Southwestern Times (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 23, 1945 Page: 1 of 12
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PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY FOR THE RESIDENTS OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, BELLAIRE,
SOUTHSIDE PLACE, BRAESWOOD, SOUTHAMPTON, SOUTHGATE AND ADJACENT AREA
Volume 1—Number 48
HOUSTON, TEXAS, AUGUST 23, 1945
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School Board
Report Tells
Needs Of Area
How the schools in the
Southwestern section compare
with those in other parts of
the Houston Independent
School District can be learned
by studying Volume I of the
"Report of School Plant and
Curriculum Study, Houston
Independent School District,"
recently completed by Henry
J. Otto and L. B. Ezell of the
University of Texas and staff
members of the Houston Pub-
lic Schools.
The study reveals that white ele-
mentary schools rate scores of
from 30.3 to 82.0 per cent perfect
with a median of 57.2. Scoring was
done in accordance with the Stray-
er-Engelhardt School Building
Standards. White junior high
schools range from 46.7 to 85.8 with
a median of 57.7. For white high
schools the score is 56.8 to 88.6,
and the median, 84.3.
Condit Elementary School in Bel-
laire is slightly under the median
with a score of 52.3. Poe is rated
among the best elementary schools
with a score of 71.4. Roberts, just
over the median, scores 58.1. West
University Elementary has a score
of 54.2 and John J. Pershing Junior
High rates 55. Mirabeau B. Lamar
Senior High School's score is 88.6.
Condit Elementary
With regard to Condit Elemen-
tary School, the report states:
The Condit school is located on
a 5-acre site, has four buildings,
three of which are permanent, and
one, a two-classroom temporary
structure erected in 1943. The main
building was erected in 1908 and
was for a number of years a county
school.
This main structure contains one
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Treasury Squelches
Bond Freeze Rumor,
Announces New Drive
United States Treasury officials
announced in Washington Saturday
that no attempt beyond persuasion
will be made to stop the cashing in
of war bonds. This was in answer
to a rumor that bonds will be
"frozen."* However, they urged
bondholders to retain them because
the "United States has and will
meet its obligations."
The same day announcement of
the eighth and final war loan, the
Victory drive, was made in Wash-
ington. This drive will begin Oc-
tober 29 and will have a goal of
$12,000,000,000, of which "E" bond
purchasers will be asked to buy
$2,000,000,000.
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Bellaire L10118 To
Hear Andy Anderson
Members of the Bellaire Lions
Club and their wives will meet for
a covered dish supper at 7:30 p. m.
Friday in the City Hall. Andy An-
derson, guest speaker, will talk on
the proposed recreation center for
Bellaire.
Mrs. L. O. Seerden will have
charge of the program and will be
assisted by Mrs. Theo Frank, Jr.,
Mrs. J. L. Todd, Mrs. John J. Try-
ling and Mrs. Frank Gaskey.
Son Of West University Pioneer
Family Named Typical GI In Franee
father, who died in 1940, was a pro-
fessor of engineering at Rice Insti-
tute and developed the flood con-
trol program for Harris County.
He did considerable engineering
work for West University Place.
Hugh has two sisters, Rosemary,
a cadet nurse, and Helene, and two
brothers, John, a lieutenant with
the Army Engineers, and Patrick,
a sergeant in the Civil Air Patrol.
STAFF SC.T. HUGH RAFFERTY
What does the typical GI stationed in France do when he
gets a few days leave? S/Sgt. Hugh Rafferty, home on a 30-
day furlough, knows all the answers. Recently chosen to rep-
resent the typical GI in a series of photographs for Stars and
Stripes and Ail- Force magazines, he went through all the
motions of enjoying himself on the Riviera, and according to
Hugh, "It sure was work." He
is visiting his mother, Mrs.
Rena Rafferty, of 6411 Van-
derbilt.
Many Photos Made
Cameramen for the two publica-
tions made photographs of the ser-
geant's life on the Riviera for seven
days. All-angle shots were made
to show him registering at a hotel,
dancing, swimming, playing tennis,
talking with French girls and get-
ting on and off planes. Highlight
of the jaunt was meeting Dorothy
McGuire, screen actress; he was
photographed with her and was her
guest after an evening perform-
ance.
was a great life, agreed Hugh,
this business of living seven days
as a typical GI, but what he really
enjoyed was the three-day pass he
received on the completion of his
assignment. He was given this
time to do just as he pleased and
to recuperate from his strenuous
week.
Wears Decorations
Hugh is the wearer of the Presi-
dential Citation, the Air Medal with
four Oak Leaf Clusters, seven Com-
bat Stars and the Good Conduct
medal. He will report back to duty
in 30 days and does not know his
destination but feels that he will
probably be held in service for a
while as a radio instructor. He was
radio operator on a C-47 trans-
port carrier.
The Rafferty family has lived on
Vanderbilt for 24 years, and plans
for incorporating the City of West
University Place were made in the
living room of their home. Hugh's
Bellaire Blvd. To Be Widened
Soon, County Officials Say
Early relief from the traffic bottleneck on Bellaire Boule-
vard from Kirby Drive to Old Richmond Road is promised
by Mrs. Ruth Turrentine, county commissioner of Precinct 1.
