The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 200, Ed. 1 Monday, June 21, 1982 Page: 2 of 40
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THL BAYTOWN SIN
Police Beat
Mont Belvieu Man
Dies In Car Wreck
Sun Spots
INDUSTRIAL VALUES ■ -
From Paget
A 20-year-old Mont Belvieu man
died early Monday as the result of
injuries he received in a one-car
traffic accident earlytSunday
Sgt Rick Rose of the Texas
Department of Public Safety said
Gary Follis, son of Mr and Mrs
Frank E Follis. was traveling
east on 1-10 near the Chambers
County line when his car left the
roadway and roller! over
Follis was taken by Mont
Belvieu Emergency Medical Ser
- vice to Baytown Medical Center
Hospital and then transferred to
Hermann Hospital by Life Flight
helicopter He died about 1 a m
Monday, a family member said
Follis graduated from Barbers
Hill High School In 1980 as
salutatorian He was a member of
the National Honor Society was
an all-district football player and
an outstanding basketball player
The DPS also investigated a '
wreck in which four members of a
('rosby family were injured on
Highway 90 Saturday, night
Sgt Rose said Roy Laday his
arid -two children* were in
pickup truck heading eastbound
on Highway *1 near the San Jacin
to Rivejr BridgeWhen they were
struck from behind by a car
driven by Douglas Hemmen of
Houston
The Laday family were taken to
- Gulf Coast Hospital where they
were treated and released ■
men was " treated- and
released from Northshore
Hospital He was charged with
failure to control speed and no
proof of financial responsibility
Baytown Police
A St-year-old driver for Red
Cab Co told police he was robbed
at gunpoint by a passenger at
about .1 40 a m Sunday
The dnver said he picked up the
suspect, a white male between 22
and 25 years of age. at a conve-
nience store at 411 N Commerce
Tbesuspect told the dnver to take
him to an apartment complex at
301 Tn Ctty Beach Road, the
driver saide
As the cab driver prepared to
turn into a driveway at the com-
plex. he said the suspect pulled a
pistol and instructed him to keep
going
The driver said he pulled into
the apartment complex parking
' i::> ■ Tr
; hre a tent'd him The driver t ootr
about $30 from his pocket and
charge a misdemeanor, was set
. at MOO
A 2:50 p m Saturday wreck on
the Bay Plaza parking lot sent a
youngster to the hospital with
minor Injuries
Officer Terry Armstrong said
Nora Roberts of 3704 Canterbury
was eastbound in a westbound ai
sle of the parking lot when she
struck a southbound car driven by
Ricky G Straeener of 2309
Charlotte
Stracener’s passenger.
Jonathan Straeener, 2 was taken
to Baytown Medical Center by
private car
Straeener was charged with
failure to maintain financial
responsibility, the officer said
One was also hurt in a 9 38 p m
Saturdaj wreck at the intersec
tion of Texas Avenue arid Fourth
Officer Dodd said Michael S
Peifrev of Houston ran a red light
westbound on Texas and struck a
northbound car on Fourth driven
by Mary Crosby of 1216 Parkway
A passenger in the Crosby car
Carol Sue Crosby. 14 was taken to
Gulf Coast Hospital by Navarre s
Baytown Ambulance Service
Peifrey was charged with
failure to maintain financial
responsibility and failure to obey
a traffic control device: the of
ficersaid
Thefts, Etc
•An employee at North Little
League Park Association 806 W
Baker — Someone stole candy
flags, a trophy and public addres<
system from the park during the
weekend The items were worth
$322
•Jesus Marnano. 412 Abbott
Someone stole a 1973 Mercury
from his home Saturday It was
worth $800
Harris County
CROSBY Sp A 26-year-old
man was electrocuted about f:lt
a m Monday while working on a
construction project at Crosbv
High School, said Capt K W
Berry of the Harris , County
Sheriff s- Department
Despite efforts by Life Flight
crew members, the man. whose
identity has not yet been released,
died at the scene
Ex-Baytonian Dies
W H DEASON, 75, a 49year mi
dent of Baytown, died Sunday In
Round Rock He worked for Exx
on for 39 years and was a member
of Goose Creek Masonic Lodge
Burial will be at li a m Tuesday
• in Round Rock
KC Buffet Supper
KNIGHTS OF Columbus, San
Jacinto Council, will ,honor
members who are volunteer
firemen at Fire Station No 2 at a
buffet supper at 7 p m June 22
All KC members, their wives and
the wives of deceased members
are invited
In Hospital
MAXINE POWELL of Harold
Lane Is at St Joseph’s Hospital
having tests She can have
visitors
Benoit Services
SERVICES FOR Wilbert Benoit
64, of Baytown will be held at 10
a m Wednesday at Earthman
Funneral Home Benoit was || 26
year resident of Baytown
Dog Found
A LONG HAIRED red dog has
been found In the Eva Maude
area The owner may claim it by
calling 422 9102
KICK FAR MERS - -
From Page l
It s not so much the high in-
terest rates as It is the fanners'
indebtedness," said Curtis
Penick a rice farmer in Anahuac
for 40 years Lower interest
rates wouldn't do it ease. the.
