The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 272, Ed. 1 Friday, August 11, 1961 Page: 1 of 10
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Serving IAY-TEX—Tht Golden Circle of Southeast Texas
Friday, August I I, 1961
BAYTOWN, TEXAS
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Study Postponed
On Thorough fores
Cost Factor
Explanation
Is Awaited
HOLIDAY ENDS
.
A BLACKENED mass of twisted wreckage is afl that remains
of a chartered airliner carrying St English srhoolbej^and two
o teachers to a holiday' in Norway. An the passengers and
■ '' •**&£&&&
City council Thursday ni#it post-
poned further discussion M the
proposed $5,758,000 thoroughfare
program recommended by the ad-
visory board and the city man-
ager until it hears a complete ex-
planation of cost estimates from
the dty engineering department.
City Manager J B.Te Fevre
asked that discussion beTwstponed
until City Engineer John Busch
returns from vacation. Besch pre-
pared the cost estimates and sub-
mitted a memorandum to the dty
manager and members af- -the
inoupA
The long - range improvement
plan calls for designation, im-
provement and extension of
streets developing diem into ma-
jor thoroughfares. In addition to
the estimated cost of $5,7^8,000,
the dty would have to provide
money for buying right-of-way and
installing drainage facilities. This
would amount to another $1 mil-
lion, according to an estimate by
the city manager,
Plans/or the thoroughfares were
> smith of Umlnn.
(Kadiophoto)
Sunday Singing
EAST HARRIS County Singing
to 4 p.m. Sunday at Baytown city
SIX™1
Bomber*. Everyone it
Golf Tournomtnt
QUALIFYING ROUNDS for
Goose Creek Country Club
Tournament have been ext
Crosby Legion Moot
CROSBY AMERICAN Legion will
Sponsor a dance at 7:30 p.m. Sat
Wnsforn Donee
A WESTERN dance b scheduled
for 8 p.m. Friday at die Quack
Shade. Dress will be in that theme
with music provided by a band.
traced on a map along with a de-
tailed description of what is pro-
posed.
From time to time, the counril
has discussed a street and
thoroughfare Urogram to be fi-
nanced by a bond issue. If the
current thoroughfare plan is un-
dertaken, it probably would be
worked out In phases over I
eral years.
The coundl spent ftp better part
of a half hour discussing a sug-
hy Councilman C. A. _
Hansen that more study
a recent council decision
right turns on a red
fcS
I . :
a»ppy Though
: E. Lee High
ALL BOYS who want to
Football — Bantam
- ages 8 to 12
meet at Sam
noon. Coaches will be present
Motor Catches Fire r
A'DISHWASHER'MOTOR which
caught fire about-5 p.m. Thursday
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John
told the council onto
citizens had talked to Mm about
the tarns and wanted to know
why the coundl changed the reg-
ulation. "They weren’t mad.” Han-
sen said. “They were just hying
to understand It." He said he
would like-to see aa,^c<Bnanoe
permitting right turns prepared
Mayor A1 Clayton agreed with
(Hansen’ that the turns should be
permitted at some intersections.
He said be thought .the coundl
Education Committee Approves-
TEACHERS’ PAY RAISE
RILL NEAR HOUSE OK
WALTER BEDELL Smith, to,
Midler • diplomat who was for-
mer President Eisenhower’s top
aide hi World War n. Is dead
In WaAlngton of a heart attack.
bill today.
Hides requiring
waiting period foi
BULLETIN
WASHINGTON (AP) - Secre-
tary of State Dean Kotik said
today the major Western powers
all expect negotiations with Ru*
sia over Berlin bat at this point
have no timetable for such an
East-West meeting.
After reporting personally to
reotdMt Kennedy on the week-
ng consultations in Europe
from which he returned Thurs-
day night. Busk told newsmen
he had found “a high degree of
unity amotvj the Western allies
on the Berlin problem."
He minimised reports that
France and the United States
AUSTIN (AP) - The
quickly took up the Spnate-passed
$139 million teachers’ pay raise
House amendments to the measure as
his counterpart in tee Senate, A.
M. Alton of Paris, did during the
long session last night,
a three-day The Senate hassled over
for consideration measure until nearly 1 a.m.
of measures were suspended by fore finally passing it 30-0. Final
action-came only 11 hours after
the second special session began.
The unanimous vote was decep-
tive. No fewer than 10 .proposed
amendments-most of them hotly
contested-took up nearly five
hours of debate.
