The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 136, Ed. 1 Friday, April 8, 1983 Page: 1 of 24
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Volume 61, No. 136
Telephone Number: 422-8302
Friday, April 8, 1983.
Baytown, Texas 77520
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Louisiana Rivers Still
Rising; Rain Forecast
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Four
Louisiana rivers were surging to
record heights today and Gov.
Dave Treen declared a state of
emergency in 14 parishes after
almost a foot of rain paralyzed
parts of New Orleans.
Treen also dispatched 86 mobile
National Guard units around the
state to assist neighborhoods hit
by what meteorologists said was
the worst flooding in decades, af-
fecting an estimated 40,000
homes.
“We have a very, very severe
situation,” the governor said
after overseeing a sandbagging
operation in Baton Rouge. “We’re
taking all thp measures we
possibly can and hopefully wte
won’t have any life-threatening
situations.”
Rain continued early today, but
with less intensity than the heavy
storms that soaked southeastern
Louisiana with up to 20 inches of
rain Wednesday and Thursday
Three men drowned in two
separate incidents Wednesday
when their vehicles became trap-
ped in the floodwaters’
“This is the worst flooding
we’ve ever had,” said Capt. Mack
White o/ .the East Baton Rouge
sheriff’s office. “Just about every
subdivision Out here is flooded. ”
“It’s definitely the worst flood
that this city’s had in modern
history,” said Aaron Broussard,
mayor in the low-lying New
Orleans suburb of Kenner,
About 20,000 people had to
evacuate their homes, Treen
estimated.
New Orleans’ 1 million
residents spent much of Thursday
without phone service after water
surged into South Central Bell’s
main office via underground
cable ducts. Crews worked fran-
tically to restore communica-
tions, but it remained spotty in
many areas today.
Gail Purpura, a spokeswoman
for American Telephone &
Telegraph Co., said water knock-
ed out power to the main office
and disabled switching machines
controlling both local and long-
distance calls.
Evacuees Tell Of Fear, Loss
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -
Babies slept on tabletops as
evacuees described their frustra-
tion, loss and terror from,, the
surging waters that forced them
Sea School, set up as a shelter by
the Red Cross.
The Sanders had to be rescued
at the height of flash flooding.
‘The water was up to here,”
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DOING THE GROUNDWORK
New (Means’ Gentilly section
was inundated.
Rose Hushfield of the New
Orleans suburb of Arabi said it
was the third time her- house was
flooded.
“You get to where there are no
she said. “You take
necjc. “It was sad. She was crying Many evacuees were lucky to
and he was half-paralyzed, lying get out with a suitcase — often
in bed, and the water was rising. wading through water several
“The mattresses were floating feet deep as cars proved less
and the cedar chest was floating useful than boats. .
’SSS!hA ta •” jn Denham Springs to the nor-
DESPITE LOWER than normal temperatures,
Baytonians are thinking positive by taking to the
yard, planting and fertilizing in hopes of growing a
bumper crop of beautiful flowers. Three-year-old
Justin Hahn, left, and brother Cody, 1, find this work
is made a little easier with a “big crane.” The
“gardeners” are sons of Glen and Linda Hahn of
Baytown. (Sun staff photo by Carrie Pryor)
Ms. Sanders and her father,
William, 88, spent Thursday night
high and dry with about 70 others
in a cafeteria at Our Lady of the
around the living room
Other evacuees told their
stories with the calm acceptance;
that comes from seeing many
. floods hit" Louisiana's low-lying
regions.
Rockhold Relay Queen To Be Chosen Saturday
thwest, where longtime residents
have seen many a flood, people
were shocked nonetheless as
water came sloshing into their
homes and businesses.
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court of high schoofbeatitrcs-pick-~vZatopek. RSS Girls Fellowship of
ed by Houston Oiler Kenny Bur- Christian Athletes; Laura
roughs will be named at Saturday Walstead, REL student council;
night’s Rockhold Relays
The ceremony will begin at 7:15
p.m. at Memorial Stadium.
Burroughs will choose 10
finalists, including two duchesses
from both schools and a queen,
from photographs taken in
February.
