The Bellaire & Southwestern Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 44, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 19, 1975 Page: 1 of 24
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BARBER and MacPherson with Instructor Ward on
watch while Collins takes off her first lesson.
More Bellaire Families are
needed to entertain Eng-
lish-speaking European
teachers as guests in their
homes for a 10-day period
next summer, it was
announced today by the
American Host Program.
American Host is one of
the few non-governmental
programs designed to show
the American way of life to
foreign teachers by pairing
them with American fami-
lies.
Now in its 13th year,
American Host has opened
doors to better understand-
ing for more than 5,500
European teachers who
have passed on their new
understanding of America to
their students, colleagues
and friends.
Being a “Host Family” is
open to anyone who has the
desire to increase under
standing and friendship
between Americans and
Europeans. Host families
are required to provide a
private room, meals for their
guest, the opportunity to
meet their friends, neigh-
bors and perhaps fellow
teachers and to see places of
interest in the area.
American Host arranges
all transportation. Host
Families are asked to meet
their guest upon arrival in
their area. Teachers and
Host families have an
opportunity to correspond
for at least a month before
meeting.
Arrangements for partici-
pating as a Host Family can
be made by writing to:
The American Host Pro-
gram, Hotel Commodore,
Suite 2100, Park Avenue at
42nd Street, New York,
New York 10017. Or call
(212) 683-6567. The deadline
'for information is March 15.
LeAtTO^WGHT0^ ^erej^vr^nessin^ week proclamation signing
back row: Mitchell Squires, Patti Stairhime, Linda Matthews, Janice Aronson, Cheryl
Martin, Robin Anderson, Lynn McClellan, Marty Broward, and Mrs. Jeanette Jernigan,
_ are front row
Sorbet. Left, to right,
VOE Teacher - Coordinator..
City council business runs gamut
from ambulance to housing
The range of business ran
far and wide Monday night
as Bellaire’s City Council
looked into urban renewal
ambulance fees, the price of
garbage bags, new white-
blue signs at the citys
e- trance points and business
involving Southwestern Bell
and Prudential Insurance
Company.
The “urban renewal"
mainly centered around the
discussion of the gigantic
clean-up project planned to
be u L.taken by the
Bellaire Bicentennial Com-
mission.
The council meeting Mon
day night also saw a renewal
of acquaintance between
Fi ’ Byrd, the popular
young Bellaire youth part-
ially paralyzed from a diving
accident in 1961, and some
members of council includ-
ing Mayor Joe Poindexter,
who coached the then young
Byrd for a year in Bellaire
recreation Leu0 football
play. Fred attc. ed the
meeting in connection with
an application for permission
to allow a house to house
canvassing of funds for a
pilot project to finance
housing facilities for the
handicapped.
Council approved an ordi-
nance setting charges for
Houston emergency ambu-
lance pickups in P«H»ire,
and of Bellamy residents
picked up in Houston.
Bellaire residents must pay
$61.50 for emergency pick-
ups by the City of Houston
emergency ambulance ser-
vice operated by the city’s
fire department.
However, if a Bellaire
resident is picked up in
Houston, the charge will
only be $25, the fee charged
Houston residents (that city
absorbs the remainder of +he
$61.50 charge for its citizens
from tax funds).
Houston ambulances
serve Bellaire through con-
tract agreement.
Continued on Page 14
OEA week
During the past week,
Vocational Office Education
students at Bellaire High
School joined Office Educa-
tion Association members
from throughout the nation
in observance of National
OEA Week, February 9 -15.
Many special activities
were planned, some of which
included a proclamation of
OEA Week in the City of
Bellaire by Mayor Joe
Poindexter, two appearanc-
es on radio programs
(KTRH and KFMK), a field
trip to McMahon College of
Court Reporting, recogni-
tion of our school’s business
teachers and administrators,
and a Sunrise Breakfast at
the House of Pancakes.
The Office Education
Association is designed to
develop leadership abilities
and competency in office
occupations. Through its
activities and projects, the
OEA develops leaders of
tomorrow.
Bellaire
clean-up!
Bellaire is in for a rea
spring cleaning if the citj
fathers and the city's
Bicentennial Commissior
have their way.
Mrs. Fannie Williams,
representing the American
Revolution Bicentennial
Commission for the city ol
Bellaire, reported plans' for
an “April Spring Clean Up,"
Continued on Page i4
NEW RESIDENTS OF BELLAIRE ~ Welcome Winius-Brandon/Texas, a Houston
advertising and public relations agency has moved to Bellaire. The firm began operations
in its new offices at 4710 Bellaire Blvd. Monday. With the.move to the “largest city in
Houston,” the agency has sent 1,300 publicity posters ail over the country to media
clients and friends explaining the move. They are titled ‘‘We've left town!" and show the
above photo taken at the “Welcome to Bellaire, Texas" sign.'; The agency employs 26
people and is one of the Southwest's largest marketing communications agencies with an
annual billing of $4.5 million. Art Casper is president of the* agency.
BEVERLY COLLINS is »f, “e Cessna 150 Capt.
shown the instrument panel Ward uses for instruction.
European teachers
need host families
gets flight training
Three female cadets of the
Bayou City Composite
Squadron, Civil Air Patrol,
started flight training under
the watchful eye of Captair
Jim Ward, at Weisei
Airport this past Saturday.
Cadet M/Sgt Twila Bar-
her, Cadet Basics Beverly
Collins and Jeanne
MacPherson are all seniors
at Alief - Hasting High
School. Collins %d
MacPherson recently joined
the Civil Air Patrol unit
while M/Sgt. Barber has
been a member for some
time.
Captain Ward is the
Squadron Flight Instructor
and has been active in the
Bellaire unit and has flown
on many Search ann Rescue
Missions conducted for
missing or lost aircraft by
CAP in this area.
The three cadets are
determined to earn their
CAPTAIN WARD gives a brieling to the new Student
Pilots.
iv.ciimueu io earn ineir ,.
irivate pilot rating anc th?T are excellent students. Methodist Church and
* .. , . I hO D/1IIQ/1|.nn monin aa nL ......... I 1 i » .
private pilot rating anc Si. excellent students.
Captain Ward states .that The squadron meets each
Monday night at the Bellaire
commanded by LTC Pete-
Whitney of Bellaire.
VOE kids
observe
Area female cadet unit
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Weigand, Anne. The Bellaire & Southwestern Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 44, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 19, 1975, newspaper, February 19, 1975; Bellaire, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth567763/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.