HUMBLE, TEXAS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1969
VOLUME 30 NUMBER 42
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Chamber Names New
President, Directors
Humble Chamber of
Commerce members have
elected Roy Schultz pres-
Students See
Fire Dept.
On Tours
Humble first grade and
kindergarten students got
a first hand look at the
city’s Fire Department last
week during Fire Preven¬
tion Week.
City Councilman Glen
Earl Herron conducted
tours of the fire station,
explaining the function of
fire fighting equipment and
presenting each student
with a fire hat. He also
conducted a fire preven¬
tion poster contest for first
graders and kindergarten
students.
Fire drills were conduc¬
ted at each school in the
city during the week with
Renoft, Marshall Bil¬
ly McCaa and Police Chief
Floyd Evans observing.
Fun Fesf
Sunday In
Forest Cove
A Fall Fun Fest is to
start at 3 p.m. Sunday at
the Forest Cove Civic
Center. Games, food, danc¬
ing, a turkey shoot and
music are planned during
the all-day festival.
A sing-along is planned
along with an on-stage
musical featuring the Sauer
Kraut Band.
Ticket chairman Tom
Crothers said ticket infor¬
mation may be obtained at
293-3252, 293-3768 and
2 93-3230.
CF Drive
Here Saturday
The Humble area Cystic
Fibrosis fund raising cam¬
paign is planned here Sat¬
urday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Volunteers will collect
funds at several area lo¬
cations.
Chairman of the drive
here is Mrs. A .G. Braddick
Co-chairman is Mrs. H.G.
Cull.
ident for 1970 and named
four directors to serve
three year terms starting
Jan. 1.
In results canvassed last
week', Schultz was elected
president while Clarence
Beard, Doyle Bond, Rev.
George Brook over and Jack
Fields were elected to di¬
rector positions.
At last week’s meeting,
directors voted to remodel
the interior of the Cham¬
ber office, purchase a
plaque recognizing past
presidents of the Chamber
and pay an additional $50
for awards at the upcoming
Halloween carnival.
Reporting findings on a
welcome sign to the city
on the freeway, Beard said
a sign would cost about
$2,500 plus the cost of
changeable panels or could
be leased for about ,$125
per month, plus the cost
of panels.
The board decided to
study Beard’s suggestions
that the sign could be spon¬
sored by the Chamber, by
the Chamber and the City
or by the Chamber, City
and other local organi¬
zations.
Curriculum
Discussion
Set Tuesday
Bill Wood, curriculum
coordinator for Humble
schools, will discuss the
curriculum program of
Lakeland School at a 7:30
pan. parent education
meeting Tuesday in the
school cafeteria. Following
his talk, Wood and prin¬
cipal Don Cook will con¬
duct a question and answer
session.
Mrs. Betty Martin and
Mrs. Patsy Ralston, Lake¬
land School Parent-Tea¬
chers Association repre¬
sentatives, said all inter¬
ested persons are invited
to attend.
Philipp Named
Board Veep
Charles Philipp of Hum¬
ble has been elected vice
president of the Harris
Harris County Board of
School Trustees. He suc-
Continued on Page 3
Bender Avenue Opened
RIBBON CUTTING - Adolph Bender snips the ribbon officially opening
the new Bender Ave. here at ceremonies Thursday. Left to right here are
Mayor Sonny Robbins and members and representatives of the Bender family
Mrs. Charles Bahr Sr., Charles Bahr Sr., Mrs. Winnie Beaman, Mrs. Luther
Vaughn, Bender, Mrs. Adolph Bender, Norman Townsen, Mrs. Norman Townsen,
Mrs. George Kirkpatrick Sr. and Geroge Kirpatrick Sr. The new street was
named in recognition of the Benders’ donation to the city of property between
Main and Higgins streets.
(ECHO Photo)
Octavia Fields Library Dedicated
Part of a crowd of about 150 registers and views facilities in the new Octavia
Fields Memorial Harris County Library at its opening Thursday night.
(ECHO Photo)
4000 In
Merchandise
Is Stolen
More than $4,000 in
merchandise, including a-
bout $1,000 in narcotics,
was stolen from Tookes
Pharmacy late Thursday
night or early Friday
morning. A side door was
forced open to gain en¬
trance.
Investigators said sev-*
eral similar robberies
have been reported in the
area since the start of
operation intercept along
the Mexican border, cut¬
ting off traffic in narco-
: tics.
In addition to narcotics,
merchandise taken includ¬
ed cosmetics, slide view¬
ers, electric shavers,
radios, cameras, tape re¬
corders, pens and watch
bands.
Th ree Big
Number In
Grid Contest
Three was a big number
in last week’s ECHO Foot¬
ball Contest. No less than
seven contestants missed
only three winners and
there was a three-way tie
for third place.
