The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 310, Ed. 1 Friday, October 28, 1983 Page: 2 of 24
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Lakewoodrs Request
Not Pursued By City
Police Beat
Machinist’s Tools
Reported Missing
ByUSAOCKER City Council agreed pursuing
City Council Thursday decided the buy-out for a minority of those
not to pursue the request of 12 with flood-damaged .Dr°D®T1tl)'
Lakewood homeowners for a buy- would set a “pretty dangerous
out of their flood-damaged prop- precedent” and such a buy-out
might adversely affect the rest of
Bob Zarco presented a petition the neighborhood,
to council in its Oct. 6 meeting re- A memorandum to Lanliam
questing Lakewood’s inclusion in from William Hansbury,
the proposed government buy-out Brownwood Hazard Area project
of neighboring Brownwood. manager, given to council
The petition stated the buy-out members detailed progress of the
program was discriminatory buy-out.
because. It does not Include
Lakewood homes. More than 40 Area, 256 properties have been
homes in Lakewood were flooded identified as potentially eligible
during Hurricane Alicia. under the provisions of the 1362
City Manager Fritz Lanham program, Hansbury said. Eight
said Thursday the Federal properties have been designated
Emergency Management Agency as definitely ineligible because of
had earmarked about $1.5 million lack of National Flood Insurance
for the Brownwood project and
not interested in allocating mo
elsewhere in Baytown.
He said Lakewood homes prob- said
erty.
A town home in the 4800 block of
Oak Hollow was burglarized
Tuesday or Wednesday for about
$700 in tools, while a television
and home computer were left un-
touched.
A 31-year-old resident told
police that someone apparently
had pried the knob off the home’s
back door and ransacked every
room.
A toolbox containing
machinist's tools and two jars of
coins were taken, but other
valuable items were left at the
scene, police said.
The burglary occurred while
the resident was working a night
shift, police said.
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In the Brownwood Hazard
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were later discovered to be miss-
ing from two apartments, police
said.
Loss was estimated at $1,000.
No description of the two
suspects was available Friday
morning.
A roto-tiller valued at about
$400 was stolen late Wednesday
from a residence in the 700 block
of Bowie Street, police said.
An 86-year-old resident
reported the implement missing
from a tool shed, and a neighbor
said he saw a white male pushing
the tiller down the street and
screaming at dogs which were
following him, police said.
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coverage and the insurance
status of the remaining 65 proper-
ties is undetermined presently, he
TRASH TRANSFER Day in Baytown will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Oct. 29. The semi-annual cleanup day, sponsored by Baytown Clean ably are not eligible for the Sec-
City Commission, in conjuction with Brownlng-Ferris Industries, of- tion 1362 program under the Na-
fers citizens free disposal of trash, brush, appliances and furniture. Ar- tional Flood Insurance Program.
tides should be taken to the Robert E. Lee High School west parking
lot. A city picker truck will be available to lift heavy items into trash used to aid residents, but Lanham
said revenue sharing, which has
not yet been allocated by the
federal government, is needed for
other city programs. ,
Councilman Fred Philips
pointed out the city could not take
the same position taken with
Brownwood since Lakewood’s
sewer and water lines were not
damaged, escape routes are
available and the ^ea has not
been flooded as frequently as has
Burglaries Investigated
Of the 256 properties covered, a
copy of the “Proof of Loss” has
been providedon 99 structures.
Appraisals are now being con-
ducted to establish fair market
value of the properties with field
work for 34 appraisals now com-
plete, Hansbury said.
He said he expects to let a con-
tract for appraisal of an addi-
tional 110 properties within the
next week and the contract for the
rest of the appraisals will be
awarded when FEMA determines
probable ownership.
City Council voted following
Two stoves ^and a refrigerator
were stolen late Thursday from
an apartment complex In the 2500
block of East James, a
maintenance man for the com-
plex told police.
The maintenance man said he
saw two males enter an apart-
ment and drive away in a silver
pickup truck. The appliances
Revenue sharing funds could be
, containers.
SUNSPOTS
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Exxon Tower Still Leaning
By JOHN MECKLIN
More than a week after the first
attempts at demolition._ the
’ 'CelnmfTower o
concrete coal silo at Exxon’s Coal
setting new charges.
