The Bellaire Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 28, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 27, 1958 Page: 1 of 24
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Delay Opening Westbury, Richmond Schools
I was never one made of that
“sterner stuff” that produces
heros ,the kind you read about
in adventure stories.
Climb the mountain! Naw!
Swim the rapids? Tsk! Run the
fiery gauntlet pursued by
10,000 whooping head hunters?
Heck, friend I wouldn’t be
found dead around them
people.
This time of year, though, I
occasionally think back to the
day I faced the sterner test and
came through with flying colors
—but stinging behind.
Westbury’s Cynthia Ann Park-
er School and Braes Timbers’
Richmond School won’t be ready
for occupancy when the fall
term begins on Sept. 8.
Westbury students will go to
Shearn School and Richmond
School students will attend
THE
Braeburn on a split-session ar-
rangement until the two new
school plants are completed,
school officials announced this
week.
The Cynthia Ann Parker and
Richmond School children will
attend school in the afternoon
and the Braeburn and Shearn
students Wall attend from 8 to
12.
Kindergarten students for all
schools will attend during the
regular kindergarten hours.
At a Westbury civic club
meeting last week Superinten-
dent John McFarland said that
bus service will be provided for
the youngsters while attending
Shearn.
Mrs. Ila Gary, principal of
the new Richmond School, and
Braeburn Principal Dorothy
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EXAN
BELLAIRE'S OWN WEEKLY COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER
Serving Bellaire, Meyerland, Flack Estates, Robindell, Brae Burn Terrace, Larkwood, Willow Bend, Westbury, and Sharpstown
Vol. 5—No. 28
Bellaire, Texas, Wednesday, August 27, 1958
5c—Subscription $3.00 per year
The “test” began a few weeks
before I entered my freshman
year in high school. My brother
Noel would hint to me that soon
I would get “initiated” to high
school. On inquiry, he would
hold the seat of his pants and
groan and moan and all but fall
down and foam at the mouth.
Checking with my fresh-
man-to-be pals, I found some
knowledge of an ordeal that
confronted us the day we
trudged to high school for the
first time. Just what, exactly,
was going to happen I couldn’t
find out. But it was going to
he horrible, mind you.
Then came the day! As I
walked toward the high school
I heard in the distance loud
noises such as yells and shrieks.
Rounding the corner I was con-
fronted by a half-a-block long
sea of waving sticks, clubs, hoe
handles, lathes, boards, shingles
and what not. They seemed to
stick up in two rows with a
path between.
Welch Inches By Elliott
In Bellaire Precincts
Periodically, someone would
takevoff down between the rows
of waving weapons and they all
would swing down like a wave
Louie Welch, who lost re-
soundingly in the runoff for
County Judge to Bill Elliott,
squeezed through in Bellaire
Saturday by 25 votes.
Welch’s total in the five Bel-
laire precincts was 861 to 836
for Elliott.
Jn the entire Bellaire-S. Post
Oak-Sharpstown area, Welch
polled 1007 votes to 806 for
Elliott.
Fact that these areas are on
the conservative side politically
points the way to Welch’s edge
out this way. This, plus the fact
that Bellaire Mayor Louis Ehlers
Jr. campaigned vigorously for
Mr. Welch.
It is significant that Mr. Ehlers
is a Republican wheelhorse in
these parts, is a GOP precinct
leader and organizer, and that n g Ppltotl
he apparently worked to swing | ■ diWII
ihe Republicans in behind Mr
Welch, who is a Democrat alone |§ V 1C 11111 Of
with Mr. Elliott.
Liberals turned out in large
Results by precincts:
BELLAIRE
Precinct Welch
128 197
182 203
214 143
215 171
268 147
WILLOW BEND
Precinct Welch
255 443
MEYER-RICH-PLAZA
Precinct Welch Elliott
176 146 138
Precinct Welch Elliott
WESTBURY
146 170 104
SHARPS-ROBIN-BRAE
Precinct Welch Elliott
256 248
would swing down like a wave numbers throughout the countv,
behind the scurrying victim and 1 howover, to propel Mr. Elliott,
the users would yell and laugh 1 energetic Pasadena attorney,
and the victim would leap and : ;nto the important countv iudge-
skid and holler but keep going. shjp post by a substantial mar
He just couldn’t seem to dart j
away from his tormenters. They
gin.
would push him back and along!
with powerful swipes of thyir j
sticks.
Well, mother, it was a cool
September day, hut your son
was sweating profusely. Trem-
bling, too. Abe Hart, my red-
haired pal, was just ahead of
me in line. He took a deep
breath, lowered his head, and
whipped down between those
beaters so fast and furious he
was almost to the end before
he got a good lick.
Then, chubby Joe Beardsley, |
already anticipating his lumps
by his hunched shoulders, went j
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Charter Wants
Yeur Mess On
Corasmmitv Project
R. G. Pelton, 5116 Huisache,
a well known Bellaire resident,
died suddenly Sunday morning
in his home of a heart attack.
A native of New York, Mr.
Pelton had been a resident of
Houston and Bellaire since 1920.
He was 63.
He was supervisor of directory
sales for the Southwestern Bell
Telephone Co. here. He had
worked for the company for 37
years and had been the South-
I eastern division’s directory sales
supervisor since 1924. Earlier he
I was a chief clerk in the Hous-
The Greater Bellaire Chamber | ton district manager’s office,
of Commerce is going all out to j Mr. Pelton was a member of
explain its function in the com-j the Telephone Pioneers of
munity and in turn is asking for
BAND PRACTICE
Strike up the band!
