The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 114, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 5, 1968 Page: 1 of 14
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Tuesday, November S, 1968
BAYTOWN, TEXAS, 77120
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East Harris Voters Are
‘Streaming To Polls’
About one-third of East Harris County’s
registered voters had cast ballots by U a.m.
Tuesday in the nation’s hotly-contested
Presidential election.
A Baytown Sun survey of 15 voting precincts in
East Harris County taken between U a.m. and
11:15 a.m. showed pat more than 5,000 voters had
gone to the polls.
The vote was reported equally henry in
Chambers County.
The Sun survey showed that 8tt voters had
been cast in Precinct 12, Alamo School; 520 votes
in Precinct 13, Bumet School; 155at Precinct 63 in
Highlands; 711 at Precinct 56 hi Highlands; 569
votes in Precinct 97 at Crosby.
Abo, 516 votes in Precinct 99at Courtesy Ford;
670 rotes Precinct MO at AshbelSmlth;540votesat
Precinct 101 at Horace Mann; 263 votes at Precinct
HE at Baytown Junior School; 453m Precinct 103
at Stephen F. Austin School; 506 votes at Precinct
149 at San Jacinto School; *36 votes at Precinct 165
at Travis School; 107 votes at Precinct 36 at
Carver-Jones School; 1,186 votes at Precinct 26 at
Bowie Elementary School; 2R votes at Precinct
250 at Harlem Elementary School at McNair.
“At this rate, we’ll run out of voters before the
polls close,” one election judge remarked.
East Harris Cou nty voters streamed to the poils
in apparent record numbers, bearing out
predictions that between 450,000 and 475,000 in
Harris County would vote in the 1966presidential
election. 4
Almost 30,000 persons are eligible to vote in the
17 precincts east of San Jacinto River and twoiti
Channetview. These are persons who hold valid
voter registration certificates, according to Harris
County Clerk R. E. Turrentine’s office.
Election day dawned clear and cool as had been
predicted, enhancing the chances for a record
voter turn-out
The voting surge in Baytown area precincts
began when the polls opened at 7 p.m, as shift
workers and others swarmed to the polls before
reporting to work. Ail polling places in the area
reported people standing in line at each of the
voting machines waiting to vote when the polls
opened.
Considering the length of the ballot, early
morning voters were not spending much time In
the booths, Indicating, for the most part, that
most of them had studied the ballot ahead of
time. Sample ballots, for the benefit of those
who had not had an opportunity to study the
ballot, were posted at all voting precincts.
Overshadowing other contests on practically
ail levels of government, of course, is the hotly
contested, three - way race for the presidency,
pitting Democrat Hubert Humphrey, Republican
Richard Nixon and American Party candidate
GeorgeWallace.
One of the most - if not the most -
comprehensive television appeals to voters across
the nation was staged Monday night on national
networks by the presidential candidates.
If the latest public opinion polls are right, the
election has become a toss-up, with underdog
Humphrey finally passing his nearest opponent,
Nixon, in the part few weeks by a few percentage
points.
However, accord ingtjrtwo of the most reliable
polls, the- number of undecided voters probably
hold the key to the outcome if it is, Indeed, a
clow race.
There is, of course, the third candidate,
Wallace, who has consistently held about 20 per
cent of the vote, according to the polls, if he
should retain that percentage of the votes, it te
possible the contest could be thrown into the
House of Representatives. This would cause a
constitutional crisis to which there is no easy
solution.
Political obaervers across the nation predicted
as many as 15 mIBion people will vote in the
election. While the presidential race holds the
national (and the world) spotlight, the electorate
is choosing representatives on til levels of
government, including governors, state and
national congressional representatives.
The Baytown Sun news team wiO be at the
office Tuesday night to gather and tabulate
returns from the 17 precincts east of San Jacinto
River and two in ChanneWiew. The results wffl be
published in Wednesday’s edition.
Television sets, courtesy of Kovar’t Color TV
and Ah Conditioning Center, ZU E. Texas, will be
available at The Sun office Tuesday night so the
“working press” won’t miss the national election
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Sun Spots
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Watch Party
A “WATCH” PARTY wfflbel
held at Humphrey' • Muskie
headquarters, OS W. Texas,
starting at 7 pm. Tuesday.
State Rep. Joe Alien, co-chair-
man of the East Harris County
Democratic campaign, invites ail
Democratic friends, to drop in,
have refreshments ami watch
the election returns on televi-
sion.
