The Southwest Citizen (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, September 12, 1947 Page: 1 of 22
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Published Each Friday by News, Inc.,
For the Service and Information
Of 11,500 Homes In The
Southwest Area.
Editorial, Circulation And
Advertising Offices
5717 Kirby Drive . K. 3-1181
CJJie SouihuwAl
CITIZEN
f SERVING THE RESIDENTS OF HOUSTON'S SOUTHWEST AREA
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Volume I
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SERVING 45,000 READERS
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HOUSTON, TEXAS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1947
5c Per Copy; $2 Per Y ear by M ail
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NUMBER 9
G^autded &cko&U . . .
When southwest public and parochial schools opened this
week, crowded conditions were no surprise. Largest enroll-
ments in their history for most of the schools were anticipated by
the faculties, but the anticipation made things little easier for
teachers or students. The only hope for permanent improvement
for public schools is for present and planned school construction
to be rushed to completion, action which is being undertaken with
funds from the $25,000,000 bond issue which was approved this
summer by voters of the Houston Independent School District.
(More School Pictures on Page 5)
Kids Return
To School In
Huge Flocks
V/. U. School to Hold
Doubled Sessions
Probably the worst crowded of Southwest schools was West
University Elementary School. After early-morning confusion
of Monday’s first day activity had died down, Clarence Orman,
principal, at the far left in the picture, found that three first
grade classes, separated only by blackboards, were necessary
In this auditorium. The cafeteria also was utilized for several
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classes, and double-shifts will be the solution for this school’s
problem, Mr. Orman, who also is principal of the Pershing Junior
High School, said. School board plans include the construction
next year of a new junior high school in Braes Heights, and when
It is completed and open, Pershing School will be turned into an
elementary school.
Miss Geneva Stephens, 6212 Community Drive, reads to her
first-grade charges beside their room, one of the Poe Elementary
School’s temporary buildings—one of the many being used by
Southwest area schools until improvements and new buildings re-
sulting from the bond issue are made and are erected, respectively.
The scene in the 3300 block of Bellaire Boulevard Monday left
this crowded Impression, as hundreds of mothers and fathers regis-
tered their children at St. Vincent De Paul’s School for classes
which started Tuesday. By buses, feet and cars pictured at the
right they went. In the background against the school a small por-
tion of the long line of waiting parents and prospective pupils can
be seen. Improvements for St. Vincent’s School, the rectory and a
new church building scheduled to be started soon will cost about
$350,000.
Doing thler share to make the 1947-48 school year a successful
one, at least from the safety angle, are members of the 20-30
Club. A total of $1,500 was raised by the club through public
subscription last October, and 150 “Safety Sallies” were distributed
to Houston area schools, including those in the Southwest, and
another 100 will be distributed soon. Participating in brief and
informal ceremonies when the safety signs were presented to two
schools Saturday are these pictured public, civic and school offi-
cials, the group at Pershing Junior High School at the left and
those at Bellaire’s Condit Elementary School at the right. Those
at the Pershing School ceremony, from left to right, are Principal
Orman, 3722 Garnet; Mayor Ralph Lee, 2819 Sunset, representing
the City of West University Place; and Bill Anderson. 2519 Swift,
president of the 20-30 Club. At the right, from left to right, are
Mayor Madison Rayburn, 4418 lone, representing the City of Bell-
aire: Ronald Miller. 4303 Jane, chairman of the safety committee
of the Bellaire Lions Club, an organization also vitally interested
in safety work; Miss Ellen K. Stearns, 4362 Ruth, principal of
Condit School; Mel Schultz, 4811 Locust, member of the 20 30
Club; Mr. Anderson; and Prather Brown, 4305 Phil, member of the
20-30 Club. “Safety Sallies” were distributed Monday to St. Vin-
cent De Paul’s School. Poe School and Roberts School.—Photos
by Ottis Stahl Jr.
The children of the Southwest
returned to school Monday In
greater abundance than ever be-
fore.
All the schools of the area re-
ported an Increased enrollment
over the beginning of last year,
and several of them agreed that
they have the largest enrollment
In their history.
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W. J. Moyes, principal of Lamar
High School, the high school serv-
ing the Southwest, reported that
the expected 1700 students en-
rolled Monday, and added that he
expected another 60 students by
the end of the week. Last year
at this time Lamar had only 1630
enrolled.
