Baytown Briefs (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, November 13, 1964 Page: 2 of 4
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Thirty-Year Presentation
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Several Employees Are Honored At
Appreciation Dinner For Scouters
J. Stelly, Equipment Repair: J.
W. Hoffpauir, Rigging; and Mar-
nuitant.
More than 100 adult leaders
and their wives attended the Ap-
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and committee chairmen for next
year.
C. C. Pool, head of Distillation
and Treating, will again serve as
district chairman. Several other
employees will sene as officers
or district committee chairmen.
They include two district vice
chairmen—D. A. Smith, former
refinery man now at the Hous-
ton Special Products Plant, and
H. H. Meier, refinery general
manager—and district commis-
sioner Don Baeder, R & D.
Employees who will serve as
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time in changing out clogged up
screens.
I. L. Burns, Electric, was also
a $200 winner. He suggested re-
vision of electrical equipment at
the Polyolefin unit to reduce
maintenance and equipment
costs. Burns received another ini-
tial award for $110.
Checks for initial awards rang-
ing up to $110 were presented to
38 other employees.
Four electricians scored with
good ideas. C. A. Young received
$110, C. J. Anderson, $20, while
W. H. Boucher and W. L. Col-
lins each received $12.50.
Ten machinists who received
•awards are O. A. Wilson. M. H.
Bevins and Delbert Oliver, $75
each; H. H. Dorris, Jr., J. E.
Lindstrom and C. L. Williams,
Jr., $58.33 each; C. P. Knudson,
250; S. A. Acy, $40; and Mike
Altimore and L. L. Woods,
$1 7.50 each.
T. P. Evans, right, a member of Instrument and a scouter for 18 years
receives a training recognition award, certifying completion of special
training, from LeRoy Gardner, district training committeeman.
operating committee chairmen
for next year are Rudy Savoie,
Specialties, activities; J. F.
Rhodes, M & C, camping; W. L.
(Dub) Ward, R & D, finance;
H. H. Rosser, Technical, organi-
zation and extension; Jim Lutes,
Goose Creek Production, public
relations; and R. W. Presnal. Oil
Movements, training. s
A large number of employees
also serve as district unit leaders
and in various other scouting
posts in the district.
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The program included an ad-
dress by Otto Wendenberg, a
member of the Sam Houston
Area Council executive board
from Houston; recognition of 19
boys in the district who have
achieved Eagle rank this year;
presentation of various awards
to adult scouters, a report on dis-
trict activities for the year, and
announcement of district officers
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Eagle Scout Albert Kelso is pictured delivering his talk, “What Scouting
Means to Me.” District Chairman C. C. Pool is at left.
a gold, engraved watch of the
employee’s own choosing, and
a lapel emblem containing two
diamonds.
Those completing three dec-
ades of service are Kenneth M.
Morris, Utilities; Hubert L. Burts,
Docks; George G. Bowers, Con-
version; Melvin A. Enderli, Buta-
diene; Sam G. Como, Electric;
Henry T. Hecox, Pipe; Maurice
of the Sun and Moon.
Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day evenings and all day Sun-
day will be free for a choice of ,
optional activities (at additional
fees). Activities on Sunday in-
clude a Folkloric Ballet in the
morning; a visit to the famous -
Xochimilco Floating Gardens, or
the traditional bullfights in the
afternoon.
The Humble group will leave
Mexico City at 8:30 p.m. and
return to Houston at 11:45 p.m.
Sunday.
Kelso—who keynoted the affair
with his well-delivered talk,
“What Scouting Means to Me.”
In his address, he not only
summed up the benefits of scout-
ing from a boy’s viewpoint, but
also pointed out the importance
of adult leadership for the young-
sters “traveling the scouting
trails.” Albert is the son of E. A.
Kelso, R & D. He is a member of
Troop 883, headed by Scout-
master W. H. Reber, Jr., Chemi-
cals. He was coached on his talk
by A. N. Johnson, refinery an-
Hotel Geneve in the center of
the city.