farmers plight
Most rice production loans in
southeast Texas are obtained
through Production Credit
Association of Beaumont,
although some rice growers
might obtain loans through
FApners Home Administration
FHA' or a few large commercial
banks But the high interest rates
are scaring farmers away from
commercial bank loans. Penick
explained
A' typical production ioan may
range from $306 mm to $400,000 for
an average rice farm of 200 acres
Production loans do not include
cost of land purchase or lease, ex
plained another Anahuac rice
farmer Clint Fancher who has
been rice farming nine years
Money for that purpose must be
obtained through a federal land
bank
But PCA production loans
which carry a lower interest rate
are held up for some farmers
because of unpaid earlier loans
Other loans which are approved
may be limited in size depending
on how much is carried over from
the previous year
Penick and Fairicher said even
FHA loans, which are normally
available to farmers who can t
qualify for loans elsewhere, are
becoming difficult to get
Fancher said nine ,r1ce pro-
ducers in the Anahauc area cut
back on their rice acreage
because they cduidn t get loans
“I got my loan this year but I
don't know about next year
Fancher said
million last year
Houston Lighting k Power Co. 's
value rose slightly from $209 5
million to $309 6 million and the
value of NGO Chemical increased
from $2.6 million to $2 8 million
Stauifer Chemical Co's value
remained at $13 4 million, and the
value of Chemical Exchange In-
dustries did not change from $3 1
Inflation and larger inventories
accounted for most of the In-
dividual increases Erwin said
But city Finance Director Pat
Tobin voiced concern about the
overall decline in Industrial
value, which could result in less
property tax revenue and in-
dustrial district payments to the
The declining industrial value
leaves City Council with two basic
options, he said
•'Either they can .raise the
property taxi rate,'' he said, or
The current tax rate for
Baytown residents Is *7 cents per
*100 of appraised property value
For the next fiscal year, the tax
rate would be assessed against
the full appraised value
However, senior citizens can
receive a $50,000 exemption In
their property value, and those
who apply and qualify for
homestead exemptions only have
to pay taxes on 80 percent of their
homes appraised value
Seven of the nine industries who
have industrial district contracts
with the city pay property taxes
and industrial district payments
equal to 35 percent of their total
appraised value.
Mobay and HUP have older
contracts requiring them to pay
only 29 6 percent of their apprais
ed value ’
HUP s contract with the city
expires in 1964. and Mobay’s con-
tract ends in 1985
BA ) TOW > JUNIOR
WESTPOESTGRA 1)1 A TE - -
From Page!
you
Wrecks
gave it to the suspect, who fled on
foot-
- The suspect w as about 5 feet 10
inches to 6 feet tall, slim and had
medium length blonde hair and a
light growth of beard He was
wearing a white sailor's cap,
dark colored striped poncho and
dark pants, the cabbie said
Texas A venue
... A Baytown police, sergeant and
three patrolmen wrote 85 cita
tions and madeJO arrests during
a weekend sweep of Texas
Avenue
Police Chief Wayne Henscey
said the Texas Avenue task force
worked Friday and Saturday
night Of . the. 10 arrested four
were jailed for public intoxica-
tion one was picked up. on an
outstanding traffic warrant and
the remainder were arrested for
traffic offenses
The majority of the tickets
issued were for failure to mam
talnc financial responsibility,
driver's license or registration
violations stopping in the road-
way. minors in possesion and
moving traffic violations
Weekend Wrecks
\ ; ' - ■ ' - ' CL;
Five persons were injured in
three accidents investigated by
police during the weekend
Three were hurt in a 9 26 p m
Sundav wreck at Decker and
Baker . - -
Kimmy D Wood. 21, and his
passengers Judy Wood, 22, and
Bradley Wood, 18 months, ai) of
2666 Chilton were taken to
Baytown Medical Center - by
Nivarre's Baytown Ambulance
Service
Offioer Donna Dodd said Roy E
Martinez of 1612 Utah ran a red
light southbound on Decker and
hif the Wood car Martinez' car
swerved after impact and struck
a second car driven by Vera
Jtfmson ofJefferaon
Officer Dodd said-MartInez 27.
