The Bellaire & Southwestern Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 25, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 27, 1967 Page: 1 of 28
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BELLAIRE CITY LIBRARY
Gifts Galore For
FIRST BABY OF 1968
The First Baby of 1968 is in for
a big treat — and Mom and Dad,
too!
For Bellaire area merchants
have filled a huge gift basket for
baby, mother and father, just to
'THt BitLAHi * SOUTHWtSTUN
kick the New Year off in fine style.
For example, Dugan’s Humble
Service Station “will put a Tiger
in the Tank of the first born’s
parents, and D & K Dis-Kount
(Continued on page 9)
Vol. 14 No. 25 Wednesday
December 27, 1967
OORSIDE,
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The world seems an increasing-
ly perilous place in which to live.
This is, perhaps, because its resi-
dents are unable, or even uninclin-
ed, to think and act beyond their
immediate horizons.
And this, probably, is because
we have not advanced our personal
abilities to understand what is
going on with what IS going on.
During the last year, one
paramount problem stood out..,,
a problem of communication
developments and our abilities
to keep up with them.
This left us in the wake of events
that occurred too swiftly, in so
many areas of concern in so many
parts of the shrinking globe, for
us to absorb one thing in time to
get ready for the next event. We
were concerned and, of course,
upset over the rip tides that --
for example — wrecked efforts
to achieve any kind of peace in
the world.
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If we were to set goals for 1968,
and at this time of year we all are
supposed to look back at our mis-
takes and make vows to try to
avoid them in the future, these
goals should include a sincere
desire to understand our personal
as well as our national problems
and goals.
We all know to some degree
(Continued on page 7)
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St. Matthew’s
Groundbreaking
To Be Oo Ian. 1
The Right Rev. J. Milton Rich-
ardson, Bishop of Texas, will of-
ficiate at the groundbreaking cere-
monies of St. Matthew’s Episcopal
Church, 6635 Alder at Clarewood,
on Sunday, Jan. 7, at four o’clock.
The new church will be south of
the existing buildings on the four-
acre site.
Construction will begin in early
January on the new building which
will seat 240, with provisions for
later expansion.
The Rev. Billy C. Grissom,
Rector of St. Matthew’s, came to
the parish on Dec. 1, 1965. He and
his family live at 5626 Edith.
Father Grissom extends a cor-
dial welcome to the many friends
of St. Matthew’s to attend the
ceremonies.
Winners Announced
The Westbury Civic Club an-
nounces the Christmas Decorating
Winners.
The grand prize for the entire
Westbury Area was awarded to
Mr. and Mrs. R.C, Zeigler, 5906
Hummingbird. The Runner-up was
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Roberts,
5923 Belrose.
Individual Section winners were:
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Groseclose,
5702 W. Bellfort; Mr. and Mrs.
m1™ster° Mr Md m'kD C^mT ^ Texas A&M University should
5035S Wc’ BelUml; Mr. ^nJ Mrs! cal1 Chuck PA“
Robt. Hannon, 5438 Briarbend; Mr.
' ’ Mrs. C.W. Fridland, 5202
A GIANT DREIDEL that shines at night is in the Maynard Gimble home at 9711 Burdine. The
children, 1. to r., Toni, 7, Matthew, 2, Jeffrey, 5, show their friend, Deboie Zucker, 9, 5811 Effing-
ham, the dreidel and Chanukah gifts. Their dreidel was made by a friend in Galveston. The top may
be filled with candies or a game may be played with the symbols on the sides. photo by peter Whitney
Alabama Alums
To Ride Bus
To Cotton Bowl
Chanukah Means Light
Triumphs OverDarkness
To a child, Chanukah means Mos‘ Prac^e “le cus-
candles and gifts. To adults, this ton! ot spreading gifts for the
Feast of Lights means the victory cblldrea out over he elght daf of
Those interested in riding a bus
to the Cotton Bowl game on Jan. 1
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call Chuck Comfort PA3-4805. of light over darkness. Chanukah with eight candles is lit throughout
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Chanukah, presenting one eachev-
and Mrs. C.W. __
Arboles; Mr. and Mrs. ClydeCall-
iott, 6023 Ettrick; Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Ligon, 5527 Benningand Mr.
and Mrs. J.R.Reiboldt,6031 Vicki-
john.
