The Bellaire & Southwestern Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 18, 1973 Page: 1 of 32
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Easter signifies many things
by Terrilee Pettigrew
As the sun rises this Sunday
there will be people worshiping
together is early morning ser-
vices, rabbits busily hiding eggs,
and children anxiously awaiting
ceremonies on the lawn of the
White House.
Easter is one of the most cele-
brated religious holidays of the
year as it commemorates
Christ’s resurrection and ascen-
sion into heaven. It is cele-
brated on the first Sunday fol-
lowing the full moon that appears
on or after the vernal equinox.1
The actual name "Easter”
comes from the Scandinavian
"Ostra” and the Teutonic "Os-
tern,” both Goddesses of my-
thology signifying the coming of
spring. This ties the religious
observance closely to the wor-
shiping of nature. Both the Easter
rabbit and the use of eggs have
a mystical background. Ancients
believed that all elemental matter
is over-shaped from the raindrop
to the seed, therefore the tribute
to life’s growth from the egg.
In the Orient the Easter hare
is very closely associated with
the new moon and the Euro-
peans have a theory that the moon
represents fertility.
Early Christians belived that
on Easter morning the sun danced
in honor of the resurrection and
people rose early to see that
feat. The fi-st such service on
record was held by the Moravians
in Winston-Salem, North Caro-
lina, in 1773.
Easter is also a time of
fashion news. This is a time
when people can traditionally put
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THE BELL AIRE A SOUTHWESTERN
T NEWSPAPER
VOLUME 20, NUMBER 3
APRIL 18,1973 10? - $3 PER YEAR
Please see Page 6, Section I
for listings of special Easter services
Bellaire baseballexesplay
Mark Addicks presented a check last ween iui
$1,100 to Rick Ridley, a Bellaire High graduate
who was injured in a car accident on his way to
school in Austin. The money was raised by the
Bellaire Senior Advisory Council to help Rick’s
A helping family defray medical expenses. Also included
i , in the sun was donations from members of the
"and community, teachers, students and doctors. Rick
plans to return to school next fall. A letter
of commendation was sent to the Advisory Council
by Congressman Bill Archer for their effort.
Looking on are Rick's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Bob Ridley, and David Munson of the Advisory
Council.
Budget plans draw
diversified interests
varsity in annual
by Greg Watson
Eight former all-district play-
ers have made formal commit-
ments and eleven more are pend-
ing for the second annual Bel-
laire High School All Star Base-
ball game set for 7:30 p.m.,
Friday, April 20 at Butler Sta-
dium.
Heading the list of returnees
is three-time All-Houston Catch-
er Joe Staples, former Texas
A&M and Cleveland Indian star.
Joining him will be such Bel-
laire greats as Catcher Rick
Schroeder, First Baseman John
Fox, Shortstop Dickie Gage, Third
Rapping it up . .
Baseman Doug Nicholson and
Carroll Donneau, Outfielders Bill
Grogan and Mike McConnell and
Pitcher Bob Sanders.
Those expected to attend are
Billy Crain, Mark Davis, Mike
Dyess, Craig Hodges, Mike Holt
and Jim Horsch.
Others include Steve Jarrard,
John MacDonald, Jackie May-
nard, Jess Ryser, and Bill Sul-
livan.
Designed as a reunion for past
players who have served under
the eleven-year tutelage of vet-
eran mentor Ray Knoblauch, the
game pits Bellaire former all-
City departments complex
by Sara George
The heartbeat of any city is its
City Hall and like a heart, the
city is a complex structure. Dis-
secting the city as in heart sur-
gery requires patience and time.
However there is never enough
in doing both. This week’s column
will cover as much as possible
due to space and time. There are
13 departments, which only nine
will be covered in this column.
The nine are Finance and Tax,
Building Inspection, Health In-
spector, Purchasing and Ware-
house, Garbage, Water, Street
and Bridge, Waste Water Con-
trol, Fire and Police. The
other departments such as the
library, Parks and Recreation
will be covered in another column,
Bookworms, and regular news
articles.
