The Citizen (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 33, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 18, 1948 Page: 2 of 16
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THE CITIZEN
\Vednescfay, February is, ifl-jg
\\ orlv J o Begin On New Baptist Church In April Final Rites Held
iForR.B. Mainer,
Construction will probably be-
gin shortly after April 1 on the
new Bellaire Baptist Church to be
located on the north side of Bell-
aire Boulevard between Avenue
B and White Drive, it was stated years.
tion to allow a church to be built* Tentative plans for the newlholds a conference with meml
there, [church call for an auditorium ca-jof the building committee. w r n • 1
Rev. Tippen said after the hear-[pacity of approximately 800 andj Members of the building com- V3SS3I KpSlflPIlt
site facing on*Sunday school space for 1,000. The|mittee are R. W. Ramey, George^ ' U““UI ‘‘V9IUC1U
Mrs. C. C.| Houston funeral services for School.35
pastor of the church.
The statement was made after
ing that getting
^Bellaire Boulevard has been ajplans, which are made out by ar-j Boynton, Mr. and
goal of the church for severaljchitects of the Southern Baptist Moore, Mrs. M. G. Montgomery,(Roy B. Mainer, brother-in-law to
-w—— — present the church isiConvention, include an educa-lMrs. W. T, Long. A. ,C. So Relle, former governor and Bavlor Uni-
this week by Rev. F. A. Tippen,located at 4820 Locust. [tional and recreational building.jjr., F. T. Bobbitt. L. O. Shrop-versity President Pat M. Neff,
The old church site will be; Construction will begin on theishire, John Willhelm and the pas- were held yesterday in the Hyde
rsold to the highest bidder, Rev.{for west side of the lot and theltor,
the Bellaire City Council held aTippcn said, and added that sev-jaddition will be built eastward! --
hearing and approved the site forleral bids have alr*ady been made with a driveway and parking span ^ j ^ /-x
the new church. for the land* jon lhc far east Slde Tho site ; jf\6G VFOSS UpCllS
At the hearing held last week Money for the project will prob- flld ^lock deep and has the R?
no protests were made to the^ably be raised by a thorough can- same amount of frontage on Cedarj|jQ\ynt()Wn lljTl/%A
church site and George Boynton,jvas of the membership, the pas-jBtreet that *t does on Bellaire'
John Willhelm and Rev. Tippenjtor declared, after stating thatjBoulevard-
v;ere recorded in the minutes of $10,000 is already in the building! Bev- Tippen said that work will
the council meeting as being injfund. The goal for the building(^obab*‘V no* underway until
favor of taking the necessary ac- is $20,000.
I Southwest Church Announcements
' .....CENTRA!. P21ESUYTEIU A
PILGRIM LUTHERAN CHURCH FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH
Temmporary Meetiw: Place (roirreKational and Unitarian)
Bellaire City Hall | _ ... . «nnthm<iri»
Rev. R. B. Fhlers. Pastor • Fannin . . , .
services: 9:30 a. m.. Sunday, Rev. John Clarence Petrie. Minister
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FRUIT TREES
WAW,
i
W. A. Harrell, secretary of the
department of architecture for the
Southern Baptist Convention, ar-
rives here the first of April and
PECANS
Stuart, Success, Schley..............................$4.00
CITRUS
Satsumas, Kumquat, Lemon, Grapefruit, Dugot
Oranges-..............................$1, $3, $4, $5
PEACH
Elberta, Wheeler, Hale Haven...................$2.00
PEARS
Keiffer, Pineapple, Garber, Douglas $2.50, $3, $4
PLUMS
Bruce, American............................... $2.00
FIGS
Celest, Texas Everbearing............ $1.00, $2.00
FLOWERLAND NURSERY
5 Two Bellaire Scouts
Visit Council Meet
The Bellaire Boy Scout Troop
' No. 210 was represented at last
■ week’s City Council meeting by
■ Murray Finer of 4981 Willow and
[Eugene Reamer of 4812 Spruce.
Both boys are working for their
Park Funeral home. Afterward
the body was sent to Lovelady for
burial.
