The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 234, Ed. 1 Friday, March 5, 1954 Page: 1 of 14
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Between 1.700 and 1.800 patrons of Cedar Bayou schools like it
.r:Il - c ' , ai^mocratic election rbcther
system will consolidate with Baytown and become a put
of the Baytown district with junior high and elementary
schools maintained at Cedar Bayou.
This is the third time this vote has been taken since
1947. Each time the total vote has been larger, lit 1952
there were 1298 votes cast Cedar Bayou is growing rapid-
ly, especially in the put of the school district which now is
in the City of Baytown. These Baytown people want their
youngsters to attend Baytown schools without the trans-
fer barrier toeing them each year.
Many Cedar Bayou people want their school to stay just
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The Sun, after 25 years of study of taxes, techniques
There will hafle to be additions in the future all over
the district, but you can’t get away from the fact, that a
and future of the community, feels that the time has come Some conflicting views as, to status of Robert E. Lee’s
when the two schools should unite. physical plant and enrollment have arisen, and here is the
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Lee’s comfortable capacity after the!
completed this summer will be between
Last .year in Lee’s report to the,;
showed that the teacher-pupil ratio waa 20.7 students to
Cedar Bayou can save $1 million by dodging the cost of true information; * ’f erroneously stated/1*1*” “ aot 38 ^ even 47 ** **** h*»
a new high school plant and sending its high school stu- Lee’s actual enrollment is 1,359, not 1,400. The Baytown Sun has tried to acquaint the patrons of
dents to Robert E. Lee. Lee’s anticipated enrollment in 1954-1955 not counting the two districts with the real facts in the problem in both
Baytown can save at least $1 million by not having to D------"*'*•* 1 iro n------»-»-**-----—“-3 ■ "-**-*-" “-' - - -
build a third junior high school in Baytown right away.
In these days of high taxes, that is a huge savings of
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public money.
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Lee s anticipated enrollment in ltm-iyao not counting the two districts with the real facts in the
Cedar Bayou wilTfee 1,478. Cedar Bayou might be expected districts. Both sides have had their day
to Add 175 to that total, making the expected total 1,653 The Sun urges again that Baytown pai
and not 1,700. Of this 1,653, there will be 40 or 50 from vote, for consolidation so our neighbors c
1,700, Of this 1,653, there will be 40 or 50 from
Channelview.
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By CHESTER BULGIER
With only one day left before
■be filing deadline in the upcom-
ing city election, things began to
pop Friday on the Baytown poli-
tical front
Three men filed as candidates
In the City Council election April
i. and Districts incumbent If. L.
Campbell announced he would not
run for re-election.
The three'candidates, one from
each of the districts where a aeat
'a being vacated, are as follows;
Wade Cellam. 34. service man-
ager for Buck Tuner Chevrolet
Cb, District 4. „
Waiter H. Boucher. 38, Baytown
Refinery electrician. District R
John W. Spray berry, so. Bay-
town Refinery painter. District L
The other two incumbents. W,
D. Reeves and W. K. Lawless, had
previously announced
not run for re
•aid Friday he
ham time to.church work and
other activities '
Cailam is Mayor R. H. Pruett's
“personal candidate* to succeed
Campbell. ,
“You can say I personally rec-
ommend him and asked him to
run for the council.* Pruett said.
“I think he is weU qualified. Mori
of our major headaches in the city
Improvement program are behind
us, but we still need competent
men to carry it through.''
Cailam Uvea with his wife and
two children at 411 East Pearce.
Ho has lived “all but six months*
of his life in Baytown. For the
(8t Council—Page Twe)
vs Mira n. Uivnu, nan
dy announced they would
for re-eleettea. CUmpheR
d*y he intended to devote
Army Shokoup Looms
WASHINGTON. March S-CF-
The Army Department was re-
ported Friday to be marked for a
jarring administrative ahakeup to
correct conditions which touched
off fireworks between President
Eisenhower and Sea. Joseph K.
McCarthy.
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By JOHNELLA BOYNTON
Can the third time bo the charm
^. - -MAJupporter* of Baytown-Cedar
Here are final voting Instruction* for Baytown and Cedar Bayou schoo! dutrlct consollda-
schooi district lesidenta who will caat ballot* in Saturday’* consOli- uont"
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Godfrey Is Groundod
W ASHINGTON, March 5— UP—
A Civil Aeronautic, Board ax-
amtaer recommended Friday that
TV itar Arthur Godfrey's pilot
license be suspended for six
month* starting March It.
