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WWII camera man & his shadow
Wendover, Parker became ill and
had to be hospitalized for a few to help film the bombing test runs,
Another time, Parker got a pass to photography over China and Bur-
30,000 feet of film with cameras
the bomb. He stayed in contact with
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
cause the goal of most men I know for several days.
drive in carpools, and wash linens longer did she need designer outfits
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an interview in 1975. “I boarded the part to film and Parker’s responsi-
train and he sat by me. When I took bility was tracking the descent of
Wanda Orton is a retired manag-
ing editor of The Sun. She can be
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the right amount?” Respond at www.baytownsun.com
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Brandon Capetillo has served as Baytowns mayor
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certificate is forever.
(Plus you can accomplish your en-
tire Christmas shopping for the one
you love most in less than an hour.)
I learned this shopping technique
after my own woman, Wife Mar-
gie, my wife, retired as a secretarial
standout at Horace Mann Junior. No
ma with the Flying Tigers. The Air
Force adopted one of his Flying Ti-
ger movies, filmed in combat, for
official use.
During WWII he was decorated
yond words by this magnificent hus-
bandly gesture.
What a neat deal, I thought to my-
self personally. So for many years
now I’ve surprised Wife Margie
late on Christmas night. I’ve even
been known to pile up several end-
of-Christmas gifts for her. (If by
chance she’s reading this, I don’t
Men of the male gender, I have
some timely shopping suggestions
for you. Some of this I’ve mentioned
before, albeit ever so briefly, but in
this season when your absolute No.
1 goal is to please your lady, today
I’ll repeat myself just a tad.
Women of the female gender, I’m
doing this painstaking column be-
more than a million lives.
Among questions that Parker
bomb was atomic, and Tibbets pi-
loted the B-29 that dropped the first
one over Japan. He also learned that
The Shadow was an FBI agent trail-
ing him to make sure he didn’t ask
questions or discuss his work. And
Parker learned his real name.
Apparently, Parker was picked
$
is to please you, and dote on you,
and spoil you rotten. And I know
exactly how to accomplish those
goals. (I’ve made it a lifelong un-
dertaking to learn all that’s humanly
possible about women, so I know of
what I speak.)
The first thing I know is that men,
generally speaking, are far more
busy than women. Sure, many of
you ladies work a fulltime job, and
cook, and tend the children, and
(DISCERNING READER ALERT:
This column was first published on
Dec. 7, 2006.)
Sunday
December 5, 2021
BRANDON hundreds of responses we received to
CAPETILLO the 2021 Community Survey, we know
-------------you care about this community. We heard
some positive feedback about things your local govern-
ment is doing well, and we heard some ways we can im-
prove your quality of life and our city services. Our parks,
recreation and aquatic facilities, and recreation program-
ming continue to outscore the rest of the state and nation.
For example, the satisfaction rating for the city’s special
events is 66%, while the national average rating is only
39%.
However, we have more work to do in order to raise
your level of satisfaction with the city. The top four ar-
eas the city needs to focus on is traffic congestion, street
maintenance, flood prevention and code enforcement.
The complete 2021 Community Survey final report will
be presented at the regularly scheduled city council meet-
ing on Thursday, Dec. 9. For a sneak peek, you are wel-
come to read the entire report, which can now be found on
the new Accountability and Transparency section of our
official city website, at www.baytown.org/825 (or at least
browse the Executive Summary).
In speaking with citizens recently a project some of our
residents are passionate about is bringing the USS Texas
battleship to Baytown, and I continue to look for viable
ways of making that happen. You’ll often hear me say that
government, alone, cannot solve all our problems, and the
battleship effort is a prime example of how community
partners and the city can work together toward bringing
this national treasure to Bayland Island. The decision of
where the battleship will be placed is entirely up to the
Battleship Foundation. Our next steps should include
appointing two council members to serve on the Bring
the Battleship to Baytown committee, a council resolu-
tion officially expressing the city’s interests in bringing
the battleship to Baytown, and creating detailed cost es-
timates for placement and ongoing financial obligations
to our citizens. I am in full support of the effort and hope
that progress can be made in the coming weeks.
Over the next few weeks, as part of this series, I will
address the mall, the new hotel and convention center on
Bayland Island, the upcoming Garth Road reconstruction,
new facilities like the Public Safety Complex and Ani-
mal Services Building, and how we are putting your tax
dollars to work. As always, you can send me feedback at
mayor@baytown.org. My door is always open to ideas
for making a Better Baytown together.
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H.O.M.E help needed
A representative of H.O.M.E (Help Our Military En-
dure), just contacted me. To make a long story short, they
do not have the needed funds for mailing care packages
to our troops this year.
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They need your donations today.
For any donations made Dec. 4 or Dec. 5 from Cros-
by, Barrett Station, Baytown, Barbers Hill, Beach City or
Chambers County, Kay and I will match your donation
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are likely on your mind, and how we’re
working to be the best stewards of your
hard-earned tax dollars. I will use this
column to shed light on issues that may
be unclear, and will share my heart on is-
sues that I am passionate about.
