The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 233, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 4, 1954 Page: 1 of 24
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Always Known
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In 1947 when consolidation came I
Sun urged Baytown to favor consol
if a Pope change. "I tfhnt to return 30 cents
ould resign ” X borrowed 15 years sgo.’Jhe said.
his aides say,
ii^5 or audienc- - "
mid-April. His ffcMn* and Uvmln§ et
g him that he '
g^;j
pees
(IP - Burglars
o safes when
automobile
y broke open
her one con-
wWrtr they
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Rf-l pholster And Save
CHAIRS . a* low as 12.50
SOFAS as low as 35.00
Repairing 0 Re finishing
f '
This schpol problem is not a Cedar Bayou problem sole- There have been many additions built at Highlands since
co®1* ly. It is not solely a Baytown problem. Actually, hundreds 1936 as^that community grew and grew. ' _ . .
v :P*1|Of P®0?*® '*k® living in that part of the City of Baytown -Ife-feas icr,- the Baytown board to study fo®
year-record of the schools here has been remarfcablein that is located arbitrarily in the Cedar Bayou district. Bay- physical needs of the district every year and to stay ahead ^Zo^etov^eu tS^Sw^tatk'
many different ways. town schools are much more convenient to them. of demands. That is a sensible and economic practice & 1952 when the plan was again before the \
thing has always stood out. There has been a geo- This is a community problem. East Harris County has which now seems to be rather well redined as a school the two districts, The Sun had the same idea,
cal balance on all boards, of trustees m the past, been blessed by industrial wealth that is paying for most board policy. . ^ Now The Sun feels the time has come for both
is no legal reason why all seven trustees could not 0f the schooling of our youngsters. The Baytown district One other policy of Baytown schools is worthy of note, to support consolidation, because there are now almost as
,- in the same block on the same street in the same is so large financially that its tax setup will not be changed There never has befen an arbitrary switch of students from many Baytosppebpie tn the Cedar Bayou district-as then
cotemunity, but in reality the trusteeships have always by inclusion of Cedar Bayou. The . tax value of the larger which now seems to be rather well defined as a school are Cedar Bayou people.
been scattered. Baytown district is many times more than it is in Cedar he finished there. The Sun urges the people of Baytown to take the same
Highlands, for instance, has always been represented Bayou. r Horace Mann, for instance, is being enlarged to take action they took previously. Go to the polls Saturday and
on the board since coming into the district. The Wooster One of the big needs in the Baytown district is an ele- care of the anticipated load for the next year, and it is vote to leave the door open. Let's unite this big and fine
area has had representation for years. So has West Bay- menthry school in the Lakewood area. The district has al- extremely unlikely that school officials would force pupils community once and for all • J
town and Britton-Cravens. So has the old Pelly area. So ready bought the land. The building won’t cost much in now attending Horace Mann to go elsewhere. The Sun urges the people of Cedar Bayou to plaee
old Goose Creek. '■<' -f ; comparison to other Jmildings that have been erected here It isn’t likely also that the school would force pupils to the welfare of their children first and their pocketbook
ing Horace Mann to go el
has old Goose Creek. * comparison to other buildingB that have been erected here Sit isn’t likely also that the school Ml...... Jj P|.._, ______-______—____________r______
Cedar Bayou too would have representation in the event in the last 10 years. The Sun considers a Lakewood school attend Horace Mann if they chose to attend another school second and also go to the polls Saturday and vote to con-
Baytown Furniture Clinic
m Morrell ,■ Fhdhe TUI
consolidation is voted -in both districts,
* “must.” So does the Baytown board of trustees.
V. ^
alon
HIGHLANDS PHONE 41731
raver Davis, Operator
yling and Hair Tinting
that was more conveniently located.
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autouiw §uti A
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solidate the two school systems,
LS UNTO. MARCH 15
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• COLD WAVE. ..........
0 COLD WAVE.
10"
15"
SCOLD WAVE.........
LDREN'S WAVES ONLY-5.00
T OIL SHAMPOO—1.71
nd THURS. NIGHTS BY APPOINTMENT
Child's Welfare
Is Guide - Stark
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RCUBY
st deal
TODAY
feous salesmen
ration ride in
MERCURY
EN TO HIS
)FFER!
ZE YOU!
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WORLD NEWS IN BRIEF
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Trustee Sees
No Troubles
scare drew a awartn of Lon-
n*ajr Arena, where evangelist ,,
“‘^^^^iRMerpr
Hanoi, Indc-China 9
The Communists attacked
stfev &
etfncday, and a “flash alert”
echoed through the
By JOHNELLA BOYNTON
military patrols during
> far aa waa known the
the- ”?tate of alert” hutted,
:ttempt to enter the city.