Mr. Mainer, who was 54 and
jlived at 1639 Vassar, died early
[Monday morning in a Houston
hospital. Rev. Paul Horton offi-
ciated at the Houston services.
Mr. Mainer was in the grocery
business for 20 years before com-
_ ing to Houston. He entered busi-
ness soon after his discharge from
dreds of volunteer workers whothe army after World War L
will canvass the county in the! Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Harris County Red Cross|Bertha Mainer of Houston; J
For Funds Drive
The mezzanine floor of the Gulf
Building ig housing the down'
town headquarters for the hun-”
Sunda;
vices:
BELLA IRK
E BAPTIST CHURCH
4820 Locust
Rev. F. A. Tippen. Pastor
services: 9:45 a.m.. Sunday j ;;,; p m
a.m., morning worship, ser-. Foitnighters. co
mon; 6:30 p.m. Training Union; 1:3° other Sunday at 8
p.m., evening worship. j Teen-agers. Fri>
Sunday s
chool; 11
CENTRAL P’tLSUYT! m \r„
CHURCH
5213 Montrose Blvd
Dr Donald H. Stewart. Pastor .
Sunday services: Morning worship.
11 a m.. oiorning 9 an£j jj o’clock
m; 11 a m.. Sunday
school during service time ®
Women's alliance, second Wednes- beLLAIU* PRESBYTERIAN
(day. 10 a. m. CHURCH
Laymen’s League, third Mondaj.
Rev. Edwin W. Alims
p m , Junday services: 9:45
v ser1
and s
[service and sermoi
;hool
Teen-agers.
Choir rehearsal.
day n
. 8 p.
nights.
m. Thursday
5003 Bellaire Blvd.
Edwin \V. Albright. Pastor
( Sunday services: 9:45 a.m.. sui.-
iday school: 11:00 a.m.. sermon: "The
•s Onen Sea of Life." 7:00 p.m . School of
Missions.
FAITH AMERIC AN LUTHERAN
CHURCH
Ye Old
I College
Rain St.
S. T. M.,
ST. MARK’S EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
Bellaire
Pastor
Sunday
Varsity Room, Ye O
654.» S. Mai
Holland L. Miesel,
Sunday services
school; 10 a.m., worship, sermon:
First Thursday: Brother Hood.
Second Thursday: Faith Missionary by the pastor; f» p.m.
Society Wednesday, 10 a.m
Third Thursday: Sunday School Staffnion.
meeting.
.1826 Bellaire Bl\d.
Rev. J. Lawrence Phunley, Rector
Sunday services: 7:30
cjmmunion; 9:30 a.m., cl
21 ct.ni., morning worship and
the pastor; 6 p.m., V.P.S.L.
10 a.m.. Holy
p.m.. Holy
church school;
hip and sermon
ccmmu-
I
V BAPTIST
1948
> ai'a.m., m
Fund campaign opening March ljdaughter, Mrs. Marie Vinson ofN Unl
N1 VERSITY
CHURCH
6215 Auden
Rev. R. V. Mayfield, Pastor
uday services: Sunday school,
lay ser
norning
Ed Rotan, general chairman,
nounced Saturday.
The downtown headquarters'0' Lovelady, and Mrs. Lucille Mc-
opened Monday morning in prep-|Murra-v of T>'ler; lw0 brothers, T.
aration for the month long cam-!N- Mainer of Lovelady and J. R
paign for which a $331,000 quota.Mainer of Trinity; one grand-
has been set, Mr. Rotan satd. Jackie Maire Vinson of
Mrs. Mike Weinstein, campaign|Houst(m’ and several nieces and
[merit badges and it is a part headquarters chairman for theinePhews-
|of the procedure that they visit fourth consecutive year, and a '
staff of approximately 20 workers XT , 1 I> Q ,
are stationed at the headquarters I $ 01 CO DOy DCOlIt
where volunteer solicitors will ¥ j 117*11 T* 11
•btain supplies and submit daily LCSOCT Will 1 8m
fling Union. 6:45 p.m.;
nday i
g worship. 11 a.m.
:45 p.m.; evening
tI 9:45 Sunday services: Bible school.
