The Bellaire Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 16, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 17, 1964 Page: 16 of 71
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BELLAIRE TEXAN
Wednetday, June 17, 1964
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A Word On Phone Policy
At Bellaire Swimming Pools
FLAG DAY PARTY FOR SMALL FRY
Photo by Peter Whitney
BY MARY NORTON
'Tennis everyone ! ! ! might
well be a new twist to the old
cliche where the Bellaire Parks
and Recreation Department’s
summer program is concerned.
Forty youngsters between 10 and
12 years-old signed up for classes
with Instructor GERALD
SCHLIEF at the Bellaire Tennis
Court. Other summer activities
of the department are being
greeted with similar enthusiasm.
Drama Instructor CHARLENE
MILLER is working with 92 little
would-be thespians between the
ages of 6 and 9 years old and
VIC DRISCOLL has registered
85 boys for the Athletic Club in
the three to five year age group.
And while we’re on the subject
of the Recreation department, a
word about use of the telephones
at the swimming pools.
Recreation Director TROY
SNOW says the policy is for pool
employees to call pool patrons
to the telephone in case of
emergencies.
He says there is no paging
bile accident last week had warm
words of praise for the Bellaire
Police Department. “OFFICER
SNITKIN and CHIEF HAMIL-
TON have been in and out of the
hospital (Bellaire General) sev-
eral times a day to check on
them,” Mr. Norfleet said. “It’s
really a good feeling to knofv
that Bellaire has officers who
take that much interest in what
happens to people.”
Bellaire Police Officer TOM'-
MV riEMBY is recuperating at
Bellaire General after under-
going nose surgery.
Other notes from city hall way
.... City Manager GARY SUM-
MERS and MRS. SUMMERS at-
tended the convention of £he
Texas City Manager’s Assn, laprt
week in Odessa. And this week
City Sanitarian MARVIN EAVES
begins his two week military
stint at Ft. Sam Houston.
and Sidney Shepperd (Patrick Henry).
Invitations To Flag Day Party
Are Delivered By 'Paul Revere’
Paul Revere himself delivered *ance- great time with the planning,
the invitations! Colleen Sheppard, in Betsy Mrs. Sheppard’s 18-year-old
And the guest list at the party Ross costume, demonstrated pro- nephew, Wayne Carpenter, who
included such names as George Per conduct for ladies on such is residing with her helped with
and Martha Washington and occasions. the planning and costuming.
Patrick Henry! Kay Ford, 4806 Briarbend, told
Hostess was Mrs. William M. Hie story and showed the picture
Shepperd III, 4609 Birch, whose ot ,he Hag-raising on Iwo Jima
Flag Day party last Friday dur>ng World War II,
morning attracted 37 little guests, David Little, 4610 Braeburn,
many of them dressed as early and Linda Isaacks, 4617 Birch,
American patriots. H°y and Girl Scouts, showed1
Mrs. Shepperd’s son, William how *° fold the Hag.
Marsh, 7, delivered invitations, Guests participated in the pro-
written in old English print on gram by giving a brief account
a scroll, to neighborhood chil- °* ,be historical figure each re-
dren. presented.
The guest list also included the Mrs> Shepperd said she hit on
children of members of the Lady the FlaS DaV Party idea when
Washington DAR Ch-pter to she real‘zed how unaware some
which Mrs. Sheppard belongs. youngsters are of the rules for
At the party, “Paul Revere" sh°wing respect for their eoun-
demonstrated what a man does try’s fIag-
with his hat when the flag is “We had a wonderful time
passing by and also during the P-ahning the party,” she said,
saying of the Pledge of Alleg- The children felt right in with
the idea of costumes and had a
Friends Plan Book Sale
In 2 Locations Saturday
The C. E. CUNNINGHAMS of
5803 Belrose, will be leaving the
latter part of July for a new
home in The Hague, Holland,
system at the pool and members w^ere Mr. Cunningham has been
of the staff have to resort to lung transferred. And the move will
power to locate a particular in- mean a major loss for a group of
students at the Houston Cere-
bral Palsy Treatment Center
where Bianca taught last year.
power to locate a particular in
dividual.
“If they know the person on Palsy
sight it’s usually a simple matter ”,v,or'' Plor‘
to locate them but if they don’t,
it’s not so simple—as a swim-
ming pool is usually a pretty
noisy place,” he said.
