The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 134, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 5, 1995 Page: 4 of 16
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Our congratulations to Ross S. Sterling High School juniors and seniors
for raising more than $5,000 for their Project Graduation at their Powder
Puff football game Saturday.
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Fortunately, that new member has a familiar face.
Miles, Inc. became Bayer Corporation Monday.
By whatever name it was called—Mobay, Miles and now Bayer—
the chemical complex on West Bay Road has been a consistent
provider of jobs for our community and an excellent corporate partner.
• Through its participation in Scouting programs, Partners in Educa-
tion and many other programs, Bayer has proven its commitment to
community.
We’re equally glad to hear Bayer’s announcement that a new methyl-
ene diisocyanate (MDI) complex will be built in Baytown.
The announcement came from Bayer CEO Dr. Manfred Schneider in
ceremonies marking the name change in Pittsburgh.
When completed in 1998, the complex will add more than 300 mil-
lion pounds to the company’s annual capacity, making it the largest-
such plant in the Bayer group. The Baytown complex will supply the
U.S. and other markets worldwide, serving the rapidly growing
demand for MDI-related polyurethane chemicals.
Bayer is the world’s leading supplier of MDI. The capacity increase
in Baytown will further strengthen that position.
MDI is a key component in the production of polyurethane foams
and elastomers.
We’re glad to hear good news about an old corporate friend.
Congratulations on your new addition, Bayer.
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SUE BARRON
Baytoum
Central Little League
This letter is to Mr. Luke Estrada who
wrote to the city about the deplorable
conditions at the Girls Softball Complex.
Mr. Estrada, I know exactly how you
feel. I am a parent at the new little league
ball park. You do not have any idea what
we went through to get our new park. We
had to listen to all their promises for
years. Then we found a family to donate
the land, some of the city council mem-
bers still did not want us to move. Our
new park has two fields, but only one has
lights. We asked city council for the
3 lights at our old park, but we were
refused. Who knows why!
At least the girls complex has a conces-
sion stand. Our new park does not have a
concession stand or rest rooms. We have
to use port-a-cans and our parking lot is
an open field.
What I have learned with dealing with
any elected officials is if you want some-
thing done you have to do it yourself. Our
board of directors have worked very hard
and long hours to raise enough money to
build a concession stand, to buy sound
equipment and a new lawn mower to take
care of our fields.
Yes Mr. Estrada, a lot of the problems
at the girls softball complex do exist at
the little league fields. We also asked city
officials to come to our old ball park to
show them all our problems and only one
showed up.
““a tracted editorials have become a true
1 reflection of your readership’s views? I
If think not. I believe a more concise theory
mmm would be that, as in the case of many
people with whom I spoke, no one cares
to subscribe to The Baytown Sun any
longer or read your editorials and hence,
do not respond. In the event that someone
does stumble upon one of your editorials,
and cares to offer a rebuttal, your 300-
word limit keeps an informed response
away. Congratulations, your contrivance
has succeeded.
LEI IERS
I would like to
take this <
opportunity to J
thank all the
Parks Board members
and the city Parks and
Recreation Department
for working with us.
—James Bortner
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As difficult as it is for me personally, I
will make this letter as succinct hs possi-
ble. Your recent editorial regarding
school prayer legislation as “unnecessary
and ineffective legislation?” with inabili-
ty to “restore values to schools” truly
illustrates theory number one, stated
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we’re not crying about it. I would like to
take this opportunity to thank all the
Parks Board members and the city Parks above. I’m amazed that even you would
and Recreation Department for working
with us. All the little leagues in town
East, Central, North and West are made
up of volunteers who do not look to the
city for every little thing when we can
and do the things that Mr. Estrada is com-
plaining about.
Today in histoiy
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agree that as in Reed v. van Hovan,
(1965), a child must be forced to pray
silently. In the face of that argument, you
would be able to write your editorials,
just so long as you didn’t publish them.
By The Associated Press
Today is Wednesday, April 5, the 95th day of 1995. There are 270 days left
in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
One hundred years ago, on April 5,1895, Oscar Wilde lost his criminal
libel case against the Marquess of Queensberry, who’d accused the writer of
homosexual practices; Wilde himself ended up being convicted on a morals
charge, and was sent to prison.
On this date:
In 1614, American Indian princess Pbcahontas married English colonist
John Rolfe in Virginia.
In 1621, the Mayflower sailed from Plymouth, Mass., on a return trip to
England.
In 1792, George Washington cast the first presidential veto, rejecting a con-
gressional measure for apportioning representatives among the states.
In 1856, black American educator Booker T. Washington was bom in
Franklin County, Va.