“We’re attempting get these
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Council members pointed out reconstruction and habitation of *‘
that Zarco had originally in- structures in the Brownwood
dicated more support for a buy- Hazard Area. One couple is
out and that additional petitions challenging the constitutionality
would follow the first one. There of the ordinance and has filed a
were no other petitions submit- lawsuit against the city,
ted, however. One family of the 12 After the buy-out program, the
who signed the petition told The largest one ever undertaken by-
Sun they had changed their minds FEMA, is complete, the land will
and were not interested in follow- be deeded to the city to be manag-
ing through with the petition re- ed as open space for passive
quests.
ayfown” — a from a safe position,” he said. - BAYTOWN POLICE Lt. Marshall THE FIRST United Methodist
The latest blast on Thursday Williams has been transferred to Church of Mont Belvieu will spon-
Liquefaction plant — is still lean- tilted the concrete silo about two the intensive care unit at so’r a Halloween Carnival from 6
ing. r feet farther from vertical, Basich Methodist Hosptial in Houston, to 10 p.m. Oct. 29 at McLeod Park
. "It’s been the subject of a pret- said, adding that he did not know Williams, 40, suffered an ap- in Mont Belvieu. Games and con-
ty good discussion,” said Tom when additional charges would be parant heart attack while on duty tests will be featured.
Basich, Ventech Inc.’s project setoff. Monday. Refreshments will be sold.
,r manager for the dismantling of “I’m ■guessing we’re about twc Highlands Carnival
the plant. “I hope it isn’t in- blasts*-away from bringing it
famous yet.” down,” Basich said. “But I’ve
Basich said the destruction of been wrong before.”
the silo, located adjacent to Baker •, ,
Road near Exxon’s Baytown Basich also noted that the silo is School.
Refinery, is taking longer than a|most soli^ concrete for a Turkey Sale
expected due to safety considera- ^stance *JP 1„S^atl0n’ TOTAL SALES of Thanksgiving Bov Scout Fair
tions. Experts have used relative- complicating the demolition. turkeys by the Robert E. Lee ^
ly small charges of dynamite in Those complications apparent- High School Future Farmers of
the latest attempts at demolition ly have given a few Baytown America has reached 1,381 of its
to make sure the silo falls in the residents a new form of recrea- 2,000 goal. The sale will continue
right direction. tion. Before recent attempts at through Nov. 14 and one turkey
; “Basically, we’re stuck on demolition, several cars have for every 50 sold will be donated
some rubble,” Basich said. ' parked along Baker Road, with to area nursing homes Each 8-to
Because the silo is leaning from the occupants drinking beer and 10-pound bird costs $18. Orders Rpcristratinn Planned
previous blasts, Basich said, waiting for the latest blast, may be placed by calling REL at . .
workers also are being careful in reporters say. 497-fi<wi hh.uk> ikaiiun will, Degin
Oct. 29 and’ run through Nov. 19
for the Baytown YMCA’s youth
CROSSROADS SINGLES group basketball program. The pro-
will take a Christmas shopping gram is for boys and girls ages 6-
trip Oct. 29. Call 427-8955 for more 12. For more information, call
information. 427-1797.
Baytown Woman, Dog Escape Injury
McNair Church
HIGHLANDS-HOPPER Carnival THE PUBLIC is invited to a pro-
will.be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Oct. gram, “An Old Ship of Zion,” and
29 at Highlands Elementary the annual pageant at 7:30 p.m. __^ ^ , _____
- . Oct. 29 at Unity Missionary Bap- • ZONING COMMITTEE - -
tist Church in McNair.
recreation only.
He said that with zoning, Texas
Avenue would be zoned commer-
cial. “But maybe one day on
Texas Avenue, the highest and
Cannon agreed the land across best use would be multi-family
the street from the subdivision dwellings. The economics are go-
might have been zoned commer- ing to change when it gets to a
rial anyway. certain point.”
“Just because we haven’t had Graham said he did not see any
zoning up to this point is np reason positive aspects of zoning which
for not having it now,” said Can- could not be accomplished with
subdivision restrictions.
He said that with zoning, a per- Bill Neathery, chairman of a
son buying a home would know coalition of civic associations in
what type of development would Baytown, said Baytown would
be allowed nearby. Cannon refer- “definitely benefit” from a zoning
red to the Bay Terrace Apart- ordinance,
ments, a controversial low-rent Neathery argued that many
complex on Nolan Road in his people who work in Baytown live
in communities such as Clar Lake
estimated damage at Dickens said he had talked with City and Kingwood where there is
$8,000. officials with San Jacinto Mall’s zoning, “resulting in property
Firemen from Sta- home office in Dallas who values that have not escalated as
tion 3 and District 3 reportedly told him the absence of they have elsewhri-e in the
and 6 volunteers zoning was a “prime factor” in Houston area.”
responded as backup their choice of Baytown as the site Neathery suggested council
units. for the mall. He pointed out the in- pass a zoning ordinance without a
At 12:50 p.m. crease in sales tax revenue and referendum because he said an
Thursday a 1979 new jobs created since the mall election would tend “to play on
the fears of folks.”
$1,000 damage when Otis Graham, who has been in He said a referendum would
it caught fire in a rear estate for the past 18 years, divide the community and would
field in the 4500 block supported Dickens’ argument in be “controlled by whoever has the
addressing the council.
