The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 196, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 16, 1982 Page: 1 of 80
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Ruling On Alien Students Has Little Affect On Most Schools
Monday
providr
iange
e*n children, all of
admitted to the
o 1976 Supermten
, I mond Ndi<1
meaning the court’s dei
necessitate a policy cti
policy the school boar
pursue pending the
legal battles over the i
Huff mm.
La Port
schools
have little
although
i Hill, Crosby
Channelview
he ruling will
1 their districts,
agree with the
ows of
Baytown schools
free education to
the past two-years.
Z
iid. a
ysfem
Admii
1 the Ba
ter-’Ani
BH
the <
ffect
ided
id addir
the court s mandate
have to, we have to,"
superintendent Eugene
mmooted "I haven't
treat deal about It but if
me Court says that Is
is, then we will have to
tdded. however, that he
i alien children cur
Huffman district
* with the ruling.'
mi, superintendent of
view school district
he is not aware of
lildren in the school
Phe Bavtown Sun invites
HARLENE BAGGETT
Baytown
To See
BLUE LAGOON"
At The Brunson Theater
Pass Good Through June 2
is Pass Good For 2 People
Cite JSaptotun H>utt
Barbers Hill SupenntesdflM
Bill Farmer said the district has
in the past provided tree educa
tion to alien children To
Farmers knowledge no illegal
aliens currently live in the
district.
Frank Akin, assistant
superintendent for business in the
La Porte school district doesn't
believe the ruling will have much
effect on the district
"We have had some (alien
children > tn the schools in the past
and have educated them and will
continue to do so, "he said
YOUR HOME
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Request Largest Ever Made
HL&P Files For Rate Hike
By TIM POTTER
ton Lighting & Pov
■ >
Trques! ever made
>1*. \i t,.i
-
p£.>p<-
'.kwh would increase 13 1 percent
: J.rt
■ fe< HLitP Ba■ ■
. • ' ; . '•
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rate would raise a summer bill for
13.000 kwh by U 7 percent from
A, j<un 66 fehacfer f \
commercial bill for 2.555 kwh
■ ■ . .. •
At the earliest he said the pro
posed rates could go into effect
under bond in October
' Schaefer said HEAP needs the
higher rates to pay for its con
s<
Bui he conceded that the rate
request wifi not be well received
t>> the public Publu utilities t)>
their very nature are not
politically beloved in the com
mumties in which they se rve he
said ■ ■ ••
rates > at my home.
HL&P has requested rate in
n m am . m g
1978 Schaefer noted
Last year the Pt’C granted a
lion
'
$189
HL&P had aske If $248 million
- •
• In December Bavtown City
I'ouncii approved lower rates
which reflected only a $135
million systemwide increase
HL&P appealed the lower rates
adopted by Baytown and several
other cities bur the Pt * has no;
vet ruled on'he appeal
City Council ha- 35 days to take
action on-the latest request and
could delay a decision on the pro
posed rates for another 120 days
' tv Attorney RandyTarong said
In late August the PIT should
begin hearings on the $336 million
request. Gonzalet said But he ad
ded he doesn l know when the
-
rate increase
,
Tuesday said Vie realize our
customers are concerned about
■ sing etei tn< al costs and so is
•Light <
Howe,
mpan;
te increase
may buili
oal
Hants
tO sUppi
power
energy
ise our
. which
■ In order
HL&P ft
he area
well as deer
»ofinaturalg
o diversify its fuel use.
building four lignite
f which should be com-
. «7
pieled ifi 1986
Part of ihe proposed increase
would g<> to pay for $3 14 billion in
planned construction from 1982
None of the proposed construe
tion would take place in the
Baytown area Schaefer said
KL4P *aid the proposed rates.
• '
recover funds spent on the plann
e>: Aliens reek Nuclear
Generating Station about 45 mile'
Houston'
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—. US THE DANE'S LAW.
A BLUE DANE named Rump' fantasizes that he is king of the
road when he hops in the driver s seat of this car owned by Harold
Soloman Jr The dog’s owner is Terry Valmain
Sun staff photo by DeeBo Wheeler
U.S. Steel Pipe Mill
To Start Up June 21
‘Hill’ Teachers Get 12% Pay Increase
■l lied Mates >teei Corp's
pipe mill near Baytown will
.
