Southwestern Times (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 1, 1951 Page: 1 of 20
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SO UTIHI WESTER
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY FOR THE RESIDENTS OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE.
BELLAIRE, SOUTHSIDE PLACE, BRAESWOOD, SOUTHAMPTON.
•OUTHGATE AND ADJACENT AREA.
(Official Publication for the Cilies of West University Place, Bellaire and Southtide Place)
"Titt&s
Volume 8—Number 6
HOUSTON, TEXAS, NOVEMBER 1, 1951
5c a Copy—Subscription $1.50 a Year
WU Men Catch "Culprit"
West University firemen and policemen joined hands last week
to catch "Public Enemy Number One." The culprit, a monkey,
is pictured with his captors, Charlie Duffin, humane officer, and
George Forcher, paid driver, after they trapped him in tall
weeds on the Southern Pacific right-of-way. For two days pre-
viously, calls came in about the monkey, who was seen swinging
in trees, running on roof tops and visiting with small children.
The animal was returned to his owners at Playland Park, from
whence he had effected his escape by breaking his chain.
Photo by Gus Barkow
Bellaire Police
Hearing Called
For November 12
Bellaire City Manager John
H. O’Neal returned to the city
Thursday after attending a
League of Texas Municipali-
ties meeting in Mineral Wells
and gave his side in the police
dispute which came to a head
with the abrupt resignation of
six members of the force on Oc-
tober 19.
Mr. O’Neal was still in Mineral
Wells last Wednesday night when
John Hlavaty, the former chief,
and four of the former patrol-
men brought their case before the
city council. At the meeting the
council voted to act as an inquir-
ing body at a public hearing on
November 12.
“I had no idea that the men
who quit would appear before the
council,” Mr. O’Neal said. “The
As the Times went to press
this week, it was learned that
the hearing scheduled for No-
vember 12 may be postponed,
possibly one week. Delays in
preparation of the legal notice
may not give the required
amount of time between publi-'
cation of the notice and the date
of the hearing.
city charter makes no provision
for public hearings for men who
are fired or who quit.”
Commenting on the articles
which appeared in newspapers
last week, Mr. O’Neal said that
he made provisions before he left
town to have a police force on
duty. He said that seven men
were on duty by Saturday morn-
ing, when he left for the meeting,
for which he said he was a mem-
ber of a committee responsible
for arranging hotel accommoda-
tions for delegates.
“Mr. Hlavaty’s resignation came
as a complete surprise to me,”
the city manager said. “He didn’t
tell me he was going to quit at
the meeting the Monday before
his resignation or at any other
time. He asked me once what 1
would think if he would quit and
I told him that I thought it would
be a mistake.”
Mr. O’Neal said that he is now
taking applications for chief of
police but that no one has been
hired to fill the post yet. “We’re
looking for a good, experienced
man,” he said, “and we won’t stop
looking until we find one.” He
said that he has been consulting
with high officials of the Houston
police department regarding the
qualifications of several appli-
cants.
Mr. Hlavaty was the first speak-
er under the heading of new busi-
ness at the Wednesday night
council meeting. Before giving his
version of the dispute, he ex-
plained that he would ask each of
the recently-resigned officers to
give his account of the difficulty.
“On Friday, October 12,” the
ex - chief said, “Moore (John
(Moore) complained to me that
there was a great deal of dissen-
tion among the boys and that he
was going to quit. I asked him
why he was going to quit; what
was wrong? He stated to me that
there was a lot of bad talk about
me and the other boys. About that
time Elsik and Stovall (Walter
Elsik and Donald Stovall) walked
in on the conversation and we
started talking about what has
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Governor Names
#hitf Johnson
To Sfate Board
A telegram from Governor
Allan Shivers appointed Whitt
Johnson, city secretary of West
University Place, to the board of
trustees of the Texas Municipal
Retirement System.
A strong supporter of the plan,
which was initiated in 1948, Mr.
Johnson worked diligently to have
it adopted in West University
Place.
In 1950 West University be-
came one of the first cities to join
the plan, which helps insure long-
time city employees of a secure
old-age.
Two city employees have been
retired since the plan took effect.
They are A.IP. Robb and the late
George Ashcraft.
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Duchess
Miss Jean Axelrod of 2156
Watts Road will be one of the
duchesses at the Fall Festival
which will be given by the Hous-
ton Federation of Women's
Clubs Saturday. (See story on
Page 3.) Roulande
Harold E. Shipp
Elected Director
Of Police Group
Chief Harold Shipp of the
West University Place police de-
partment was elected to the board
of directors of the Texas Municipal
Police Association this month in
Austin.
