The Bellaire Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 14, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 30, 1962 Page: 1 of 24
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The plot had thickened, but it
xvh* quite apparent that some of
<he Republican Area 10 precinct
Chairmen (there are nine) were
<K»t to purge Joe Fournace, long-
time area chairman and GOP or-
ganizer in the southwest area, of
jin* chairmanship.
And it was with considerable
trepidation that Mr. Fournace,
as area chairman, called the
meeting last week to elect the
Area 1C chairman for the next
two years The shooting was
(held in Bob Geyer’s living
room. He’s 128 Pet. chairman.
The way it shaped up on pa-
g>er, Jack Wallace (214), Willard
veze.v (283). Dave Shaw (256)
*nd C. A. (Cowboy) Davis Jr.
(284) were set to vote Joe out.
This made four, and they felt
tfiey had a kindred spirit in Lou
©hlers Jr., on the political outs
with Mr. Fournace for some time
and supposedly steamed up be-
oause he was not on the candi-
date screening committee for the
Bellaire city elections in July.
As a former councilman and
manager, he felt he had a right
*r» be on the committee.
THE *7?(Muke TEXAN
BELLAIRE'S OWN WEFKIY COM
BELLAIRE'S OWN WEEKLY COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER
Lined up for Joe, according to
report s. were Joe himself as
chairman of Bellaire Pet. 268,
Bob Geyer (128), Cecil Rives
(8) and Bruce Appling (182).
SO. thing* look bad for Joe,
who ha* spent, more than a de-
cade working for the Republi-
can cause in the Bellaire area
and just came through a hard
campaign to unseat Jim
Rertron a* county chairman
and replace him with Walter
IVfengdlen Jr., failing by 18
votes out off 18,000.
There they sat in Bob Geyer’s
living room, all nine of them, to
decide whether Joe should con-
tinue The excuse given by the
“no for Joe” faction was he had
lus hands full running his own j
precinct, that he had become so
•wrapped up on the Bertron- j
Meogden battle he didn’t help
out. hb precinct chairmen prop-
erly. that he needed assistance,
etc*. These were the reasons giv- j
en.
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Sorving Bellairo, Meyerland, Rack Estates, Robindall, Brae Burn Terrace, Larkwood, Willow Bend, Westbury, and Sharpstown
Vol. 9 No. W
WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1962
10c—Subscription $3.00 per year
Baptist Church
Opens New
Building Sun.
The Richmond Plaza Baptist
Church, 315 So. Seventh, will
honor their pastor, the Rev.
Frank M. Newton, on his ninth
anniversary as they dedicate
their new $230,000. Sanctuary
and Education buildings Sunday,
June 3, at 3 p.m.
The Richmond Plaza church
was organized October 28, 1951,
with 21 charter members. The
Rev. Mr. Newton became pastor
June 1, 1953, at which time the
church had 64 members. This
series of new buildings marks
the 4th building program of the
church in its 10% years of his-
tory.
The present membership is
near 1,100. The new buildings
which consist of the sanctuary
with a seating capacity of 715,
and a two story education unit
housing 6 departments, and an
activity building make it possible
to care for 1,200 in the teaching
and training program of the
church.
H. Hubbard Hurst, the minis-
ter of education and music says,
| “These new facilities will enable
Richmond Plaza Baptist to ade-
quately minister to our section
of the city with a well rounded
program of religious education
and music, which is designed to
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BEL-HI PRINCIPAL KEEPS DISTINGUISHED COMPANY
Bellaire High School Principal Harlan An-
drews proudly sits surrounded by the cream
of the school's crop of June graduates, the
five students who have gone through high
school with straight A averages. They are,
seated, at left, Jonnie Elinor Breaker, 5403
Valkeith; right, Martha Nell Ewell, 5413
Holly; standing, left to right, David Mich-
ael Purcell, 5102 Valerie, Sara Lynn Haner,
5622 Valerie, and Richard Frederick Heid-
ner, 5615 Wigton. The Texan wishes these
outstanding young people 0odspeed in the
challenging years ahead.
Photo by David's—Bellaira Circle
WHO CAN VOTE?
Who (-an vote in Saturday’s
Democratic run-off election?
1 Voters who voted in the
Democratic Primary May 5 may
vote in the rum-off.
2. Voters who did not vote in
either the Democratic or Repub-
lican primaries may vote in the
run-off.
3. Voters who voted in the Re-
publican primary may not vote
in the nm-off.
BUS Hooven
Places First In
Teen Road-E-0
Bill Hooven, 17, of 8509 Rob-
indell placed first in the Teen-
Age Road-e-o sponsored recently
by the Bellaire Jaycees.
Bill is an eleventh grader at
Bellaire High School.
Second place winner was
Charles J. Southard, 5459 Jason,
and third place went to Jerry
N. Osborne, 5538 Edith.
All three contestants received
trophies and participated in the
regional competition in Sweeney,
ey.
Dr. Currie Nominated
As Presby. Moderator
Dr. Thomas V/. Currie Jr.,
6127 Reamer, pastor of the St.
Paul Presbyterian Church was
nominated moderator of the Sy-
nod of Texas of the Presbyter-
ian Church U. S. at a synod bus-
mess sessiotn Thursday in Mid-
land.