-
•r\,- *'>rk -mpanv
i - i'-'
- toploy ee-} will handle an order
■
it 0. inch
tran>tnission pipe
■
-
of months^" he'said- V, 7
The pipe milt has been idle
t
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. . .- 1 - :‘K-r
Will provide the mill a needed
shonn ffle-arrh'".7 ’f§-'
Bui even wuh the return of I
150 pipe mill workers about I
55aother plant employees will I
remain on layoffs O’Keeffe I
I
I he piato normaliy trnp.....
about 2.-kMi people |
. Other operations ai the I
3exas Works facilities will con
tinue at reduced levels he I
said because of a slack de I
marsd for finished-steel I.
only two of the four electric |
steel making furnaces are I
operating, as steel production I
employees work four to five I
day s a week. O Keefe said f
Bv JOAN Me AN ALL
MOST BELVIFt Sp
Barbers Hill school district
employees landed a 12 percenl
pay raise for fiscal year 1982 83 by
a 5 I board of trustees vote
Trustees voted for the pay hike
after C Wayne Watson, business
manager, said property values in
the district for the coming year
are expected to jump by at least
8300 million
Some teachers and other pro
fessionai personnel will see
salary increases of as much as 14
percent Watson said due to the
district s scheduled increment
raises which are given
employees as they acquire years
with the distrust
He said Ihe steel plan! s plate
mill also is operating at a
decreased level
Trustees voting tor the Increase
were Elton Forbus M y Brad-
ford Evelyn Irish Woody Carroll
and ( T Joseph 111 Opposing the
hike was J D Marconteli Board
■
-on?. - -
. i m sure .we can afford a 20
percent raise, as far as raises go.
but m view of keeping m line w ith
i-<
.ncr-rnents is somewhat high
M.i said
ed 12 percent is because many of
the people have been here a long
time and they re not tn these m
crements. Superintendent Bill
Farmer explained
Mvoicc tr ater Mart offielt
md i»e an.end
to the increment schedule "It's
not something we can give from
year to year to year and keep on
running it up "
'f - • ' • • '
tunale with industrial values
Personally I d like to give 12 per
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IVarre street Journal
Say mg Endures
An eastern monarch charged
his wise men to invent a saying
that would be true and ap-
propriate at ail times and In ail
circumstances
Their answer was And this,
too shall pass away "
About the wily change in the
saving over the years has been to
delete and -and "away."
FH
AROUND
TOWN
BRAD. ANGEL . wants to know
vbat time the emergency room
closes . . Tom Session and
friends re create Laugh In
ludy Richards follows through
Mrs Tex Jay Inman has a
new hair style and daughter Tam
my is seen in a lovely pink short
>c> -Stormy Sebesta models a
■urn dress Belt ye Oliver ex
lends a weekend Invitation
Bill Taylor says no to a soap
pera-watchmg party VH
Buddy McBride adds a name to
_ ’ 1
is quick to return a call
Exxon Chemical
To Modernize
I’araxylene l nits
Exxon Chemical Americas will
begin expanding and modernizing
paraxy lene production units al its
Baytown Chemical Plant in early
1983. company spokeswoman
Alane Edwards said Tuesday
Paraxy lene is a pet rochemical
used to make polyester fiber in
clothing video tape ami plastic
soft drink bottles
Besides improving the efficien
cy of the units. Ms Edwards said
the project would increase pro-
duction capacity from 500 to 650
m illlon pounds per year.
Once the improvements are
completed m early 1984. theokfcst
part of the plant will no longer be ’
used she said
Ms Edwards said the project
will allow Exxon to market more
paraxylene worldwide
Exxon selected Fluor
Engineers and Constructors lac
to be the contractor for the pro-
ject.
