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REL Will Meet Deer For 12-4A Cage
Ganders Spank Troians, Snare North Zone Crown
By RON PpCK-HKU
. Sun Sports Blatt
PASADENA (Sp) - Just call
'em champ*. The Robert E. Lee
Gander* earned that title here
Tuesday as they whipped South
Houston's Trojans SMC to M
clinch sole ownership of first
place in IMA's North Zone.
This win, coupled with a H4
Deer Park victory over Braaos-
port Tuesday, will pit the Gan-
ders against the Deer Saturday.
Feb. 18, in Rice gym for the
district playoff game.
The Ganders, though finally
overpowering South Houston by
a 13-point margin, had their
'OTS
Judb* In Hospital
JUSTICE OF the Peace M. M
• Brown was taken to Baytown
Hospital early Wednesday morn-
ing after becoming ill at home.
He was reported "doing fine'
later in the morning, but will be
kept under observation for a
few days, his offioe reported
He is in Room 209. Visitors will
b* limited, a spokesman said.
Judge V. L. (Bud) West of La
Porte will hold court here Thurs-
day for Judge Brown.
A. V. Bloom Bettor
A. V. BLOOM, Baytown busi-
nessman, is reported in better
condition la the intensive care
unit of San Jacinto Methodist
Hospital. Bloom was hospitalized
Sunday.
Bible Found
A LEATHERBOUND black Bi-
ble was found in the 100 block
•of Eaat Republic Thuredny
night. The owner has been
asked fo call 582-4550 to identi-
fy It.
Hospital Auxiliary |
GULF COAST Hospital Auxili-
ary will meet at 10 a.m. Mon-
day at the home of Mrs. M. L
Wismer, HOC Oak Shudows
Fred Sonnier, administrator
nurses, will speak.
hands hill through much of th>-
contest trying to contain
vengeful band of Trojans. REL
routed South Houston 6M9 in
their first
Although down by as much as
point* in the first half, the
margin to four marks by inter-
mission and went ahead at one
time during the third quarter
South Houston also took the
first lead of the contest on Mike
Rlhn's layup after 30 seconds
had ticked off the clock. The
Trojans battled back to cut the Ganders, however, soon reme-
died that situation and by
end of the quarter were on
1M.
Bobby Slack and Sidney
Thomas were largely reepotv
latola for REL'I first IMW
bulge, contributing sev<
five points respectively.
the while
» I
great defensive team-
top work held the Trojans to their
single game-opening field goto
Their other three point* were
added with free throws.
I South Houston began its
comeback in the second period
though they trailed as much as
21-7 In tho early stages of the
freme.
The Trojans combined their
rally all in one neat little pack-
closing minutes outscortiR the
Ganders 1M to cut the point
spread to 13-18 by halftime.
South Houston continued their___
surge in the third and with tour game.
SETTING "SIGHTS ON DEER
NORTH ZONE CHAMPS—The REL danders
climated a winning season at Pasadena Tme-
day Bight, dawning South Houston SMS to
anil down the top spot In the North Zoao of
IMA. They wig meet Deer Park fee
the district crown In Wee Oym, Saturday,
Feb. II at 1:1# p-ra. Tito winning Ganders
are: back row, toft to right, Sidney Thornes
(lt>i Jack Derrett (tl>; Betty Natron (Mil
Charlie Strauae (M)j Hansel Hargrave# <U>.
Front row: Pat Orel* 06); dim Fayto (till
Betty Stock 111); Dean LMfHpnai <U)| ton
Thompson (M) and Andy May (Mgr.). Bandy
Short, row with ths Vanity, ia art pictured.
Hearing 'Emotional'-
Horse Race Betting
Okayed By Committee
minutes toft went ahead of the
Ganders 36-16. * 1
■ That, however, muet have re-
awakened ths Geese to the fact
that they were supposed to be
playing basketball as they pro-
feedad to regain the toad, rout
the Trojans and clinch ths am
championship, all In one swift
counter-attack.
Stock began ths Ganders' re-
. _ . knotting the aeon at
28-38 with I M toft in the third
Thomas followed, 30 seconds
later, with a act (hot to perman-
ently give REL control of the
I By this time Bobby ____
•on and Dm Utttopage decided
to get In on the fun and the
Genders, by the time they had
wrought their vengeance on the
upstart Trojans, were ahead JT-
3a. REL netted U consecutive
marks during that spree.