I know you are passionate about
Bay town as well. As evidence from the
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R.L. Parker, an Exxon employee
and free-lance photographer, also
was a World War II veteran with
memories of a super secretive as-
signment.
Parker was assigned to film
bombing test runs for Col. Paul Tib-
bets and crew in 1944 at Wendover
Field, Utah. Orders for everyone at
Wendover Field were to never ask
questions and never discuss their
won’t have to slave over a hot oven all presents long-opened, and visit-
following me everywhere?”
top city issues
I am humbled and honored to be re-elected to serve as
your mayor of the great city of Baytown. I am committed
to a better Baytown, and I appreciate the invitation from
The Baytown Sun to share how the city team is progress-
ing toward that goal.
As part of a six-week series - “One City, One Baytown,”
I will outline a few major projects and initiatives that
train station in Denver where R.L.
was leaving for Wendover. "Wher-
ever I was, he was,” R.L. told me in
On this date:
In 1792, George Washington was
reelected president; John Adams
was reelected vice president.
In 1848, President James K. Polk
triggered the Gold Rush of ’49 by
confinning that gold had been dis-
covered in California.
In 1933, national Prohibition
came to an end as Utah became the
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the upper berth in the Pullman, he
took the lower berth. When I made a
trip to the diner, he went there too.”
wanted to ask was: "Who's this guy days. Guess who stayed at his door, based on his experience in aerial
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brought in from Hollywood. Each with the Distinguished Flying Cross
photographer was given a special and the Air Medal.
work with anyone. All they were ly went to work behind a count-
told was that their job would short- er, processing the new arrivals in.
en the war more than a year and save Once, during his three months at
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and where the bomb would be re- com, Attention: Wanda Orton.
36th state to ratify the 21st Amend- day on Capitol Hill.
ment to the Constitution, repealing One year ago: President Donald
the 18th Amendment. Trump asked Georgia Republican
In 1984, the action comedy “Bev- Gov. Brian Kemp to order a special
erly Hills Cop,” starring Eddie Mur- legislative session to give him the
phy, was released. state’s electoral votes, even though
In 2002, Strom Thurmond, the Joe Biden had won the majority of
oldest and (until Robert Byrd over- the vote; Kemp refused to do so.
You simply can’t go wrong with derful wife one last surprise gift, a
a gift certificate. A gift certificate diamond of some sort. In the still of
says, “I love you deeply, woman.” the night, with only Christmas tree
A gift certificate is intimate. A gift lights glowing, she is touched be-
"Where are you leased. He knew nothing about the
going, soldier?” he real bomb, only that it was big.
would ask, trying Parker was called on to do a lot
to trick him into an- of photostatic work, too, by - of all
swering. people - The Shadow.
Each time, Park- After the war ended in 1945,
er told The Shadow Parker finally learned that the big
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that it was none of
his business.
At Wendover,
The Shadow quick-
ing family gone — gives his won-
Since no one knew his name - and leave the field, and guess who fol-
couldn’t ask - they called him The lowed him.
Shadow. During his tour of duty at Wendo-
The Shadow first appeared at a ver, Parker estimates he shot about
and underwear, and iron, and vac- or bedazzling jewels. She could now plan on giving last-minute presents
num, and grocery shop, and attend dress plainly. (Not that she’s plain, this year.)
parent-teacher conferences. Bless That’s not what I’m implying here.) Men of the male gender, I urge
you for that. I struggled for a number of years, you to surprise your Significant Oth-
But us guys, in addition to work- continuing to give her Holly- er this way. She’ll love you for it.
ing a grueling 40-hour week (some- wood-type apparel, things like that. And think what a sweet lamp chop
time less), have other significant, But it wasn’t working as well as I you are.
mind-boggling issues to worry planned. You can even give her one more
about. There’s football, and golf, “Darling, I love you more than the gift certificate.
and hunting, and fishing, and car whole wide peanut (our little family
racing, and watching “Matlock” re- saying),” she told me one Christ- Jim Finley is a retired managing
runs, to name but a few. Makes me mas. “But I’m going to paint and editor of The Sun. He can be reached
tired just thinking about it. rake leaves this week. I don’t need at viewpoints@baytownsun.com,
So, gentlemen, with so little time, a fur coat.” Attention: Jim Finley.
here’s the first Thusly, I started the gift certifi-
tip (ladies, please cate thingy. You should see her eyes
cover your beauti- light up when she opens an envelope
ful eyes). Get her a containing a $ 10 gift certificate from
gift certificate. Get Neiman Marcus. (Do I know how to
her two or three please a woman, or what?)
gift certificates. One other suggestion that will so-
Throw in a gift lidify your place in her heart. Listen
card from McDon- closely.
aid’s and another Some years back, I saw this televi-
from Whataburg- sion ad where the guy at the close of
er. That way she Christmas Day — with kids in bed,
4A encmoummam Viewpoints
Bay town Sun Weekly Survey
Last week, 43.2%
readers Lower property taxes.
were asked,
“What would 61”
be /our Funding forensic audits of elections.
priority for • 21.2%
the state’s Increased spending on roads, bridges and infrastructure.
surplus , ,0
funds?” , At PJ M- .
increased funding for public education.
■ 5-3%
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