Southwestern Times (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 27, 1945 Page: 1 of 16
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Volume 2—Number 14
HOUSTON, TEXAS, DECEMBER 27, 1945
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New VFW Post Named in Honor of Frank Burns
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Record Mail
Volume Set By
Rice Station
Heaviest volume of busi-
ness since the William Rice
Postal Station opened in 1941
was reported for December by
P. W. Morrison, superintend-
ent. The regular staff of 25
was augmented by 24 extra
employees, most of them
school boys, who helped de-
liver the mails.
During the Christmas rush pe-
riod from 100 to 186 sacks of parcel
post were taken in through the
window every day in addition to 30
to 40 sacks of first class mail. An
average of 24 sacks of first class
mail was delivered daily from the
Rice Station with parcel post being
handled by trucks which worked
directly out of the main post office.
Two extra windows speeded up
service so that no patrons had to
wait more than 10 or 15 minutes at
any time, Mr. Morrison said. He
expressed appreciation to residents
of the section for the courtesy they
displayed and for their cooperation
in mailing packages early. The
peak day for mailing was Monday,
December 17. The station remained
open all day on the two Saturdays
before Christmas to facilitate mail-
ing. Deliveries were made last
Sunday.
Home Transfers
In Area Show
Steady Demand
Home buyers continue to favor
the Southwestern section as a place
to live, as reflected in the large
number of homes changing hands
here last week compared with those
in other parts of metropolitan
Houston.
Among those reported by real
estate transfers are: Mr. and Mrs.
W. Jamison, 3930 Rice; Mr. and
Mrs. F. A. Heitmann, 2011 Bisson-
net; Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Bendit,
2334 Quenby; Mr. and Mrs. B. P.
Gregory, 3711 Elmora; Mr. and
Mrs. Claude A. Sterns, 3021 Wrox-
ton, and Mr. and Mrs. J. Paul Hell-
strom, 5317 Yupon.
Also reported was the sale of
four new ranch type homes in Brae
Burn Country Club Estates. These
new owners include Mr. and Mrs. G.
L. Heard, 5314 Brae Burn; Mr. and
Mrs. I. L. Grant, 5315 Brae Burn;
Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Warren, 5314
Pine, and Mr. and Mrs. A. C. So-
Relle, Jr., 5225 Brae Burn.
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Girl Scout District
Postpones Meeting
The January meeting of the West
University Girl Scout District,
scheduled for Wednesday, has been
postponed a week, according to
Mrs. A. B. McGinty, chairman.
The meeting will be held at 10
a. m. January 9 in the Community
House.
LT. FRANK BURNS
More Than $1,000,000 In New Homes
Given Permits In W. U. P. During Year
By II. B. ALLEN
City Secretary, West University Place
Construction of new homes in West University, which has
been steadily gaining momentum all summer and fall, took
a sudden spurt this month with builders taking permits for
41 new homes up to last Saturday.
This brings the total for the year to 203 new homes and
three four-way apartments, making 215 dwelling units hav-
ing a value of well over one
million dollars.
The construction of these new
homes will add appreciably to the
tax rolls of this city as well as the
income of the Water Department.
No small feature is the elimination
of vacant lots which are looked
Modern Santa
Conies By Plane
Five-year-old Cynthia Ann Berg-
lund and all of her little friends in
the neighborhood are enjoying the
Christmas scene atop the family
home at 2903 Cason during the
holidays.
The huge cut-out shows Santa
Claus arriving via airplane instead
of using the traditional reindeer.
For his convenience a ladder is pro-
vided from the plane to the chim-
ney top. To make sure the favorite
saint of childhood did not miss a
step on the descent to deliver his
wares, the steps of the ladder are
lighted with colored bulbs. Cut-
outs of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck
and Pluto add to the gaiety of the
scene.
Cynthia Ann is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Berglund.
upon as a liability requiring mow-
ing of weeds and providing breed-
ing and harboring places for mos-
quitoes and rats.
West University is getting more
than its share of the building in the
metropolitan area of Houston. This
is said to be due to several factors,
among which is zoning restrictions
which enhance values. Finance com-
panies regularly extend larger
loans on homes in protected zoned
areas. Another factor is the large
supply of vacant lots with all utili-
ties available.
The nation seems to have finally
awakened to the fact that there is
a national housing shortage of
gigantic proportions. Reasons- for
the shortage are that few houses
were built during the war, displaced
population consisting of movement
from rural to urban areas, and in-
crease in population. Millions of
boys who entered the service are
returning men looking for houses
to set up their own homes.
Shortage of materials has cre-
ated a bottleneck that is hampering
efforts to get building under way.