Weather
CLOUD Y AND COOL through
Wednesday with chance of
showers late Tuesday or ear-
ly Wednesday. Low in the tow
50i and the high in the mid-
70s.
Senior Citizens
MEN OF THE Senior Citizens
Chib have arranged for bar-
becued chicken to be served at
a dinner meeting of the chib to
wm.
!
T. R. “KEMP” Kemplay, who
has been recovering from sur-
gery at Gulf Coast Hospital, re-
turned to the hospital Monday
after spending the weekend at
home . . Navy Ensign Alan
Erwin arrived home over the
weekend for a brief visit at
e. He was accompanied by
his wife . . . C. R. Leonard of
Mont Behrieu is in Room 22! at
Baytown Hospital, He can have
visitors ... Happy birthday
greetings are in order for Ray
Heinrich.
E. C. “Smoky” Woods visits
The Sun with lots of news J|
Dora Ward proves helpful these
mornings . . . Birthday greeting
to Sheryl Grenier . . . Beverly
Murphy arid Eugene Cheatham
miss one show but get to see
another one.
Vivian Guiles believes in be-
ing fair . . . Tim Robbins is
having news problems.
Eutha Angel gets a visit from
a German prince in h« hos-
pital room at Texas Methodist
in Houston. Mrs. Angel and the
German are “neighbors" at the
hospital where Mrs. Angel is
a patient.
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be held at 6 pm. Wednesday to program will be
the Community Building. Wom-
en of the dub are asked to
bring a salad or a cake or a
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NOE TAMEYOZA
Sorority Meeting
PHI SIGMA ALPHA, Beta Psi,
wffl meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday
at the home of Mrs. Raymond
W. Williams, 1206 Adams. The
Comparison; Confucianism.
Special Service
SPECIAL MISSIONARY Sere- ’
Ires will be offered at 7:30
pm. Tuesday by Bay Taber-
nacle located to the Old Bay
Theater, 370 Market. Speak-
ers wffl be Irene and Oarer
Murcia, mbxionary worker*
from Mexico. The Rev. Joe
Ragsdale is the pastor of the
church.
In Spotlight
TWO SOLDIERS from Baytown
received some national publicity
Tuesday. The soldiers, identified
as Staff Sgt. Michael T. Herring
and Spec. 4 Tom Lowe, were
pictured to a AP wirephoto
showing soldiers in Vietnam vot-
ing in the national election.
They were filling in absentee
ballots. „ ■ ■
Baytown GI Killed
In South Vietnam
Spec. 4 Nbe Tameyoza, 22, of
Baytown.was killed Saturday in
Vietnam, hi* parents, Mr. and
Mis. Pau R. Tameyoza, 3316
Oakwood, were notified by the
Defense Department
According to a telegram re-
ceived Sunday, the Baytown
soldier was killed by enemy
gunfire when he was In a hell
copter. He and several other
soldiers ware dead when the
helicopter landed, the family
wasinformed.
Funeral arrangements will be
announced by Earthraan’a.
Tameyoza, who had been
serving ib Vietnam since April,
was on hi* second tour of duty
cn the Army, having re-enlisted
tart year. He previously had eo-
listed to the Army when he
was to the ninth grade.
Tsmeyoza returned to school
after his first tour of duty in
the Army. He attended -Robert
E. Lee High School and later
received a diplofns as a trained
welder fjorfi the Lee College
school.
to McAUen, he grew up
to Baytown. He was a member
of Our Lady of Guadalupe Cath-
olic Church.
Besides his parents, he is
survived by- five sisters, Mrs.
Esther Rios, Lupe, Linda, Yo-
landa and Elvira Tameyoza,
and two brothers, Roy and Man-
uei Tameyoza.
Trustees
To Mull
‘Damages’
By JOHNELLA BOYNTON
Former school district gar-
bage collector OUie J. Ford told
the school board Monday night
that he seeks damages to the
breaking of his two-year con-
tract with the district
The board agreed, after a
two - hour hearing into Ford’*
grievances, to make a decision
next Monday night aa to the
validity of Ford’s claims.
But trustees were told by
School Attorney Bruce Ramsey
that “to view of the time elaps-
ed, there is little the board can
do to reverse the action” taken
previously by the school admin-
istration in terminating Ford’s
contract
Rsmsey advised trustees that
“it is not proper for the board”
to award damages and such
award would rest with some
other “forum” - presumably
the courts.