Ganders' were _____
threatened in the final frame as
the coring leveled off quite a
bit with REL comity up with an
LB-14 margin.
Stock, seemingly In fine form
•sain after tost week's injury
In Pasadena, tod both teams in
•coring with 33 points. Thomas
Net. took
up honors with
marks while Don Chrontoter net-
ted 10 to pace the Trojans.
REL continued its dominance
of the backboards pulling doom
total of M rebounds led by
Thomas' IT. Nelson grabbed 15
and Slack 13 to round out the
Ganders' top rebounders.
The Corse hit ■ miserable 34
cent from the field against
Houston while cormectlr*
on 87 per cent of their charity
riwts.
The Ganders finished sone
play with • 7-1 record and art
18-14 for the season.
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26 PERISH IN BLAZE
AT ALABAMA HOTEL
Biniy miau
tot is steed
Personal! pai
are valuable
Agn
THE PERSON who called Mrs.
Mary Adair about a lost wal-
to call her again
| papers in the wallet
ble to Mrs. Adair. Her
phone number is 566-7474.
Explorers To Moo!
AN EXPLORER cabinet meet-
ing will be held at 7 p.m. Thurs-
day at St. Mark's Methodist
plans will be made and all cabi-
net representatives are urged
to attend.
★ * ★
Weather And Tides
(p CLEARING AND continued
eoM to the weather forecast
for the Baytown area Thurs-
day. Expected tempera to re
range, 83-W degrees. Proba-
' bllity of rain tote Wednesday.
M per cent
&
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AROVi
AUSTIN (AP) - Hone race
betting held Senate committee
approval today after an emo-
tional hearing, but the odds
were against its getting an in-
side track for Boor debate any-
time soon.
After a four-hour hearing that
matched parson against preach-
er and dog racers against horse
racers, the Senate Committee
Counties, Cities and Towns
approved a parimutuel betting
bill 6-5 Tuesday night.
Sen. Jim Bates of Edinburg,
sponsor of the bill, would need
2i votes to impend constitu- bill as "the militant minority
tional rules and bring the mea-
sure up for debate during the
first 30 days of the session ft at alL
is doubtful he can obtain that
many.
More than 1,000 person*
crowded the Senate chamber
and gallery for the hearing on
Bates' bill to allow local option
parimutuel betting with state
control and taxation of race
tracks.
An Episcopal priest, ths Rev.
Walter Campbell of Conroe, as-
sailed ministers opposing the
Rebuilding Program Set
For Highlands Church
CHARLES CALDWELL, Dr.
Max Mosesman, Paul Edwards
and Dr. Karl W. Opryshek meet
with a group of Mont Belvieu
area citizens . . . Dub Ward is
taking a week's vacation . ■; .
Margaret Anthony remembers
that it has been a long time
since she worked at The Sun.
1 Mrs. Mary Brau makes in
quizes on former students. . .
Don Whitehead wins by a spill
decision over Vincent Cavaretta
in a mail room boxing match
Doris Miller acting in the role
of a good Samaritan for four
“new" Baytown friends .. .May-
or and Mr*. Gene Hudgens
Katy did several hours of "farm-
ing" in Baytown this week. . .
Capt, and Mrs. W. T. Busch go-
ing east on West Texas.
Louis Barrlltoaux and Charles
Cook train for management and
butchering at the same time...
Doris Traylor appear* to be J
chauffeur on her day off -
Dora Ward is hard to catch by
telephone . , . Leslie Couch to
always willing to help.
Plans for a new 175,000 build-
ing program have been started
by the First Baptist Church
Highlands which tost its main
auditorium in a fire Sunday
morning, according to the Rev.
Bonner C. Magness, pastor.
"There has been some talk re-
garding *what .we will do. if
anything,’ ” Rev. Magnets said
"Well, that's just like asking a
man when he falls down If hr
intends to get up.
"Of course we are going to
do something. Just as toon as a
business meeting can be held,
contractors contacted and con-
struction started, we will start
building a new church on ex-
actly the santic location aa the
last one."
In the meantime, he added
services will be held at regular
times in the recreation building
and the church programs will
continue as usual.
