The Bellaire & Southwestern Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 45, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 12, 1966 Page: 1 of 28
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First Baby Born To Rice History Teacher and Wife
The little girl born at 5:29
a.m. on Jan. 1 to Mr. and Mrs.
Myron J. Low, 4535 Mimosa, was
the first baby of the area in 1966.
She was namedMolindaBeth. First
baby for the young couple, she
weighed 6 lbs. 9 1/2 oz. and was
bom in St. Luke’s Hospital.
Proud parents Myron and Eve-
lyn Low have lived in the area
since Sept. They came to Houston
for Myron to assume the position
of visiting instructor in History
at Rice University where he is
also Associate Editor of the Aus-
trian History Yearbook. Mr. Low
is simultaneously working on his
doctorate at the University of Tex-
as. Last year he and his wife
were in Berlin where he was on
an exchange fellowship at the Free
University of West Berlin.
The couple met when they were
both teaching in a Junior High
school in Dallas. She is the form-
er Evelyn Pattillo of that city.
He is a native of Elmhurst, 111.,
and a graduate of S.M.U. with a
B.S. and M.A.
The couple’s favorite pastime
is camping out and in the past
they have both worked as staff
members in camps in the north
woods of Wisconsin. Mr. Low said
they look forward to the time
when baby Molinda is old enough
to go along and they can take to
the woods again.
TECXIAN
Vol. 12, No. 45 Wednesday, nMi**?--'' January 12, 1966 10£ $3.00 per year
A COMMUNITY WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
vol. 12, No. 45
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Earl Kelly Files For
Council Position
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Well, we’re off on another tack,
now. The arguments used to rage
over the number of pupils each
teacher should teach (not more
than 15 or so, some insisted.)
Then, should the teacher strike
your little darling for throwing
ink balls (of course not, it will
break his morale, irate mother
insisted). And then, should junior
recite the Lord’s Prayer(heavens,
no, said the Supreme Court).
Now, according to the news-
papers, our teachers are under
examination on the subject of
social uplift. For the students,
of course.
“Should Teachers Force Social
Uplift on Deprived Students?” asks
a big front page headline in the
Chronkinikle. One side says it is
the additional job of the instruc-
tor to assist slum area students
to learn about and think like us
middle class people. To do this,
apparently, a teacher must get
another master’s---in sociology
or welfare work. Others say it
is the job of the teacher only to
pound a little learning into her or
his pupils little maleable minds.
The Great Society eventually will
take care of the rest.
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Speaking frankly (and just who
doesn’t, these days), I often won-
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Fish Gotta Swim-
But In The Tub?
Art Stebbins, 7610 Barberton,
took his family to Huntsville on
a fishing trip. In their catch was
a 17-inch catfish, which was thrown
in the ice bucket along with the
others.
This hearty creature, however,
survived the trip home and as a
reward was put into the bathtub
instead of the deep freeze. He re-
mained there for nearly a week,
much to the delight of the four
young Stebbins children and their
grandfather, Arthur L. Stebbins,
who was visiting from Conn, for
the holidays.
By the end of the week, though,
several problems had arisen. The
fish looked like he would survive
indefinitely; the family was get-
ting tired of taking showers; and the
fish, (now named Marshmallow af-
ter a former pet cat) was too
much a part of the family to eat.
They called the Houston Zoo,
and after passing a physical (no
joke) by Mr. Darling, the curator,
Marshmallow was put into the
reflection pool, which will now be
his permanent residence and where
the children can go by any time to
visit their old friend.
earl kelly
Bellaire Native Seeks Office
.... two-time member of both the
Tax Equalization and Planning
Boards, Mr. Kelly filed for Posi-
tion No. 3.
His activities over the years
includes service as Deacon and
Elder, Bellaire Presbyterian
Church; president, Bellaire Cham-
ber of commerce, and chairman,
Retail Merchants Committee; Bel-
laire High School P.T.A.; member
of the Bellaire Lion’s Club.
Mr. Kelly, for his contributions
to the City of Bellaire, was named
"Mr. Bellaire” by the Chamber
of Commerce several years ago.
He also is a member of the
Board of Directors of the Texas
Hardware Assn.
Mr. Kelly is the son of a pioneer
Bellaire area resident, the late
H.Z. Kelly, and Mrs. Kelly, who
built their home in 1915 on what
was the old Westmoreland Farms
area. Mr. Kelly at the time work-
ed at Burnett-Bayland Home.
In 1936, the elder Mr. Kelly
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BRIAN IS A REAL WINNER!