Sulfon lombod
RABAT, Morocco. March S—(IB
—The sultan of Morocco was
wounded Friday when a terrorist
bomb blasted the moaque where
-he was praying in southwest
Morocco.
® the BMrttewn achfaLdis^Lct will vote In the sawn wimation election close at 7 p.m.
4>kttjqp»vl<f»d ia-’&i-'fiiiVV'Y..';Sfe, • V5mn flmi |fn n i<a>uTs'i r-itm,
used In all boxes. school meraer elections, the Issue
, . Voting machines will be
in all boxes. ' . , ■
officials at the various boxes are:
W. Wlieon, presiding judge! Mru, O. W.
Fayie, essistsnt judge. Mr*, i. D. Olddings, Mr*. E. H. Sheffield,
Mrs. J. B. Beaugh, Mr*. A H. Gate*, 0. H. Carney, H. C WUliamt,
A. W. Fayie, Mr*. H. C. Boeder and Mr*. Osude Thomgkins,
dfrita^Harrey Joe Smith I* a special supervisor.
. *- C.thriner, preriding judge. Mre. C. J.
Briley, Mrs. & B. Herbert and George C. Mayfield, elerka.
JOE KRIZAK
out GENTRY
4 JAMES 5TIUCKUN.
GLENDA HENSLEY
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A F. IOOTH
Rebels Raid French HQ
HANOI, IndoOdna. March t-
UP—Daring ConuMst raiders
sneaked to wltkla rifle range of
French military headnarters for
northern IndfeCUaa^ dmfo» foa
night and dynamited atrpiaa**
parted on an airfield within tto
Hanoi city limit*.
nuin, owrkii v
City Halt-Mre. E. B, Slagle, presiding judg*. Mrs. Lenta* Bot-
tler, Mn. Frank Moore andMra,, G. E. Dabnev. elerka
San Jacinto elementary ichool-J. Rodger Reed, nrealdlng judge,
B. G. Amereon, John Henderson and Mrs. Jottie Hinton, elerka
BaytGWB Junior high school—J. W. Hwooney, pmldinc iudn.
J. Albert HIU mod Dnvld Conway.
iJt^et£Uin*n^2' T‘*. presldlag judge. Mrs.
to Ibfi Mr. and Mire, Fletcher Htebenon, elerka
" ^lando elementary seheel - Mrs. F. F. Neiand. presiding
Mra M. A. Barnwell, Mn. Mnek Ford and Mn. pf. L
achool merger elections, the issue
ha* bean approved in the Baytown
school district but rejected in Ce-
dar Bayou.
If rain and cold don't Interfere,
election officials belleva that be,
tween 1,700 and 1,000 person, will
vote In the Cedar Bayou boa Bay-
town'* seven polli.,* place* are
expected to draw about that many
voter*.
In the meantime, both tide* in
the consolidation issue were mnd-
Wile, In a laat-minut# effort to got
voter support.
■The f|v« members of the Ceddi
Bayou board who oppeao conaoll-
dstibn rent out a letter stating
their reason, for opposition.
■ The Baytown Junior Chamber
Of Commerce waa planning • get-
ori-the vote campaign, aimed par-
tlcujary at Baytown voters.
fs sss&x 2fsss.tsssi as
this election.
Four Win Prizes For Essays On Fair Tour
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UES TO $1.98 ' 1
DRESSES ft SUPS
DOLfOAM PILLOWS
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Son Spots
Day Of Proytr
ST MARK'S Methodist church win
observe the World Day of Prayer
by having th* mortuary opcu from
• to S pm. Friday. Oriaa music
will be provided throughout the
two hours by Mrs. C R. Martin
and" Ewell Clarke. Printed
devotional programs will be bond-
ed each person, who wiH in turn
spend a period of time ia silent
meditation and prayer.
DAY To Meat
DISABLED AMERICAN Veter-
ans tea -ten* * enBsd meeting
at TJ* pm Friday In the Ovfl
9mm tea. onwr, m, th*
fopm* SbtrkHa. H-yme «M mn *r Mr. ted Mre.
