The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 300, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 26, 1974 Page: 1 of 26
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Volume 52, No. 300
Telephone Numbei: 422-8302
arks Program
1GISTRATION for classes
Bing offered by the Baytown
arks and Recreation Depart-
ient ends at 5 p.m. Friday at
le Community Building. No
(gistration over the phone is
ling accepted. Classes start
onday.
nnual Meeting
IE ANNUAL, meeting of Jhe
lytown Opportunity Center
11 be held at 7 p.m. Thursday
the Center, followed by a
ard of directors meeting.
.arroll Dies
IRS. LOIS CARROLL, 68, of
108 Willow died early Thurs-
ay. Arrangements are being
lade by Earthman Funeral
ome.
IF FA Chapter
•BAYTOWN CHAPTER of Fu-
ture Farmers of America
pTA) will meet at 8 p.m.
IThursdRy in the Robert E. Lee
^agriculture building.
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OVER 50,000 READERS EVERY DAY
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Thursday, September 26, 1974
Baytown, Texas, 77520
Fifteen Cents Per Copy
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Drop In Government Index
as Surgery
ROBERT STRICKLAND^
jgpngtime Baytown attorney,
was reported to doing fine
after surgery Wednesday at
Methodist Hospital in Houston
City Council
BAYTOWN CITY Council will
meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday
Increased sewer and garbage
rates are among items on the
agenda.
| Cyciethon Plans
DIRECTORS OF the Baytown
Chapter of the American Heart
Association will have a special
meeting at 8 p.m. Thursday at
the home of Dr. C. A. Rice, 5110
Arrowhead, to make final
plans for the Baytown cycie-
thon bike ride in October.
| Sterling AFS
ROSS STERIJNG Adult Chap-
ter of American Field Service
will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in
Rohm 125 at the high school.
All interested adults are urged
|f to attend. — -
Bags Needed
Shows Big Rise In Jobless
4Death Of A Community ’ - -
Effect Of Subsidence
Shown By Baytonian
‘‘Seeing is believing” and a
subsidence hearing audience
Wednesday became instant
believers when they viewed
slides of Brownwood floods,
shown by Mrs. Jean Shepherd
president of Brownwood Civic
Association.
Late News
,es tide.
GOING UP!
IF AT FIRST you don’t succeed, try again.....Baytown police
department employes held their collective breaths Wednesday
as workers from Hi-Tower Construction of Houston made a
second attempt — this time successful — to erect a new radio
tower, part of $2 million worth of electronic radio equipment
for 81 local law enforcement agencies. For the finished pro-
duct, see Page B-4. (Sun staff photo by Glenn Folkes)
MOSCOW (AP) - The
Soviet space lab Salyut 3
ended its mission after three
months in orbit, Tass an-
nounced today.
The brief announcement
said Salyut3 had ‘‘completed
its entire planned program
of research work” and the
recoverable module was
separated from the station
Monday and landed in the
Soviet Union.
Following her presentation
Congressman Bob Eckhardt of
Houston remarked, "Jean
ought to go to work for the U.S.
Corps of Engineers.”
Gasps of sympathy were
heard while Mrs. Shepheri
narrated the slide presentation
of the Valentine’s Day Flood
1969 and Tropical Storm Delia
of 1973.
Much technical data on rati
of subsidence and water level
decline were presented
other testimony but Mrs
Shepherd’s part on the pro-
gram “really hit home” as she
illustrated how residents have
suffered personally from land 1
sinkage.
She called it “the death of a
community" and made the
plea, “This should not happen
to any other area in the Gulf
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Issue On Oct 3 Ballot Here -
Voter Apathy Seen In
‘Bargaining’Elections
(EDITOR’SNOTE: This is
the last in a series of articles
about fire department col-
lective bargaining elections
toother cities,- Baytown’s
election for firefighters’ col-
lective bargaining will be
held Oct 3.)
by firefighters and policemen result, our hourly paid employ-
By WANDA ORTON
The eyes of Texas were on
Texas City when it held tlie
through personal contact with
friends and through newspaper
advertisements. : ■
“We are more union con-
scious here than many cities,”
Lowry explained. “And we’re
more inclined to emphasize the
possible advantages of collect-
ive bargaining.”