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Police Beat
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With the 12 percent raise the
salary for new teachers who have
a bachelor s degree and no ex-
perience Will be $19,467 Those
havmg a bachelor s and IS years
experience w ill earn $28 234
Starting pay for teachers with a
master s degree and no teaching
exponent e w:i. tw $2u 946 A
master ’s and 21 years experience
will net $32 454
For those who have 30 hours in
excess of a master s degree, but
no experience the starting pay is
$21. HI I hose h ivirig the same
schooling but 21 vears experience
w ill earn $33,128
Because of the pay increase
Farmer’s salary will nse from
$53,300 to $.>9,696 . . ;•
created administrative positions
director of personnel and director
of transportation maintenance
and food service will rise from
. proved rate
of $47,920 to $53,670
According to figures prov ided
by Watson the district s tentative
budget for the coming year m
eluding the 12 percent pay in
crease for .employees is
$8 874.367. a 14 5 percent or
Si 132 242 increase over the cur .
rent year sbudget
If property values meet the
predictions and increase to about
SI 6 billion a lax rale of 48 8 cents
Will he necessary Watson ^iri
The current year s rate is 47 5
cents
By the time we get the tax roll
certified we may not have a tax
increase 'i Watson -aid
W ith Sept 1 being the beginning
of the district s fiscal year
trustees are still concerned about
whether they wiii receive the
valuations from the county ap-
praisal district in lime to set the"
(ax rate and meet Truth in Taxa
tion law s
School Values Tp 15-20% In ‘82- 83
By CHUCK RAISON
Most homeowners in (he school
district have received notices
from 'he district's lax office say-
iftgthe value of their proper! y w ill
Increase m 1982 83
John Muth. tax assessor collec-
tor lor the school district said the
average increase is between 15
and 2f percent___ •
However some homeowners
will face ion percent increases,
while for others the increase will
. be as low as 9 or 10 percent
"No< many homes will be in
that upper range Muth said
We trv in re evaluate homes on a
lour nr five-year cycle We miss a
few . and these homes aren t reap
praised for eight years
Because of the long time period
cases, the value increase is
especially large
People who feel the re evalua
tion .of their property is incorrect
should contact the tax assessor
office first according to Muth
"Thie first thing to do is talk
with us. he said "Believe it or
not. we might agree with them
homeowners' We'll take a se-
cond look at any property
If a homeowner is still dissatis
fied after meeting with the
asoesaor. he has recourse to the
school district a Appraisal Re
view Board . - . ; - -
fr Thrs-Ttrosrr^iis^orjga m/eil to 1
. review and judge -property
assessments Muth said his office
will make appointments with the
Appraisal Review Board for
homeowners who are not satisfied
with the tax office assessment
Muth emphasized that his office
has sent out value notices, not fax
bills The purpose of these stale
ments is to inform homeowners
that their property has been re
(See SCHOOL, Page 2-A)
WEATHER
CLOUDS WILL decrease
later Wednesday with
storms ending Wednesday
night Sunny skies and mild
temperatures are forecast
for Thursday Chance of
ram is Xt percent Wee
day night Highs Wednesday
will be near 90. lows will be
near 70 High temperature
Thursday will be near 90
High Tuesday was 89 Low
was 79
Principals Named At “Hill’Schools
MONT BF.LVTEt Sp -
Barbers Hilt school trustees Mon
day named two district
employees to fill principals post
tkms - .
Selected high school prm
cipal was Roger Hailey Hailey
has been the high school s assis
tant principal
Named to^fhe middle school
principal slot was Danny Grimes
who has been working as a
teacher at the high school
The two positions became va-
cant when the board recently
named Robert Davis, high school
principal and Arthur Harvey
middle school principal to two
newly created administrative m
posts Harvey will serve as the coaching and named htinaa|
districts director of time social studies teacher
maintenance transportation and *Hired Judy Hall as a new
food service whde Davis w ill be business teacher
the director of personnel See PRINCIPALS;, Page 2-A 1
The board also
•Named Carol Kinney as a new
erementary teacher
•Hired Helen Grimes as a
secretary to LaOell Sanders the
intermediate school principal
•Released Richard Tower from
full
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Brown, Leon. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 196, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 16, 1982, newspaper, June 16, 1982; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1063675/m1/1/?q=%22~1%22~1&rotate=180: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.