The Bellaire Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 26, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 2, 1964 Page: 1 of 28
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I suppose that LBJ’s legacy when it
comes to quaint sayings will revolve
around his penchant for pondering
his problems “under the Live Oaks
on the banks of the Pedernales.”
Since this is the old homestead,
President Johnson has a right to
such a homily. He isn’t the only
person who has little idiosyncracies
of expression that, if used enough
and are catchy enough, will hang
around a bit.
As an old political speech listener-
to, I chuckled at many such sayings.
For example, there was an old down-
state senator in Illinois who used to
play upon the emotions of his con-
stituents thusly:
Silently he would “Survey his audi-
ence. Slowly he would gaze over the
crowd. Then, commanding silence by
this little trick, he would slowly lower
his head and mutter softly: “Where
are my many friends of yesteryear
. . . have they gone where the wood-
bine twineth?” This provoked many
a tear and many a vote.
A Western Iowa congressman 1
used to cover had a pet expression
that stamped him as one of the
most erudite of solans to his con-
stituents. His name was Otha
Wearin, and when summing up
h’s attack on some Rossevelt (FDR,
that is) indignity our congressman
would work himself up to finish
on this high pitch:
"... and this administration will
continue to grab and grab and grab
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GO REPUBLICAN! Reads the
sign on the elephant and Bev
(Mrs, Bob) Geyer wants every-
one to go right out and buy a
ticket to the Pink Elephant
Ball Friday, Oct. 9 at the
Shamrock-Hilton. The ball is
sponsored by the Harris County
Council of Republican Women.
For further information call
Mrs. Geyer (MO 5-1670).
Fire Damages
Emery Home
On Aspen
Georgs R. Emery, 5304 Aspen,
escaped through a bedroom win-
dow as flames swept 'his Bell-
aire home early Saturday morn-
ing.
The fire was first spotted by
Bellaire Police Sgt. W. D. Crain
as he was patroling along the
5200 block of Bellaire Blvd.
He notified the police dis-
patcher who alerted the Fire De-
partment.
At about the same time Police
Officer Jack Coillet noticed the
flames from Oleander and Post
Oak.
Officers Crane, Coillet and
Pringle arrived at the burning
house just as Mr. Emery made
his way out his bedroom win-
dow.
Fire Marshal Claude Reynolds
said Mr. Emery said he was
awakened by the clattering of
the attic fan and as he tried to
make his way thre gh the hall
to the living room was turned
back by flames. He then climbed
out the window.
Mr. Reynolds said the alarm
came in at 5:25 a.m. and the fire
was out at 5:45 a.m.
The fire department sent one
pumper, two high pressure units,
the chief’s car. seven city fire-
men and seven volunteers to
fight the blaze, Mr. Reynods
said.
Mr. Reynolds said 850 feet of
2V2 inch hose, 300 feet of 11'2
inch land lines and four high
pressure lines were used off of
tw o fire hydrants and the trucks.
The fire marshal said the fire
started in the living room —
either from a smouldering cig-
arette in the divan or from the
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Pet. 214 Forms
Johnston Club
A Precinct 214 Johnson For
President Club is now being
formed.
An organizational meeting
was held on Aug. 30 to plan
campaign strategy and Mrs.
Robert G. Hughes, 5206 Beech,
was elected chairman.
She invites all interested
qualified voters of Precinct 214
to become members.
The next meeting will be
held at 7 p.m. on Sept. 10 at
5206 Beech. For further infor-
mation interested persons may
call Mrs. Hughes at MO 5-
5264.
TO CHEER THE GREYHOUNDS
Johnston Junior High Cheerleaders who attend- girls earned three awards, a first place, R second
ed the i5th Annual Cheerleader School at South- place and honorable mention. In the final com-
ern Methodist University are left to right, Shelly
Green, 5206 Paisley; Michele Jackson, 5811
Firenza; Jo Whyrrian, 5222 Indigo; Debbie Wil-
liams, 11407 Gaymoor; Marty Campbell, 5154
Jason; Marsha Miles, 4406 Cheeha; Gail Collins,
5835 Wigton, and Nancy Harkins. 5443 Creek-
bend. During daily workshop competition, the
petition of approximately 60 schools from 4 fowr
state area, the Johnston Cheerleaders won seca
ond place. Marty Campbell is head cheerleader
and cheerleader sponsor is Miss Betty Roberts
assisted by Mrs. A1 Pink, physical education
teachers at Johnston.