Money is on hand to convert this stretch into a two-lane
highway, and work will be started as soon as manpower is
available. Harris County has issued a call for draftsmen and
engineers to draw plans and
Modern Building
Under Way For
Plumbing Firm
Bellaire Boulevard's 2500 block
will have another new, modern
building soon. W. T. Barnhill, who
now lives in Bellaire, is construct-
ing an attractive structure to house
a retail showroom and shop for his
plumbing building. Completed sev-
eral months ago in the same block
was the Edwin Shopping Center,
which includes Toot-N-Tellem, the
Record Center and the Bellaire
Radio Service.
Mr. Barnhill's building will be 33
by 66 feet and, in addition, there
will be an attached garage 14 by 66
feet. The showroom and office will
be in the front with the shop in the
rear. The building will be com-
pleted in about four months at a
cost of $25,000.
The Barnhills lived in West Uni-
versity from 1927 to 1939, and he
was plumbing inspector for the city
for 10 years. They have lived in
Bellaire for the past six years.
Village Group
Lauiiehes Drive
For Members
A vigorous membership cam-
paign for The Village Association
is to be launched immediately, ac-
cording to Lenode Goldston, execu-
tive vice president of the Univer-
sity State Bank and acting chair-
man of the newly organized group.
The drive for members will be a
speedy one, which is expected to be
completed early in September.
Charles Robson has been named
chairman of the membership com-
mittee and his aim is to sign up
every merchant, property owner
and professional man in The Vil-
lage.
Election of permanent officers
will take place at the next meeting
scheduled for 3 p. m. September 1
at the bank. It is vital that all
members and prospective members
attend because the future course of
the organization will be set and
policies formed at this time, Mr.
Goldston pointed out. Various com-
mittees will be appointed and the
group will get into high gear for
action.
"When the tremendous building
and expansion spurt gets under
way in The Village in the near
future," he said, "we intend to have
a smoothly-functioning, alert or-
ganization ready to meet every
problem and equipped to combat
any condition that might tend to
impede the healthy growth of the
community. To accomplish this our
group needs the wholehearted co-
operation of every business man in
The Village."
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Victory Picnic
To Be Staged By
Sonlligate Club
All residents of Southgate are
invited to attend the Victory Party
to be staged in the form of a picnic
at 6 p. m. Wednesday in Hermann
Park, according to Dr. Robert E.
Nesmith of 2250 Goldsmith, presi-
dent of the Southgate Civic Club.
Each family will take its own pic-
nic lunch, and the club will provide
watermelons.
Entertainment is being planned
by Harvey D. Strelluf of 2131 Gold-
smith, chairman of the arrange-
ments committee. He will be as-
sisted by Mrs. John E. Wolf of 2133
Swift, Mrs. J. D. Bryan, Jr. of 2147
Goldsmith, Mrs. Ray Doan of 2254
Goldsmith, Mrs. Devereaux Hen-
derson of 2208 Goldsmith, and Mrs.
Strelluf.
After the picnic supper an open
discussion will be held on the prob-
lems facing residents of the addi-
tion. The chief subject to be
brought up will be ways of main-
taining building restrictions in the
face of the new construction which
will come with the lifting of bans
on building and a more plentiful
supply of labor and materials.
specifications for this and
other projects.
"There is no right-of-way to be
bought, and the drawing of the
plans will not require much time,"
Mrs. Turrentine said. "So it looks
like the hope for traffic relief will
soon be realized by the people of
Bellaire and others who use this
road."
Another project for which funds
are already earmarked is the pav-
ing of Post Oak Road from Bellaire
Boulevard to Highway 98. Plans
for this job will be prepared as
soon as the County can hire men
to draw them, Mrs. Turrentine
said. Estimated cost of the Bel-
laire Boulevard project will be
$210,000 and of the Post Oak Road
job, $100,000.
Paving of these roads is a part
of the $65,000,000 flood control,
paving and building program which
the Commissioners' Court is mak-
ing every effort to get under way
as soon as possible. Thousands of
jobs will be made available directly
and indirectly when the work gets
started, Mrs. Turrentine said.
Robert's Dress
Shop Celebrates
Sixth Birthday
Cotton goods will be back on the
shelves by October, and ready-to-
wear items will become more plen-
tiful shortly thereafter, predicts
Robert Levy, owner of Robert's
Dress Shop at 2433 University
Boulevard. This optimistic note
was sounded by Mr. Levy as his
firm enters its seventh year of
operation in The Village.
"When we opened our store here
in 1939, we felt that this area was
destined for a bright future," Mr.
Levy said. "The friendly reception
the store has received has convinced
us that we were wise in choosing
this location."
Robert's Dress Shop was one of
the pioneers in The Village, having
been one of the first three or four
business establishments to locate in
the now thriving shopping center.
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Light Company Rale
Cut Will Mean More
As Applianees Return
With the end of the war bringing
the promise of an early return of
all types of electrical appliances to
the market, the rate reduction re-
cently announced by the Houston
Lighting and Power Company will
mean even more worthwhile sav-
ings to its customers, company offi-
cials state.
The reduction will mean that a
customer using 25 k.w.h. will have
a five-cent reduction in his monthly
bill, from 93 cents to 88 cents; one
using 100 k.w.h. will have his bill
reduced 25 cents a month, from
$3.08 to $2.83, while those using
250 k.w.h. a month will have their
bills cut 25 cents from $5.83 to
$5.58.
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Brackman, Irvin H. Southwestern Times (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 23, 1945, newspaper, August 23, 1945; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth392916/m1/1/?q=b-58: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bellaire Friends Library & Historical Society.