The Bellaire Citizen (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 19, 1950 Page: 1 of 29
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BELLAIRE, TEXAS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1950
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NUMBER 29
Council Tosses Flood Control Decision To Voters
Horn Slated
For Bridge
At Crossing
Council Adds Small
Bridge For Children
Once again the Bellaire
City Council took action to
temporarily alleviate school
traffic problem. Last week
0. E. McBride, president of
the Horn School P-TA, asked
that something be done to elim-
inate the hazard of children
Crossing the bridge at Avenue A
and Pine Street.
McBride told the council that
the narrow bridge was used by
cars, bicycles and pedestrians.
He said children were in con-
stant danger of being hit by cars
and falling into the ditch.
The council moved to con-
struct a small pedestrian bridge
with railings for use of the chil-
dren. Construction is to begin
immediately.
McBride also gave the council
a report on the progress of the
paving petitions for Avenue B.
He said that from Laurel to Ole-
ander all the residents had
signed the petition and two-thirds
had signed from Oleander to
Evergreen.
It was suggested Jhat side-
walks be included in the paving
plan. Councilman Rex Baker said
that he was ready to present an
ordinance requiring sidewalks at
the first opportunity.
The council approved the ap-
pointment of W. A. MacNaugh-
ton to the corporation court to
replace Oscar Hibbler who is
resigning to go into the armed
service.
Bv JOHN MURPHY
One of the great American in-
stitutions is the Parent-Teacher
Association. With the possible ex-
ception of the missionary society
of the Methodist Church no other
group of women has baked as
many pies and cakes, raised more
money or got more husbands out
of their easy chairs than have the
ladies of the P-TA.
We’ve always believed, though,
that the primary aim of the P-TA
is not—as they claim—to work for
the benefit of our children. We
wouldn’t besmirch the good name
of the P-TA but we believe that
the real motive behind the moth-
ers and teachers is to try to make
something out of the fathers of
their children and pupils.
This was brought vividly to our
attention last week when our good
wife attended a meeting of the
Southland School P-TA while we
stayed home to protect our tele-
vision set.
That was a mistake. We should
have gone to the meeting to pro-
tect ourselves.
About 10 p.m. the little lady
comes in bubbling with enthus-
iasm.
It seems that a child psycholo-
gist talked to the meeting. In the
stream of conversation—all one
sided—that followed, it became
evident that the psychologist
knew nothing about what is
wrong with the younger gen-
eration. But he did know all
about what is wrong with the
parents of the younger genera-
tion.
Most of us fathers, particularly,
it seems, do everything wrong.
This is especially true, we were
told, of the way we punish the
little ones.
If junior is less than three
years old he is too small to
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Citizens Tell Council
To Keep Zoning As Is
Over 50 people appeared before the Bellaire City Coun-
cil to demand that zoning; be left as it is. At a hearing on
the requested rezoning of property owned by II. D. Niday
the council listened to citizens not only oppose the rezoning
but insist on a halt to future hearing, and acted accordingly
by refusing the request.
Niday asked that a section of that the center would be built if
his property facing on Oak the properly was rezoned. At the
Street be zoned for business. The present there is a drive-in store,
back half of the lot is now used a florist shop, greenhouse, and
for business, and he contended rent houses on the land,
that the front section was not The council questioned J. D.
deep enough for residential Black, an attorney representing
building. Niday, about any changes in
The property owner stated that conditions since the passage of
he intended to build a large tlla zon>ng Iaw l>iat would be
shopping center on the land, grounds tor rezoning, Black
however he refused to guarantee coldd g've no indication of
r________________changes other than the proposed
widening of Oak Street.
Community
Chest Starts
Drive Mon.
Chief Operator Deibert Jeter takes a testing sample from
the grit chamber at the Sewerage Disposal Plant. The sample
will go to the laboratory where Jeter will run a test on the
sewerage at this stage.