His formal election as modera-
tor 'A il! take place in 1963 at the
(08th session of the synod to be
held at the MO Ranch near Kerr-
ville. He will succeed Dr. John
D. Mosley, president of Austin
College of Sherman.
The 47-year - old clergyman
has been pastor of St. Paul Pres-
byterian Church, 7200 Bellaire
Blvd., since it was organized in
1955. He came here from- Dallas
where he was pastor of the Oak
Cliff Presbyterian Church.
He is a past chairman of the
extension committee of the Bra-
z«>« Presbytery. He is the son
of Dr. Thomas W. Currie Sr.,
former president of the Austin
Presbyterian Theological Semin-
ary at Austin, who died in 1943
Bellaire Youth
Hurt In Crash
Griffith H. Evans III, 5200
Maple, 21-year-old Texas Tech
student, is recovering in Hamil-
ton Genei-al Hospital, Hamilton,
Texas, from injuries received in
an automobile accident last.
Thursday as he was returning
home for summer vacation.
Griffith’s mother, Mrs. G. H.
Evans Jr., said Monday that he
is making a good recovery from
back and foot injuries suffered
in the crash and should be able
to come home in about three
weeks.
More seriously injured was a
fellow student, William James
Puffer, 21. of 9119 Timberside
Drive, who is in the same room
with Griffith in the Hamilton
Hospital.
The crash claimed the life of
an Austin girl and another girl
from Dallas was injured.
Both the injured boys are 1959,
graduates of Bellaire High School'
and have just completed their
junior year at Tech.
Mrs. Evans expressed appreci-
ation to friends and neighbors
who have been so helpful dur-
ing the time of emerge
Screening Group Scrutinizes
Four More Council Hopefuls
All candidates who have filed
'for positions on the Bellaire
council have been interviewed by
the “screening committee” ex-
cept Bob Watts, candidate for
mayor.
He will be interviewed Mon
day, June 11, along with any
candidates yet to file.
Committee Chairman Henry
Hodell urged interested citizens
to attend the interviews, held in
the Corporation Court room in
the Police Station.
Interviewed Wednesday, May
23, were James R. Skelton and
Clinton Moore, candidates for
council Pos. 3; and, on May 28,
John Lockwood and Bill Rouse.
Mr. Lockwood is seeking re-
election, unopposed so far, to
Pos. 2, while Mr. Rouse, also un-lparti
OTEIN
Deadline for filing for council
positions is one month before the
July 14 election.
James R. Skelton—Pos. 3
A resident of Bellaire six year»
and a Phillips Petroleum land
leasing department employe,
Candidate James R. Skelton of
4803 Saxon outlined consider-
able experience in government
and civic affairs to the commit-
tee.
Prior to Bellaire, Mr. Skelton
served in the title and abstract
business, served as city tax col-
lector and cashier for Browns-
ville for five years and was with
the International Boundary
Commission as a land purchas-
ing agent for flood control levys,
then joined Phillips Petroleum
in 1944 in the land leasing de-
partment.
While living in Bellaire he has
participated in sucli civic activi-
as community development,
was on of the group that
?d the May 1, 1961 meeting
ng the county commisioners
to include in the $20,000,000
county bond issue the cost of the
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Shops & Sho/^
M’ffencv J ^ummuea on r'age 1
JkA’Bl.-.rial-s FbV^SeUtte
Jr. Miss Shop Hospital Open House Sun.
DR. THOMAS CURRIE JR.
Moderator nominee.
JR. MISS SHOP’S Dora
took off for Dallas on a
spree to stock up her new quar-
ters when she moves into them.
Jr. Miss shop soon will move a
few doors east of its present lo-
cation (5309% Old Richmond,
next to Foote’s Cafeteria) to oc-
cupy the Southwestern Savings
Assn., quarters when that insti-
tute moves' into its new building
under construction on Old Rich-
mond at 6th. Goodness, that
sounds like the Colts executing
tripple-dipple play. Or the
Dodgers.
by Memorial Baptist Hospital,
will hold an open house for the
general public on Sunday, June
3, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Tours will be conducted by
the Woman’s Auxiliary through
all areas of the 100-bed hospital,
including many areas not nor-
mally open to the public, such
as the operating and delivery
rooms.
The hospital is modern in ev-
ery respect, completely air-con-
ditioned with facilities for
ent of m e d i c a 1, sur-
iatric and obstetrical
'Each patient room has
rete bath, modern furn-
ishings, television, radio, piped
oxygen, and other features de-
signed for patient comfort.
A beautiful chapel is included
in the hospital plant, which will
be available at all times for wor-
ship services, prayer and medi-
tation. A chaplain will be on
duty.
The new hospital is located at
6440 High Star, near the inter-
section of H i 11 c r o f t and the
Sou thwest Freeway in Lhe
Sharpstown area.
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Norton, Mary. The Bellaire Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 14, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 30, 1962, newspaper, May 30, 1962; Bellaire, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth521342/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bellaire Friends Library & Historical Society.