Senior girls nominated by clubs
and organizations at Ross Sterl-
ing and Robert E. Lee high
schools include Cdcilia Trevino,
Angie Keith, RSS Drama Club;
Ursula Lewis, REL girls basket-
ball; Ann Entringer, Sterling
Stars; and Lisa Mathews, RSS
government class.
Others include Meezoo Ilahi,
REL Future Homemakers;
Eugenia Smith, RSS History
Club; Robin Perkins, REL Antler
Club; Leasa Renteria, REL
Keywannettes; Deneen Whitaker,
RSS Vocational Office Education;
Gwen Johnson, REL girls
volley hell; Linda Chappell, RSS
Future .Homemakers; Karen
Whittaker, REL French Club;
and Letty Villarreal, RSS Art
Club.
Other contestants are Susan
Holle, REL band; Kim Ramsey,
RSS government class; Stacey
Phillips, RSS government class;
K i k i W M s t e r s., REL
cheerleaders; Charlotte Gray,
RSS Jtinior Rotary Anns; Marion
Kubicek, REL VOCT; Carissa
Green, RSS Spanish Club; Cherry
Ann Caraballo, REL VOCT;
Teresa Saylor, RSS Band; Tami
Busch, REL student council;'
Mechelle Smith, Sterling Stars;
and Marcia Norris, REL Junior
Rotary Anns.
More contestants are Jana
Smith, Sterling Stars; 'Missy
Smith, REL swim team; Theresa
Pogue, RSS cosmetology; Stacie
Hill, REL Future Teachers;
Angie Brown, RSS government
class; Jennifer Rogillio, REL
swim team; Juli Friou, RSS
Keywanettes; Susanne Boatman,
REL Octagon Club; Freida Col-
eman, RSS Anchor Club; and
Donna Henderson, REL Junior
(See RELAY, Page 2-A)
Mattox To Be On Hand At r
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Chambers Jail Dedication
ANAHUAC (Sp) - Attorney
Gen. Jim Mattox will attend
the dedication ceremony of the
new Chambers County Law
Enforcement Center at 2 p.m.
April 22, County Judge Alma
Turne
Ter announced.
County officials also expect
Bob Turner, executive director
of the Texas Commission on
Jail Standards, toattend.
Sheriff C.E. “Chuck” Morris
says he looks forward to get-
ting settled in his new offices.
"We were supposed to move in
this past Thanksgiving,” he
said.
The $2 million facility will
house 50 prisoners, compared
to the current jail’s capacity of
28.
The jail has "passed a
preliminary inspection by the
Texas Cpmmission on Jail
Standards. It will undergo
another inspection after move-
in to make sure it is up to state
standards, Morris said.
Pearce Street Journal -
No Room For Rumors
Leon Brown has been editing
and publishing The Sun since
1974, and he has learned many
lessons.
As a for Instance, he said the
other day The Sun does not print
rumors.
Hang in there, Leon.
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VIRGINIA BOUL has high praise
for the Barbers Hill Ambulance
crew, Tim Pettigrew, Gary
Boyer, David Griffith and Mike
Jackson, and Randy Badgett, Old
Rlver-Winfree city marshal, for
their help in an emergency.
Laurie Pearson proves she is
worth her salt as a waitress
. . . Kay Fox helps out with a
police report . . . Kirk Calma
and his pal, Andy, put on a good
show.
Dr. George Walmsley, Glenn
Harbour and Theo Wilburn do
some yard work ;.. Blair W.
Mann, former Baytown police
chief, Is still a patient In San
Jacinto Methodist Hospital inten-
sive care unit.
Mary Nichols says she prefers
Island weather .., Beverly
Niederhofer talks about how pro-
ud she Is of husband Ron getting
son Blake's first haircut . .
Valley Fern D’ Olive forgets an
important pin.
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Crossword Puzzle.......5A
Dimension..............7A
Entertainment.........4,5B
Editorial................4 A
Markets..............,.11A
Movie Theaters..........4B
Police Beat..............2A
Sports..............!.. 1-3B
Television Log.......10,12A
WEATHER
MOSTLY CLOUDY with a
slight chance of rain and
temperatures In the low 40s
is the forecast for the
Baytown area for Friday
night. Saturday will be part-
ly cloudy and warmer with
the mercury In the low 60s.