The measure would raise public
school teachers’ salaries $810 a
a 139-3 vote. Actual debate was
postponed until 2 p.m. to allow
members to draw amendments.
The action came shortly after
the House Education Committee
had approved the measure follow-
ing only a few minutes considera-
Rep. Dewitt Hale of Corpus
Christ! prepared to- fight off year and add more than $30 mfl-tto the available school fond.
lion for transportation and operat-
ing costa.
Sen. A. M. Alton, author of the
bill (SB1), was succelsful in beat-
ing down all but one amendment
he opposed. Sen. Wardjow Lane
of Center successfully overrode
Aikjn’s objections to elimination
o<a $2 million item lor driver
education.
The crucial vote on whether the
bill would withstand major change
came on the first proposed
amendment. It would have elimi-
nated a $14 million transfer from
the permanent school fund income
the availabl
The amendment failed 16-15
with Lt Gov. Ben Ramsey break-
ing a 15-15 tie.
The rapid Senate action put the
question squarely up to the House
of whether to get the teacher pay
bill passed quickly and possibly
havs a session of just a few days.
However, toe pay bill is not the
only hurdle to the lawmakers’ go-
ing home quickly. Gov. Price Dan-
iel included another item in Ms
call—legislation requiring a ma-
jority to win in special congres-
sional and legislative sessions.
Versions of this legislation were
introduced in both houses. In the
East Republic To Cedar Bayou Road
Parking On 146' Illegal
Baytown motorists were put onler skte of Highway 146 ( North
Senate, a public bearing was re-
quested, which means that «
hours notice must be given before
a committee can hear the bill.
The House Elections Committee
scheduled a meeting today. ■ .......**
As the teacher pay bill passed
the Senate, it included these ma-
jor provisions:
Total cost: (196,187,000; el this
total, $139,102,000 would come •
from the state and $57,001,000
from local funds.
A minimum ariwfihip for teach-
ers with a bachelor's degree el
>4.014 to $5,094, and with a mas- *
ter^s degree of $4,239 to $6,075.
Additional administrative incre>
mentis for principals and topee- -
in t indents.
An Increase fa the transport*-
tion item providing $380 more per
bus,
And the I per cent, or $14 mil-
lion transfer from the permanent
school fund income.
Two attempts were made to:
substitute the entire bill. Sen.
Bruce Reagan of Corpus Oiristi
presented a substitute to
• Sevtef
r MWSfc' (tout £M., ...WM..
pm. WGMar - Bayoa Ro*4®S5
of that crisis. | immediately, if they park on eith- The council accpted a recan- ,
mendation by Police Chief Boy
Montgomery that the action be
taken “in the interest of safety."
Montgomery said parking in right
lanes on both sides of the high-
way had. caused several accidents.
He pointed out that traffic on the
highway had increased substantial-
ly since it was widened, and that
the speed limit had been raised
to 35 mi*, v;
Councilman James A. (Jim)
Bryan suggested that signs be post-
lane to make a right turn. He
dta I Europe has
^E§lf2
vtoced U. 5. ■
to hold West Berth.
«f State
SHRI
E. Lawson Jr., 905 Rosewood,
caused slight damage. It was ex-
tinguished by Mrs. Lawson before
firemen arrived. /;
Attends Parley
DOUGIASTRAYLOR, Son of Tiny
Traylor, 1201 N. Pruett, was one
of 100 students selected to attend
a youth leadership development
conference of the Vocational In-
dustrial Club at Texas at Texas
AAM College this week. Young
Traylor is a Robert E. Lee High
re-
turns,
deci-
stand.
j£bt£
certainly require
e said., jjp
Jouncilman James A. (Jim)
Bryan said it was his understand-
ing when the Council voted to ban
the turns that it had no alterna-
tive because it had previously
adopted the uniform state traffic
code, which prohibits such turns.
The ban on the right turns was
done at the suggestion of Council-
man Seaborn Cravey, who said he
would vote against ^reinstating
the
___ be banned.
The council probably will con-
sider an ordinance permitting re-
storation "of right turns on red
ligths at its next meeting after it
hears a report by
• Secretary
Mk expected to tell
ly to bel
of slUed
ag
“??T
Communists
Say Treaty
Talks Begun
m
I.V
MRS. LEE Hampton Fontenot goes 5* jTart’s^SemreSta-
to her favorite hairdresser arid “ ‘
__ - , ^ j and Market Street
receives so many compliments she . ,
decided to go back again . . . Entry was gatoed
u™. D___1,, rri „ front door and a bank bag con-
££
to the other according to Mrs.