Ramsey said that Ford should
have taken his grievance to the
board within or, about S days
after he was given notice that
his services were not satisfac-
tory
“It’s pretty wefl impossible
for the board to put him back
under contract,” Ramsey toki
The trustees in a briefing see
rton prior to the hearing.
Ford’* two - year contract
with the district was apparently
terminated this summer after
Deputy SupL W. D. Hinson
and Maintenance Supervisor Al-
bert Cortley had received num-
erous complaints, they said,
about the adequacy of Ford’s
garbage collection services.
Five school principals toid
toe board they had been dis-
satisfied with the garbage col-
lection service during this part
year. The principals who spoke
included Herman Boatman,
(See TRUSTEES, Page 2)
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State Highway Chief
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THEY'RE LOOKING OYER THE SITE
HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER JACK Kultgen (pointing) got a first hand look at where the
propoeed bridge would cross Cedar Bayou. Pointing out the spot are, left to right, Ed Vaught,
Baytown Chamber President; W. E. (Wiley) Carmichael, District 12 highway engineer; Frank
Young, District 20 highway engineer; Baytown Mayor Seaborn Cravey and H. H. McCollum,
Chambers County Commissioner from Mont Beivieu._
Goose Creek ‘Lake’ Fund Started
A bank account has been
opened af Citizens National
Bank to receive contributions to
finance a study which could pos-
sibly lead to development of a
fresh water lake to Goose Creek
Stream.
The lake, which has been un-
der discussion since 1964, would
extend from Highway 146 on
toe smith to Interstate 19 on
The committee needs $500 to
finance the study which would be
undertaken by Urban Research
of Houston.
The study would include in-
vestigating possibilities of using
federal funds foj^the lake’s de-
velopment as well a* obtaining
help through corporations and
private citizens. V
reality.
The account hag been opened
by a committee named by the
to
be
A comradship between neighboring cities and civic groups
was on display in Baytown Monday, and it didn’t pan without
notice under the careful eye of State Highway Commission
Chairman Jack Kultgen
On a tour of the UB. Steel, Baytown, La Porte and Pasadena
highway situations, and later at the luncheon to his honor,
Kultgen recognized the link between the coastal communities-
a desire for more and better highways
Delegations from Liberty County, Pasadena, L« Porte,
3horaacraa, Texas City, Galveston and Houston joined to form a
chain of support for Baytown and Chambers County in their
quest for access to toe U. S. Steel coraplex-speciflcaliy a road
and bridge over Cedar Bayou connecting state highways 16 and
loot . ,......
Two state senators, Chet Brooks of Hurts County and W. W.
Moore, whose district covets an area from Brazos to Chambers
counties, were here, as was Baytown’s State Rep. Joe Allen.
Commissioners H. H. McCollum of Chambers County and V.
V. Ramsey of Harris County attended. Ramsey read a resolution
from his colleagues endorsing Baytown’s request . *-
The Houston Chamber of Commerce, whose attendance was
doubly appreciated, was represented by President E. Clyde
McGraw, Executive Vice President Marvin Hurley and Highway
Committee Chairman Earl Calkins.
Highway Committee Chairmen Frank Boyle Sr. of La Port#
and Jess Stricklin of Pasadena headed large delegations.
In addition to these guests, there were approximately 200
Baytonians at the luncheon. They got more than they bargained
for when Commissioner Kultgen said he would recommend to
tbe highway commission that the road and bridge be built .
He received a standing and “united” round of applause.
While in Baytown, Mr. and Mrs. Kultgen woe guests in the
home of Mrs. Margaret Felton.
the north, if it could become a Legal requirements for each
of toe possibilities would be
probed.
The research group would be
asked to make a recommenda-
tion on the basis of its informa-
tion about what direction the
city should take in developing
the lake project.
...Contributions can be brought
or mailed to Citizens -National
Bank. The account is listed as
toe Goose Creek Lake Project
The idea of a lake on Goose
Creek was first conceived In
1950, but the first real study
on it was made in 1964 when
Councilman A. M, “Andy”
Braswell became interested in
set. At that time, a
citizens committee studied the
city council two months ago
determine what steps should
oaken to activate the lake proj-
ect. Members of the committee
are Councilman Glen Walker,
James A. “Bitsy" Davis and
David- Evans. Evans is presi-
dent of the Jaycees.