From 7 a.m. Thursday to 7
a.m. Friday, a low of 49
degrees, a high of 55 degrees
and a trace of rain were
recorded. At 7a.m. Friday It
was 52 degrees.
Officials Make Surprise Inspection
No Toxic Wastes Found At Highlands Dump
HIGHLANDS - Inspectors
from the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency and Texas Depart-
ment of Water Resources said
they did not find toxic waste in the
Liberty Waste Disposal landfill at
Steele and Ellis School roads
Thursday during a surprise in-
spection but reported there were
some operating deficiencies.
Allison Peirce, county pollution
control chief, said his office has
referred 14 violations between
Oct. 19 and March 31 to the
district attorney’s office for pro-
secution.
Peirce said the cases involved
operating violations and nuisance
odors.
A state investigator, Fred
Dalbey, said the inspection
Thursday disclosed several per-
mit violations involving operating
procedures. He said the company
would get a deficiency notice
ordering it to correct the pro-
blem.
Peirce said the landfill has stop-
ped taking several wastes that
were causing odor problems, and
complaints have dropped off in
the past two months.
One waste Peirce said is no
longer accepted is a plastic
material produced by Exxon
which he said contains small
amounts of xylene.
Xylene is classed as a hazar-
dous waste by the EPA, but not
when It is a trace contaminant in
other wastes, according to
Dalbey.
Residents near the landfill com-
plained to U. S. Rep. Jack Fields
that odors from the landfill have
made them sick. Fields requested
the EPA investigation after
meeting with about 50 Highlands
residents on March 19.
Gloria Chaplin, whose home at
109 Mizell is just across a
drainage ditch from the landfill,,
said the xylene odor has been so
bad at times “it comes in the win-
dows with them shut, chokes us
up and makes our noses bleed.”
Residents fear odors from In-
dustrial waste dumped in
Highlands have been responsible
for their illnesses.
C.P. Joiner, owner of the land-
fill, said he stopped taking the
odor-causing waste when he
found out it was “something
bad." He said he would correct
the operating deficiences found
by the inspectors.
In regard to the nearby
Baytown Area Water Authority
surface water treatment plant,
Dalbey said he does not believe
the industrial landfill poses any
threat to the drinking water. The
BAWA plant provides the water
supply for the City of Baytown.
The BAWA facility treats sur-
face water obtained from the ad-
joining Coastal Industrial Water
Authority canal.
Pugh Leaves BOP For Denmark
Duane Pugh, former manufact-
uring manager at Exxon Chemi-
cal Americas’ Baytown Olefins
Plant, has transferred to Esso
Chemical Olefins, Inc., in Scot-
land, where he will be operations
manager of the Fife Ethylene
Project.
The native of Augusta, 111,,
Pugh has served Exxon in Bay-
town since 1975.
Pugh and wife Martha have
four children. They were mem-
bers of the Baker Road Baptist
Church.
An active member of the Bay-
town Chamber of Commerce,
Pugh was chairman of the
business and industrial affairs
committee in 1982-83. He also
served four years on ttje Baytown
Opportunity Center’s board of di-
rectors.
Pugh received his bachelor of
science degree In chemical engin-
eering from Oklahoma A&M Uni-
versity in 1952 and his master’s In
chemical engineering' from
Oklahoma State University In
1955.
He began his Exxon career as
an engineer with Esso Research
Labs in Baton Rouge. In 1963 he
was an operating supervisor for
start-up operations of Humble Oil
and Refining Company's butyl
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rubber plant in Fawley, England.
He has held various planning,
operations and supervisory
assignments in Baton ROuge and,
later, in Coral Gables, Fla., with
Esso Chemical Inter-America. In
1969, he was named senior
manufacturing advisor of Esso
Eastern in New York.
In 1971, he joined Altona Petro-
chemical Company, Ltd., and Ex-
xon affiliate In Melbourne.
Australia, where he started as
technical superintendent and
later became plant manager. He
held this position until 1975 when
he was named to the Baytown
operations plant's start-up team.
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