing growth from the stand- natural gas liquids—nearly • bli-
the consolidation here Saturday point of volume of business, cap- lion gallons—about S per cent more
jy 690 voters of the new Baytown Ital investment, and earnings. than the year before. It delivered
School district, and the job ahead Continued large capital expendi- through pipe lines 240 million bar-
low is merely the ironing out of ftires, amounting to $154 million rels, and it refined 8# million bar-
idministrative wrinkles and the last year, brought the company's rels at Rs Baytown plant. The
lay to day task of operating the outlay In the eight postwar years company's sales department mar-
__■ ■ to more than one billion dollars, keted 726 million gallons of refined
None of the rour proposals he- Expenditures for oil and gas pro- products, principally In Texas,
fore the taxpaying voters came during facilities were the largest Hines H. Baker, president, and
anywhere near losing in the elec- Part of the company's outlay in L. T. Barrow, chairman of the
Uon 1953. Humble drilled 898 wells in board, called attention In the re-
Here were tne results- 1953. The average cost increased to" port to increasing competition end
I - Collere—maintenance «un- fUT^OO per well. Dry hole costs the economic problems posed for
W« «nfl,Te7hv a^ote ^ *l°ne »mounted to more than $37 the oil Industry by the necessity
million, no COW m rf mV.uin.n, ..Hood *-
when the guard* brought Jesus in- And he hoped ^ he,r them >ay schools,
to the presence of Pilate. “Yea," but instead they howled out
There is every reason to believe their instructions, “No, not Jesus
that Caesar’s representative had Barabbaa." Barabbas was both a
been informed of the event yvell thief and a murderer,
in advance.
After listening to the witnesses, NOW SOME of those who were
he said: doing the loud shouting referred
"This is a church matter. Take 10 the Jact that the prisoner was
him back and judge him under a Galilean. When Pilate heard
your own law." , tM*. he, thought he saw a way
“But,” was the illuminating re- out. •
ply, “Rome has take* away our Galilee was in the Jurisdiction
power to Inflict the death penalty, of King Herod. King Herod was in
We have gone as far as we can Jerusalem for the Passover week,
without your word." The Proconsul, to the disgust of
Then Pilate called Jesus Into s the crowd, sent Jesus to Herod,
private room and asked him as to Herod
the truth of the charges against Rhow of
him- ' uncertaii
“What have you done?" he ques- c*e*a.r i
tioned. “I know frbnRyour —
people the charges * they lay-
against you—but what have you
done V
Jesus replied:
“My realm if hot physical. It
does not belong to your world or
Caeosria If my realm did belong
ifoa* in our com unity is tho
are is an area composad of
about 400 families.
great deal to improve end
ind now, they have formed
(i e high level, e collective
MILTON L CAI
By JOHNELLA BOYNTON
Present policies of the barbers
Hill school board had been upheld
Monday by a two-third# majority
oF thp school district voters.
Practically every available voter
—--- But however, the voters did not cast jn the district turned out Satur-
ir own Herod got no satisfaction out of their ballots on the college pro- day to support two trustee can-
bis interview with the Galilean. posals didates who had declared them-
Jcsus answered not a question, In precinct No. 248 st Carver selves in favor of continuing the
spoke not t word. Herod, who wa* th«e w»* no election on operation of the schools* It ha*
botji an adulterer and a murderer, the public school questions, but hsenorermted klMysA
,ad little comfort the college proportion, earned £
The eye* that rested upon him. It— , ,, elecUo|| d Tilton were elected by two to one
searching him, never shifted „ *“ , majorities over Mrs. Emma Farr
“Thou art the man,” they seem- ^tly oppose hr th, March 6 poil wlMton 8mlth. . toraeT
rd toVsv when over 3500 votm were car in teacher Mrs Farr during the last
To cover his confusion Herod 0 “ho°1 dlfrku- *•"* **' year had voted to fire four teach-
--- „ w h“ ®“fu“on: H*"*1 troas whose name, are not on the er,
kimt eh‘*“fed had Jemu scourged and then ^ rgUt v„, ^ m,. “j* of about 640 rote, east over
“Tan" was the calm reply "1 him back toPUst*”* ” **n “d many other* apparently were- the district. Mills drew 443 votes:
J*’ ’“7* “ k ^ ” n't interred enough to call by TUton. 432; Mrs. Farr, 200, and
)rn. This is why I cam* into the IN ANOTHER effort to placate !>0", their foar rotlnf tor
arid—to bear testimony U the the mob without granting the ex- * the election, but Mills and TUton
trem* request, the Proconsul turn- sa * - wag .* f piled up such whopping majorities
Truth!" mid Pilate. Truth," he ed the Galilean over to the sold- |M|jpf FlAf TIAH *t the Barbers Hill school box.
peated. "What is truth"" icrs. who flogged him yUlVI MVVIlVll where 400 people voted, that their
And with that weed "truth" up- They plaited a crown of thorns a • 11 f ■) * . election was assured by the one
i Us Bp*, spoken half a meer and forced it do-e aver hU head. At MAfOrVI C rOinf Mut Of the tout rote Mills get
id half a prayer, the Roman threw a purple garment oyer his * ■Wljfmi J • willt jjg ,nd Tilton 334. Mrs. Farr re-
eat back to the mob. shoulders. Then la mockery some Unless a write-in campaign de- «*lr*d *0 vote* and Smith II.
1 find nothing ta Urn to eon- knelt before him and mid, "Hail, velop#, the City of Mnrgan'o Point 0rT|" the Core and Old River
he reported It Is your Ring!" while others struck him wiU have a quiet municipal rise- a0*** *** r‘rr ami S®!"1
otom that J release a primmer Kwstee Paps Taw) tion Tumlsty
Itbij association with otKen
own a great city.
! endeavors, end extend our
leak to tha newly elected
Ptpl, L E On, Vica-Prat^.
k and Harry A. Garner,
MILTON L.
SERVING
OVER TWELVE THOUSAND
SATISFIED CUSTOMERS
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Hartman, Fred. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 260, Ed. 1 Monday, April 5, 1954, newspaper, April 5, 1954; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1041668/m1/1/: accessed June 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.