W.E. Hamilton is the chief of
police. Traffic control and cit-
izen’s complaints are the main
concern of the 24 policemen said
Chief Hamilton. The depart-
ment, which has five automo-
biles, patrols three and one half
square miles (the city limits
of Bellaire). This week on the
activity sheet were 21 minor
accidents (no one taken to the
hosital for treatment), one
major accident , five abandon
vehicles, two cars on fire, 14
arrests, mostly for speeding,
no drivers license and driving
while intoxicated. Two incidents
stand out on this week’s sheet.
One was a maternity case Mon-
day morning. A woman who had
a minor heart condition and in
labor was assisted and taken to
Jeff Davis Hospital by the Fire
Department’s First Aid Rescue
Unit. The second happened Fri-
day the 13th. Officer Falco
stopped a man for a traffic vio-
lation and then called for as-
sistance. Officer Millsap as-
sisted and subdued the assail-
ant. The man was charged with
aggrevated assault on a police
office
Inspecting restaurants is the
primary concern of the City’s
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NOTICE
The City of Bellaire has
announced that City offices
will be closed on Friday in
observance of Good Friday.
However, City Secretary
Charles Hinze, Jr. said that
garbage would be picked up
that day.
cember 31, 1972, has already
been received and was appro-
priated as follows-poliee build-
ing $45,000; parks and improve-
ments-$25,000; and purchase of
a water well site-$42,734.
Funds for the next two periodsi
are only speculative at this time;
but are based on the trends of
revenue sharing in the past. Per-i
iod Two, from January 1, 1973
through June 30, 1973 called for
$22,000 to be spent for a ladder
pipe truck for the fire depart-
ment. Period Three, from July
1, 1973 to June 30, 1974, outlined
the following funds to be spent-
park purchase or improvements-
$25,000; library and parking-
$5,638; and water well and plant
improvements-$102,092.
Henry Hodell objected to using
$25,000 for parks saying that it
was federal money and that en-
titled anyone in Harris County to
use the parks. City Manager
Tom Heffington was directed to
look into that matter. Hodell
further stated that since the city
was not certain that they would
receive their $660,000 grant for
the sewer plant, they should take
the revenue sharing funds to aid
in construction of the plant.
Councilwoman Beverly Van Si-
clen wanted to pool the allot-
ments for the library and park-
ing into one library fund and
worry about parking at a later
date.
Recommendations from the au-
dience included providing for a
bicycle way, automating the free-
way traffic controls for emer-
gency vehicle travel, combining
a park site and a water well
site, and improving the library.
Mayor Grant Webster thanked
the audience for their sugges-
tions and concern and referred
the budget to Heffington for fur-
ther study.
Another public hearing will
be held May 7 at 8 p.m. in the
council chambers but this time it
will concern zoning. The Plan-
ning and Zoning Commission has
approved the master site plan
for the John Hanson property on
Bellaire Boulevard and Loop 610
subject to amendments to meet
with the present zoning ordin-
ances. Hanson will be required
to provide proper screening be-
tween commercial and residen-
tial property and provide access
to First Street.
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game
district stars against the cur-
rent varsity.
A former professional pitcher
and all-star in the Old Texas
League, Knoblauch has developed
one of the most successful high
school programs in state annuls.
(Continued on page 16)
by Terrilee Pettigrew
Plans for a projected sum of
$199,092 that the City of Bel-
laire plans on receiving between
now and June 30, 1974, from re-
venue sharing funds were discus-
sed during a public budget hear-
ing held in conjunction with the
regular meeting of the City Coun-
cil Monday night.
The budgelpresentedwas divided
into three parts, or periods of
time. The money for the first
period, January 1, 1972 to De-
District 90 State Representative Kay Bailey was on hand to throw out
the first ball at the opening of the Bellaire Little League last week-
end and Little Leaguer Alex Haapaniemi was there to read the Little
League’s oath for the crowd. (Photos by Peter Whitney)
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Pettigrew, Terrilee & George, Sara. The Bellaire & Southwestern Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 18, 1973, newspaper, April 18, 1973; Bellaire, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth567757/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bellaire Friends Library & Historical Society.