Thursday morning they will
tour Mexico City, taking in all
major points of interest, includ-
ing the main square, the Cathe-
dral, the National Palace, and
Chapultepee Castle and Park.
Friday there will be an all-day
trip to the nearby cities of Cuer-
navaca and Taxco with lunch at
the Hotel de la Borda.
Another day-long lour is sched-
uled for Saturday to the Shrine
of Guadalupe and the Pyramids
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Instrument men receiving
awards are C. J. Sprayberry Jr.,
$75; L. E. Rowe, two $25
awards, and L. L. Phillips, $20.
J. W. Griffin, E. R. Harvey
and J. F. Odom, all of HDU No.
2, were presented $35 each.
Other initial awards went to
F. M. Burgess, SDU, $100; W.
L. Mabe and D. D. Wilson,
MEK, $82.50 each: B. R. Denson
and E. N. Nix, Propane Lube,
$65 each; A. P. Alford and E.
W. Sanders, Pumping and Gaug-
ing, $60 each; L. T. Bailey and
M. D. Rose, Pipe Still No. 4, $25
each.
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Also, J. D. Collier, POU, $66;
E O. Zeagler, POU, $42; W. A.
Morgan, Benzene, $45; W. L.
Henderson, Booster Station No. 1,
850; R. C. Buckner. CPU, $30;
F. B. Cobb, Pipe, $25; M. J.
Sawyer, CLEU No. 3, $25; and
I H. A. Thompson, Rigging, $25.
East Harris District Scouters—
those adult volunteers who con-
tribute much time and effort to
A make boy scouting possible for
Ji some 1,800 boys in East Harris
cooperating with the Houston
Humble Club in sponsoring a
Thanksgiving weekend trip to
Mexico City—four full days and
nights jammed with interesting
activities to fill the long holiday
weekend.
However, the deadline for
making reservations is next Tues-
day, November 17, so don’t de-
lay if you want to take advantage
of the special lour rale prices
available to those making the
4-day trip. Iola] price including
air fare and hotel room is as low
as $136 per person (with three to
a room), or $139 per person (two
to a room), or $145 for each (one
to a room). Your check payable
to the Humble Club should be
sent to Mrs. Frances Parker, 13th
Moor, Humble Building, Houston
Office. The check should be
mailed early enough to be sure
that she will receive it by Novem-
ber 17.
For detailed information you
may call Mrs. Parker in the
Humble Building on Extension
6153, but briefly here’s what the
tour includes:
Departure is scheduled from
the Houston airport at 8 p.m.
Wednesday, November 25, with
arrival in Mexico City at 11:10
p.m. The group will then go to
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Employees and annuitants and their wives were well-represented at the
Scouter Appreciation Dinner held recently. On near side of table above
are Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Smith and Mrs. Jack Combs. On far side, from * •
ett, are Annuitant and Mrs. George Darsee, and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bovd
(Jim is a member of Fire Protection).
Party Will Be Next Friday
Nine refinery men are slated to
complete thirty years of service
with Humble during the next
few weeks. Each will receive
thirty-year gifts, which include
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R. W. Presnal, left, receives an appreciation plaque for two years of serv- t .. . .
ice as district commissioner. J. W. (Bill) Strickler, Baytown business man preciation Dinner. Jack Combs,
and a member of the national Boy Scout Council, made the presentation -echnican, was general chairman
at the Scouter Appreciation Dinner. of the dinner.
vin O. Hall, Light Ends.
A family-type watch party hon-
Humble Clubs Sponsor Mexico Trip
The Baytown Humble Club is ” - ‘
by a visiting session, during
which individual pictures of hon- ,
orces and their families will be
made.
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oring new thirty-year men will be
held at the Community Building
next Friday, November 20, at
3:30 p.m. Honorees present will •
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formal presentation ceremony. *
The presentations will be followed
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Lee, O. B. Baytown Briefs (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, November 13, 1964, newspaper, November 13, 1964; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1417990/m1/2/: accessed June 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.