School Bell Rings First Time As
Two New Elementaries Open
Summers haunts are myster-
iously quiet today as the city's
young people do a disappearing
act — into the school house.
And the opening of the fall
term sees two more school
houses in the Bellaire area.
Two elementaries, Neff, in
Sharpstown, and Elrod Elemen-
tary at 6230 Dumfries, opened
today for the first time.
A spot check of the area’s
burgeoning population indicates
that the trend is upward in en-
rollment at most schools.
Elrod Elementary
.. Mrs, Lorraine Hunsacker. 3538
Elmridge, is the principal of the
GARAGE PICK-UP
The Bellaire Garbage Depart-
ment will not be in operation
next Monday, Labor Day. Instead
garbage crews will attempt to
pick up all garbage on Tuesday.
The normal Tuesday trash
routes will be picked up on
Wednesday.
new Elrod Elementary where an
enrollment of about 600 stu-
dents is expected. Mrs. Hun-
sacker said Monday that 18
teachers have been assigned to
the 29-classroom school and that
preparations for opening day
were going smoothly.
Mrs. Hunsacker comes to El-
rod from Southland Elementary
where she has been principal
since 1944. She is a longtime
teacher in the Houston District.
Neff Elementary
Between 700 and 750 students
were expected today when Neff
Elementarv opened its doors for
the first time. This total includes
the students transferred from
Bonham Elementary School and
approximately 140 kindergarten-
SHOP5 & SHOPPERS
ers. Mrs. Edith Moore, principal,
said 20 teachers have been as-
signed to Neff. The school has
29 classrooms and is designed
to handle about 900 students.
Bellaire High
Enrollment is still upward at
Bellaire High School where an
anticipated 3000 students are ex-
pected compared to 2840 last
spring.
Eight additional classrooms
are ready for use in the newly
completed wing. However, lan-
guage laboratory facilities are
r.ot yet ready for use. Principal
Harlan Andrews said.
Four temporary buildings
have been moved from the cairn
pus but 10 still remain.
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Mosquito Control Program Going
Full Tilt In S. Post Oak Area
Instruction Program Offered
By Bellaire Bowling Lanes
BY EVELYN S. MANN
The mosquito control program
is in full operation in the South
Post Oak area of Houston, thanks
to the Civic Clubs in these areas.
Westbury, with 4900 occupied
homes, is the largest addition.
Each homeowner on a voluntary
basis pays a spraying assessment
of $5 00 per year to the West-
bury Civic Club. The spraying
is done by Fords Pest Control
of Pasadena. Richard Boyd of
that company said ordinarily the
Westbury Addition is sprayed
every ten days to two weeks
throughout the summer but since
the encephalitis epidemic, the
spraying has been increased to
weekly, or as needed. 500 gallons
(if insecticide are used per mist-
Bellaire Bowling Lanes has
launched a bowling educational
program to broaden individual
and family participation in bowl-
ing as a recreational sport.
The program, according to
Bellaire Bowling Center’s Pat
Sacks and Mary Louise Young,
assures participants 52 games of
bowling for $4.
The program is designed not
only for the beginner bowler
but for the league bowler on an
>pcn bowling basis.
The bowling instruction course
includes shoe rental facilities.
The bowling instruction course
includes instruction, refresh-
ments. free nursery facilities
during instruction periods (for
the housewife with children).
The lanes has shoe rentals.
The program was launched
through Sports Cards of Texas,
Inc., whose representatives will
call at your convenience to ex-
plain the program and how to
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Norton-Miller, Mary. The Bellaire Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 26, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 2, 1964, newspaper, September 2, 1964; Bellaire, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth521222/m1/1/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bellaire Friends Library & Historical Society.