Billy Starkey was elected
temporary chairman of a build-
ing committee at a special meet-
ing Sunday night. Members of
the committee ar E. L. Faulk-
ner, Glenn Muldrow, Frank
Hosea, George Wilkeraon, Don
Perry, J. W. Smith, Richard
Marshall. F. E. Kimball, O. D.
Chaplin, Jerry Welch and Os-
wall Harman.
Rev. Magness said the mem
bership of the church wanted
to express their thanks and
commend the fire departments
of Highlands, McNair, Barrett,
Baytown, Wooster, Crosby and
Channelvtow which all helped
to extinguish the fire which was
"too far along" to be abated
by cooperating firemen.
He said the 3350.000 to $400.
000 estimated damage was
"possibly caused by defective
wiring or heating" although thel
exact cause has not been de-
termined.
opposition" and said bettir*
not a moral or religious issue
A light moment came at the
end of the hearing when John
C Swain of Temple criticized
the bill for not including a pro-
vision to allow parimutuel bet-
ting on dog racing.
"This discriminates against
greyhound races and
of the state of Texas," he said
i the audience chuckled.
When opponents of the bill
were asked to stand. It was
clear they outnumbered the
racing fans present
Supporters of legalized bet-
ting — outlawed in Texas for
30 year* — said open tracks
would bring in more tourists,
raise tax dollars and stimulate
the state economy.
Opponents said the state's
tour - year experiment with
parimutuel wagering in the
1930s was disastrous, both eco-
nomically and morally. They
said betting would bring In
criminal elements and tempt
wage earners into squandering
their money at the tracks.
Horse racing bills have been
itroduced every
1981, when V. E.
Antonio entered the Legislature
(Re* BETTING, Page 1)
Baytonians
Hi New Harris
Grand Jury
Baytown to well represented
l one of two Harris County
grand Jury panels. ,
Four Baytonians are on the
grand Jury empaneled Tuesday
bv Criminal District Judge Wen-
dell A. Odom in Houston, who
•elected R. D Ballew, a Hous-
ton insurance executive, as tote-
City Councilman AfoeriFsnc*-
teil and former Councilman Jack
Huron; Dial Murphy of 1101 Gil-
lette, and Mrs B. B. Ashby, a
housewife, of 4904 St. Andrews.
This grand Jury will meet on
Tuesdays and Thursdays and the
one empaneled Monday by Dis-
trict Judge Miron A. Love will
meet on Monday* and Wednes-
days.
Apparent Low Bid R
Airhart Drive To Be
Widened* Resurfaced
An apparent low bid of 139.
983.40 by Brown and Root
widening and resurfacing Air-
hart Driv* from Market Street
to Decker Drive was submitted
to the city Tuesday afternoon.
Five bids were received on the
project at 5 p.m. at city hall
by City Maiufw Frits Lanham
and City Secretary Edna Oliv-
*.
Lanham said the bid* would
be tabulated and submitted to
the city council for a decision
at a regular meeting at 1:30
p.m. Thursday.
The Brown and Root bid spe-
cified that the project would be
pletod In 18 working days
Mrs. Stock, 1962 Mother
Of The Year, Dies At 80
Funeral service* will be held former national VFW Inspector
session since
Berry of San
Free Shows
By Rubinoff
Are Slated
■
tor High School; at 9:45 a.m.
Travis Elementary; 10:30 a.m.
- Burnet and at 2 p.m. St. Jo-
seph's.
Friday he has scheduled per-
formances at 9 a.m. Carver;
10:45 a.m. — Horace Mann;
12:45 p.m. — Robert E. Lee;
1:45 p.m, — Ross Sterling.
Saturday morning at St. Peter
and St. Paul's Greek Orthodox
Church in Passaic, NJ., for
Mrs. Julia Stack. 10, mother of
Mrs. Eleanore (Joe) Zorn of
Baytown.
Mn. Stack, who died Tuesday
morning in Ea*t Patterson, N.J.,
waa a former resident of Bay-
town. She lived with the Zorns
Mr*. Stack’s body will b« at
the Labaxh Funeral Home, 40
Monroe St, Passaic, N.J., until
the service hour.
Mrs. Stack was named "Moth-
er of the Year" in 1962 by the
Texas Veteran* of Foreign Wan
She had seven son* in military
service at the same time during
World War II, which earned he:
1L<. »U1~ /J rxt
the title of "Mother of the Fight-
ing Stacki.” .