C W. Plato.
Eddie Krenidc makes it from
one end of Texas Avenue to the
«..*»*«*_* Freeport Water Plant Gets Repairs
for somebody . . . Glenn Har-
bour cranks up his emerald green , FREEPORT, Tex. (AP)-Me- leaking, into the fresh water,
' a fast errand ... C. R. chanical trouble has developed in Freeport residents have
ML
fishing
(Doc) version demonstration plant and
so many the facility has been dosed for
one story some- repairs,
a little with some The $1.5 million plant was dedi-
tjmesle Sof
times get mixed a ...... ...............
other trip . . . Mrs. Sam Stassi cated by President Kennedy June
takes a rMe with a chauffeur, 21. It is reported that about 1,700
. Mrs. M. W. (Wimpy) Wismer. - carbon-steel plugs in the water
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Hensley visit hearing section at the plant have
awhile with an old friend who also corroded.
official said
enjoyed the visit. . .-Gspt Earl A plant
■■ S. Barnett Jr. mates it to the will be closed at least two more
station to meet his visiting moth- weeks and may not start produc-
Mrs. Foylette tag fresh water again until next
... * .. _ ■ - t h«s been shut
Ir+'U
er . . . Mr.,and Mrs. f’oylette tag fresh water
sack up fte loot town a big month. The plant
warn.
trawl. . . Mr*. Jim Nelson
^H City of Freeport and by toe Dow
Felknor about ready for another Chemical Co. Both have
* Mis8 Earl Wllburi) calls iri to W‘‘We ^reall^ doOTtlmow a
say that teenagers are alert and Caused the plop to corrode, __
helpful. Mary Myers and a friend, plant man said. “We h»
on their
classes, :. ______ .
fire jn front of tiie Wilburn home that’s only a
and immediately notified Mfs. WU- The salt water is
hum. The fire might hav* been vert it to fresh water.
most serious if it hud not boot
joowd tetofl k sms.
HARRIS COUNTY Sheriff’s
partment is investigating the bur-
forced open.
and make a recommen-
Councilman Hansen pointed out
that the people with whom he had
talked about toe light tums didn’t
ft was too dangerous to
make such turns if motorists first
and ascertain whether the
'-way is clear,
state uniform traffic
gives a city permission to
right turns on a red light if it
chooses. :
|
BERLIN (APt-East Germany
announced today that negotiations
already are under way in Commu-
nist capitals for the German peace
treaty demanded by Soviet Pre-
mier Khrushchev. Sterner meas-
ures were also promised to halt
the tide of refugees through West
Berlin.
The announcements were made
to a special session of East Ger-
many’s Parliament in East Berlin
by Foreign Minister Lothar Bote
arid Deputy Premier Willy Stoph.
* Parliament approved • * resolu-
tion endorsing all. measures al-
ready taken to stop the flight of
refugees. The vote was unani-
mous, as always. .
_______ The resolution also welcomed
Councilmen the recent statement of toe Com-
munist Warsaw Pact countries
calling for a peace treaty without
delay. But it added nothing about
: rode
allow
a ffieHomena ,
in toe fall-exactly when or where
hKhrosri*efhas demanded that
peace treaties be signed with East
and West Germany. Since the
West is firmly against signing a
treaty with anything but a reunit-
ed Germany, it appeared the pro-
jected conference would draw up
a treaty, the West would, reject it
and then Khrushchev would go
ahead and sign it before the end
witfc tiw iafton'g flrst-sdt water cos- Mrinaeef Bill {eroes dFawn “P a®aiast ^
rwi 3S2E 32—S S co^ptatatag i“
about rost-like stains in bathtubs ftl^v^CSffienT
and sinks. BlackweU said toe ^Xhtend ^tteffld Si
stains have stuped since the D€ntschland, the flOtciai pai
plant dosed.
Chemists who have tested the
Converted water say it is purer
than water used in most munici-
pal water systems.
"We learn from our mistakes,”
he said, "and one of toe reasons
this plartt is here is to experi-
v
toe plant
down
ment”
of the year, as promised.
named Marshal Ivan S. Konev,
former military commander of the
Warsaw Pact, to command Soviet
made no
ot. Neues
Deutschland, the official party or-
gan, carried the one-sentence re-
|fl Mi 1 one,
em garrisons posted against such
Communist devices as "spontane-
Jj»MxMalvia4(nlia ** • ,t-
Europe has advanced pi*"* tor
tag West Berlin against
threats.