Coastal Areas Are
United In Road Push
HIGHLANDS (Sp)-The body
of a 33-year old Highlands wom-
an was found in her home at
207 S. Sixth Monday morning.
She had apparently been dead
for at least two months, sher*
iffs deputies said.
The woman, Miss Lillie May
Danek, lived alone with her
father, Louis Danek, 65, who
toid officers he had not reported
her death because he “didn’t
want to giver heriip.”
Miss Danek’s body was dis-
possibilities but did not make a oovered by her sister, Mrs. Mar-.
recommendation to the council
And the idea of a lake has been
dormant since then.
Interest in a lake was rekin-
dled this spring when a group
of University of .Houston archi-
tecture students made a study
of the future of Baytown and
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ANOTHER 'CHEST' DONATION
RALPH KUNZ, LEFT, CO-CHAIRMAN of/Che 1968 Community Chert campaign, accept! a
$2,000 check from U.S. Steel to the campaign. Making the presentation is Harry Spitz, general
superintendent of Texas Works of UJS. Steel Tom Literal, director of personnel services for toe
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National Vote
To Set Record
WASHINGTON. (AP) - A
presidential election campaign
‘ and dis-
outcome in the hands of
most unpredictable Ameri-
can voter in two decadei.
A forecast of f*hr weather for
■host of toe hatk» held toe
promise of a voter-turnout ex-
ceeding the record 71 million of
four years ago.
suggested once again that a
lake be developed. Create toe
lake, the students argued, and
it will aid the city’s economic
growth.
Walker is toe council's repre-
sentative on the lake study com-
mittee. Ross Wilhite, city
ner, represents the
tion.
AJkc at-uuj wur
hite, city plan-
the administra-
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Asks Aid To Fight
Federal Influence
By BILL HARtMAN
State Highway Commiation Chairman Jack Kultgen give the
proposed loop and-bridge across Cedar Bayou from Baytown to
Chambers County unqualified endorsement in a luncheon speech
here Monday.
Earlier in the day Kultgen had toid leaden from the City of
Baytown, Chambers County and the chamber of commerce that
he was much impressed with the need for the improvement, and
lata: expanded this into an endorsement.
The project wffl be pushed before the State Highway
Commission at College Station on Nov. 13 with the coastal group
assured of a favorable recommendation from the commission
chairman.
“I wanted to see it first-hand,” Kultgen said. ‘This is an
expensive piece of road and we have to justify it
“U.S. Steel offers a new concept of industry to this area and
you just don’t get them that big too oftea
“I wffl recommend to the commission that we build you the
bridge and road across Cedar Bayou. No area is in more need of
highways You’ve got a lot hut you need more.”
Later in the talk Kultgen asked support from the 225 persons
present and all they could influence in an anticipated fight to keep
down federal intervention in state highway construction and
location action.
“How would you like it if we bad to take every request of
every delegation to Washington, and be guided by their deci-
sions rather than our?” Kultgen asked.
He said the State Highway
Commission within the next
few days will openly oppose an
executive order of the secretary
of transportation where this
extra - legal authority will be
taken from the state ami into
the federal bureaucracy.
“What they’re really after,'
Kultgen said, “is authority ova
the billions of dollars that will
be raised in the ftiture by the
federal gasoline tax. They want
to use this money to experiment
with other mass transportation
(See HIGHWAY, Page 2)
Highlands Woman Is
Found Dead By Sister
garet Mercer of Highlands.
Sheriff's investigators said that
Mrs. Mercer told them she had
not been inside the house for
months. She said her
father was gone from the
house when she went there Mon-
day morning, pushed open
door and entered the house.
Miss Danek had been an in-
valid since she was eight yean
old, deputies said. They said
her body was lying on a hos-
pital-type bed when discovered.
Danek told officers that he
“prayed with her every night.”
He. was taken to the Harris
County Psychiatric Clinic in
clouded by^r abroad
sSSjftua =»
the/ most unpredictobk
Danek’s body was taken to the
Harris County morgue for an
autopsy.
Neighbors told officers they
had noticed a bad odor from
the home earlier this summer.
When anyone inquired about the
daughter, Danek said she was
Pee Wee Bowl Starts
’68 Coodfellow Drive
A pre-kickoff kickoff for the
1966 Goodfellow Campaign will
take place at 7 p.m., Nov. 16, at
Memorial Stadium with the .an-
nual Optimist-Goodfellow Pee
Wee Football Bowl.