Sanitary Expert Keeps
Odorless Sewerage Plant
Mrs. Rex Southerland told the
council that she was opposed to
any business in that area. She
said that if the council allowed
business on this spot it would
reopen the whole zoning ques-
tion in that part of town.
Workers for the Comunity Charles Gribble. 4550 Elm,
Chest will give Bellaire homes said that the people were tired
and businesses a complete can- of having zoning reopened. He
vassing for the first time be- felt that the big hearing in the
ginning Monday, Mrs. Jack Bob- spring should have settled the
bit, regional co-ordinator for the question.
Chest, has announced. Gribble suggested that it would
Before this vear there have Ee perfectly legal for Niday to
never been enough workers to cut int° the business property
stage a complete drive in this to make his lots deeP enough for
Anyone who has passed the
Houston disposal plant on the
La Porte Road might wonder
how workers manage to adjust
to the foul odors. Delbert Jeter,
chief operator of the Bellaire
Sewerage Disposal Plant has no
such problem. At his kitchen-
clean plant there is no bad odor.
While sanitary master Jeter
has only been in the Bellaire
plant since it opened one and a
half years ago, he has a long
term acquaintance with water-
sewer works. His father was
with the Houston department for
many years and Jeter grew up
with a working knowledge of
plant operation.
When he opened the Bellaire
plant, the chief operator took
several related courses at A&M
College Extension Division. Since,
that time he has continued his
studies of up-to-the-minute dis-
posal methods.
His secret of a perfect plant
is good operation, a clean ground
and rapidly moving sewerage.
Jeter says the plant must handle
a continually moving river. It
cannot stop but if the plant be-
comes overloaded semi-treated
sewerage is sent out to pollute
the bayou.
In the past Jeter has released
only fully treated sewerage that
sometimes is as pure as 98%.
He warns, however, that unless
the plant is enlarged in the near
future he will not be able to
properly treat the disposal. The
tremendous growth of Bellaire
in the past year has put a strain
on the plant. -
One of the most important
parts of the plant is a spotless
laboratory where Jeter runs de-
tailed tests on each phase of
treatment. This work is of a
highly skilled nature requiring
constant checks with complicated
equipment.
The regulation of the various
treatment stages is done in this
laboratory and electrically oper-
ated charts keep minute to min-
ute reports on the plant opera-
tion.
Scouts Give Course
For 500 Den Mothers
Five hundred Den Mothers
took the annual Den Mothers’
Training Course given by the
Sam Houston Area Council, Boy
Scouts of America on Oct. 16 to
19, at Temple Beth Yeshurun on
3501 Southmore.
The staff was headed by Mrs.
J. L. Killen, chairman; Mrs. R.
B. Dickerson, co-chairman and
Mrs. H. W. Phillips, secretary,
who recruited 40 veteran Den
Mothers to assist in putting on
the course.
The Boy Scout department of
Foley’s had a display of uni-
forms, literature, handicraft and
insignia at each session.
city, she said.
Plans and last minute arrange-
ments are being made for the
drive which starts Monday, R. S.
Giles, district chairman, said.
Teams are liqe$ r®>.
campaign still needs more work-
ers, Giles stated. Both he and
residential use.
Arnold Broadneck tolfl the
council that the people were op-
posed to any changes. He said
they wanted Bellaire to be a city
of homes.
Only one man came to the aid
of Niday. E. R. Atkinson, 4514
Mrs. Bobbit expressed hope that Palmento, said that the people
business, firms and private citi- around Niday would like to have
zens would cooperate. a n’CG community center.
While the Chest usually helps For the most part, the group
people who cannot help them- asked that the request be re-
selves, Bellaire benefits directly fused and the council hold back
in that the Boy Scouts and Girl any olher hearings. The council
Scouts are two of the fortv-two v(ked to deny the Niday request,
agencies sponsored bv the Chest, however two zoning hearings are
Also, during the summer the stil> scheduled for November,
recreation program in Bellaire - , •
was directed bv workers from LOCal InSUrailCenian
S Takes Company Honor
of the Chest, Giles said. Jimmie Dee, 124 White Drive,
Co-chairman for the Com- was jn second place in the entire
munity Chest drive in Bellaire agency organization of Southland
is Mrs. George Beery. Mrs. Jack Ljfe insurance Company for
Lawler wil serve as district sec- volume of new business paid dur-
retary. ing September, it was announced
Six teams have been lined up by joe Woodward, agency di-
in this area. rector.