Weldon Smith outdis¬
tanced the field as he mis¬
sed just two of the 24
winners to take first place
and $8.
With the Humble vs.
Hull-Daisetta score used to
determine second and third
places, Elliott Curtis takes
$5 second place money as
he was six points off at
Humble 19, Hull 7. Lor¬
raine Griffin, Mrs. Jack
M. Fields and Laurene
Ragsdale all were seven
points off and receive $1
each.
Mrs. Griffin had the
score Humble 13, Hull 10;
Mrs. Fields picked it Hum¬
ble 19, Hull 6; and Mrs.
Ragsdale had it Humble
20, Hull 7
о
Also with three misses
but out of the money on
the tie-breaker, were J.W.
Wisenbaker, 11 points off
at Humble 24, Hull 7; and
Daniel Alexander, 24 points
off at Humble 6, Hull 0.
Winners may pick up
their prize money at The
ECHO office. This week’s
contest games are on
page 8.
’69 Notices Out
Tax Collections Up
In School District
Record September tax
payments have boosted
current collections to 94.-
05% in the Humble School
District, tax assessor-col-
lector Dwayne McGaughey
told the Humble School
Board Tuesday night.
McGaughey noted the
$12,569 collected in Sep¬
tember, all delinquent pay¬
ments, is the highest on re¬
cord for that month and
brings the year’s total to
100.15% of 1968 billings. He
said all but about 200 of
the 1969 school tax notices
for taxes due by Jan. 31,
have been mailed.
A bid of 10.959 per gal¬
lon from Gulf Oil Com¬
pany was accepted on gas¬
oline for school vehicles.
It was the low of six bids
received and is below the
amount paid to last year’s
low bidder, Shell Oil Co.
Authorized was a short
term loan of $50,000 from
Humble State Bank. Super¬
intendent of Schools George
Turner explained such a
loan at this time of year
sometimes is required to
meet payroll and other ex¬
penses until revenue from
the state and local tax
money is received, pro¬
bably by December.
Approved were trips to
state meetings for high
school and intermediate
school principals and cur¬
riculum coordinator Bill
Wood.
The Board decided to set
up brief discussions with
several architectural
firms after requests. Re¬
cent building programs
have been handled by the
firm of Joiner, Coburn and
King.
Turner told the Board
he is awaiting an Attorney
General’s opinion of pro¬
cedure for posting notices
of Board meetings at the
Harris County Courthouse
in Houston. He noted state
law requires the posting,
but said County Clerk R.
E. Turrentine is attemp¬
ting to charge $3 for each
posting. Turner said as far
as he knows, Harris Coun¬
ty is the only county in
the state that has set such
a charge.
Turner said legal advice
is to send the notices by
registered mail, without
paying the $3 charge, and
awatttng at Att&rtbsy B'en-
eral’s opinion. A recently
enacted state law requires
posting of notices of public
meeting at certain places,
including the County Court¬
house, three days prior to
the meeting.
Minutes of previous
meeting and bills of $26,-
234 for operation and main¬
tenance and $25,492 in
building fund were ap¬
proved. All Board mem¬
bers were present.
City Accepts Bid For
Main St. Sidewalks
A $7,500 bid for new
sidewalks on Main St.
from Railroad Ave. to
Ave. C was accepted by
the Humble City Council
Thursday night. Half the
cost is to be paid by the
Humble Chamber of Com¬
merce.
The Council decided to
let a contract with J.W.
Hicks as soon as specifi¬
cations are completed. The
Chamber has offered to pay
half the cost of the new
sidewalks, up to $4,000.
Acceptance of the Hicks
bid came on a 4-1 vote with
Councilman Lee Fields op¬
posed. Fields said he was
“not in favor of taking
tax money to put in side¬
walks for anybody.”
In other action, the Coun¬
cil adopted a resolution ex¬
pressing gratitude to the
family of Octavia Fields,
for whom the new Octavia
Fields Memorial Library
is named.
The Council decided to
study a request from W.V.
Jackson for a temporary
taxicab permit. Jackson
said he would be based at
the Houston Intercontin¬
ental Airport and could
serve residents in the city.
Minutes of previous
meetings and bills were
approved. All Council
members were present.
Cats Go Against Hearne Here Friday In District Opener
See Page 6
Librarian Mrs. Laurene Ragsdale and her staff, city officials and Rotary
Club members and their wives welcome visitors at the opening of the Octavia
Fields Memorial Library Thursday. Open houses were conducted at the new
city facilities, including the community building and the police and fire station.
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The family of Octavia Fields, left, listens as Mayor Pro Tern
Dr. H.E. McKay, right, recounts the life of the late Mrs. Fields
at the opening of the new Octavia Fields Memorial Harris County
Public Library Thursday night. The new library was named for
Mrs. Fields in recognition of contributions for equipment and
facilities in the new building. 4 (ECHO Photos)