Democratic Committee Snubs Shivers
iny decision Baytown
School Board' President A. R.
factor in
AUSTIN, March 4~flb-G«V. Allan Shivers waa left off the
guest list far,a National Democratic committee meeting Saturday
in Miami, Fla., bat a spokesman fir the governor said hero Thurs-
day “be probably wouldn’t have gone anyway.’’
tlk:
Parr Loses Suit For
FederaMT^jHection
HOUSTON, March 4 -UP-The fha judge*. presiding it
SMS
Stark makes to carry out the vot“
er’s Instructions If consolidation
of the Baytown and Cedar Bayou
school districts is approved Sat-
urdcy. , •
Stark said b« would consider the
child when asked Thursday to
answer certain questions concern-
ing consolidation which have been
posed and are being discussed by
Cedar Bayou voters
The,, school board president em-
phasised that he waa giving his
own personal opinion rather than
making any statement for the
Baytown school board, which has
taken no official stand on consoli-
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La Porte Votes April 27 -- Death
Burgh To Bun Aguin fifft
sSttrcssa it imBWftr* &
gram; plus his job and other civic Rican Nationalists may try td AA*
La Porte Mayor M. B. Burkin Pfeiffer, Sl-year-bld *on of former
h« dccldrd to seek re-election for- R. gram, pYu. hl.Job'and other civic _________________
* 4econd tenp. . • -• - Rigby and Robert A. White havt dufita have bean Urlng, friend* sasstostc President;
Burgin, 41-year-old Shell refin- not announced their intentions said. Secretary of Staje
ery employe, announced Thuraday and are both reported *tlU unde- Burgin aald Thursday that one guiles as,a "death
that he would stay ln the office if elded. reaaon for hi* decUlon to nin ailing leaden a
voters return him to it in the La
Porte municipal elections on '
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And, at the same" time,, a once- flee of the city clerk. jj____
defeated candidate for La Porte Burgin’g announcement waa ex- 136,000 In warrant* ha* not yet mediate daager of death, qfficials
commissioner, announced he will pepted by his friends, although he started. believe hi* declining health cOuM
-try again this spring. He la H. 'P. had been reported reluctant to run (See Burgtn-^Page Two) be very explosive.
If Albizu’a fanatical followers feel
I | . mm ^ I a* a si , _ ■ be ha* little longer to live, the
Listen To Joe, boys Cullen 280 Teocners <»*******■***»
mu] uupva iv wmia ov. worn ggrUmiy ni fvj Puerto Rico Al-
, *to»need by an additional tMougth be 1« not considered in to-
WOO in warrant* has not yet danger of death, cgficiaU
Texas Rangers and so they reject-
ed his plea for federal protection.
the judges, presiding jurist T-M. dation.
Kenoarly, Allan Hennay* aad Ben stark said he would be In favor
P^s^ohSK °J f0™* “th grade etudenu »t
Wi pgrteekoo request in a decis- Cedar Bayou high school to grad-
s Cedar P------ ul-1-
uate from the
Bayou * high
"The evidence doe* not convince school In 1055 rather than transfer
’ that 'plaintiff’s (Parr's) life, to Robert E. Lee to complete their
' jj school work “even if it means em-
NEW ROLE—Looking far more
affable than when he it presid-
ing over his U. 8. Senate inves-
tigations sab-committee, Senator
Joseph McCarthy (R), Wiscon-
sin, wheels his wife, Jean, out of
Flower hoapltal in New York.
Mrs. McCarthy* was hospitalised
with a broken angle received
when a taxi and the oar in
which the MoCsTtbys were rid-
ing were in a eoillslon. (Interna-
tional)
HOUSTON. March 4—UP)-Presiden(, Eisenhower
lot better off if he listened, “mere attentively'’
McCarthy than to such appointees as Harold Staaaen
Cabot Lodge, an influential backer of the President said Thursday.
Oiknan-philanthroplst Hugh Rey Cullen, i* a speech before
oilmen’s meeting, said "at least McCarthy wants us to quit helping
so-called allies who. trade with Reg China.
In his talk, Cullen urged re-election of Southern Democrates to
Congress and said they would he *000 of our greatest safeguards
against those fussy-minded Inner-circle hoys who couldn’t be elected
dog catcher but who think they have the right to implant danger-
ous. impractical theories in the Prestdenfs office."
The President’s advisors Include men of ell opinions, some of
whom "would gamble our national security for a pipe dream world
union,” the Houoton millionaire said.