wa» jailed for driving under the
influence of drug*, failure to
maintain financial responsibility
and disregarding a red light
While Martinez was being book
ed into Jail, police said a baggie of
marijuana fell out of his boot as
ho was removing it
Additional charges of posses
slon of martJWBa were Bled
against Martinez In County Court
At Law Fite. I. Wmi ao that
/
• Michael Scott Hefner. 33. of
6535 Pineland near Sheldon, died
of massive head injuries Sunday
morning when he w as struck by a
hit and run vehicle
Deputies s$id Hefner was walk
ing about 2 30 a m along the side
of the pavement in the 12916 block
of Highway 90 whenhewa;, struck
by a vehicle which fled the scene
, • A '.4 vear old man and :
year-old child, both of Highlands
'Were injured when they were
struck by an unidentified vehicle
on Wallisvtlle Road near Hadden
About 8:30 pm Saturday
Leroy Minton and Harold Davrd
LaFever were picked up by a La
Porte man. who took them to Gulf
Coast Hospital where they were
treated for possible broken bones
• A Channelview man was in-
jured at 10 30 p m Sundav when
he was struck by a car as he at
tempted to cross Interstate 10
near Monmouth Drive
Charles Smith 31. was taken by
ambulance to Tideiands Hospital
No charges w ere filed
• A Baytown man was charged
with unsafe passing when he was
involved in an accident at 9 55
p m Fndav in the.21500 block of
FM 2100
Depoties said Stesen
Willoughby. 4604 Buffalo attemp^
ted to pass a car driven by Paula
Wright Hartenberger of Crosby
as the woman attempted a left
turn
Willoughby lost control of his
car. which flipped and landed up
side down in a ditch He was taken
to Baytown Medical Center
• Five people were hurt in a
two-car accident at 9 p m Satur
day just west of Gulf Pump Road
on Highway 90
Ruben Rtvera of Dayton was
driving westbound on Highway 90
when his van swerved into the
path of an oncoming car driven by
Raul Lopez of Channelview
Rivera was charged with (hiv-
ing while intoxicated to axmec-
tkm withthe accident
Leopoldo Ruiz of Dayton, a
Rivera passenger and Michael
Brian Martin of Channelview a
passenger in Lopez's car. were
taken to San Jacinto Methodist
Hospital
Other passengers in Lopez s
car. Jesse Tillman of Crosby and
Jianne Taylor and Rodney
Stephens, both of Channeview,
were taken to Gulf Coast
Hospital
ding the academy do so free of
charge
' As it ended up Stephen did give
up playing on West Point s foot
bail team after two years there as
an offensive guard because of a
change in focus
As a West Point graduate
Stephen is obligated to serve five
years with the army By; the end
of that term he will automatical
ly assume the rank of captain
While some may look on the ser
v k 6 requirement as quite aucom
moment Stephen look* at the five
years as an opportunity to have
Seminar Set
At Church .
A seminar on bow
popular entertain
ment affects the
young: people of
America will be pre- . ....
sented from 7 to 9
p m Tuesday at the
Missouri Street
Church of Christ .
That s Entertain
menf1" examines the
impact television mo- „
vies and music have
on tiow Americans,
particularly Amer- •
ican teenagers, spend
their time and money
and on how they view
Christian morality in-
a changing world
Speaker for the
serrjinar Is'-Randy
Gill, currently in his
sixth year as director
of musical activities
at Michigan Chris
tian College An ex
perienced performer,
musician and song
writer Gill has pre
sented. his material
throughout the coun
try For more infer
mat ion contact Bill
Ehiig minister, at
427 0459
Summer
Begins
Summer officially
begins Monday, the
day of the summer
solstice and the
longest day of the
year
The solstice oc-
curred at 12 23 p m
Monday
Solstice is an
astronomical term
for the farthest north
and south points the
sun makes in its
journey on the eclip-
tic Summer solstice
is the time when the
sun reaches Its moot
northerly point In the
-sky -V.
Jan 21, the winter
solstice is the
shortest day of the
year. In the southern
hemisphere, these
days, are reversed
five years to decide what
w ant to do with your life '
With business management as
his major field of study at West
Point, Stephen is considering one
available option returning to the
academy to teach
Military careers don't run lh
Stephen s family but he believes
hts father s encouragement to do
good, along with his High school
coaches influence; had an effect
on his life s present course
"My dad has ai w ays encourag
ed us to do good he said "1
always thought everyone should
do something to serve their couip
trv
From Page 1
working on the project next
month, construction' personnel
will have more time to finish pro-
jects not central to the goal of
opening the school for students
To insure the school is ready for
student occupancy, the architects
have begun the inspection process
necessary for the school district s
insurance to cover students
In explaining the construction
process Lowell Lammers said
work has been focused on the
north side of the building, because
that vs where the students
classrooms are located .
Well finish the school from
north to south," he said The
portions needed to edutate the
kids will be ready Other facilities
will be phased in as they re com
pleted
The school board gave the ad
ministration power to agree to a
Houston Lighting k Power utility
easement for Baytown Junior
School, subject to a description of
how she service iine will enter the
propert y and the building
The motion authorizes the
president of the board to sign the
easement when the admimstra
tion feels comfortable with the
easement s specifications
Rick Peebles school attorney
told the board the easement was
unusual, because no drawing of
w here the power line would enter
the property was included
They want us to agree that
once the service is in we won’t
move it around, or if we do re-
route it we'll pay for it, " he said
It seems to say the school wants
it the easement so badly we ll
Mgn anything to ge: it in If thev
put the service in. we ll agree to
any easement If we dont like it
later and want to change it. ail
change will be at our expense "
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Brown, Leon. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 200, Ed. 1 Monday, June 21, 1982, newspaper, June 21, 1982; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1063694/m1/2/?rotate=90: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.