The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 178, Ed. 1 Friday, May 26, 1989 Page: 4 of 20
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THE BAYTOWN SEN
Friday, Mny 26, 1989
Guest Column
^EDITORIAL 0 ln 90od ol' summertime
Peace still eludes
troubled Mid-east
It is anybody’s guess what form an acceptable peace
plan to solve thorny Middle East problems may take,
but one advanced by Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak
Shamir has caused so much controversy, especially
within the Israeli government, that he has threatened to
resign.
It is not as if he is saying everyone should play by his
rules or he will quit the game. His reasoning is that if the
movement he represents in the Israeli government fails
to support him, there is no point in future service in
which he feels he would almost certainly be ineffective.
That, in substance, is what Shamir told Israeli radio
before leaving on a six-day trip to Britain and Spain to
promote his peace initiative.
Shamir had reason to threaten resignation. Three
Likud Party ministers, including Shamir’s deputy,
voted against his plan in the latest Cabinet session, and
almost half of his party boycotted a parliamentary vote
endorsing it.
However, Israel’s left-right coalition government ap-
proved the peace proposal, 20 votes to 6, after which the
prime minister said he expected ultimately to win sup-
port of his right-wing party.
Shamir’s plan, which has cautious support by the
United States, has been dismissed by the Palestinian
Liberation Organization. It would allow 1.7 million
Arabs of Israel’s occupied territories elect negotiators
to take part in talks with Israel.
Unless Shamir’s or someone else’s peace plan is ac-
cepted, Middle East conditions are certain to get worse.
From Sun files
Ouida Whiddon top
officer in Rainbow
From The Baytown Sun files,
this is the way it was:
55 YEARS AGO
Otiida Whiddon is worthy advi-
sor for Goose Creek Rainbow
Girls. Rd§s Cathriner will be in-
stalled as master councilor of
the De Molay.
Four Boy Scouts receive the
star badge. They are Tom Seale,
Jim Tapp, O.D. Nowlin and Wes-
ley Frazier.
"A 5-year-old Goose Creek boy
tonight will be heard over radio
station KPRC, Houston, in an
interview during the Vox Pop
program. He is Earl Edward
Elliott, son of Mr. and Mrs. B.J.
Elliott. The child cannot read
nor write and has not been to
school, but, coached by his
parents, he can answer an
astounding number of questions
plaining to geography, gov-
ernment and history. For exam-
ple^=hff*Caa,name all cabinet of-
ficers in the present administra-
tion
"^50 YEARS AGO
Baytowft Chamber of Com-
merce reaffirms its stand on
favoring location of a ship chan-
nel tunnel with its northern out-
let near Crystal Bay. R.R. Ball,
a member of the board, suggests
the chamber go on record in en-
dorsing that spot.
Jeff Tanner, employee at
Humble’s Baytown Refinery,
receives his law degree from
Houston Law Schopl.
40 YEARS AGO
New members of the Rainbow
Girls are Marian McDowell,
Lucy Stallworth, Bobbie Jean
Pipkin, Jean Peacock, Annelle
Watkins and Cynthia Moore.
Gander football stars who are
graduating this year are Tommy
Stolhandske, Glenn Hill, Glenn
Jones, Bob Bass, H.L. Griffin,
Ed Moak, Bill Matysiak, I.J.
Roberts, Connie Weight, Billy
Miles, Dan Heintschel, Curtis
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By BUCK A. YOUNG
Summer. What a magical
term! And, what a magical time
for a youngster growing up here
on the Texas Gulf Coast. Vaca-
tions, carnivals, street dances,
and even hurricanes are in-
cluded in my memories of those
long, hot, lazy summer days of
long ago.
Summer meant vacations to
see Grandma Wade, wherever
Grandma might be that year.
After Grandpa Wade died,
Grandma lived with relatives for
almost 30 years, floating from
one to another before finally set-
tling down with my parents in
her last few years. Before that
happened, though, there were
annual trips to Austin, Corpus
Christi, Boeme, Fredericksburg
and other scenic places.
Summer meant carnivals here
in Baytown at the open field off
Nazro Street where Lee Drive Is
now located. We kids walked
around the midway and watched
the adults play all the crooked
camy games. The basketball
hoops were Just large enough to
allow passage of the ball from a
straight overhead dunk. The
stuffed dolls and painted milk
bottles were braced In the back
and could only be knocked over
with the soft baseball with a hit
in dead center. The .22 caliber
rifles at the shooting gallery had
their sights so misaligned that It
was sheer luck If anyone hit the
target. Still, we watched and
marveled, ate candied apples,
popcorn, hot dogs, and cotton
candy and then rode the Bullet,
Ferris Wheel, and Tilt-A-Whirl
until we got sick.