What became of the enormous pro-
duction capacity of the lumber in-
dustry expanded to meet war-time
demands is puzzling everyone from
the small contractor to political
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Section's Overseas Veterans Group
Pays Tribute To Local War Casualty
High honor was paid the memory of Frank Burns when
the newly organized Veterans of Foreign Wars post for the
section was named for him last week. Frank, 24-year-old son
of R. Burns, Sr., of 2802 Amherst, was typical of the many
American boys who lost their lives in World War II so that
freedom might prevail. H. W. Gillis, Jr., commander of the
local post, paid tribute to
Frank Burns and other boys
who died fighting their coun-
try's battle when the post was
dedicated last week.
Frank was born in Caraway, Ar-
insas, and moved here with his
family in 1930. He graduated from
Pershing Junior High and Lamar
High schools. As a first lieutenant
in the Air Corps, he was an instruc-
tor at Winfield, Kansas, before he
went overseas. He was killed in a
plane crash while flying the India-
Burma Hump, according to a mes-
sage received by his family August
10, 1944.-*•<
Three other sons of the family
were in the Armed Forces during
the war. Raymond served ,as a cor-
poral and was wounded in England.
He is 36, has two children and lives
at 3775 Tangley. Charles, 24, was
a petty officer, third class, in the
Coast Guard. He has one child and
makes his home with his father.
Harold, 40, also lives at home. He
was a corporal and saw service in
France and England.
Clifford, 38, remained at home.
He has three children and lives at
372G Tangley. Dorothy, the only
daughter, lives with her father.
New Firm Plans
Development Of
Brae Burn Tract
Early development of $2 acres of
land in the vicinity of the Brae
Burn Country Club on Old Rich-
mond Road, is planned by the Gulf
Realty Development Company, ac-
cording to a group of prominent
Houstonians who have organized
the project.
The new restricted subdivision,
to be known as Braeburn View, will
be divided into one and one-half
and two-acre tracts. Immediate
plans call for the construction of
30 homes with a sale value of
$10,000 each.
Architectural designs and con-
struction plans will be under the
supervision of W. Addison McElroy,
architect and engineer, and the
Osenbaugh Realty Company will be
agents for the new company.
Firecracker Mishap
Causes Youth To Make
Early Resolution
James Howard, 14-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Howard of
3810 Milton, didn't wait until New
Year's day to make his resolution.
He swore off of Mexican firecrack-
ers last week.
A firecracker went off before
James was expecting it to and he
narrowly escaped losing the sight
cf both eyes. As it was, his face
and eyelids were burned and he lost
three fingernails. James has de-
cided to stick to safer pastimes in
the future.
Personal Problem
Discussion Group
Sponsored By P.-T. A.
Miss Marion Dunshee of 2121
Dryden will open a series of dis-
cussions on "Personal Problems of
Everyday Life," at 10 a. m. Janu-
ary 4 in the West University Meth-
odist Church.
The programs, under the spon-
sorship of the West University
Parent-Teacher Association, will be
under the supervision of Mrs. N. E.
Cumings, chairman of the commit-
tee on home and family life.
Funeral Services Held
For Mrs. Mason Here
Services for Mrs. Elizabeth Ma-
son, 82, of #330 Wakeforest were
held Saturday morning with Rev. J.
Lawrence Plumley officiating. Mrs.
Mason died in a Houston hospital
Friday. She was living at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. C. H. Wald-
man, at the time of her death.
The body was sent to Denver,
Colorado, for burial
Bellaire Lions Club
Entertains Children
With Christmas Party
The Bellaire Lions Club enter-
tained the children of Bellaire with
a Christmas party in the city hall
Friday night. W. C. Gardiner, pres-
ident, gave the opening talk, and
Dr. Robert H. Bullock delivered the
Christmas message. Pupils of the
LaDelle Ogburn Dancing Studio
presented several numbers, and Cal
Emmett, magician, entertained.
Lawrence O. Seerden was program
chairman.
Santa Claus was present in per-
son, and all of the children received
bags of candy. Another Christmas
project of the club was the provid-
ing of a tree and bags of candy for
girls of the Mary Burnett School of
Girls.
Six Pershing Students
Play In Ballet Russe
Six dancing pupils of Ladelle Og-
burn, all students of Pershing
Junior High School, appeared with
the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo on
Wednesday night of last week for
the presentation of "Schehera-
zade."
The girls were Misses Dolores
Funk, Patricia McCormick, Patsy
Ruth Turrentine, Patricia Baldwin,
Betty Womeldorf and Renote Coo-
per. Miss Womeldorf also appeared
in the ballet, "Coppelia," in which
she took a prominent part.
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