& & StriehBn nf Cedar Ba»a. took flrit pteee and
"•»« prim in * Baytown Fair emay cmitest,
k wan a—imteefl Krid*j . 4*
NteHim art* yenngtera sham in the fair*
■vmteek temr, were cAgftte for th* esrisat They
we** token cm a tmw nf tenth TCxa* paint* *f agri-
critarel interest, and their man dmeribnd the trip
•ad what they leaned from N.
Gleadn Heoafoy. 4*. and Ur Brimk. IS, won the
acenad and third prion af SIS and Sth
Gteria la the daughter of Mr. and Mr*. Gilbert
Hcarity eg Chmnarlrlmi. Joe. a mater at Robert E.
Lee. is the «m «f WHam Brimk at Candy.
Dte Gentry. lKyaartel am of Mr. ate Mre. A
W. Gantry eg Highlands, m, the yaaageat t* ea-
ter th* many content. He reerivod a St award ate
a special comroendatioa from tlw judges for hi*
effort.
The awards were presented by B. F. Booth, chair-
1 of the Baytown Fair committee of the Charo-
CpL Batchelor Is H,*w“d, **aMw^
wifh AHi!l £? AnmonsotlrMlonLeader Gives His Side
ff Ifn Aiding neas Takes Issue With Statements On District Thx Values
.Judge* ia the contest were Mre J. J, Bradshaw
ate W. F. Muller, both teachers at Robert E. Lee
high school, ate Chester Bulgier, news editor for charge, have been
The Baytown Sun.
Young Stricklin said he would spend hit prise
money U buy feed for his coif, His entry took the
top award ia the Junior Jersey division at the
Fair.
A reporter-suggested that Glenda would probably
I a new drew.
“Are ym kidding?” asked th* pert mis*. "I've got
7* turkeys to feed!*
Citizens Notional Opens Man Nabbed
New $75i000 Drive-In Bank In Hit-Run
Collisions
Formal opening of the new
ntiicaa Bank $73*00 motor drive-
la wU be observed with spec*!
ceremonies Saturday.
The ere* of yesterday and today
will ho contrasted ia the opening
when 12 memhere of the Houston
Horseless Carnage Club drive
their aatfouatea omoatehOes to
business man and who with his
brother is credited with making
tie rite commercial depot,t in WhiWl|1| 4CCidcnlt 'Thursday
the old Citisens State Bank when night resulted in a police ticket
it was first organised, will rid* for Herbert C. Lloyd, 37-year-old
in the parade with Hugh Echols machine helper who lives at the
Jr, the bank president and Gu- Huber camp,
bemsa will make the first depos- Lloyd was given the ticket after
R In on* of the two windows at two parked car* were sideswiped
SAN ANTONIO. M«rch 5 -UP- Harvey J. Smith, president.of the by a group of people in Cedar Ba-
Th# Army announced Friday that newly organized Citizens Commit- y°u r
*----- K*“ ’— Preferred for Better Schools, Friday is- . '‘Th* «K,lnt th*‘ <* keing srgued
against lormer prisoner of war sued a formal statement in which be thCmrtter'
Claude Batchelor, charging him Ute zrouD he represents took a tlon it made of children, only
with collaborating with the Reds stand against consolidation of Cedar taxes. The pro • conaolldationlst
while he was in prison camp. Bayou and Baytown school, in Sat- have promised ind even attempted
The government charged the ur_? e ec’ onl .. J? P'°** that taxes are cheaper in
Kermit. Tex., soldier's coUabora- -,571 FLet!2erHm' B*ytown No on* hu tb« ‘“thor-
tion with the enmy "caused other i*4fr#d f , 01 ^ed*r
-a-, xtsitass
Batchelor was arrested at Brdoke "We have been asked to go to
Army Medical Center in San An- the polk and vote again on merg-
tomo. where he was undergoing a ing the Cedar Bayou and Goose
routine medical cbefkup Creek Independent School Dis-
Fourth Armv headquarters an- trieta. This same plan has been
nounced that a pre-trial investiga- rejected twice by th* Cedar Bayou
J2* 5“. ** .j014 D,*trict but it would appear that of Baytown. City taxes and water
whether-the evidence justifies trial * concentrated campaign to wear district taxes should not be con-
n0?0!* .roar<la ' , j i , down lh* reslsUncf of the Cedar fused with school taxes but they
at^^^m^ouskm^He had1#*' Bayou voUr' h“ b**n launched often are. Ask for a break down
F<ft
peeled to get a 30-day medical fur-
lough after the routine medical
checkup, but it appeared he will
not get it because of the court mar-
tial ^barges.