Train-1 .m.; morning worship and serine
orship.! 9:50 a.m.; evening worship. 6 p.m
I Midweek prayer service. Wednesdc
WEST UNIVERSITY CHURCH
OF CHRIST
Rice Blvd. and Auden St.
(Community Bldg.i
Basil C. Doran. Minister
Sunday services: Bible school, 10
' sermon.
n !Houston; three sisters, Mrs. Pali" &!”m. j meetings. Tuesday at 10
|M. Neff of aco, Mrs. I. J. Young Midweek prayer service, Wednesday,
day,
7:45 p.m.
.THOLIC CHURCH OF
THE HOLY GHOST
Temporary Meeting Plate
Incarnate Word Convent
k Road
Woi
Bissonnet and Post Oa
John Bauer, Pi
governmental meeting of one
ltype or another.
Acting Mayor John Holmgrecn
welcomed the boys to the meeting, 0
One Stop Garden Shop
5101 MAIN AT PALM
Growing Grounds, Almeda Rd. L. 5887
"A Good Place To Trade'
L. 7697
introduced them to the council-'reports during the drive,
men and explained briefly how! Thorough coverage of the coun-j
!the city government is run. ty by workers in the ten solid-1
jtation divisions is being planned.
Mr. Rotan said. He added, how-j
|ever, that during the drive any-
one who has not been solicited;
(and who wishes to make a con-jb^
Manhattan Moods
Eddie L©e and His Orchestra
Capitol Record BD 43
Serving Fine Wines - Beer
TABLES AND BOOTHS
FOR LADIES
Champagne - Setup*
CATERING TO A
FINER CLIENTELE
Music For Dreaming
Paul Weibn and His Orchestra
Capitol Record BD I
Music For Memories
Paul Waston and His Orchestra
Capitol Record BD 37
Memory Waltxes
Frank De Vol and His Orchestra
Capitol Record BD 31
Moonlight Moods
Buddy Cole at the Organ
Capitol Record BD 54
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2419 RICK BLVD.
ACROSS FROM POST OFFICE
To Eagle Class
j Dr. John A. Stiles, former chief
executive commissioner of the boy
scout association of Canada, will
the principal speaker for the
irst
board:
jrtibution may call the headquar-|Eagle Class of the Sam Houston
lers at Beacon 3-7488. Arrange-Area Council Scouts Friday night
ments will then be made to ob- in the Lamar High School Audi-
torium when 14 Southwest area
!tain the donation.
Contributions may also be mail-
ed to the Red Cross downtown
headquarters, mezzanine floor,
Gulf Building. Checks may be
made payable to the American
Red Cross.
An assigned quota of $35,000
will be sought by the women's
division without house-to-house
canvassing, Mr. Rotan said.
“We have learned from previ-
ou8 campaigns that such can- This wm be followed
vassing is generally a waste of
| time and effort and usually re-
sults in duplication of solicita-
tions. We also want to avoid any
sort of presure campaign in the
iRed Cross drive, “Mr. Rotan said.
The women's division volun-
teers, under the chairmanship of
Mrs, C. E. Tooke, will contact
|by telephone or by mail the homes
auer, Pastor
Sunday masses: 6:30, 7:30. 9 andj7
10:30 a.m., at the Convent. !
Weekday masses: 6:30 a. m. at thei_
Convent: 7 a m. at the residence, 5520 mmmm
Richmond Road.
FOURTH ( itURCH OF CHRIS!
SCIENTIST
191(1 Montrose B'.vd.
Sunday services. 11 a.m.. Sunday
chool, 9:30 and 11 a.m.
Wednesday' evening services, 8 u rn
Reading room hours: to a.m. to 5
evenings 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. except.
(Wednesday and Saturday. Wednesday !
7:45 and again after the
Bumper to bumper service, and
Auto Pointing.
ALL WORK GUARANTEED
BARTA AUfO SERVICE
1710 Austin SI
F. 8666 Nights M, 2-5131
HEWS PRESB
CHURCH
iry Meeting Place
my Elementary School
• “ *11, Pi
Temp1
West Unlversl
Dr. Malcolm L. Purcel
Sunday services: Sunday schoi
a m.; morning worship, 11
Youth Vespers, 5:45 p. m
worship. 7:30
First Tl
m inD umiitib
VACUUM CLEANER
astor •.«
ool. 9:45 W|?n
evening ^
p. m.