The price is $8 and does not in-
clude tickets.
The bus trip is sponsored by
University of Alabama Alums and
friends.
a post biblical festival is thegreat tlle..days °ne
festival of heroism. candle is lit on the first night and
In the year 165 before the pres- an additional one each night there-
ent era, the small band of Jews “*!'£• , . _
lead by Judah Maccabee defied the C£anul?h/llobe observed ^c•
powerful Syrian-Greek king, An- 2b t‘lr0US*1 Jan-
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tiochus, who had ordered a pagan
altar to be set in the temple of
Jerusalem. The Jews were tri-
umphant and the altar was ripped
out of the temple. Lamps and
torches were kindled as a symbol
of spiritual light and freedom.
They burned for eight days while
new purified oil was being pre-
pared. A new altar was dedicated.
Chanukah is a joyous festival
and is celebrated in the home and
in the synagogue. Dreidels are used
in the celebration for the children.
Sometimes they are filled with
candy. They are like tops and have
Hebrew letters on the sides. A
game of chance may be played
with the tops. The letters may
indicate the words “take” or
“half”. Otherwise the letters may
stand for the sentence “There
was a great miracle there.”
Texan First Baby
Walks and Talks
The first baby of 1967 born m
the Texan area was Glynne Walker.
One year later, he is walking and
talking and keeping things going
for the Walker family. His parents
are Mr. and Mrs. Warren J. Walk-
er of 6034 Bellaire Blvd. His
brother is John Warden, 4.
There will be a family dinner
with the grandparents for a birth-
day celebration. They are Mr. and
Mrs. J.M. Walker of 6120 Ariel
and Mrs. and Mrs. A.L. Yandell
of 6006 Beechnut.
Glynne was born on Jan. 1 at
10:48 p.m. and weighed 7 lbs,
12 oz.
Bellaire Recreation
Schedule Of Activity
12-3 p.m. A charge of $8 per 6
(Continued on page 7)
WRECKERS PULLED THE CAR driven by Mrs. Shirley Wesler Alter, 6142 Paisley, from Chimney
Rock Ditch Saturday morning after her brakes on her ’61 Buick had failed, according to investigat-
ing Houston Policeman H.B. Wright. Mrs. Alter and her two children, Rory Stephen, 11, and Leslie
Ilene, 9, are in Methodist Hospital where authorities reported Tuesday Mrs. Alter was in good
condition and the children were fair. The car coming east on Rutherglen failed to stop and went
across the street, curb and all the way down the 35 ft. ditch, crashing against the left bank in ttie
water at the bottom. One of the children went through the windshield, police said. Neighbors helped
get the three from the ditch and into ambulances.
The Bellaire Recreation Depart-
ment announces the beginning of a
new semester of 12 weeks of class-
es. These classes will begin th> ■ lr(lirr . an ttrurre
week of January 8, and continue HrMISr Ain I 1C, lit ! J
until the week of March 25. Reg- w "
istration will take place in the
Recreation Department Office
from now through January 12th.
A fee of $3 per class per child
will be charged for all children’s
activities.
Adult Oil Painting classes will
be’held ONLY on Tnesdavs from
Save on Hemisfair tickets pur-
chased before January 1 at the
Bellaire Chamber of Commerce
office, 5309 1/2 Bissonnet. They
are priced at $1.70 per adult tick-
et until that time. After that date,
tickets will be sold for $1.85 and
will be available at the Chamber
office at all times.
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Gurwell, Kate. The Bellaire & Southwestern Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 25, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 27, 1967, newspaper, December 27, 1967; Bellaire, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth521783/m1/1/?q=War+of+the+Rebellion.: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bellaire Friends Library & Historical Society.