Included among the workers This performance earned for
are R. A. Featherstone, Jr., cap- bjm tbe t0p paid business rank-
tain, and Hugh Kelton, co-cap- ing in 1he company’s Southeast
tain; James Yancy, Jr., captain, Texas Territory. Mr. Dee was
with Mrs. C. E. Dowd, co-cap- also among the 11 leaders in new
tain; Mrs. Noyes Smith, captain, business written during Septem-
Mrs. H. L. Hodell, Jr., co-captain. ber
Others serving are C. W. Me-
Bride, captain, with E^W. Shier J^onS SpOOSOr DailCe
as co-captain; J. L. Bryson as *
captain and W. F. Nicholson, A large group attended an in-
co-captain; and Richard Prough, formal dance sponsored by Bel-
captain, and B. F. Thomas, co- laire Lions Club Saturday night
captain. at the Community Hall.
Saturday Date:
RICE VS. SMU
Houston Stadium, 8:15 p. m
A capacity crowd is expected to jam Houston Stadium Sat-
urday night to watch the Rice Owls and Southern Methodist
Mustangs clash in what figures to be the most revealing of the
Southwest Conference contests so far. Pictured above are out-
standing representatives from each eleven and both are Hous-
tonions SMU’s Johnny Champion, former Lamar High star, is
shown at left, while George Glauser. ex-St. Thomas High stand-
out. is pictured at right. Both Champion and Glauser will be
in the offensive backflelds. For more about the Rire-SMU
meeting, turn to today’s Sports Section.
When City Engineer George Hillyer leaves the administra-
tion will have lost one of its capable city officers. Mr. Hillyer
who is resigning to take a long vacation and then go into
business, has been responsible for many of the improvements
in Bellaire during the past three years. Not only a top notch
engineer, he is considered the most kindly gentleman in public
office.
Think You Have Troubles?
C of C Asks Residents
To Jo in And
In the mails this week are two
hundred letters addressed to a
selected list of prospective mem-
bers of the Bellaire Chamber of
Commerce.
Opening the membership drive,
headed by Dr. Richards A. Row-
land, the letters are in the form
of a reply to a request for the
$2.00 dues for a couple to join in
the civic-improvement propram
of the Bellaire Chamber of
Commerce. Part of the letter is as
follows:
In regard to your request
Methodists Hope
To Meet Goal
By Week End
Making headway towards
meeting their $50,000 goal in the
Building Fund Campaign mem-
bers of the Bellaire Methodist
Church have pledged $33,000,
the Rev. Fredrick Marsh, pastor,
announced Monday.
Most of the members have
been contacted and Mr. Marsh
said that he hoped the goal
would be met by the end of the
week.
The pledges will be paid dur-
ing a three year period.
The money will be used as
down payment on a $75,000 edu-
cational building of contempo-
rary design which is to be at-
tached to the present church. .
The new addition will house a
woman's parlor, the children’s
division, adult classrooms, a jun-
ior chapel, a young people's
chapel and a church kitchen. The
classrooms will be arranged so
they can be used as a social or
banquet hall.
Later, Mr. Marsh said, the
present sanctuary will be tin ned
into a social hall and a new
sanctuary will be built.
As for the present a new park-
ing area on the south end of the
church property has been shelled
and is ready for use, he said.
Serve For $2
to send a check for my dues
in the Bellaire Chamber of
Commerce, I wish to inform
you that the present condi-
tion of my bank account makes
it almost impossible.
My shattered financial con-
dition is due to Federal Laws,
Corporation Laws, Liquor
Laws, mother-in-laws, broth-
er-in-laws. and outlaws.