And summon all you trump-
et toodlers, string pluckers and
such for hand practice at Bel-
laire High.
A special invitation is issued
to you l’ershing and Jane Long
grads to be at the bandroom at
9 a.m. on Sept. 2 to meet the
new band director Robert
C’ompean and learn the ropes.
You old hand members are
expected there too, natch.
suggestions as to how it may
better serve the area.
Ten thousand circulars which
were distributed to grocery
stores throughout the area out-
line the functions of the Cham-
ber of Commerce and contains
a questionnaire which residents
are invited to mail back to the
chamber giving their ideas on
community needs.
The circulars have been placed
in grocery bags going into "homes
throughout the area, sai I Cham-
ber Manager Roger Westrup.
“Replies are already beginning
to come into our officesaid
Mr. Westrup, “And we urge
those who haven’t taken time yet
to share their ideas with us to
do so.”
of Christ Scientist of Bellaire. He
had been affiliated with the
Hotison Advertising Club longer
than any other member.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday from the Settegast-
Kopf Drawing Room with James
Arbogast reading the service.
Burial was in Forest Park Ceme-
tery.
Survivors include his wife.
Mrs. Elnora Pelton. one of Bel-
la ire’s earliest residents, and one
son, Ralph E. Pelton, also of
Bellaire.
Shops & Shoppers
’BACK TO SCHOOL' TEEN
DANCE SET FOR SEPT. 5
Sponsored by six Bellaire-
area merchants, a big “Back To
School” teen swim and dance
party will be held Friday night,
Sept. 5. at Charlie’s Teen Coun-
try Club at 14538 Minettar (one
block ott S. Main at Fondren
Road).
Ann Keene Dance Studio
dancers will perform for the
pre-teens and teenagers, as will
the Bel-Airs, a group of young
instrumentalists.
Refreshments will be furnish-
ed by Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co.
Merchants sponsoring t h e
party are First State Bank of
Bellaire, Ann Keene Dance
Studio, Gene Mohr’s Chevrolet,
Meyer Bros., Wee Modern and
Lew’s Record Shop, which will
furnish dance records.
The dance will be well-chap-
eroned and parents are invited
to attend along with their pre-
teen and teen agers.
For information concerning
the “Back To School" Party,
call Charlie Eckstrom at GY-
9-8683 or MO 7-2983.
BELLAIRE THEATER’S
weekly meeting of Sportsters
Club & Small Fry last Saturday
saw Jimmy Clem winning the
big prize—official Little Leaguer
baseball and bat—in connection
with the feature attraction, a
story about a little leaguer.
Robin and George Waters won
the Be Bop contest, along with
other winners—Judy McCor-
mick, Carol Borel, Dick Shanks,
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Announce
Pre-Registration
Dates For Gordon
Pre-registration program for
Maud Gordon elementary school
is announced by Principal Mrs.
Beth Bracewell as follows.
Kindergarten registration will
be held only on Thursday and
Friday, Sept. 4-5, between 9
a.m. and noon.
First to 6th grade registration
will be held Sept. 2 through 5.
All kindergarten and first
graders entering the Houston
school system for the first time
must bring a birth certificate
and doctor’s certificate as proof
of vaccination and diptheria
shots.
Any child from second grade
to 10 years of age and entering
the Houston system for the first
time must bring a doctor’s certi-
ficate as proof of diptheria shots,
but a vaccination scar will be
accepted as proof of vaccination.
Mrs. Bracewell suggested that
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A Beauteous New Miss Teen-Age
John Taylor who was on the receiving end of a trophy
ceremony himself a few weeks ago presents a loving cup
to Bellaire's new Miss Teenage, lovely 13-year-old Pat Aude
of 4500 Pine. Pat was singled out for the honor from
among some 24 contestants last Friday night at Bellaire
Pool. Mr. Taylor, this year's Mr. Bellaire, was among the
judges. The contest is sponsored annually by the Bellaire
Parks and Recreation Dept.
—Photo by Peter Whitney
At The Council Table
Hear Water, Sewer Service
Requests Of Non-Residents
City council Monday night , a similar request came from Bel-
took two different views of two 1 laire Investments for water and
requests for extension of Bel-1 sewer Service for their new
laire water and sewage service building at Jessamine and Chim-
to businesses located adjacent to i nev Rock—also outside the city
Bellaire—but outside the city I limits—council solidarity crumb-
limits. ! led.
The first plea came from C. E.
Savage, 4661 Spruce, owner of
Savage Laboratories at 5222 Elm.
Mr. Savage pleaded his case
and immediately got a firmly-
worded explanation from Mayor
Louis Ehlers as to why, because
of already taxed to the limit
water and sewage facilities, Bel-
laire can’t afford to take on
“fringe area” customers. When
Mr. Savage persisted, a poll of
council members (Council Ho-
dell was absent) showed them
alt opposed to granting an ex-
ception in Mr. Savage’s case.
Different View
But a half hour later when
The fact the new building is
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HORN REGISTRATION
Students who will be attend-
ing Horn School for the first
time this fall may register any
time beginning Sept. 2. Princi-
pal Zemma Womack announced
this week.
Miss Womack said it will not
bo necessary to register students
who attended kindergarten there
last term.
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Norton, Mary. The Bellaire Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 28, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 27, 1958, newspaper, August 27, 1958; Bellaire, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth521466/m1/1/: accessed June 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bellaire Friends Library & Historical Society.