He said the city council did
not take a stand on the issue.
es are among the best paid
in the stated’
He added, “Of course Bay-
town has jumped ahead of us
now ... Baytown, Pasadena
and Houston are ahead of
everyone."
Firefighters in San Antonio
won collective bargaining July
(See VOTER,PageB-4)
★ ★★______
Delia was “downgraded”
a storm she said, but
"sneaked” up on Brownwood
with 5.3-foot tides toppling over
the perimeter road.
“Ironically we were tapped
d by our attempt to protect our-
selves,” she said, referring to
of the raising of the perimeter
road which was designed
protect against a seven-foot
In Mrs
Coast
Though Tropical Storm
Delia will not be recorded as
one of the severe storms, Mrs
Shepherd noted it will go down
Baytown history. During
Delia tides pushed over the
Brownwood perimeter road,
trapping homes in the interior
of Brownwood,
She compared views of the
1969 storm and the belia flood,
illustrating how more property
was flooded in 1973 due to
continuing land subsidence
_ There were pictures of water
nearly up to the top of cars and
more than halfway up to the
roofs of houses,
She showed pictures of the
abandoned homes on the bay
side, commenting, “Each time
we have a major storm we lose
one more home to suhsi
dence.”
Rep. Eckhardt had invited
Shepherd to show
slides for the hearing which by
was held by a legislative figi
interim committee at the
parks building on NASA Roai
More than 50 people
tended the hearing. State Rep.
Bill Blythe, committee chair-
man, presided.
Bulletin
ISTANBUL (AP) - A So-
viet guided missile destroyer,
exploded in the Black Sea on
Wednesday, Turkish naval
sources said today.
Port sources said the ves-
sel belonged to the Kashin
class and was attached to the
Soviet Black Sea fleet
A Kashin class destroyer is
470 feet long, 52 feet wide,
weighs 5,200 tons fully load-
ed, lias four missiles launch-
ers, four antiaircraft guns,
four rocket,launchers and
five torpedo tubes, according
to Jane’s Fighting Ships.
There was no immediate
confirmation of the explosion
report froin any other
sources.
Decline Is
Biggest In
10 Months
WASHINGTON (AP) - The
government indicator designed
to foreshadow future trends in
the economy suffered its sharp-
est drop of the year in August
the Commerce Department re-
ported today.
Most of the drop was attribut-
ed to sagging stock prices, but
the index of leading indicators
also was pushed down by the
largest number, of new unem-
ployment claims for any month
since March
The Commerce Department
the said the over-all index dropped
1.2 per cent on the basis of
ures available for 8 of the 12
components involved. The
d downturn, the second so far
this year, reversed a 1.9 per
cent jump in July and was the
largest drop since a 1.7 per
cent decline in December. This
left the index 5.7 per cent
ahead of where it was a year
ago.
In reality, the decline prob-
ably was more severe than
appeared, because the index
does not take account of in
nation. Four of the components
in the index track the prices of
vital goods, so that inflation
Would drive the components up
automatically, even without
any ga.n in the actual volume
of goods involved.
I New claims for unemploy-
last month, a 10.5 per cent in-
crease over the previous
month. Stock prices were eft at 10:30 a.m. at Barbours Cut.
10.3 per cent by the Commerce q
calculations.
Also pointing to slower eco-
nomic activity were a falloff in
the number of building permits
issued, lower prices for indus-
trial materials and reduced or-
ders for factory expansion and
equipment. ^
Exerting an upward influence
Our World Today\
From AP Wires
+ WASHINGTON - A
congressional subcommittee
has questioned the govern-
ment’s plan to provide for
nier President Richard M.
Nixon’s 14-member staff at
San Clemente with 77 type-
writers, 21 sofas, 44 desks
and 186 chairs.
+ DALLAS - Although
occasional drizzle and fog
lingered at a few East Texas
points, official observers
pronounced the state's long
spell of flooding rains at end
today. Early morning tem-
peratures again were a bit
below normal for early fall.
as-Austin president until a
faculty-student committee
has finished its probe of the
firing.
