Baytown Briefs (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 07, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 28, 1959 Page: 2 of 4
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Dawson’s interest in helping the blind is being picked up by others
through information passed on by him, and with displays of the many
aids available, such as the one he is shown with here. The picture was
made at a meeting of church laymen held near Palestine, Texas.
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Pictured above are employees who were honored at watch presentation
ceremonies held at Community Building No. 1 last Friday afternoon.
Each honoree, who had completed 30 years service with Humble in
May, was presented a gold engraved watch and a lapel emblem con-
taining two diamonds. Assistant Manager H. H. Meier presided.
In the front row, from the left, are: Christie McNulty, Lube Extrac-
tion; Clinton P. Winningham, Treating; Leslie Carroll Cooper, Solvents;
Henry D. Childress, Instrument; S. J. Carpenter, Light Ends; A. F.
is Kenneth Tilden, son of Lee
Tilden of Pumping and Gauging.
Kenneth’s grade average is 97.
Crosby’s salutatorian is Mrs.
Evelyn Walker, whose grades
average 92.8. Her husband is
Maurice Walker, Utilities em-
ployee.
Drew’s top students both have
uncles employed at the refinery.
Valedictorian Luther Eagleton,
whose father, Bat Eagleton, was
a Labor department employee at
the time of his death in 1957, is
the nephew of Dave Eagleton,
Labor. Luther’s year’s average is
95. Salutatorian Jake McAllister
has an average of 93. His two
uncles, Willie and Artis Eagleton
are employees at the Storehouse.
fits under the Temporary Pro.
gram of Special Retirement and
Termination Allowances which
was placed in effect for a three-
month period beginning May 1
Under this program, about 590
refinery employees (both men
and women) are eligible to re-
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Of the 22 members of this
year’s Robert E. Lee high school
graduating class who won out-
standingscholarships and awards,
16 are sons and daughters of
Humble people.
Valedictorian Glenda Yandell,
Salutatorian Carolyn Draeger,
and Clinton Snyder, high ranking
boy (see above story), will have
a wide variety of scholarships
available to them as a result of
their outstanding scholastic ac-
complishments.
Martha Nelson, daughter of Joe
Nelson, Technical, will receive a
$150 scholarship from the Ameri-
can Association of University
Women.
Barbara Morgan, daughter of
W. A. Morgan, Solvents, was
chosen as recipient of the $150
scholarship given by the Ashbel
Smith Parent and Teacher As-
sociation.
Scholarships for $300 each,
awarded by the Baytown Kiwanis
Club, went to Bette Lawrence,
daughter of J. W. Lawrence’
Labor; Steve Coburn, son of S.
P. Coburn, Butyl RHB; and
Mary Elizabeth Killgore, daugh-
ter of Mrs. John Killgore and the
late Mr. Killgore, a former re-
finery employee.
A $150 scholarship, given by
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employees. Robert E. Lee Vale-
dictorian Glenda Yandell is the
daughter of W. W. Yandell,
Pumping and Gauging. Glenda
made the highest grade average
on record at Lee. Her grades
throughout high school averaged
97.72 topping the previous rec-
ord of Frank Smith, who had a
grade average of 97.29 in 1953.
Lee salutatorian is Carolyn
Draeger, daughter of A. A.
Draeger of the Marketing De-
partment. Carolyn’s grade aver-
age is 96.92.
Clinton Snyder is Lee’s high
ranking boy. His grade average
is 96.85 He is the son of J. A.
Snyder, R & D.
Valedictorian at Barbers Hill
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Pioneers To Invite
Guests To Dinner
Pioneer Club members have
voted to invite guests to their
annual dinner-dance at the lower
restaurant on Saturday. June 6.
In the past. the event was held
formembers and their wives only.
Tickets for both members and
guests must be purchased from
any club officer or director by
June 1.
Baytown area and help them too.
As a result of Dawson’s un-
selfish interest in their plight, a
number of blind or near-blind
persons have since obtained free
from the stale such aids as a rec-
ord player and the “Talking
Books” which are recorded read-
ings of books of all kinds. Daw-
son even made a personal con-
tribution by inventing a writing
board which enables blind people
to write in a straight line by
guiding their hands. He has been
making and giving these away
free to anyone requesting them.