..ar.v mww ■ wwwiiwi v PutrteSta* Nationalist plot to
ira Art Honored —^ —
For Service SRSHSE"
U.S. lead**, a* a final ’’present.”
Baytown school* will honor over -This
M
280 teacher* to Mfaapfidg Thur*-; ijr■
day that wlU be One of the Mgiy ***1
lights of Public Education Week. Wts part af an ambitious National-
There will be pin* fbr the women let plot to rock the government by
and lapel buttons for men as the slaying Mr. Eisenhower, Dulles
faculty is honored for its tenure, and FBI Chief J. Edgar Hoover.
The highest award*-diaroohd- That fantastic fusillade in the
studded pins—go to Mrs. Edna De House ctf Representatives touched
Witt and Mr*. Chowning Odell. Mist off a chain reaction that Mill r*.
De Witt has been in the system for verberated throughout the capital.
32 years and Mr*. Odell for 22. The latest development*:
Mlai De Witt i* on the library.staff 1- » was learned from authori-.
and Mrs. Odell teaches at David tative sources that the-FBI repeat-
G Burnet. edly has warned the Justice De-
tee. sharply *plit over the .Amin- ^ve*ziye^aK^auStaU.S.
person or property has been or
Cues Soots trai-sarsys: SS»A»‘TS5i?^SS,»K Congressional Roundup-
Senate Begins Fight On Hawaiian State
The judges diamistod Parr’* suit * He aald he would alio be to fa-
against Ranger Joe Bridge in a vor of carrying that policy into WASHINGTON. March 4 -UP-
separate ruling, but wpnt on record Cedar Bayou junior high school The senate phm(!ed int0 what
with: it does not follow that and Horace Mr-- ------- fcl"u
a '
Humble Dane*
THX HUMBLE Ctob wffl spon-
sor its annuel jpring dance at
Jthe Baylewn Communlt)- House
from ♦ pun. Saturday until 1
Min., and music will be furnished
by Ed Gcrlach aad his orches-
tra, one of the beet known
Southeast Texas bands. Baytown
enisles, not club members, have
been invited to the dance.
Cook CriricaNy IR
MCCARTHY
Joseph R. McCarthy JR- Nation's new farm price support get award* down to five year* tT\ ^ Jugtice m lt
with: “...it does not follow that and Horace Mann junior high ■ . weeks.lonl! fj.ht Wis.) said he had'Jo fi*hY’ with program, opened hearings on abas- of service. The ceretoony Will be 2J
Sigwsfisrs SH "JS*; artS-i&s trJaufci&i “
cher Parr.’’ achooUare*.
Archer Parr is George Parr’s T want each
chool child to
_ want each aeni
nephew and the sheriff of Duval have the best situation poaaible,
county. ,
1 Notified by telephone of the de-
49th state-*" X could be dropped.
he J&ld Democratic and Republican lead- INVESTIGATIONS
—™ Jsa-»Tri!riu»,.
. . .. the FBI to produce enough
evidence to smash the Nationalist
Stark', when told thet many Ce- steered clear of flat predic-
_______________ TAXES George H. Gentry announcing the 0( the government. If it get* the
Senate Republican leaders priv- House Republican leader Charles winners and A. R. Stark, board evidence, the department i* under-
elsion'nSirvo dat ^yVuaM'we're"' d Is cussing tions on the fate of the bill which atelv expressed doubts about their A. Halleck predlctedthe 'House president, to make the presents- atoo|, be ready to seek indict-
S?S?ir*aa “!“• -b **• ****& smut* •*——.—- -- —— -
ol’s top three grades of 175 keep the Senate busy for
ents. said that We had been « weeks.
guess that’s that.") S' easil;
The decision threw back into Du- school1
vat county, therefore, the task of students.
wouM. wM end criticism of congressional federal "sales” taxes despite Mr The Carver program honoring 38 3. The House Un-American Ac-
imber investigating methods. Eisenhower’s opposition. He said teachers there w«, scheduled to tivitiee committee, formally Uunch-
----- * the measure would come up to the start at 4:80 p.m. Thursday to- the ed its ’’full-scale inouirr” to deter-
FARM
The Senate Agriculture commit- House next -Wednesday.