In 1887, in Tuscumbia, Ala., teacher Anne Sullivan taught her blind and
deaf pupil, Helen Keller, the meaning of the word “water” as spelled out in
the Manual Alphabet.
In 1887, British historian Lord Acton wrote, “Power tends to corrupt and
absolute power corrupts absolutely.”
In 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death following
their conviction on charges of being atomic spies for the Soviet Union.
In 1964, Army General Douglas MacArthur died in Washington at age 84.
In 1965, “My Fair Lady” won the Academy Award for best picture, and
one of its stars, Rex Harrison, was named best actor; Julie Andrews won best
actress for “Mary Poppins.”
In 1975, nationalist Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek died at age 87.
In 1976, reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes died in Houston at age 72.
Ten years ago: Japan notified the United States it would end all commercial
whaling by 1988.
Five years ago: The United States and the Soviet Union announced that
President Bush and Soviet President Gorbachev would hold their first full-
scale summit in the United States in late May-early June.
One year ago: President Clinton presided over a 90-minute town hall meet-
ing in Charlotte, N.C., in which he called himself the victim of “false
charges” in connection with the Whitewater controversy. The Commerce
Department reported that the Index of Leading Economic Indicators dropped
one-tenth of one percentage point in February.
Today’s Birthdays: Actor Gregory Peck is 79. Novelist Arthur Hailey is 75.
Actress Gale Storm is 73. Impressionist-actor Frank Gorshin is 61. The for-
mer chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Colin L. Powell, is 58.
A thorough reading of Amendment I of
the Constitution will tell you that, regard-
ing religion, Congress shall (ALSO) not
“...prohibit the free exercise thereof.”
As an old tree-hugger, I was delighted (emphasis added) No child should ever
to see the title of your editorial, “Some be forced to pray regarding any estab-
BERNICE HORN
Baytown
common sense. Strike a balance between lished religion. Likewise, no child should
landowners and federal Endangered
Species Act.” At last, maybe some
enlightenment, solutions and a way to
work out differences between private
ownership fanatics and us nature nuts.
But, no. Of the 58 lines explaining
what’s bad about it, only three lines vali-
the Baytown Parks and Recreation board dated the good being done by concerned
members and to the mayor of Baytown
(March 29,1995). I would like to slate Would you allow me to add to those
that although Mr. Estrada did not men- three lines?
tion us by name, he did link us, Baytown It is not some fish or mouse going the
Central Little League, with his attack on way of the Dodo. It is us. Think of endan-
the Parks Board. First let me inform Mr. gered species as the canary in the coal The Baytown Sun welcomes letters on any
Estrada that the new Little League park mine, an indicator of the state of its habi- public issue,
was no Christmas gift. The Little League tat. In reality, we are killing ourselves.
Board found a generous person to donate We humans have a hand time accepting
the land for the league’s use and the the fact that nature would survive without
money used to build the fields (one lit us, but we cannot survive without nature,
one not) was from a bond election passed
in 1990.
ever be denied the liberty to pray aloud or
read their Bible at will within the con-
fines of a public school; this is not only
constitutional, but essential to fundamen-
tal freedom.
JAMES BORTNER
President
Central Little League
In response to Luke Estrada’s letter to
I just remain grateful that you are
employed writing editorials that a limited
few ever read instead of being employed
where you could possibly influence the
children of our school system.
environmentalists.
Write us...
We publish only original material
addressed to The Baytown Sun bearing the
writer’s signature. An address and phone
number not for publication should be includ-
. First and foremost, we must reverse the ed
population explosion. We must acknowl-
edge the destructive effect of human
All letters are subject to editing. The Sun
Mr. Estrada also states that they have
no PA system. W'e as a league purchased encroachment. And we had better do
our own. We also take care of the mainte- whatever we can to restore and maintain
nance of our fields without city help as
do all the other little leagues in town. Mr. ruin the whole planet. Our lives depend
Estrada states that their rest rooms are
submission. We ask that submissions be lim-
ited to one per month.
Mafl or fax letters fax
Kurt Gaston
Letters to the Editor
The Baytown Sun
P.O.Box 90
Baytown, Texas 77522
Fax:427-6283
some remaining ecosystems before we
on it.
small, well we are using Port-a-Potties
until our concession stand is built with
donations and help from the people of
Baytown, not the city! Also Mr. Estrada,
take a look at our parking lot. It is not
paved or as big as we would like, but
ANGEL COON
> Baytown
One can’t help but notice the scarcity
of letters to the editor within the past sev-
eral months. Could it be that your pro-
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Dobbs, Gary. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 134, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 5, 1995, newspaper, April 5, 1995; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1158369/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.