Brian McClure, 8, 6418 Rowan, demonstrated his passing ability
before a nationally televised football game in Dallas in the Eastern
Division finals of the Punt, Pass and Kick .competition on Dec. 11.
On Sunday, Jan. 9, he was winner in the finals held in NFL playoff
in Orange Bowl in Miami, where he received his trophy, wearing
number 34.
BELLAIRE CITY LIBRARY
MRS. LOW AND BABY MOLINDA
When She Is Older They Plan To Take Her Camping
Put Old Trees
On The Curb
Moms take warning!
Insist your childrenput those old
Christmas trees on the front curb
for the city trucks to pick up.
The old trees are a hazard.
Fires begin easily when they are
piled together and the danger to
youngsters andpropertyissogreat
the city passed an ordinance last
year making it against the law
to accumulate them.
He Passes
LikeA Pro!
By RUTH ROSENFELD
Brian McClure is a handsome,
blonde-haired, blue-eyed eight
year old who is a third-grader at
Sutton Elementary School. He lives
with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Da-
vid B. McClure, and his ten-year-
old sister, Alison, at 6418 Rowan
in Sharpstown.
David is big for his age. The
five foot tall hundred pounder is
about a head taller than his class-
mates, but this was to his great
advantage this week.
For Brian was named National
Champion in his age group in the
Ford Motor Company - National
Football League Punt, Pass and
Kick Competition held at half time
of the NFL play-off game Jan. 9
at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Fla.
It started when Brian signed up
through the YMCA for the local
PP&K competition, then went on
to win the district competition.
By virtue of this he and his dad
were sent to Dallas for the Third
Level, the area competition.
Again Brian won in the eight-
year-old category. He returned to
Dallas on Dec. 11 to compete with
the 42 boys remaining from an ori-
ginal field of over 71,500 contes-
tants for the Eastern Division
Championship.
By winning this, the young ath-
lete and his family were sent on
the "Tour of Champions”. They
left Thursday for a tour of Wash-
ington, D.C., including a trip to
the White House, Capital, Arling-
ton National Cemetary and the
Smithsonian Institute. They were
then flown to Miami for the final
elimination--a contest with the
winners of the Western Division
Championships.
Brian’s family looked on proud-
ly as the youngster was presented
with a handsome trophy. And it was
a tired but happy group that ar-
rived back in Houston Sunday night
photo by Peter Whitney
Boys Take
115 MPH
Joy Ride
Two young boys, 16 years old,
residents of San Antionio, left
that city on a chase, stealing cars
and joy riding.
Bellaire police intercepted them
at 2:20 a.m. Jan. 4 as they sped
through Bellaire in excess of 115
miles per hour.
The two cars were sighted go-
ing east on Bellaire Blvd. at 6th
by Officer Hemby who pursued.
One was stopped at Post Oak
and Bellaire by Officer Lawrence
of Bellaire Police. The other con-
tinued on Post Oak to Braes Blvd.
south on Braes and ditched in the
bayou. Houston police were called
and two wreckers were needed to
pull the young boy from the car,
police said.
He was taken to Ben Taub Hos-
pital officers said, in a serious
condition. The other was held for
Richmond Police. The first car,
a ’63 Chevy Convertible was stol-
en in Richmond from Francis Mc-
Gee. Car number 2 was stolen at
5800 Bellaire 10 minutes before
the chase began. It belongs to
Frank Storoci of Trenton, N.J.
Police said the boys admitted
they had stolen a Pontiac in San
Antonio; dropped it inSeguin; stol-
en a Corvair in Seguin, dropped it
in Gonzales; stolen another in Gon-
zales and dropped it in Richmond;
then stole the McGee car in Rich-
mond, drove to the Bellaire add-
ress and picked up the one that
was wrecked.
Shops and Shoppers
Bie Pitts Returns
Pitts Beauty Salon
Billie Pitts has returned to her
Billie Pitts Beauty Salon after a
year's absence and welcomes her
old patrons back to this landmark
beauty salon of the area.
In celebration of her return, the
salon is offering a three-day "Ec-
onomy Selection” of treatments in-
cluding permanents, hair cuts,
shampoo and set, and tinting and
bleaching.
Ralph Flores, well-known sty-
list, and Mary Engle, who has
been with Billie Pitts for nine
years, are ready to serve you.
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Gurwell, Kate. The Bellaire & Southwestern Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 45, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 12, 1966, newspaper, January 12, 1966; Bellaire, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth521921/m1/1/?q=music: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bellaire Friends Library & Historical Society.