In Kermit. his mother, Mrs.
*i*^*'*}~u£•£ SitefteSSTte^’driteSS
*"*V/
MBY ITEMS W4r^
Kastk pants
Around Toxifn
rede that will ete at the drive-in
at Pearre ate Jmwa.
The ears, same ever M yean
•Id. will to parked at the drive-in
for pteke tepteMte. Lem Arm.
f^^H^WJteytmra. is preaiOent
Jmt before 3 pm. the aid ears
wM he foriuud to a parade that
Part of tto
new era
ginning af
bank. ^
Tto bank has built the new
motor drive-in and enlarged its
v-.oll space at a cost of $73,000
After the ceremony, the main
Ok.
This is a new dsy we
DAN SHULTS tate a story ahaat Babul K Lee toph ackeri
■maethtag tee a case af teriakm Tte hate wM ptey several na-
ideaUty ... Mm Jarrett brings n hen ri tto rite af th* crichnttea.
gift to an appreciative raerive* Jaaaas B (terete cashier at
Jo Friter writes a vwy rice Otiam* Bank, wfl to remter ri
Hr a *■ K Prwett wiB cat tto rihle to serve ear eastern* re
Katp rihhm that foemerty apma the ter That stem d
,1, Tt.ii,,. af- *—*. panrim Into which we treat aev-
■ ~ A* (Mbenam. primer Baytewa eral areteto aga'
CaT ^ • "1^% teSTTthink It might be
chrorte headlight ring was found at a good thing," she said. "Then if • consolidation, took issue with
the scene. be'* riot guiltv he'll be cleared and letter signed by five Cedar Bayou
Earlier. Lloyd had called prime people will know he has a clear trustee* in a parting statement to
’Z'rz isnumfessms sa, «,r“-s3r
-inside ageratfon' M tto pk>i
Baytown financial institution
on jrpur taxes and then decide If
your reboot tax ia too much.
“A tax comparison on a rock
tom* in Ctear Bayou Independent
■chool Diatriet end a similar home
to Ooore Creek Independent School
District Ws* made in the Baytown
Bun, but no tax comparison has
been mad* on Iran.# homes Rock
and brick home* art the excepttea
in both district* and eertaJi#
moat tax payer* Uve In frame
home*. We have a comparison be-
tween two fremo homes of ap-
proximately tto mere construction
and age. The home ia th# Goose
Creek Independent School District
is located at Ml Wait Lobit and
the home In the Cedar Bayou In-
dependent School District it to-
dated on Highway 144. Tto first
home la a two story frame house
with 2.25# square feet of floor
area. Tto bow* is sc the Goose -
Creek Independent School District
tax roll for a vatu* of $3*80 and
th* owner pays a school tax of
The second-home has 1,883
square feet of floor area and la on
the Cedar Bayou independent
School District tax roll for $L»13
C H. Carney, who ha* acted as *d for a bond issue of $880400 to ‘h* ®WB«' P*FS • school tax of
spokesman /of the proponents of build a school buildin* they said *"• °*“e Bayou home is
oak »fth . „-n—_______J__fol square feet smaller than the
of the Cedar ity to promise what taxes will to
if we merge since Baytown has
not ret a tax rate for 1164 and has
not promised anyone cheaper
taxes. Many patron* have gotten
other taxes confused with school
taxes due to their loan* being
handled by mortgaging companies.
Fart of our retool district is in a
water district and part In the city
Mind-Changing Is Charged
Merger Leader Cites Contradictions
■om tow* but is taxed at ap-
on Of th, Rivtnvn ham. (to tlh
said that under Questioning wants to work against it"
^ . fcing
man C. W. Cowan. Uoyd admitted tomo Wednesday. Batchelor was
bring the driver of the hit-run car ashed if he expected to be court
ALUES TO 1144
VALUES TO
Echols arid, "because tto added
and that the report of his stolen
*■» car was false.