T y 4
House and Senate
hope to smooth rood
tor their versions ot pro-
posal to require runoffs fa spec-
ial congressional and legislative
elections.
. • Bml Karry r. Byrd (D-ffa)
loads fight against Prertdrat
Kennedy's request for authority
to borrow money to finance ire
years of economic deveiopn
loans abroad.
• Arraignment of father and
son accused of hijacking Conti-
nent*! Airlines Jrt postponed at
El Paso until they can confer
with court - appointed attorneys.
HHBB
• Latin America’s smaller na-
tions challenge bigger neighbors
to make sure they get their
share of President Kennedy’s $M
billion Alliance for Progress AMI
vrWrM
to Texans hopping mad about
increased rate in sar insurance
and blame can be laid at door
of Slate Insurance Board, says
Marshall Formby, Piataview at-
torney campaigning for gover-
ririri.. .
me Confrere shouts approval of
record peacetime defense budg-
et, including about a Union
dollars more than requested by
President Kennedy.
"m*
• Thirty cars of Southern Pa-
cific freight train jump track
near Ganado, north of Victoria
. . , Friday. Crewmen Marne mishap <
■“£ dimiui«S«
• Sea. John Tower appointed
to Republican Senatorial Cam-
paign Committee to work for
election of more Republicans to
Senate. Sen. Barry Goldwater is
chairman of committee.
b * ■ •
• Thundershower* along cool
front from Central Plains to cen-
tral Appalachians and St. Law-
rence Valley brings second day
of crop -‘drowning backwaters
to parts of Illinois._
hejwukL
dm S
trafffr should1
Drive
was wid-
tastalled,
side were
. fanes. How-
wit by Chtef
ravy traffic
speed limit
dangerous -to wee these
Bryan also suggest-
if, possible, so that
__knew how to make
_ _ safety. “We need to do
something out there,'-’ he said,
"because people are undecided
about whatto do and that can
cause accidents.’’
The matter was referred to the
city manager and Montgomery,
and Mayor A1 Clayton asked Coun-
cilmen Bryan and Seaborn Cravey
to work with the two departnent
heads toward a solution sf the
Mayor Clayton suggested that
better marking is needed at the
intersection of Defee arid Com-
merce to let motorists know they
re entering a one-way street when
they cross Commerce going west.
shovel Thursday w tts
marred ground - breaking cere- Mayor Clayton commended Han-
monies tor San Jacinto Colleges n for fi,e appointment. He won-
first building, which will be erect- ^ how much it would
ed on a 141-acre site four miles cost ^ dty to hire “this kind of
west of La Porte on Spencer High- talent.”
r “5. Commended Councilwanan
party i
itence l
port in bold type, on page
under a small headline.
Bolx- told Parliament Berlin
: demonstrations.'1
fili Is Accidentally Wounded By Gunshot
plugs were dre»
leheek to aat hour
leave, showed his mothar how to
■a recently purchased pis-
r The richocbettag Jaillet st
■. Maryilan's left leg between
mm:.....
Sam Johnson fa-
administrator for the
fice of Health, Education and Wei- to prepare #
gional
fare.
Srtss
conducted tar .
poraiy leased facilities at Pasa- to give
Hospital for treat- de»a.
Dr. Thomas M.
dent of the roUege'
Councilman Cravey. Cities were
given coundl members.
4. Approved appointment of a
subcommittee to help study city
maintenance. The “civilian” sub-
committee was named by coun-
cilman C. A. (Chris) Hansen,
Sen. Ray Roberts attempted to
substitute the Hale-Aikta bin at
the spedal session, but lest out
24-6. A
Daniel promised the legislature
Thursday that three would be “a
completely balanced budget and
no deficit on Aug. 31 of next year"
provided the educational program
was passed with his recomme*.
dations on financing.
Chief among his recommenda-
tions was the transfer from the
permanent school fund which
barely missed death in the Senate.
The governor issued a “pres*
uetMge to (he kS?