One of her sons, Peter Stack
of Houston, to a former state
commander of the VFW and a
general. He to now a prominent
Houston businessman.
Another son, George Stack, a
former assistant Harris County
district attorney, to now a prac-
ticing attorney in Houston.
In addition to Mrs. Zorn. Mr*.
Stack to lurvrved by nine other
children, 31 grandchildren and
six great - grandchildren.
The street, which to about one
and one-half mile* tong, will be
widened four feet and reaur-
faoed.
Money to finance the project
waa included in the city'* capi-
tal improvement program in the
1365 bond issue.
Airhqrt Drive was built with
county bond funds several year*
ago It tatar became a city
street when the area through
which la runs was atetexad by
Baytown.
The four other bidders on the
Job were:
Southwest Paving Cb. and
Leasman Construction Co..
Houston, a Joint bid, 345.737,
with 30 day* allowed for com
pletion.
Skrta, Inc., Houston, 345,609.
with 40 days allowed for com-
pletion.
Holland and Little Inc., Hous-
ton. 347,801. with 80 da
towsg lor oompletton.
Gulf BttaUthic Co., Houston
348.920. with 45 days allowed
for oompletton.
Lanham said bids would
received and opened at 3 p.m
Wednesday at city hall on the
North Main Street improve
ment project.
A While With Kyle
Late News
From AP Wires
• Free* leg temperatures
hamper the massive saow re-
moval Jab aa the Eaat strug-
gle* toward normalcy after a
crippling hi hoard.
• If ail goes well, Araeri
ea’a Lunar Orbltor goes into
orbit aroead tee moan today
to seek the best laadiag spots
for aatroaaeto.
Dave Rubinoff will be
corned to Baytown by a oom-
jmittee of Kiwanians at 8 a.m
Thursday at Holiday Inn.
The Rev, Glen KoUmeyer an-
nounced that the famed vtollnin
will arrive a day early to pre-
sent concerts in Baytown
schools.
His public performance, under
sponsorship of the Baytown Ki-
wania Club, will be at 8:15 p.m.
Friday at Robert E. Lee High
School auditorium. Tickets are
32. Funds will go to community
service project of the Kl-
wanis dub.
At 9 a.m. Thursday Rubinoff Mont Belvieu residents will go
will perform at Highland* Jun- to the poll* Saturday to decide
Mont BeMeu To
Vote On Marshall
SEE HOUSTON
LIVE STOCK SHOW
AND RODEO
CITIZENS NATIONAL
Mwttbar F.D.I.C.
THE *EV. GLEN KOLLMEYER, accept, a proclamation
from Mayor Seaborn Cravey declaring Friday -Good Music
Appreciation Day” In Baytown. This is in recognition
Dave Rubinoff violin concert at UK pjn. Friday at
E. Lee High School and the free concert* scheduled
school* Thursday and Friday.
Won of the
Robert
at the
may be Included if time per-
mits.
Rev. Kollmeyer, pastor of Re-
deemer Lutheran Church, Is
chairman of the reception ansi
welcoming committee handling
flubinojr* visit-
whether they want to retain the
office of city marshall. O'
Polls will open at 7 a.m. and
dose at 7 p.m. at the sub-court-
house
Don W. McLeod will serve as
election Judge
Only residents of the incor-
porated area of the town of
BAYTOWN MUSIC DAY
vote. Last year's voter registra-
tion certificates, or a poll tax
receipt, will be required, Mc-
Leod said.
Arthur Barrow was elected as
Seaman's
Center Sets
Open House
The Baytown Seaman's Center,
1304 Harbor, will celebrate Its
first birthday Thursday with an
opeh house starting at 7:30 p.m.
During the first ysar of ope-
ration, the center'* volunteer
staff ha* provided a "home
away - from - home” for more
than 400 seamen who have put
in at the Humble docks.
The Rev. J. Wristers, a Dutch
Reform missionary to this coun-
try, will be an honored guest at
the open house and will help to
explain hla ministry to seamen.
Rev. Written is attempting to
start similar center* In other
U.S. coastal cities.
Baytown's center wa* develop-
ed from a social concern study
by the women's association of
Pint Presbyterian Church and
has been sponsored by the
church since its beginning. How-
ever, memben of other denomi-
nations have often volunteered
in hosting and have given finan-
cial aid.