+ HOUSTON - An Air
Force plane carrying 18,000
pounds of food, clothing and
medicine for hurricane-torn
Honduras took off today
from Ellington Air Force
base after a 24-hour delay
because of Defense Depart-
ment red tape.
+ AUSTIN — Dr. Stephen
H. Spurr said today he will
not contest In court his dis-
missal as University of Tex-
+ BOSTON - Threats
have- been made against the
lives of most, if not all, of he
Kennedy family children,
and FBI and Secret Service
agents have been dispatched
to protect them, sources re-
ported today._
Huge Barge-Carrier To
Dock At Barbours Cut
BARBOURS CUT (Sp)
The SS Sam Houston, a giant
barge-carrying vessel, will
make its maiden voyage to
Barbours Cut Friday, arriving
at 6 a.m. from a New Orleans
shipyard.
Owned by the Waterman
Steamship Corp., the SS Sam
Houston is the third Waterman
ment insurance totaled 315,090 ship to sail to Barbours Cut. A ^)ar8es anfl P'c^s UP several
plaque presentation in honor of
its maiden voyage will be held
can carry barges that each
contain 370 long tons.
The SS Sam Houston is ex-
pected to be at Barbours Cut
until Friday night. Ted Sumer-
lin, advertising manager for
the Port of Houston and editor
of the Port magazine, said it
will leave Barbours Cut after it
has discharged a number of
other baizes
eorge Altvater, executive-di-
rector of the Houstoh Port Au-
thority *#Iil present the plaque
to the ship captain.
The previous two Waterman
ships to. dock at Barbours Cut
were the SS Robert E. Lee and
the SS Stonewall Jackson.
The-SS Sam Houston is -893
CC To Hear
LC History
“Forty Years of Lee Col-
lege” will be the topic at the
noon Friday Chaimbef of
Commerce luncheon at Holi-
day Inn.
F* C. ( Jack) Klmmons,
chairman of the chamber’s
needed for the senior citizens’
craft program sponsored by
the City Parks and Recreation
Department. They may be left
af Edison Courts Community
Center.
election for firefighters and
golicemen under the law en-
acted by the 63rd Legislature
The proposition passed by a
vote of 745 to 188 in the election
like the citizens have to make
the decision since they have to
pay the bill.”
Lowry indicated his city has
had an informal version of col-
Proposition Is ‘Fair Way’ - -
Police Keenly ‘Interested’
last Nov. 20. Texas City Mayor lective bargaining for years.
.were
longer average work week,
increased orders for durable
goods and improvement in the
price of goods relative to the
cost of labor needed to produce
them.
feet long and 100 feet wide and *** wUl
it can carry 25,600 long tons of
cargo plus 89 LASH barges. Its
speed is 22 knots and it has a
cruising radius of 18,500 miles.
The 32,000 horsepower vessel
present the program. Speak-
ers will be Dr. Jim Sturgeon,
college president, and Glen
Walker, public information
director.
Zmm
Emmett Lowry said 933 votes
outofthevoterpoll}
list of 15,000,
‘We always talk to our em-
‘There was no organized re-
wages.” he continued. “We
never can give them 111 they . Although Baytown police- Steele, first vice president of gffihg we could ask for salar-
lh.YPolice iMjndbanefitefora11 P^s
campaign mostly was waged their needs and desires. As a tive bargaining yet, they are Association. Sbeele also heads Collective bargaining is the
W. L. (DUB) Ward is at
home, 1604 California, after a
stay in Houston’s Methodist
Hospital.
Velma Ansley proves helpful
. . .Carson and Beverly Baker
-of~-BeeviHe- visit his mothet-.
Mrs. Carlton Smith, over the
weekend ... Mr. and* Mrs.
Jim Bond off to Seattle Jio see
”thei7~leFoved'AggTe.s"p?'
Washington.
Mae Overstreet celebrates a
birthday . . . Gertrude Teter
helps out. . . Marie Arnett is
hard to catch.
Billie Godwin and Jo Ann
Sausley busy waiting on cus-
tomers at an antique show
Robert W. (Foxy) Matheme
exchanges football tidbits with
James (Slick) Ellis and Jim
Finley.