TWO KILLED
First, Danie! said; "The Hale-
Aftriri program and financing are
rangemenfs which I recommend-
ed were worked out and agreed
to in conference with the Texas
Stole Teachers Association repre-
sentatives and other school teach-
ers. The entire proposal was not
only developed by them but part
of it, including the deferred pay-
ments plan, was suggested by
than to meet my desire to tune
our expenditures to coinride with
our new revalue collections and
thus avoid increasing the present
deficit.” ’
Second, he said, It was not sug-
gested that local districts carry
the burden of the additional sal-
the instant coffee division of the Nestle Co. in Granite City, its first* term
m- _
sum payment on
- ....
mm
Pending On State Bill
Teachers Here Likely To Get Raise
:■
1L- V*__1 JSS.
toofastreet light at the inter- law is rompli-
i. - — SsS&s&zg
section of Highway 146 and Spur Legislature’s second special ses-
201. A reflectorjzed sign with an sion now in progress at Austin,
arrow potatfag to the Spur 201 ^ gupt George H. Gentry
entrance was also authorized. said Friday that how mucti and
In other action at the two-hour when depends on the bill’s provi-
meeting, tiie council: sions when and if it is finally
L Set 6:30 pm. next Tuesday passed.
hall as time to begin bn- The Senate early Friday passed
_ * src&r.rs?
Manager J. B. Le Fevre, who will of debate. This bill, wtach has ment check book is in its
plain various budget items: been sent to the House of Repre- shape in yeare.
•* w SS3SS
ture on the
^ di,ion'Hc
on enactment of his education
M rtrokeii jSSnSSE s===r-t s =,
For 9 (dM ’tKtoffitot awoRsRtJ* art »fl"- -
was’turned for the $300,000 struc- ye and having an air cmdition-
ture which will have space for 12 big unit moved to an adjacent
classrooms, three laboratories and room to improve acoustics in tiie
• offices. . _ ... chamber.
’s financial con-
the end
woes that have be-
te since 1957.
‘‘a’ completely bal-
next two vears It would cost ancea budget and no deficit on
school districts an addittaal $39.6 Aug. 31 of next yror. accord-
miilion ing to the comptrollers esti-
said Baytown school mates.” Buf this hinged, partly
Cost to the state has been esti-
V mated at $139.1 million for the
teacbers are being paid $1,000 per
matching
.vi^ local
jvisio
Nikita Soys Russia
Unafraid Of Threats
jsdstfsst&ft Jffst £ e‘u,5‘“ ■
to study
a fa to b# sharod on a
for community
M which fa to be
corned President Kennedy’s ex- ^ mUBo° wer **
pression ot hope for a peaceful
sototion in Germany. “We believe After subtracting the $64 mil-
sense will win,’’ he said, lion general revenue deficit tx-
ta almost the same breath P«tojiI Aug- ^
is sn
'not afraid of any U'-®*- -
i*i:vAnd in a speech marked To these two figstres. 'he added
uting and arm waving, he $4.6 nuUmn in prison system, in-
■ deefared hundreds of millions will come and >1.35 million in school
Mtot a flew war fa set off. fand aipplamonu.
employes win
Governor Predicts End
To State Finance Woes
the
set the
H4
fe* ref..1!* mim. totK •»»
school fund. Others included
SisiSJ delays’ in’paying tte ne. *aK
share in the teacher
The key to the governor’s rosy
view of state’s money situation
was the $353 million tax bill hus-
tled through the legislature on the
MMOW ow-Irnii; %
,oli‘
Cglyert left out expected
money from a private dubs tax
and an abandoned property re-
covery bill also passed by the
legislature. Authors estimated
these would raise some $7 mil-
lion.
The comptroller did not five a
detailed estimate of revenue from
the five parts of the giant tax
package. .1
From the $550,028,222 total gen-
's! revenue forecast, Calvert hed
end revenue forecast, Caiv
to deduct the $398,320,825
priations biil and the
medical payments for
dpientg bill.
m»5»
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Heavy Texas
Begin Tapering
By THE ASSOCIATED
Heavy shown from
storms along the Ttxas
^^ttaTs&^fsv
West Texas.
Widely scattered showers
during the early morning in
Panhandle southwanl to Abo
miles north at Lubbock. Me
these were very lirirt.
The letup along the coast
after another day of heavy i
Rainfall up to150 inches wa
nnrttfd Galve^ioti JfJiUfied
Hi ait's wniif vwaMjm ***
inch Numerous ater'
tfaTrli* had showers
Tictoria spotted its third
do funnel of toe w
the funnel
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