The seven-man board sets the
policies of the organization, which
are then carried out by the
officers.
Chief Shipp, who has been with
the city since 1940, said that he
was pleased and honored by the
appointment.
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Mrs. Lester Rashid
Hostess For Garden
Club Of Braes Bend
Mrs. Lester Rashid of 3722
Merrick will be hostess to mem-
bers of the Braes Bend Garden
Club today at 10 a. m.
Flowering and berry - bearing
shrubs will be the topic of Mrs.
C. C. Huff and Mrs. W. M. Har-
ris will give garden gossip.
Serving as co-hostess for the
meeting will be Mrs. Frank J.
Kelly.
This Week Is
Girl Scout
Week
NEW Wm. RICE STATION OPENS ON
BOLSOVER STREET THIS MORNING
The Southwestern section gets its second new Post Office
within a month today with the opening of the doors of the
new William Rice Station at 2426 Bolsover. Wednesday was
the last day of business at the old location on Rice Boulevard.
This morning, when P. W. Morrison, supervisor of the station,
unlocked the door of the new
station, it started into opera
tion.
Formal opening of the new
station, located one block north of
the old location, has been set by
Houston Postmaster Granville W.
Elder for 9 a. m. Monday. Mr.
Elder and other prominent local
people will be on hand for the cere-
mony.
In addition to continuing to
handle mail for Zone 5, the new
Post Office branch will handle all
parcel post deliveries for this part
of Houston. Complete garage fa-
cilities, including provisions for the
maintenance of vehicles, have been
included.
The building is being leased by
the Post Office Department from
the Olsen Brothers.
‘This is the most modern drive-
in post office in the country,” Mr.
Elder said. “We are mighty proud
of it.”
A one-way drive starting at Dun-
stan and running through the
block to Bolsover will serve as a
drive-in parcel post and stamp win-
dow. During the Christmas rush
and other emergencies, two such
windows will be provided.
Another feature of the new sta-
tion is an increased number of
boxes. There are 170 in the new
building as compared tifc 100 in the
old one.
Parcel post delivery out of the
new office is expected to start late
next week, after the routine has
straightened out.
Mr. Morrison was supervisor of
the William Rice Station when it
opened on Rice Boulevard on
August 4, 1941.
Lewis And Coker
Ad Goes In Times
Another large local food
market has been added to the
Times family as of this week.
Arrangements have been made
by the Lewis and Coker Super-
market No. 2 at 2266 West
Holcombe Boulevard to run a
full page ad in the Times each
week.
Bellaire C. Of C. Opens Two Drives
Pictured at the kick-off dinner preceding the Bellaire Chamber
of Commerce membership drive are, left to right, J. L. Williams,
president of the organization; Mrs. Jack Bobbitt, a membership
captain; W. B. Black, assistant general manager of the Houston
Chamber of Commerce; W. N. Attaway, chairman of the mem-
bership committee, and L. M. Anderson, another membership
captain. ' Photo by the Maurers
Membership Drive,
Bellaire Day
Planned
A two-gun campaign by the
Bellaire Chamber of Commerce
went into the production stage
this week with the announcement
of details about Bellaire Day on
Saturday, December 8, and the
launching of a full-scale member-
ship drive by the association.
Tickets for Bellaire Day will be
distributed by Bellaire merchants
starting Saturday and continuing
up to the date of the affair. Plans
include a parade down BoHaire*
Boulevard, a donkey baseball game
at Bellaire Field and a midway
with booths and concessions along
the boulevard from Rice Avenue
to the Circle.
Other events will include the
awarding of prizes, choosing of a
Queen of Bellaire to be crowned
by Glenn McCarthy, mock auction-
ing for the benefit of Feld Park
and street dancing.
Concessions will be run by civic
and service organizations of the
city, with all profits going to Feld
Park. Both food and fun will be
offered for all members of the
family.
The membership drive, launched
at a dinner at Ship Ahoy last
Thursday night, will be aimed at
bringing every family and busi-
ness in the city into the organiza-
tion. Bill Black, assistant general
manager of the Houston Chamber
of Commerce, was guest speaker.
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Brackman, Irvin H. Southwestern Times (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 1, 1951, newspaper, November 1, 1951; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth576477/m1/1/?q=%22%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.