He said pool employees are
instructed to cooperate in any
That “vale of tears” day for
American Field Service chapter
members in this area is drawing
near. On June 27, the 16 students
in this area, including Bellaire
way possible in emergency situa- High s ELSA DeMAROO and
tions. KOUSSAI ABDEL-RAZZAK will
be saying goodbye. Along with
tions.
“We do discourage calls that
aren’t of an emergency nature
because they tie up the telephone
and keep pool personnel from
their regular duties,” he said.
BUCK NORFLEET whose wife,
JEAN, and son, MARK, were
seriously injured in an automo-
other American Field Service
students over the country—3000
in all—they’ll make an extensive
tour of the U.S. before returning
to their homelands.
The area group recently made
a trip to Brownsville where they
crossed the border for a brie*
sightseeing visit into Mexico.
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BILL fix
Eagle Scout.
Recognition of the efforts of
the Friends of the Bc ’.aire Li-
brary to increase the facilities
of the Beilaire City Library was
made recently when the City
Council of Bellaire passed a
resolution praising the organiza-
tion.
The resolution set out that the
book sales conducted by the
Friends has proved a unique
the patrons and the citizens of
Bellaire. the Council would like
to express their appreciation and
gratitude for these books,
Bill Fix
Eagle Scout
Bill Fix, son of Mr. and Mrs.
William J. Fix, Jr., 5109 Ever-
City Council Resolution
Praises Friends Of Library
BargMns in a wide variety of book sales, and have provided
used books will be offered at the library with articles of fur-
public sale scheduled Saturday niture, musical records hun-
ky. the Friends of the Bellaire dreds of books and several en-
,o^1ry', They Wl11 oHer about cyc'°Podias, and have stocked a
1000 books in the mall at Sharps- science and drama shelf
town Shopping Center and at
Mdyerland Plaza from 8:30 until In addition to conducting book
5 p.m. The proceeds will be sa^es* the “Friends” are present-
spent on the purchase of new ^ engaged in a project designed
books and long playing records to °btain donations of new books
for the Beilaire City Library. from the public as memorial
Organized in 1950, the gifts- Mr- and Mrs. F, Va!
Friends’ have raised several Thompson, 5224 Brae Burn, ar$
thousands of dollars by their co-chairmen of the group.
...... uo 111ici111 . rix, ,ji ., uiuu Civtr-
well as all of your efforts on be- green, received his Eagle Scout
half of the library.” ~ • ■ -
Washateria Fire
Badge at a Court of Honor cn
May 18 at Bellaire Presbyterian
Fellowship Hall.
Bill is a high ninth grader at
Jane Long Junior High where
Fire which apparently started
friends has proved a unique in or near one of the driers Jane Long Junior High where
form of raising money and that damaged the Super-Klean Wash- he won first pIace in the Science
the public in Bellaire has learn- ateria in the 5100 block of Cedar Ra‘r ,b's year* Re *s a fifty miter,
ed to look forward to them. Tuesday night, June 9 “ has earned his God arld Cnm-iirv
The resolution went on to say: The blaze traveled up into the Award
“May we take this opportunity ceiling and went cut through leader-
to especially thank you for the vents in the roof,
fine and valuable collection of Firemen laid a line to fight
art books which you presented the blaze.
the library on its recent birth- The alarm came in at 10*07
day. These are books which the p.m.
library would never have felt “We were there until about
financially able to acquire, and midnight but were called back
they are books that will be ap- again at 1:40 a.m. when it start-
preciated by the library patrons ed smouldering again ” Chief
lor years to come; on behalf of Glenn Hutchens said.
,v..uVi y* 'SifMi&M*AVAY.... ,v.*.,,
has earned his God and Country
Award and is a senior patrol
Bill is a member of Troop 601
led by H. H. Laverty, 523 South
Third, and sponsored by Bellaire
Presbyterian.
PETIT JARDIN CLUB OFHCfRS
Shown at an installation'luncheon at the Hotel America are
Mr," Wa° erC n Gard<" Club. Standing:
Mr,. Walter Kilgo, 4842 Briarbend, who in.telled the ot-
fleers; seated, left to right, Mr,. Albert Skellie, 4410 Creek-
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srwre “s&z-x szsssvfft? Tir
nature, enlarging, purifying, and retary- Mr, j C Am U 4733 *ec-
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Norton, Mary. The Bellaire Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 16, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 17, 1964, newspaper, June 17, 1964; Bellaire, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth521069/m1/16/?q=%22~1~1%22~1&rotate=90: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bellaire Friends Library & Historical Society.