'hursday, Auxiliary executive
second Thursday, Auxiliary
rth Thursday, general Aux-
NO MISSY BAG
mar
circles; fourth Thursday, general
lliary meeting.
Third Thursday night. Men’s Club.
ST. MATTHEWS LUTHERAN
CHURCH
5300 Main Blvd.
W. W. Stratman, Pastor
Sunday services: Sunday school
Bible classes. 9:40 a. m.; morning wor-
ship, 10:45 a. m.
ST. VINCEN
PAUL CATHOLIC
,CH
T DE
CHURt
1309 Bellaire Boulevard
J. D. Connolly, Pa:
Rev. J. I). Connolly,
Sunday masses, 6 a. n«., 7:30
a. m., 9:30 a. m., 10:30 a.
:30
12:10 p.
Week
a. m
Co
-day masses, 6:15 a. in., 7:15
and 8:15 a. m.
ifessions on Saturday, 4 to 6 p. m.
to 9 p. m.
WEST UNIVERSITY
METHODIST CHURCH
3611 University Blvd.
Rev. Bascom N. Merchant, I*
Sunday services: Two morning
ces at 8:50 and 10:50 o’clock.
Church school, 9:45 a.m.; M.
meeting, 6 p.m.; evening worshii
at 7:““
Pastor
serv-
boys along with about 50 other
scouts will receive their eagle
scout badges.
Dr. Stiles, who have been decor-
ated by the King of England
three times, will lead a very im-
pressive program.
The program will open with a
band concert by the Lamar High
School Band under the baton of
jthe band director Lee Keating.
rrM-:- ...i„ ...ii-----j a pro-
cessional by organist Floyd Wood- "
ard, which will be presented for
the eagle class and the mothers.
The rest of the program will
include the invocation by eagle
scout Allen Kinghorn; Greetings
from the Council by president P.lmon
P. Butler; Appreciation of TroopI^ESSlKitJ
Leadership, Commissioner H. H. Amherst.
Kuester; vocal solo, J o = " " » *«<**«• trelnin.
7:30 p.m.
CHRIST THE KING
.UTHERAN CHURCH
R.
URi
toherts School
briar and Addison
ie(h C. I.arson, Pastor 1
ly services: 10 a.m. Sundav,
11 a.m.. divine worship, ser-j
Rev. Kennel
Sunda;
<IL THESE SENSATIONAL FEATURES, TOO!
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filter is poured out with the dirt!
9 So QUIET, you can chat, phone or
listen to the radio
* CYCLONIC SUCTION that gets the im-t
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P serv-i. NO SMEUY, LEAKING DUST ^erj back
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Call For Free Demonstration
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Tents
Bridge
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Gas Lanterns
Punch Bowls
Chairs
Floor
Skill Saw
Camp Stoves
Thermos Jugs
Floor Sander
Polishers
Paint Sprays
Canncr and
Drop Cloths
Sealer
Car Polishers
Power Mower
Liquor
Ladders
Glasses
Paste Table
Cocktail Bars
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Sander
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that heretofore have been visited Schroeder; Conferring of the Eagle
personally, he added. jRank, J. Burney Wilson; Accep-
Contributors will be asked to tance of new responsibility, eagle
give an amount at least equal nominee, Maurice Patterson: Dedi-
to their donation in the 1947 cation of Class, scoqt executive Mi
campaign, Mr. Rotan pointed outJn0r Huffman; Presentation of
"More money is needed this;Eagle Badges, Mother’s Reccgni-
year so that the important ser-ltion Pins, Closing and Benediction
vices performed by the Red Cross by Father R. J. Diefenback.
Rev. J. Vernon
ser
e parsonage.
: TEMPLE BAPTIST
CHURCH
6409 Greenbriar
Wheeless, Pastor
Sunday services: Sunday school,
- :45 a.m.; preaching service, 10:50 a.m.
lf Training Union, 7 p.m.: cvenini
reaching s
’rayr.r mee1
for disaster victims, veterans and
other needy persons can be con-
tinued. The costs of such services
has risen along with everything
else, “he said.