Summer also meant street
dances in front of the Pelly City
Hall. With Main Street blocked
off, and the Volunteer Firemen,
led by B.B. Elliott playing “hill-
billy” music, we danced with lit-
tle girls of our age group or by
ourselves if we thought no one
was watching.
Summer meant Fourth of July
celebrations with fireworks, par-
ades, speeches, barbecues and
watermelons. The fireworks
were not provided by organized
pyrotechnic displayers as they
are nowdays, but by noisy street
urchins such as we exploding
Chinese firecrackers, roman
candles and cherry bombs. t >
Summer also meant swim-
ming at the local swimming
“holes” of Evergreen, the creek,
Hog Island, or the “tanks.”
Everyone had his or her favorite
place.
Summer, unfortunately, also
meant an outbreak of boils, or
“risen*” as we called them.
What cauaed them was then un-
known, although one explanation
had something to do with “bad
blood.” The only treatment was
to allow the boils to run their
course with the aid of a poultice
of raw bacon applied to the in-
flammed area. This brought the
boil to a head so that I could be
lanced, drained, and the core re-
moved. Luckily, we all outgrew
the “bad blood” and the summer
“risens” before adulthood.
Occasionally, summer meant
hurricanes. When one was com-
Harrison, Rolland Pruett, Tom-
my Williams, James Mason,
John Pagan, Billy Ray Robert-
son, Charles Schoppa and James
Read.
30 YEARS AGO
Elwood A. Rose becomes
president of the Lakewood Pool
Club.
U.S. Rep. Albert Thomas is the
commencement speaker at
Channelview High School.
P.S. Viles, senior research
chemist at Humble’s Baytown
Research Center, is granted a
U.S. patent on a hydrogenation
process called “Operation Boot-
strap.”
20 YEARS AGO
Howard H. Kelso will become
project manager of U.S. Steel’s
Texas Works Plant, succeeding
Carl M. Huntsman.
Lisa Pope and Lee Lumpkin
receive the American Legion
School Award at Cedar Bayou
Junior School.
Capt. Felix Lloyd of Baytown
completes a 13-month tour of du-
ty in Vietnam with the U.S. Ar-
my.
Former Gander coach A.M.
“Red” Bale, longtime member
of the Rice coaching staff, is pro-
moted to assistant athletic direc-
tor. At Rice he’s tutored the likes
of All-Americans Froggie
Williams, Bill Howton and Bud-
dy Dial.
10 YEARS AGO
Councilwoman Eileen Caffey,
proving she would practice what
she preached about her belief
council members should not
serve on city boards, resigns
from the Baytown Clean City
Commission.
The Rev. Don Graves is the
new pastor of Second Baptist
Church.
Rex Stevens, a Sterling junior
and a Baytown Sun carrier, is a
new Eagle Sqout. He is a mem-
ber of Troop 255.
To The Sun:
Please vote in the runoff elec-
tion June 3. Not everyone did on
May 20, so please make up the
difference now. Vote absentee if
you can’t make it to the polls on
June 3.
Remember how we have all
been crying for a change in our
city government?
You can’t change just part of a
diaper. Jean Shepherd as our
mayor will make a complete
change. She is for the people of
Baytown and if you don’t vote for
her, then we can all say “Look
what a mess we are still in.”
Patti Miller
To The Sun:
We should be thankful that we
live in a country where we have
the freedom of speech and
freedom to worship the true and
living God, the Lord Jesus Christ
which our country was founded
on.
Also, we have the freedom to
vote for people who seek to lead
our nation. In our recent election
for city offices, we had a large
slate of people who came for-
ward to run for office and try to
get elected to make this city a
better place to live.
We had over 24,000 registered
voters and only a very few show-
ed up to vote. We have witnessed
in the last several weeks and
months where people in Russia
and China have been trying to
get the right to vote for people of
their choice. Our country is a
free country to vote for people of
our choice, but only a small
number show up to vote.
I realize that what I wanted to
bring into our city government
to make our city workers more
productive and get the city
operating costs down, was
something that our city is not
ready to undertake. We are
behind the times and someday
someone else will come along
and bring in a good program to
our city that will benefit us all
now, and future generations to
come.
B.F, Hewett
To The Sun:
For some years now, friends of
Jean Shepherd have been urging
her to run for mayor of Baytown.
Now, Jean Shepherd is in a
runoff for mayor and we are con-
fident that she will win. Jean has
the qualifications for mayor that
Baytown needs.