Happy birthday wishes to
Deborah Luby, who is cele-
brating her ninth... Lynette
Busch proves helpful.
Montie Strother is now See-
firefighters’ election Oct. 3,
“We, have no definite plans to
ask for an election,” said
Patrolman Steve Gaskey, “but
we are leaving it open.”
Gaskey, president of the
Baytown Police Association,
tive committee and has the
longest tenure in the Baytown
Police .Department
represent all the employes
more evenly and fairly,”
Steele: “We want to
At the onset, the trio empha- enlighten the people on what
discussed the issue of collec-
tive bargaining along with Sgt.
Johnny Deel and Sgt. Herman
sized strikes, lockouts, work
stoppages and slowdowns are
banned-iuthe law that provides
for collective bargaining for
firefighters and policemen.
“We are 100 per cent against
Pearce Street Journal- -
strikes,” Steele said.
Gaskey: “We’d clean up our
SAN ANTONIO (Sp) -
The air is so good out here1
it’s a great pleasure to brea-
the. .
In fact, after visiting here
a few hours, yon almost get
to feeling sorry for every-
body who doesn’t happen to
be in this cultural spot
And then you get to think
tag about the Ship Channel
vs. the San Antonio River, all
of the massive Houston of-
fice buildings vs. the needle
Hemisfair Park, the milli-
ons and almost billions in
irc'FTiappened,
Steele: “The Texas law
against strikes is stronger than
any other state has.”
Gaskey: “The only reason
for strikes is when employes
get shoved back in the comer
and there is no fairness. But
collective bargaining is the
fair way.'
collective bargaining is as far
as the firefighters and police
iceraed. Our contention
is that it was voted down where
cities had other issues on the
ballot. Instead of voting down
collective bargaining itself,
they were voting down every-
own little household if that thing..,. Collective bargaining
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Weather
And Tides
Deel: “It’s a fairer way than
has been demonstrated in the
past.”
Steele: “The people gave us
our pay raise this year, not the
city council.”
Deel: “The state law dealing
PARTLY CLOUDY and cool
Thursday and Friday is the
Baytown area weather fore-
cast Low expected Thurs-
day night low 60s; high ex-
pected Friday, low 80s.
| ing visitors in Room 507 of San
; Jacinto Methodist Hospital.
IS NOTHING SAFE?
sasssK-ssttasg
BAYTOWN TIDES Friday;
High at 8:20 a.m. mid +5:1T
p.m.; low at 12:46 a.m. and
4 12:17 p.m. :’ ;; V
'The Peottle Helpers »*
2615 MtrtK SI A 422-8231
ItnHc* Cimp
VANDALS FROM “the department of dirty tricks” pulled up
.18 plants along this roadway at the South Mata triangle. The
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Just the dirt can be seen now where the plants once grew. TM» ,
is the first time a roadway planting project has been marred
by vandalism but many plants have been uprooted and stolen
from city parks. (Sun staff photo)
ttonal part of that amount
that commerce and the mili-
tary can generate here. .
And then — you get down-
right homesick for a little
they must be only for starting
salaries. In collective bar-
-I- Denotes weak tide.
whiff of foul air, plus all the
emoluments that appertain
thereto. - FH
NO
SERVICE CHARGE
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First AmerkanBank
sni Treat slliitowi
ENJOY
24 M.
CitizMS National Bank
FDtV
AIR RIDES FOR THE AIR RACES
YOU DON’T HAVE to be a pilot to enjoy the West Baytown Kiwanis Chib’s fourth annual air
race this Weekend. Airplane rides wfll be provided at a eost of two cents per pound of the
passenger’s weight Mrs. Ann McCafferty and son Neal view one of the planes to be used hi the
air rides at Humphrey Airport Byard Sooy, left, air race chairman, and Jerry Don Smith are
members of the West Baytown Kiwanis Club. The rides will be offered Saturday and Sunday
afternoons. * \ ’ / (Sun staff photo)
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Brown, Leon. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 300, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 26, 1974, newspaper, September 26, 1974; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1061965/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.