Person* desiring to become
memben of the center can do
*o by pledging to give a mini-
mum of 80 hour* of service a
year to the center or by paying
310 membership dues. Other con-
tributions are also accepted.
The center has received tenta-
tive approval to be included in
next year'* United Fund bud-
get. But even after final approv-
al, it must depend on other fi-
nancing until next year.
By JIM KYLE •
What a grant thrill it was
to bs fortunate enough to ait
ringside at the Ctay-TerreO
tight The unfortunate thing
about the situation turned out
to be the three ehurnetort
who sot in front of the three
women nho ant next to me.
It waa obvious they had drank
a little too mack before the
oritatai fisticuffs started.
■ was also obvious that
trouble was brewing by ob-
serving the eyeballag they
gave foe three women.
When I4>e bell rang for the
first round, Cloy and Terrell
got after H real Mat. 8a did
si.... as--- ___a as.—-
iMOOO PMRRJ Hroa MMI IOIW
Find Bound: The three men
Jumped to their feet The three
women told them to sit down.
They didn't.
Second Round: The men
told the women they paid for
their sent* and If they wanted
to stand they wwmid. The
women stayed la their earner
snarling.
Third Round. One of the
men spilled n rap at boor sa
the floor splattering foe wom-
an's foot The women kicked
under the men’s seats with a
hard right tost
Fourth Rouud: Men naked
women why they didn’t stay
home If they didn’t eome to
havg n good time. The women
•old they would have if they
had knows the three stooge#
were coming.
Fifth Bound: Men Jumped
to their feel flailing nod
■creaming. One of to# women
Jumped up and Informed the
meu to either »*4 down and
shot up or oho would Itnook
them down.
Sixth Bound: The men
stayed In their scale. They
were very pottle and tanked
straight abend. The women
gave a satisfying look of re-
lief fo each other. .
Derision of lodges: Women
by a TKO la ths sixth.
Fire Roars
Through Posh
Restaurant
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP)
j— A fire which began as tiny
flickers In a cloakroom raced
through a fashionable rooftop
dining room in downtown Mont-
gomery Turstfoy night, leaving
at least 26 persona dead, includ-
ing ■ former state official who
wa* indicted Tuesday.
Identification was difficult
b«tAP*e of the condition of the
bodies, which were taken to tour
funeral homes A pnttc* Metrtl-
f!cation team snixtrd by FBI
experts wa* set up to help es-
tablish the ktenttflestion
Water pouring from the black-
ened ruins of Dale'* Penthouse
restaurant stop the U-story
Walter Bragg Smith apartment
hotel froue on the sidewalk* and
street* In the wintry 28-degrre
night, making It treacherous tor
firemen and police to move
about. A efty maintenance truck
M'rcad sand over the icy coat-
tot- •
A spokesman at one funeral
borne said positive identification
had been made of the bodies of
former Public Service Commis-
sioner Ed Pepper and hi* wife
Ann. The Peppers were dining
with friends at the plush cafe
when ths fire started about U
p.m.
Pepper wa* indicted on two
count* of extortion Tuesday by
federal grand Jury at Birm-
ingham. The Indictments
charged he "obstructed and de-
layed the transportation of
good* and commodifies in inter-
state commerce" while a PSC
member. A third indictment
was brought against Pepper last
November by the grand Jury.
Alto missing was Mn. Jack
Doane, wife of the sports editor
the Montgomery Advertiser.
She was a hostess at the dhdiR
room. Accompanied by other
Advertiser reporter*, Doane,
choking back the tear*, watched
horrified as the flames leaped
high into the sky above the
building.
Gov. Lurieen Wallace ex-
pressed sympathy for foe fa mi-
(See M DEAD, Page 8)
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CLEAN, FULLY EQUIPPED
USED THUNDERBIRDS
THAD FELTON
city marshall in 1988 when Montj
Belvieu was incorporated,
HELPING TO BUILD CENTER
sag
THE BUILDING FUND Campaign for the
Baytown Opportunity Cantor, a United Fuad
agsney, got n *100 boost with a donation fram
Ike Baytown DM*ratio* Rev. Burnette W.
Dowler, right chairman of I
presented the donate
Butter McAlister, Ea
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