Additional funds will be re-
quired, he added, for the installa-
Union, 7 p.m.: evening
service, 8 p.m. Wednesday:
eeting, 7:50 p.m.
BELLAIRE METHODIST
CHURCH
Temporary Location: Condlt
Elementary School
s^or
shool.
Elementary
Frederick W. Marsh.
Sunday services: Church
morning worshii
Boys from the Southwest to re-
ceive the eagle badges are Jack fcuncJa
Reaper, Allen Kinghorn, R. Rich-K^omfng'wirship, it a.m.
ard Fielder, James Edward Peter- o
son. Marvin Durrenberger, Ericj ST- p
Crake, John Doggett, Jr., John Main at^alu:
Tapley, Jr.. Elwyn Simons, Bob c;cnrlcM.
tion of the new national blood Goodrich Ship, Norris Keeler, church school, classes
11 ages; 10:45 a.m.. mon
e Kelt- sermon by the pastor
Woman's Missionary Society meets.
Second Monday of the month, tl
Men’s Club of the Church meets.
iin at Calumet
Brvan, D.D., Mi
vices: 9:;
nister
Eddie Walker, Joe Fowler, Rodney Boling
program being undertaken this
year by the Red Cross.
Robert H. Lloyd
And Bill Huston
Buy Roofing Firm
William H. “Bill” Huston and
Robert H. Lloyd, both West Uni-
versity Place residents, have form-
ed a partnership and purchased
the Certified Roofing Company at
1530 Fairview, it was learned this
week.
It was stated by the new own
ers that they will change the name
Ellis, John Perry, and Kaye
0 a.m., the,
for people ofj
ning worship,}
of the company to the William H. r>' Schumacher.
Huston Company and the Alumi- The jamboree, which is sched-
num Roofing Company. tiled to take place on Feb. 27 at
Reason for the two names, itjtbe End-O-Main Dance Hall, will
was explained by Mr. Lloyd, is tojbe a western style event and will!
show that the concern will not.be put on in cooperation with a
only install the aluminum roofs, group from Bandera. Everyone at-
but will do all types of roofing andjtending the dance will wear cow-
siding. boy outfits.
Mr. Lloyd said they will be the} Money gained from staging the
exclusive appliers in this area forjdance will go into the post’* build-
the Everware aluminum inter- ing funds. Major Schumacher said
Jamboree Talk Loyalty Sunday Set
Slated Tomorrow iBsynBaelI®,retChu!’ch td
# j Sunday has been designated
At I Pfrinn Mdpi Loyalty Sunday at the Bellaire!
n.1 LCgltll 1T1CCI [Presbyterian Church, Rev. Edwin
Further plans for the "Midwin-!AIbright' Pastor- announced this}
'week. 1
ter Jamboree" will be made at thel
, , _ _ ! Members will be given an op-
regular meeting of the John R. portunity to make lhejr pledges
Burkett Post No. <7, American!f0ij0wjng morning worship
Legion, tomorrow night at 8 o’clock|servjce
in the legion hall, 5505 Kelvin A budget of $19,973 has been
Drive, it was announced this week adopted for the new church year|
by the post adjutant, Major Hen-,which begins April j
lmnrher
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MAYFIELDS BUY HOME
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Mayfield
j have purchased the six-room brick
veneer residence at 915 Mulberry
Lane for $12,500 from the Bass-
wood Corporation. Mr. Mayfield
is with the Ideal Sheet Metalj
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VACUUM
CLEANERS
W«>tinghou»*—Hootch—
Electrolux—Apex Universal
and all makes
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CECIL STINSON
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that Bill Dechman who is chair-
man of the committee in charge ol I
making the arrangements for the I
dance will make a report of the |
progress at tomorrow night's meet-
ing.
Other business will include a
jfinal report on the results of the J
legion's service center drive, which |
ended the first of the week.
A report on the building fund I
and the progress that is being j
.made toward getting a new build-
ing will also be given.
Major Schumacher said that a
large attendance is expected at the j
meeting.
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