Through these laws. I am com-
pelled to pay a business tax,
an amusement tax, a head tax,
a food tax, a furniture tax,
and an excise tax.
Simply because I refuse to
donate to something or other.
I am boycotted, talked about,
lied about, held up, held down,
and robbed until I am almost
ruined. I can tell you honestly
that except for a miracle that
happened, I could not enclose
this check.
The wolf that comes to so
many doors nowadays just
had pups in my kitchen. I
sold them, and here is the
money.
In sending this letter the
Chamber of Commerce Board of
Directors is fully aware of the
many calls on burdened budgets.
They believe, however, that
civic-minded citizens will realize
that an active Chamber of Com-
merce is a major asset to any
city, and especially to Bellaire
with the zoning laws to protect,
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Paper Collection
To Be Wednesdays
Newspaper collection sponsored
by the Condit P-TA will be held
on Wednesday morning every
other week, weather permitting.
The first collection was held
Wednesday.
Old papers and magazines are
to be tied in bundles or placed in
cartons so they will not blow
around the school grounds and
are to be brought to the gate on
South Third Street.
Bond Issue
May Total
li Million
Six Bonds Planned
For November Vole
In a last minute tense
session the Bellaire city
council passed on four bond
proposals possibly totaling
$1,567,000 to be presented
to the voters in the November
general election. While four
bonds were favored by most of
the council the project for flood
control delayed the council for
two weeks and ended in five al-
ternate plans from which th®
voters are to choose in the elec-
tion.
The plans range from a $440,-
000 beginning to a completed
system at $1,240,000. Four of the
propositions are based on a sur-
vey of Bellaire’s needs made by
former Harris Flood Control
Engineer R. J. Putney calling for
large covered storm sewers at
the Rice. Avenue A, Post Oak,
Avenue D ditches and improve-
ments on the Southern Pacific
and Cypress ditches, for a cost
over $2,000,000.
Plan 5 is based on a study by
the city engineering department
and Mayor Everal West, requir-
ing the paving of the bottoms of
Avenue A., Post Oak and Rica
ditches from Cypress Creek to
Bellaire Blvd. and the bottom
paving of Ave. D within the city
‘limits. According to Mayor West
this $673,000 program would al-
low fast drainage and be an im-
mediate solution to flood prob-
lems.
Plan 1 calls for complete
covered storm sewers at Ave-
nue A. Rice and Post Oak
from Cypress to Bellaire Blvd.
Plan 2 would authorize S806,-
000 for covered sewers on Ave-
nue A and Rice from Cypress
to Beiiaire Blvd.
Plan 3 calls for complete sew-
ers on Rice, Avenue A and Post
Oak from Cypress for 2900 feet,
which would be at Evergreen,
for $662,000. Plan 4 would put
covered sewers 2900 feet long on
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Unitarians Set
Building Fund,
Stage Drive
A kick-off dinner and rally to
begin the drive for $100,000 for
a building fund for the First
Unitarian Church was held re-
cently at the church.
Before the meeting W. E. Hag-
gard. chairman of the cam-
paign's advance gifts division,
reported that more than $60,000
had been collected so far.
In an address to team cap-
tains and salesmen. Dr. Joseph
L. Adler, co-chairman of th®
campaign executive committee,
said that he was confident th®
goal would be reached by Oct.
24. the final day of the drive.
He added that the building
contracts would be let soon alter
the campaign is completed. Plans
for the new church building and
parish house, to be erected on
the grounds of the present
church at 5210 Fannin, call for
a one-story structure of a func-
tional design.
Some 75 team captains and
salesmen are taking part in th®
drive for funds which began Oct.
1. Co-chairmen of the executive
committee with Dr. Adler is Dr.
F. Hartman Kilgore. 5320 Cal-
houn Road.
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Wilson, Mary & Murphy, John H. The Bellaire Citizen (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 19, 1950, newspaper, October 19, 1950; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth521606/m1/1/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bellaire Friends Library & Historical Society.