Another recorded aid, called
the “Talking Bible” service, is
furnished for a small fee, but
through Dawson’s efforts this
service has become a project of
his church. He is in charge of
the project. This year, it is being
recognized as a worthwhile cause
by all the churches in this de-
nomination district.
On the first Sunday in June,
the famous Helen Keller’s birth
month, each of these churches
will ask for an offering to be
used in purchasing religious rec-
ords for the blind and near-blind
of this area, and to assist Helen
Keller and the John Milton So-
ciety in their world-wide service
to the blind.
And all because O. H. Dawson
has seen a way to help those who
couldn’t see.
Annuitants are often asked
what they do with all the spare
time their retirement affords
them, but if they keep as busy
as O. H. (John D.) Dawson has
since his retirement from R & D
two years ago, there’s not enough
extra lime left to worry about.
He has a hobby of helping people
that, in a way, is much like a
program sponsored by the com-
pany.
While every effort is being
made here in the refinery to em-
phasize the priceless value of our
eyesight, and the importance of
guarding it with the protective
equipment provided by the Safety
department, Dawson is spending
his spare time helping those out-
side the company who have al-
ready had the misfortune of los-
ing theirs.
Dawson’s constructive and sat-
isfying hobby of helping the
blind actually started several
years before his retirement when
he became acquainted with some
of their problems through a mem-
ber of his family whose sight was
failing. In helping that member,
he learned of the free services
offered to blind and near-blind
persons by the stale and by na-
tional foundations. He also found
that there were many other vic-
tims of darkness who did not
know about these services, so he
began to seek out those in the
the Baytown City Council of
Parents and Teachers, was
awarded Judy Wanzer. She is
the daughter of Mrs. P. J. Wan-
zer and the late Mr. Wanzer, a
former refinery employee.
Baytown Lions Club scholar-
ships of $250 each went to
Wilyne Laughlin, daughter of
W. N. Laughlin, who operates a
Humble service station on High-
way 146; and Travis Langford,
son of T. C. Langford, Utilities.
The $150 scholarship given by
the East Harris County Regis-
tered and Professional Nurses As-
sociation went to Betty Barnes,
daughter of Machinist W. L
Barnes.
Linda Smith, daughter of
M.E Smith, M & C, received a
$150 Jaycee-ette scholarship to
Lee college.
The Wooster Lions Club
scholarship of $200 went to Mary
Elizabeth Kubica, daughter of
J. A. Kubica, Tool and Equip-
ment. r
A LULAC scholarship of $100
went to Freddie Rincon, son of
Amadeo Rincon, Labor
Another $100 scholarship,
given by the Sociedad Mutualista
Miguel Hidalgo, was given Marie
Kamenz, daughter of Manuel
Ramirez, Labor.
ceive the early retirement bene-
fits. This represents 11.5 per cent
of the refinery payroll as of
May 1.
A copy of the Estimate of
Retirement Income has been
furnished all male employees who
met the age and service require-
ments for retirement under the ;
Special Program on or before ‘)
May 1. Estimated retirement in-
formation has been distributed
for male employes who did not
meet the age-service requirements
for retirement on May 1. but who
will meet such requirements be-
fore August 1, when the plan
terminates.
An entirely new program had
to be developed for women em-
ployees and information on them
will be furnished as soon as cal-
culations are made, which should
be about June 1.
All estimates were prepared
on the basis of May 1, and show
the approximate retirement in-
come and the Special Retirement
Allowance, as of that date. How-
ever, for those who retire on a
later date, and prior to the end
of the program July 31. the esti-
mated figures will vary, generally
upward with a corresponding de-
crease in the special allowance.
As of May 26, a total of 20
employees have taken advantage
of the Termination Allowance
feature of the Special Program. ‘)
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Second row, left to right: Luther B Mackrel’ OPeto, Havard,
W. B. McNulty, Rigging; R. B. Lansford, Insulatio ’ Tracking and
Welding; J. C. Marcontell, Utilities; M. W. Hargo c, g
Polymerization; B. W. Moore, Machinist; Dewey Gray, Tool & Equip
ment; Thomas Rollins, Plant Protection; Mike Garber,, Rigg 8iwn
Wilson, Utilities; Lee Roy Dill, Solvents; and William 5 -tawn‘
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