_ AIM coach, owned by H. Has-
cock of MB1 Wisconsin etas the first
_JT" by 3*t. deve DtcSrnj and Fktrri-
” man H. a Turner and Calvin litre
»• «*- They found tto tote
I accident was at SIS
dbber Sheets
VALUES TO If |
66c
___ Mrs. Lela Rawlinson Dies
•g Burial To Be In Cushing pemetery
.....
ratogaperiri fotoery M a. to. FYkfov to
Dot Steith ate are May- efoh fot Rev. M D
frrett big
Tto Uapd
n was struck at
1113 p. m. Cowan ate Dretona to
“Tou will note in that letter,"
Carney aald, “that the board said
the school ia now in sound finan-
cial condition. I call your attention
to the foot that that i* the third
conflicting financial stand from
the asm* board since it was chosen
teat May on an economy platform.
“8000 after bring seated, the
board moved away from 1U eco-
nomy program and ordered tax
U__kikMf I SNA 70 ™ril'Ution raised moat vai-
nrs. wary Lane, n »* *« to, h w th,
• tame econamv-i
earlier wa* not needed. Now
third change of mind cornea from
.^t;oTubrtiS.M,’o^ S&SSttfc&SS
duton of thedbtriril# route. We a^large^ numborjf^Cedar^ Bayou
mind three tiaaes In' a year mi of coaaoitdalton
martlaled as Was Cpi Edward
Dickenson of Crackers Neck, W.
Saturday Rites For
Tto Cedar Bayou district take*
Into consideration the age of a
tom* ate depreciates the home
five percent every fly# year* until
it reach** g maximum depreate-
Mrm. Mary Lithe Una. $14 Bast
Adorn, died in a Houston hospital
A uit»e*» to the first accident, at 105 pa Thursday 8b* was 7t
Mf*. A V, Barber, said tto hit- years eAd.
rwete aspesred to to a late- ru4wm, ^ u M mt
She had *2« ***.. j______ 1 pa Saturday at Earthmaa
chapel ate burial win be mad* to
transfer* and now change 1U
mind three times in a year on fin-
ance Juat what are w* to be-
Mtve4 .- -. :>£•
^ _ M . ^ it rfdm • nuYfwma
“We can era** all of thia dorik tlon of 32* per coat When a __
by only one action, and that k by home is pieced on the tax roB It
votl - for consolidation Saturday, ia automatically depreciated 18 per
I urge all of the supporter* of cent ete th* balance of tto depro-
conrolidation to continue their elation ia depreciated *rer a pee-
hard work uatil the rot is ctooe 1 tod ef 18 years- Tto Goeae Creek
•• eaa wia d yeu do." ^ •ptrBtoet^^5J
Cedar Bayou Rites For HC Hart, U
•“« economy-minded board ask-
At 11:21 P- m. Unvd called the
r#tog our vrie for
MHt latent mu Man* . .. Fro*- to a B
1 making a Ba* fori un Tto
.wkaBeudat
r- —- 1 • w mm m vM V. UH
m tog: to* brothers Gucrge Wake
> h* taken to qTLrikm. VBb Wad* of Jackaoo-
I heme »Cask- *m: 9tm stetors, Ito Cfoa
-^ay to Cedar B- ou MctbocLst for « years. He Irec fetato
Tto Rev. George Eagtok ef Bur- Hte." who moved to Barton
list Temple will officiate th^ y^rT frorr. wrtcT^ ^ - ^
Mre Laro hte tote to Baytewa rite at 12. Up. m. Juri., m Surrmws tociudetos wriow. Mre.
far M yeam _ Hermuna hoeykal to Hoamai. He Pearl Hart af Baylon tiro,
tonfoure iadtee ew daughter, tod been ill to several years. tan. Mrs. G
Mre D. C-Archer, ate ea* aoa, A. Hart toed « Sjateteer rate ate Jackie Guff;
Luae. hath to Baytown; five !?«. 8 . toterier of. Coder Barou iH ef Houston
mar nul- metntairt church. The Rev E. L
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figuring taxes ea re
t la Baytown there are eaty
twa elaastf(cations Evalaatlaaa
(See Badfo Ftes Thai
Shots After foq We
Mn. A. L. MU, M MUM
a son. H C- Hart Jr., is tea laatest toytoatoa to undergo
tea three brritoire. rebies shots after brine b*Oto tg
v_E- L Seaiy H Hart of Dallas. Adolph a pad deg.
is AttstJ&s!
'****• bom*. for foe funeral. bate. Ti
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