Carver auditorium.
ty* therefore, the —___________
HORACE COOK, Crosby rural settling a dispute involving the con- informed by hi* admlniatratlve Senate GOP leader William F,
*.»ii ,.rn.. i. I„ nrtrtr.i mnrfWn. tTOversial Doiiticai' figure and state staff that Robert Z:Lee will have Knowland said the measure
{trail carrier, is in critical condition ™ ,oea) a.'.horit,^ sufficient space for an exces. of ’’might” pas, if it doesn't become
to tha Hermann hospital after a Part had charged in hia suit ar- TOO students next fall. mixed up with statehood lor Alas-
gBSg.jgga.S’JS asa«. Ma a."“ ham Pepper Much Of Texas Wife Of Korea SKAX
Snow, Sleet And Just Plain 18-Year-Old
mlM whether Monday's attack was
part of an ‘organized subversive"
plot i
4, A faat-movtog federal grand
Jury returned an indictment
Wednesday afternoon against the
Attacks Wednesday night
Watch For Lights
NEW TRAFFIC lights were
working Thursday at Ea*t
- Texas and Fourth aad at Nsrth
Mato aad Faj le.
• Both are operating as hlink-
. era, but the one on East Texas
waa to be timed for regular «top-
aad-go operation sometime
he couldfind protection "milv in, “It would be rather absurd and Statehood for the Pacific resort ' ■ ■ ' , ■' f |J* . ' rt* .
federal court rldJehlou*,” Stark aald, “to take a islands is no new issue. Dating Cloudy skies and slightly warmer erase sub-freezing temperatures as NO/rf IP/* fJ/PC
---- --j ---- ------ '—D— i* Krince warm, moist air into ihr v w, w , -wivv
were charged with assault with in-
He "hired Arthur Garfield Hays, modern achool plant as is now from 1903, Hawaii has petitioned weather was forecast for the Bay- it bring* warm, moist air into the
noted civil rights lawyer of New available
York, to argue his case.
at Cedar Bayou
(See Merger—Page Two)
gerous
nod
Funeral aervlbe* for Mrs. Ar- 5.
tent to kill and assault with a dap-
ar>d officials pl»n-
to press for >• eariF total.
Rep. Alvin M. Bentley (R-
Stockholders Waging Wars
Around Town
Congress no less than 15 times to shore area Thursday night with a state.
be made a toll part of the Union low of 47 expected. Some rain may Early morning temperature* --------- - . ___
and 33 bills to accomplish this have fall. The mercury fell to a low of ranged from a low of 20 degrees butu* (Mickey) Nelson will be held Mich-), the man moat WWW
been introduced since 1920. 36 Thursday night after an after- at Dalhart to S at Brownsville, at 7 pm. Thursday at Earthman wounded in toe «***ui». was re-
Republicans generally look with noon high of only 52. At 11 a.m. with Amarillo reporting 21, Mid- cbapel. moved fI*B> ®e v™**1 “•*
more favor on Hawaii as a new Thursday it was 47. land and Texarkana 25. Wichita M M,i»on i* died mt 145 a.m WednHdty' bto
. , , . _ _ . _ . . state than they do Alaska. Most Falls 28. Dallas 27. ChikireM and reported as .UU senou. Thursday.
Fiah+C On To Con+ro FlVO ComO*ni«i'D«»ocn*to we it the other way Brsmtaprum IsMoek » Tyter and Fort Worth 5*^^.^!!- The other tour coogreretoMl *»-
ngnTS un I O V^OflTrOI rive companies arwmd Hawai. u C0MlderMl a Snow. Sleet, freezing rain and 29. Mineral Well 20. Wink 21, San ^ tima amre out of danger.
GOP stronghold while Alaska tends just plain rain peppered West Teg- Angelo and Salt Flat 32, Marfa 23, Her husbaiuu»fc. Ralph p. Heiaon, The FBI Secret Service and uni-
NEW YORK, March 4 —UP— peme» often art thought of as to ^ Democratic. as Thursdav and the US Weather AWene. Beaumont and Lufkin 34, awing with the U. S. Army to formed police to Washington were
Stockholder battles for control of at fight* between two powerful forces, But gouthem Democrats Bureau predicted that warming Waco 35. Junction 38, Austin and Korea, ha* been notified and is on a 24-hour alert agataat poaaiWa
least five major companies now the stockholder with 100 shares or are opposed to passing out state- temperatures would convert all of San Antonio 38. Houston 30. De! believed on hia way home. new Nationalist violence to the light
«■* under way. and financial cir- less is the deciding factor. HU sup- Rood honors to either territory, the moisture into an eastward - Rio *1, La*redo 42. Victoria 44 and The Rev. A. J. Martin of High- of the reported assassination ptot
