Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 99, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 1, 1992 Page: 3 of 10
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Letter to the Editor
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Gillaspie's letter was in support of family values
I was appalled to see the head- - issue ofthe Star. The headline misled than it r*»tiv tk- on,* ....... „ ........ ...
Burleson Star. Thursday. October 1 1<»?.U
I was appalled to see the head
line accompanying Mrs. Gillaspie's
letter to the editor in the Sept 24
* issue of the Star. The headline misled
readers to think that the content of the
letter was of an opposite viewpoint
Letter to the Editor
He did come to Burleson
In a recent article announcing J.
R. Clark as the Norwood award
winner, the statement was made that
Dr. Rufus Columbus Burleson, the
man for whom the town of Burleson
was named, may have never set foot
on Burleson soil.
Minutes of church conferences
at First Baptist Church dispel this
notioo. Dr. Burleson, a dynamic
Baptist minister, spoke in Burleson
at the charter service of the Baptist
Church of Christ in Burelson (later
than it really was. The letter was ents imparted to me was a value sys-
clearly in support of family values tern that taught me that hard work,
and the stand that Vice-President diligence, and responsibility enable
Quayle has token. It did not in any you to obtain economic opportuni-
way define these issues as "absurd" ties. Along with Mrs. Gillaspie, I take
as the headline lead the reader to exception to Dr. Miracle’s article. I
think. What Mrs. Gillaspie found don't believe that my family's values
•i r- j —. „ . absurd was Dr. Miracle's interpreto- were hindered by a lack of economic
idenufied as First Baptist Church), tion of traditional family values being opportunites, I believe that they were
On another occasion. Dr. Burleson linked to economic conditions and strengthened by them.
circumstances. » —LAURIE MONTGOMERY
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came to solicit funds for Baylor
(University). After he spoke, the
church went into a called conference
and voted not to contribute any funds
to Baylor.
There may have been other oc-
casions, but I recall these two from
sary.
Cockerham, 447-5730.
i*—.*-..** Correction to
family background, quite the con- _a. /% a
trary. My father was bom in 1929, at kjCpi* Icllci
vouuiis, vui * icuui uicsc iwu Hum die beginning of the Great Depres- _ , . .
when our former pastor, Dr. Ed Sch- sion» *nt0 a family of seven. His twin c .,etter „ editor in the
meltekopf, had minutes researched brother died in infancy becausee the P lh..^“he“fnlheBwiesonStar—
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-JIM COONTZ mother took in laundry and ironing to sentences inadvertently left out due
help support the family. My father t0 an eye 1,131 drifted down a few
would deliver it after school on his lmes-The following is how the fifth
bicycle. My grandparents never and s*xlh paragraphs should have
owned property orahome. My mother read;
spent several of her younger years m®* *"’s ma,tes no sense at
living in a tent with her family. She al* because in the late 1950s my hus-
suffered a crippling disease as a child band* alon8 w‘th about 25,000 oth-
that left her handicapped. I would say ers’werc ,a‘d °,,al General Dynam-
that my parents did not have a lot of ics 31,(1 this did not cause a
-E vents CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2
TUESDAY, OCT. 13 .. , , ..
10:30 a.m.—Story time, Burleson Public Library, 216 S.W. Johnson Ave. my Parents did.not tave a lot of STfn f™?v‘
llTJTl „ economicopportunitiesgrowmg up.
7 p.m.-8.30 p m.—Enghsh as a Second Language and Reading and Writing, The eroding of familv virtues
STnST* MethodistChurch' 130 E. Renfro St. Contact person: DoraEllis, Ufe was better for my parents began in the earfy 1960s when the
Pracucal Parent EducaUon series), Burleson High School library, 517 S.W. were able to purchase homes and moved from thepublic schools bv the
Johnson. Contact person: Carol Smith, 447-5730. secure proper medical attention for SupremeCourtand humanistic athe-
7.30p.m_—Stated meeting of Burleson Masonic Lodge #649,comer of Main us. Our needs were met, but we never istic values began to be systemati-
and Renfro streets. Contact person: R.D. Scott, 295-1410. had the latest fashion craze or latest cally imposed upon us through the
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 14
7 a.m.—Burleson Optimist Club, JB's Bar-B-Que, 426 S.W. Wilshire.
Contact person: Brenda Jenkins, 295-1950.
10 a.m.-noon—GED classes, Burleson Public Library, 216 S.W. Johnson.
295-6131.
Noon—BurlesonLionsClub.FirstUnited Methodist Church, 130W.Renfto.
Contact person: Chuck Hutson, 295-0164.
5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.—GED classes, Burleson Public Library, 216 S.W.
Johnson. 295-6131.
7 p.m.—Burleson Youth Association board meeting, Burleson Community
Center, 500 Chisenhall Park Lane. Contact person: Nancy Muse, 295-1879.
THURSDAY, OCT. 15
7 p.m.—Burleson City Council meeting, Burleson City Hall, 141W. Renfio.
Contact person: Jean Phillips, 295-1113.
7 p.m —Burleson Masonic Lodge #649 floor school, Masonic Lodge, comer
of Main Street and Renfio Street. Contact person: RD. Scott, 295-1410.
7 p.m.-8:30 p.m.—English as a Second Language and Reading and Writing,
FirstUnited Methodist Church, 130 E. Renfio Sl Contact person: DoraEllis!
295-1166.
7 p.m.-9 p.m.—"Effective Parenting With Your ADD/HD Child" (second in
a six week Practical Parent Education series), Huguley Hospital cafeteria,
11801 S. Freeway. Eoa.Woflh.Cnntact^ieraon; Cari Smith. 447-5730.
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Ellertson, Sally. Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 99, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 1, 1992, newspaper, October 1, 1992; Burleson, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth763255/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Burleson Public Library.