At Pershing Junior High School
750 students took their seats to
face the coming school year
compared with 697 at this time
last year, Principal Clarence Or-
man announced.
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The West University Elemen-
tary School, located on the same
ground as Pershing Junior High
and directed by Miss Zelpha Shu-
mate, assistant to Mr. Orman, let
1567 youngsters in when it opened
the door Monday morning. Only
1431 studetns reported at this time
last year.
It will be necessary to run eight
classes In the elementary school
in double sessions, Principal Or-
man said. The exact time of the
double sessions have not been set.
Tentative plans are to hold four
clasaes from 8 o’clock In the morn-
School Asks
For Room In
Civic Hall
W. U. Council Defers
Action on Request
See CHILDREN CROWD
Page 8, Col. 7
Young pupils at Roberts Elementary School are caught by the
cameraman, with construction work on an addition to the school
in the background, during one of their outdoor periods. Included
in the addition, which will alleviate the crowded condition of the
school, will be 16 classrooms and a combination lunchroom, audi-
torium and playroom.
Cement-Pouring
Contract Sold
To Local Firm
RAPID ACTION—The Citizen, in last Friday's edition, stressed,
by picture and story, the sad condition in which Kirby Drive has
been for weeks and weeks, and said that a spokesman of the pub-
lic w orks department of the City of Houston indicated that noth-
ing was planned to make Kirby Drive a less uncomfortable street.
He said, however, that where the city several weeks ago tore up
portions of Kirby Drive to lay the storm sewers, the city would
attempt to repair these defects. Early Monday morning the pic-
tured grader was at work on Kirby Drive between Rice Boulevard
and Bissonnet, grading the entire street. This picture was taken
at Kirby and Sunset. Whether The Citizen’s discussion of the
problem was responsible is a matter of conjecture, but the staff is
happy the city has demonstrated at least some interest in the street.
West University Paving
Details Are Revealed
By ORLAN JONES
What is West University Place
doing about paving?
What is the Citizens Paving
Committee?
How, exactly, did Tennyson
Street get paving?
Who are the people paving Au-
den and University?
How will the recent county bond
election affect West University?
These are Just a few of the
questions running through the
minds of the citizens of West
University Place.
The answers to the questions
give an overall picture of what is
being done, and what has been
done toward paving West Univer
slty streets.
The answer to the first ques-j
tion;
A request for the use of the
Community House to serve the kin-
dergarten students of the West
University Elemenrary School wag
referred to Whitt Johnson, city
secretary, for further study at the
regular meeting of the West Uni-
versity Place City Council Monday
night.
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Other business at. the meeting
concerning the Community House
was the appointment of Dr. Rus-
sell Winston, Mrs. Rose Reese.
Mrs H. J. Washerman, T. F. Al-
ston, and J. D. (Pat) Murphree to
the Community House committee,
i The committee will have charge-*
|of maintenance, operation, and all
j business concerning the Commu-
j nity House.
The council rejected the request
of Peckham Place, a housing proj-
;ect north of the city, to connect
sewerage lines to the main lines
j of West University. Rejection was
j made on the grounds that If con-
nections w-ere made, it would over
! tax the present load.
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The city council has agreed to | An ordinance was passed to leyy
and collect ad valorem taxes on all
taxable property for the year 1947.
cost of paving the side streets ofjThe ordinance calls for *1.78 on
corner lots for the length of the every 100 dollar valuation of tax-
lot throughout the city. j able property in the city of West
And approximately six weeks ago ; ^n*vers*ty ^ace The ra*e is the
the city council appointed the CIt-1 same as ^or 1946.
izens Paving Committee. ^ tax money> three cents
What is the Cittaens Paving ; wiU g0 to the health and sanitation
Committee? |fund, 66 cents for the retirement
It Is an organization appointed
See W. U. PAVING
Page 3. Col. 3
David Wilson, 5,
Recovering After
Skull Fracture
of city bonds and $1.09 for current
operating expenses.
The problem of airplanes flying
too low over the city was referred
to the Civil Aeronautics Authority
to determine present regtrictions.