The fire depart- “All zoning is another layer of “The only protection now is if
ment spokeswoman bureaucracy that we do not you buy in the heart of a subdivi-
said the truck was in need,” said Graham. He said a sion with active deed restric-
a field where con- developer would have to contend tions,” Neathery said. “If you buy
struction was in pro- with “three to six months” of red on the edge, you’re vulnerable as
gress. The truck tape in dealing with the zoning or- heck,
became stuck and the dinance before he could begin the
muffler caught the project. ...
grass on fire. The
burning grass then country’s 250 Accredited Farm their savings in their homes. It’s
ignited the truck, the and Land member, which makes people iho live here who spend
spokewoman said. him an expert in land use. money at the mall,”
From Page 1
TICKETS ARE still available for
the ’83 Scout Fair, to be held from
noon to 6 p.m. Oct. 29 in the
Astrohall. Tickets are $3 per
family. For information, contact
Pack 255 at 422-5213.
said.
non.
LCTOGET-
Crossroads Trip
school buildings. Under a new
State law, out-of-district courses
may receive legislative funding
consideration with the approval
of district and college boards.
From Page 1
meeting.
The four systems that LC is con-
sidering, and their purchase
prices, are: IBM Corp., ‘Approved the $105,900 pur-
$878,834.40; Honeywell Corp., chase of a Carrier chiller; A Baytown woman on fire again. This
$949,811.20; Information Systems, ‘Accepted a $56,856 bid from and her dog escaped time, Ms. Buttram
maker of Prime Computers, $1.09 Tektronix Inc. for drafting equip- through a bedroom removed the cushion
million; and Sperry Corp., $1,2 ment; window Friday morn- to the garage and
million. ‘Accepted- two bids from Hen- *n8 when she awoke doused the couch
ington Publishing Co. for printing f*nc* *ier house on with water. She went
v back to bed, the fire
\ Susan Buttram of department
109 Midway told spokeswoman said.
Baytown firefighte
council district.
In other business regents:
•Agreed to continue offering of the Lantern and Reflections
courses in Liberty and Dayton school publications.
fire.
DOUGLAS RUNNING - -
Mack truck sustained opened.
Ms. Buttram told
firefighters she
on a couch while awoke a third time
holding a lit cigarette when the smoke
around 2 a.m. Fri- alarm went off. The
day. She awoke to living room was
find the couch on fire, ablaze, forcing her to
Ms. Buttram tried ex- escape through a
tiguishing the blaze bedroom window,
herself, a spokes-
woman for the fire Station 6 reported the
department said.
Once she thought volved in flames
the fire was out, she when they arrrived.
went to bed and
awoke sometime room was gutted by
later to find the couch the blaze and
Baytown Youth Fair Association
and Robert E. Lee Future
, ^ . Farmers of America boards of
forcement officer, he began his directors. He is also a member of
career as an agent with the Texas the Optimist Club, Baytown,
Alcoholic Beverage Commission Crosby and North Channel Area
where he worked for 15 years.
Douglas served as deputy con- Lion’s Club, Baytown Shrine Club
stabir through 1970, then joined and Veterans of Foreign Wars,
the Harris County Sheriff’s Of-
fice, where he worked until he ran He ^nd his wife, Opal, live in
for the constable’s position in Baytown. They have a daughter,
1972. t .i Mrs. James Oliver Jr' of Mont
-Douglas is a member of the Belvieu.
From Page !
of Garth Road.
most money to spend.
chambers of commerce, Baytown
Firefighters from
“Baytown, although it’s an in-
dustrial city, is made up of
Graham said he ‘is one of the residents with the lion’s share of
house was heavily in-
They said the living
NEW LEGISLATORS - -
tack might not be those
designated to issue emergency
edicts and to choose successor
legislators. Possibly, all the
qualified substitute legislators
in a given district would also be
unavailable, they Say.
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ADULT BASIC EDUCATION AT LEE COLLEGE
From Page 1
tr
tic
Blacks Pharmacy
Closed
10-28-S3 Till 11-15-83
No More Prescriptions
be used could isolate the state
and prevent reliance on the
federal government.
Opponents of the proposed
amendment say that in the
event of a nuclear attack, the
federal government would like- amendment would give the
ly/assume total control of governor dangerous and un-
govemmental functions, mak- precedented powers under the
ing the amendment un- .‘‘threat of immediate attack.”
an im-
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Adult Basic Education (Grades 1 -6)
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Bonner Hall 259
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Tues./Thurs.
be
at
Opponents also say the
pit
GED Preparation
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Determination of
Those against the amend- mediate threat” could ag-
ment also say the proposal is gravate an international, crisis
an exercise in futility because by theexercising of emergency
those surviving a nuclear at- powers, they claim.
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Bonner Hall 227
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Brown, Leon. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 310, Ed. 1 Friday, October 28, 1983, newspaper, October 28, 1983; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1153569/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.