This event is co-sponsored' by
the Baytown Evening Optimist
Club and the Goodfelfows. Pro
ceeds'are split 50-50 between
Optimist programs and Chief
Goodfeilow’s annual Christmas
party for less fortunate Baytown
youngsters.
This year’s clash features the
American League champion
Texans against the National
champs Hurricanes.
The runnerup bowl, which has
the 7 p.ra.' starting time, fol-
lowed by the championship tilt,
features the American Colts
against the National Yellow
Jackets, f
Tickets for the game* are 50 sports program.
cents and can be
from any Optimist member
from the players.
A special presentation wffl
begin this year. A George Per-
kins Award, named in honor of
the late George Edward Per-
kins, will be awarded the win-
ning team.
Young Parkins, son of Mr.
and Mrs; George Parkins, died
in an auto accident Nov. 9, 1967,
while enroute to Baytown from
Fort Benning, Ga., on a 21-
day leave.
He was a 1963 graduate of
Robot E. Lee where he lettered
twice each in football and bas-
ketball He then enrolled at Wert
Point in July of 1963 and grad-
uated in June of 1967.
Parkins was one of the first
Baytown youngsters to partici-
pate in the Optimist Club’*
“asleep,” investigating officers
said.
Officers said neighbors had
contacted the health department
about the odor, but health offi-
cials had not entered Danek’s
borne to make an investigation.
Mrs. Mercer reported her dis-
covery to a physician, who
called the sheriffs department
Students Split
On Election
Who wffl be the next Presi-
dent of the United States?
Students in three area
schools have already deter-
mined who they would elect
if toeywere old enough to
vote.
George C. Wallace and Gen.
Curtis LeMay would be White
House bound if it were left
up to tbe students at Chan-
nehriew High School
At Anahuac High School the
Nixon • Agnew team walked
off with the highest hopes for
the top two positions.
Hubert Humphrey and Ed-
mund Muskie would beheaded
for tire Presidency and Vice
Presidency of the U.S. if it
were up to the students at
St Joseph Junior SchooL
The opinion of the students
is apparently as divided as
the opinion of the voters who
are flocking to toe noils
Tuesday.
to 40 per cent over GOP
nominee Richard Nixon.
+ A key to toe outcome of
the election could come from
toe resuits of three early re-
porting states - New York,
Connecticut and Massachu-
setts.
+ .A spokesman for toe U.S.
delegation to the Vietnam
peace talks in Paris rays tort
“there can be no conference
on the future of South Viet-
nam” without toe presence of
the South Vietnamese govern-
ment
♦ Airline passengers back
from Cuba say tbe man who
hijacked the Houston-to-Miami
flight Monday seized their
money as “contraband of
war.” They get their money
back from Cuban officials
tee plane lands at Jose
airport outside Havana,
and crewmen
are now back in the UJ,
+ One of Britain’s biggest
bookmakers reports brisk bet
ting on tee UJS. presidential
election with Richard Nixon the
odds-ori favorite.
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♦ The skies dear over
northern Italy after 84 hours
of rain, and waters begin re-
ceding, leavingbehind 102 dead
and millions of dollars io dam-
H
OUR WORLD
TOMY
+ Armored cars and steei-
hehneted troops patrol the
streets of the Jordanian capi-
tal, still gripped by tension
following widespread street
fighting in which 16 persons
m reported killed snd 40
wounded.
♦ The South Vietnamese
government says teat a Com-
munist document seized a few
days ago contained order*
from Hanoi to step up mili-
tary and political activity ail
over South Vietnam after the
U.S. stopped bombing North
Vietnam.
♦ A wintry storm flings,
snow- and cold rain across
the northern Rockies and into
the Plains but most other sec-
tions of the country enjoy
fairly pleasant election day
♦ Anti-Communist forces
in Red China looted at least
16.000 cases of ammunition,
6.000 rifles and aa unspecified
quantity af foodstuffs bound
for the Vietnam war in July,
according to Red Guard docu-
ments translated in Tokyo.
♦ Authorities speculate that
Dr. Harold Eidinoff, held as
mental patient despite a
jury finding ban sane, may
have fled toe state.
♦ Officials of San Fernando
Valley College in California
are held prisoner by knife-car-
rying students for four hour*.
They finally are re teased
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