The Texan Newspaper (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 10, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 9, 1988 Page: 1 of 16
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Editorials — P. 2
Calendar — P. 2
Meyerland Memories-P. 5
The Senior Report - P. 6
Bellaire Connection-P.7
Crossword — P. 11
Horoscope — P. 11
Classifieds -- P. 12
Volume 36, Number 10 • March 9, 1988 • 6223 Richmond, Suite 102, • P.O. Box 571267 • Houston, Texas 77257 • (713) 783-5600 • Serving Southwest Houston Area Since 1954
Police hunt suspect
Artist’s drawing of suspected armed robber.
By Dale Hadley
Assistant Editor
Bellaire Police have released
an artist’s depiction of a suspect
in the armed robbery /aggra-
vated sexual assault which oc-
curred at the Chic Dry Cleaners
in the 6800 block of Chimney
Rock Saturday, Feb. 27.
The suspect is described as a
black male, 27 to 30 years old, 5
foot 10 inches to 6 foot 1 inch in
height, thin build, with light
skin.
Police said, the suspect en-
tered the cleaners around 9 a.m.
and asked the lone female clerk
if they did alterations. He pro-
ceeded to show her a blue hospi-
tal type shirt in which he had
concealed a pistol. He forced the
clerk to empty the contents of
the register and took her to a
back room where he sexual as-
saulted her.
Bellaire Assistant Police
Chief Mac McGuire said, “We
got a good description of the
suspect and if anyone has any in-
formation on the identity of the
suspect, please contact the Bel-
laire Police Department at 668-
0487, or Crimestoppers at 222-
Tips.”
There have been five armed
robberies in Bellaire in the past
two months. Four occurring in
February. Two convenience
stores have been robbed. The
Circle K at the comer of Bisson-
net and Newcastle was robbed
Jan. 14 around 8 p.m. The sus-
pect got away with 10 rolls of
pennies worth $5. On Feb. 5 a
lone gunman entered ColorTile,
5140 Cedar and robbed the cash
box and the people inside and
made off with about $530 in
cash.
The Commerce Savings and
Loan at the comer of Bissonnet
and Avenue B was robbed Tues-
day, Feb. 9 at 9:15 a.m. by a lone
black male who showed a teller
a pistol and asked her to empty
the contents of her cash draw
into a bag. The suspect had a car
waiting when he left.
The gas station at 6512 S.
Rice was held up the night of
Feb. 23 and the robber took
approximately $100 in cash
from the register.
Last year there were only two
armed robberies during the
months of January and Febru-
ary. “It is not unusual for one
month to have more robberies
than another. We deal with the
numbers of crimes every month
and it is hard to say if crime is on
the increase or not based on only
a few months,” said McGuire.
“Citizens who are concerned
about what they can do to help
prevent crime in Bellaire should
contact officer McCarver who
works in that area,44 McGuire
said.
All of the robberies seem to
be unrelated, with the exception
that in each, the suspect is a
black male. But description of
the suspects differ in height,
weight, and facial appearances.
Any information about any
crime would be helpful to the
police community, said
McGuire.
The whole truth and
everything but the truth...
A look
behind
the scenes
at the Alley
Theatre
By Sharon M. Kuhn
Texan Contributing Writer
Ann Holmes, the Houston
Chronicle’s Fine Arts Editor,
reports in her Feb. 21 article, “...it
was at this late meeting that the
executive committee voted
unanimously to dismiss (Alley
COMMENTARY
Theatre Artistic Director Fat)
Brown.”
Not true. One person voted no.
Board member Harriet Bath dis-
sented. Holmes’ almost, but not
quite true, statement character-
izes much of the information
currently being fed to the Alley
board of directors, actors staff,
guild members, and the theatre
public in general about the
circumstances surrounding
Brown’s Feb. 1 dismissal as ar-
tistic director of the Alley The-
atre.
The reasons for her dismissal
have yet to be made crystal clear,
even to Pat Brown. Her over-
night dismissal by the board of
directors is unprecedented and
the mystery surrounding the
event has gained nationwide at-
tention.
At the Feb. 2 board meeting
where members voted to uphold
the executive committee’s deci-
sion of the night before, one
member asked, “What would be
so bad about allowing Pat to
provide a written answer to the
charges of which you say she has
been told? Then we would all
know her answers.” Another
board member replied, “Theo-
retically what you say would be a
good idea, but it would be too
Former Alley Artistic-
Director Pat Brown
chaotic.” Too chaotic?
It seems the much publicized
issue of the Alley’s “artistic di-
rection,” which is said to be the
primary reason for Brown’s dis-
continued on Page 4
This week at a glance
Seniors hold
spring style show
Plans are underway for the Second Senior Spring Style Show
and Luncheon onTuesday, March 15 atnoonat the BellaireCivic
Center, 7008 S. Rice Avenue. Over 250 people attended last year.
In addition to the luncheon, the fashion show will feature more
fashion and more models than last year. This year’s fashions are
provided by J. C. Penney and include men’s and women’s
fashions.
Tickets arc priced at $5. Advance purchase of tickets is
strongly recommended. You may purchase tickets at the Bellaire
Office on Aging, 7008 S. Rice Avenue or from members of the
Planning Committee, Ruth Kyle, Chairperson; Wilda Chaffin,
Sheila Cox, The Commonwealth Bank; Edythe Fulton, Oralia
Perez, Madie Richter, Silver Years News; Jane Rowland, Thelma
Royalty, Bettie Stansell, and Bonnie Tom.
Call 662-8290 for more information.
It’s carnival time!
On March 12, Paul Horn Elementary School P.T.O. is sponsor-
ing its first Spring Festival at 4535 Pine St., from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Planned events include appearances by Michael Hayes and
Dave Shay of the Q Zoo and also Astroworld characters. Other
activities will be the Bellaire Olympic Soccer Games, a talent
show, Mexican dancing, pony rides, a moon walk, various games
of fun and skill and radar timed ball throwing and base running
sponsored by the Bellaire Little League. Generous Bellaire and
surrounding area merchants have made valuable donations for a
Silent Auction.
The Spring Festival is a day for the entire family and commu-
nity to have fun, cheer, win prizes and eat lots of great food! Paul
W. Horn Elementary Academy is an H.I.S.D. elementary magnet
school where students excel in computers, language, soccer, art
and SIGHTS.
Learning made fun
Bellaire Spring Leisure Classes registration is March 14-18.
Classes include: Ukulele, English as a second language, U.S.
Citizenship, Auto Awareness, Hand Gun Safety, Astrology,
Tennis and Square Dance for beginners and Mainstream Dance.
662-8280.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“Censorship ends in logical
completeness when nobody is
allowed to read any books
except the books nobody
can read.}y
G.B. Shaw
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