afsransrirt safrsK—
turned a man’s puree vrtth all the New Haven fc Hartford railroad- tries to replace it The outcome of devtlopmenta: would come in the form of occaa- in North Central, East and South Ot* **** conference, wa, being guard-
si tasa^ Ss a£rs,iis3S."WJ
only aeven . . Earl Boyd is Also embroiled in proxy wars holder toward a company’s recent The House labor committee was *nd Lubbock areas, sleet was re- crease to intensity as it spreads. Korea. protected and his move-
paasing out the cigar* for are Decca Records Inc., one of the earnings and dividend record. expected to reverie itself and ported with snow at San reaching the Dallas • Fort Worth Mrs. Netoon had Bred in Bay- m^ts about Washington were kept
fine new baby boy at Ida leading independents to the record- Expert* sar "it is virtually im- , !«, drastic nUn for over- Xnrefo ipdfreezmg rain fell at ares by nightfall. town state last Korember. She aad meret
third tad in the house- tog and photograph field: Lehigh possible today for a parson or hauling the National Labor Re la- Midland and Wtok early Thursday. Temperatures generally should her were married to
^8Um“ RJsjngvrJhe H^li rtSk hT^^to t Tfow^‘mg toi TreawTlm ^pt uTtoe PaahanS^tbe'iSuhH’ IS CiSfl Ma CdndlddtCS
lad on Smith Seventh, tea juet Co.. Jnc.. a top maker of print- antee control^ of tt. Thats why handle unfair labor praettee, art which was expected to gradually bureau said. huabsnd’a pkrenta, Mr. sad Mrs. JlIM IW WIIUlWllW
and equipmer... tisf littlt ftockno.aer it 90 import- ana DVf this authority to the led-
fights have
Mr Eisenhower waa^bewg oro-
fo tec ted by the Secret Service. tXiIle*,
lurnw
AbSr
i on!
Mill P>
about get *n of that fill dirt spread ing pres
to spite of the handicap of that These
turned ant
I ■ - — M t G. H. Nelaon. SU Maqrlasd.
. . . „ , » , ,,„,, „,, i,. ,, ,. ,,, . .,,, . aaa g e l ass a s ga f ga She vrorke^l at t^ta ts^yi^saon
SSSS*«W»SS&mteOWte
In Council Race
fust doesn't prove anything, even to* and
when yon hit the bull’* eye . . ,
A. W. Witt oat and ahoot earlier
than naual (he said It *h» he-
uwq i w.a nuu
determining «
d leadership.
Although wars (or centre! of <
gregate. the cost can nm
hundred, of * * *
cause af the cool spell) . . . an
Warren Bunting had it m good
Port Arthur Hires Temple High Coach
Held In La Porte
Priday an Joining in a special toy
Wilburn. Mr* K. O. McBride, Mr*
of prayer, aa annual event
ume Mae BeU. Mrs. W. T. Bnoch, ^
Snrvtom include her hoehend;
Baytown's City Council nee w*
till wide open Thursday, with no
Mr. and tfa. Cart
PORT ARTHUR. Tek, Manto 4 He wao an aw
-UP-Ted R Dawscr, for fhe past Temple to 1P4L head conch at La-
mar Tech in Be:
that tt wasn't
freent because the pecan tree*
had already bedded eat
Tee. Hr. Mrs Iren* (HetacheU eight years head football conch at
Badgett sure Is proud af that fine Temple high reboot Thursdav was__
new car she bought the ether day. named head coach at Port Arthur nrt*rt® ”4T7
might say tee is even more proud to succeed John Ttamlte _ as Temple's heed
than Mr*. Chart)* Thechewderff
wde ahoot hen, aad that’, going
w.»atiw “““ ‘ -
R. P. Pfenning and Mr* C. L
-O )Jv JW. Ifl— ■ _
School authortbes said Dawson Daring hs* te
w*« giver, a two-year contract at fire district
ten. Mr* Boy Cbpefond ef ttn»- Urea nnd tte Womwl e onriHnry ^'SitfttTrerWn cf pnyer
ton: Ifi* R. O Bushy of Dayton af Fire* PreshyUrfon are to charge - - - - -
Scoot Ckcm
_____ to right
°* °** ,U^!*:-Pr^ * foto ne* yet a
The ether two
me* WD1
atateea. and three brother*
'
MORE THAX LSIO advenes
ete here bean retd fo Boat
ik onte tor tea mm*
Mr* _
rite- .AM ne ene has filed a
**•*” for say ef the three ;
tee even Inquired t
gg-H-5 ZZZ S“3w£2 „
Sd he’l* ten rearth* out the ” MteSte “jLln reresttIt wa, fired (or
. ____the worid ie to___
on the Tanga Islands and the tori
nttowuy work sponsored by the AteLnwrenei
Nettonal and Perrign tolmfon of pSt ef the
the Ctounril af Chore bee naRe aA Ch
: aa e program w4i ho
v riB to to
Christiana to a head of
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