She is intelligent, enlightened
to the needs for a growing town,
enthusiastic, energetic with a
tremendous ability to “get
things done.”
She is deeply desirous that
citizens of Baytown be proud of
this city and its historic past and
its tremendous potential for
becoming a beautiful, in-
teresting, productive and
desirable place to live.
Jean Shepherd has been a
citizen of Baytown since the
1950s and has excelled in profes-
sional positions and much
volunteer work. She has the driv-
ing ability and vision to lead
Baytown into the new century —
2000—with gusto.
This is the era of women
mayors and Baytown can boast
of one of the best-qualified
women for competent and
honorable leadership.
She has many programs in
mind for the progress of
Baytown to make it a more at-
tractive place in which to live,
and for vacationing and tourism.
Also, she thinks “tea at City
Hall with the mayor” would be
an excellent opportunity for a
“meeting of the minds” of
mayor and citizens.
Questions and answers and
suggestions — such a session
once a month would be great,
she thinks.
With Jean Shepherd in City
Hall the name of “Baytown” will
take on a meaning of quality,
historical importance, beauty,
business progress and a good
place to live and thrive. A fresh
wind is blowing through
Baytown. Elect Jean Shepherd
mayor. You will Be glad you did.
Dr. and Mrs. M.D. Haley
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lng we gathered around the
large radio in the living room to
listen for the storm bulletins and
trace the hurricane’s move-
ments on the plotting maps torn
from the Daily Sun. If it became
evident that we were in the hur-
ricane’s path, Dad would board
the windows and store all the
loose items in the garage and sh-
ed. During one such preparation,
a neighbor watched Dad for
a while, then chastized him for
making unnecessary prepara-
tions. When the storm struck
that night, the Odoms sought
shelter with us.
Usually, though, and what I re-
member most, summer meant
many long, hot, lazy days with
just enough rain to make the
prairies lush, the corn tall and
healthy, and the rice fields
emerald green. Nights were
clear and warm and we laid out
on the grass and watched the
fireflies flash their incandescent
lights under a wide-open sky.
Summertime. The living WAS
easy!
By the ASSOCIATED PRESS
On May 26, 1868, the Senate
impeachment trial of President
Andrew Johnson ended with his
acquittal by votes of 35-16 on
each of the charges against him,
falling one vote short of a two-
thirds majority.
On this date:
In 1521, Martin Luther was
banned by the Edict of Worms
because of his religious beliefs
and writings.
In 1865, arrangements were
made in New Orleans for the sur-
render of Confederate forces
west of the Mississippi.
In 1913, Actors’ Equity
Association was organized.
In 1940, the evacuation of
Allied troops began from
Dunkirk, France.
In 1960, U.N. Ambassador
Henry Cabot Lodge accused the
Soviets of hiding a microphone
inside a wood carving of the
Great Seal of the United States
that had been given as a gift to
the U.S. Embassy in Moscow.
In 1969, the Apollo 10
astronauts returned safely to
Earth after a successful eight-
day dress rehearsal for the first
manned moon landing.
In 1977, George H. Willig scal-
ed up the side of the South Tower
of New York’s World Trade
Center, using equipment he
designed and built. Willig was
arrested at the top of the 110-
story building.
In 1978, the first legal casino in
the eastern United States opened
in Atlantic City, N.J.
In 1981, 14 people were killed
when a Marine jet crashed onto
the flight deck of the aircraft
carrier USS Nimitz off Florida.
Ten years ago: President An-
war Sadat of Egypt received a
tumultous welcome as he visited
Sinai, which Israel had agreed to
give up.
Today’s Birthdays: Actor
Robert Morley is 81. Actor Peter
Cushing is 76. Singer Peggy Lee
is 69. Actor James Arness is 66.
Opera singer Teresa Stratas is
50. Singer Stevie Nicks is 41.
Country singer Hank Williams
Jr. is 40. Former astronaut Sally
K. Ride is 38.
Q. What is a sentence
fragment?
A. As the name suggests, a
sentence fragment is an in-
complete sentence. Such as this
one. To be complete, a sentence
needs a subject, and verb ex-
pressing a full thought. Anything
less than that? A sentence frag-
ment. (Sometimes the subject of
a sentence is only implied; you’ll
be relieved to know in your next
emergency that “Help!” is
. grammatically correct.!
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Bible verse
The Lord is good, a
stronghold in the day of
trouble, and he knoweth
those who trust in him.
Nahum 1:7
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Brown, Leon. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 178, Ed. 1 Friday, May 26, 1989, newspaper, May 26, 1989; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1052097/m1/4/?q=Homecoming+queen+1966+North+Texas+State+University: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.