Specifications for black top pav-
ing was asked of the city council
at the meeting. This request had
never been made before, and the
city promised to have the speclfi
cations in approximately two
weeks.
j The contract to pour cement on
Auden and University and all the
concrete-pouring equipment for
the paving work was purchased
from Holland Page, Austin con-
tractor, by Brogan and Williams,
local contractors, Monday, J. L.
Williams, member of the firm, an-
nounced.
“Our purchase of this equipment
and contract will not hinder but
will expedite the work on Auden
and University Boulevards.” Mr.
Williams said.
Culvers Purchase
He explained that Brogan and and Tennyson and College.
Williams already have started j
moving the concrete equipment j
into West University, whereas j
Holland Page probably would not I
have done so for several days. The \
equipment, he said, was at. Goose !
(’reek where Holland Page had re-
cently finished a paving job.
W. E. Brogan, 3744 Nottingham,
and Mr. Williams, 3114 Quenby,
who compose the firm Brogan and
Williams, also are paving Tenny-
son Street.
Bellaire Zoning
Hearing Is Set
In a letter to the Bellaire City
Council read at its meeting last
week, the Bellaire Planning Board
announced that a hearing on zon
ing in the newlv-annexed territory
will be held on Wednesday, Sep
tember 17. at 7:30 o’clock.
Other business at the council
meeting included consideration of
a request by Carroll A. Bass, of
the Texas Transportation Co., for
the right to place an antenna on
top of the Bellaire water tower
to enable the company to trans-
mit radio calls to taxicabs. He
was promised an answer In two
weeks.
Fred Teas Named
By Nurserymen
j Fred Teas of Bellaire was nani
led to the executive committee oft
| the Texas Association of Nursery-1
[men at the annual convention last!
| week in Galveston,
j Mr. Teas is one of the owners!
of the Teas Nursery. . 1
David Wilson, five-year-old son
The citizens of West Univer- of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilson Jr.
sity on August 23 gave their ap- of 3765 Farbar, was reported re-
proval to the transfer of *100,000 covering satisfactorily at the Denson Cafeteria
of a previous bond issue to a fund IMethodist Hospital from the skull. The Denson Cafeteria. 243S Bis-
for use on new paving projects by fracture he received recently j sonnet, has been sold to Mr. and
voting overwhelmingly in favor of while swimming at the Southside \ Mrs. Sidney F. Culver for a sum
the proposal. , swimming pool. near *12,000, It was announced this
The West University City Coun-1 Mrs. Wilson said that David ap-lweek.
ell has awarded a contract to Bro- j parently will suffer no pernta- Albert Stein handled the put
gan and Williams, contractors, for I nent bad after-effects from the j chase from C. T. Denson, who had
the paving of three intersections, injury. (owned and operated the' cafeteria
Brogan and Williams will pave the David received the injury whenjfor the past three months,
intersections at Auden and Ten-j he accidentally fell from the high- The Culver's will open the cafe-
nyson, Tennyson and West Point, | diving platform onto the concrete teria on a full time scale under
’walkway around the pool.
their management this week end
$32.27 For The Blind
THESE YOUNG THESPIANS, members of the cast of the “Nottingham Follies,'’ were among
the 13 who raised $32.27 for Ihe Lighthouse for the Blind through their play last week in the back-
yard of 2421 Nottingham. Actually $24.06 was raised through ticket sales, and this fund was hiked
$8.21 through public contributions made after an appeal by The Citizen. Those in the pre-show ac-
tivity pictured are. from left to right, Patty Hofmann. 2417 Nottingham; Davy Johnson. 2424 Not-
tingham. who gave an imitation of Carmen Miranda; Jennifer Johnson, 2424 Nottingham; and Benny
Moore. 2411 Nottingham. Olliers in the east were Tommy Johnson. 2424 Nottingham; Billy and Bobby
Moore, 2411 Nottingham: Nancy Anderson, 2418 Nottingham: Barbara Sutton. 2405 Nottingham; Allan
Muller, 2440 Nottingham: .Marlene McClellan. 2431 Quenbv; Laura Ann Lyon, 3321 Calumet; and
Scooter Roussel, 2421 Nottingham.
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Murphy, John H. & Daniels, A. Pat. The Southwest Citizen (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, September 12, 1947, newspaper, September 12, 1947; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth567869/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bellaire Friends Library & Historical Society.