South Belt Leader (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 15, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 13, 1981 Page: 3 of 20
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Wednesday, May 13, 1981, SOUTH BELT LEADER, Section A, Page 3
Rip Roaring
fun is in store for you
at Almeda and Northwest Malls
The hottest in fashion
or the most sizzling gift idea
can be found at our
Red Tag Sale.
While you shop our many stores,
be sure to browse through
the glowing collection of artworks
located in the center court.
Every day
can be something special
at Almeda and Northwest Malls.
ALMEDA MALL
School bus passing laws
not obeyed, study shows
Ellington displays set
The Region IV Education
Service Center, which ser-
vices 25 school districts in
the Gulf Coast area, sur-
veyed illegal passing of
school buses on March 25
and reported 6,810 inci-
dences of illegal passing of
school buses on that date.
The findings were re-
layed to the director of the
Texas Department of Pub-
lic Safety with urgings to
promote bus safety
The Pasadena Indepen-
dent School District ranked
fifth in the region with 95
buses. The survey in the
Pasadena district found
212 illegal passes of PISD
buses in the morning, and
219 in the afternoon.
Under state law, a driver
approaching a school bus
displaying flashing red
llights from either direction
imav not pass the bus until
AMERICA’S NUMBER 1
TOP SELLER,
CENTURY 21
(1) the school bus has re-
sumed motion, (2) the driv-
er signals the motorist to
proceed, or (3) the red
lights are no longer flash-
ing-
Motorists do not need to
stop when meeting a
school bus on a different
roadway.
Mark Clapp, director
of school bus transporta-
tion for Region IV, said the
6,810 illegal passes on the
date of the survey meant
“that there were 6,810
potential chances for injury
to Texas school children.”
SJC South sets
GED testing
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General Education De-
velopment (GED) Tests are
now given at San Jacinto
College South, announced
Dr. Ken Warren, director
of guidance and testing at
the campus.
The campus counseling
office began administering
the tests this month. The
tests are given Monday
through Friday from 8
a.m. to 12 noon and from 1
to 5 p.m. On Mondays only
the tests are given from
6:45 to 10 p.m.
“Interested persons
need to call and make an
appointment before they
take the test,” said War-
ren. The number is 484-
1900, extension 32. “Per-
sons taking the test may
not start after 10 in the
morning, 3 in the after-
noon or 7 on Monday
night,” he said.
Someone who passes the
GED test may apply for a
certificate of high school
equivalency from the Tex-
as Education Agency.
“The GED test battery
consists of five separate
tests which cover the main
areas of high school study:
writing, social studies,
science, reading skills and
mathematics,” Warren
said.
All of the questions on
the tests are multiple
choice. “A person may
take one test per day, one
per week or whatever is
convenient for him,” War-
ren explained.
The fee for the test is $10
which must be paid in ad-
vance. Requirements for
taking the GED test in-
clude: the person must be
a Texas resident; he must
have a driver’s license with
photo and a security num-
ber; he must be 18 years
old and not enrolled in
school; and if he is 17 years
old and not enrolled, he
can take the test with par-
ental permission.
The South Campus also
offers classes which help
persons prepare for the
GED test. Additional infor-
mation on these classes
may be obtained by calling
the Continuing Education
Office at 484-1900, exten-
sion 23.
Funds raised
The country-western
dance sponsored by the
Sagemont-Beverly Hills
Softball Association made
a profit of $449.50 for the
organization.
Gloria Rodriguez, fund
raising chairman for the
S-BHSA, said the associa-
tion wishes to thank all the
local merchants who con-
tributed to the dance.
Nancy Mills
Barbara Quinn
SJC top graduates
Ellington Air Force Base
will host Houston’s annual
Armed Forces Day celebra-
tion May 16 and 17. A
variety of military equip-
ment will be made avail-
able from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
each day for inspection by
the spectators.
General Edward Meyer,
the U.S. Army Chief of
Staff, will be the guest
speaker at the Armed
Forces Day celebration.
The main attraction for
this year’s celebration will
be a demonstration of the
Marine Corps’ AV-8A Har-
rier which combines capa-
bilities of helicopter and jet
aircraft. The Harrier can
rise from the ground like a
helicopter, hover in midair,
turn in any direction then
move out at transsonic
speed.
Other attractions such as
the Dragon Antitank Mis-
sile System (a wire-guided
missile that can penetrate
all known armor), and the
Army’s new XM-1 tank will
provide static displays.
Over 50 aircraft have
been scheduled to be at
Ellington AFB for the two-
day event along with a
crew of astronauts from
NASA. A combat opera-
tions center will be main-
tained during Saturday
afternoon only.
South Belt area residents Nancy Mills [left] and Barbara Quinn [right] were
honored last week at the San Jacinto College South graduation exercises
when they were announced as the graduates with the highest grade point
average. Both Mills and Quinn graduated with perfect 4.0 grade point
averages.
Winners named
in candy sale
Marge Harold, new
parent-coordinator for
the Sagemont Satellite
of PDAP, says they are
"‘building up to putting
this office into full swing
again, and are hoping
for more community
support.” She presently
counsels parent groups
on Tuesdays and Thurs-
days from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. She has been with
PDAP for three years.
Winners in the Sage-
mont-Beverly Hills Softball
Association candy sale
were announced last week.
Breakfast set
for Saturday
The Bay Area Alumni
Chapter of Delta Delta
Delta will hold its annual
Pansy Breakfast on Satur-
day, May 16, at 11:30 a.m.
in Clear Lake City.
Interested Tri-Deltas
should call 474-2331 or
488-0765 for information.
A $50 pizza party was
awarded to the Hurricanes,
the team which sold the
most candy.
Individual prize winners
were as follow: first place,
Lorie Rodriguez, 12-inch
TV; second place, Charl-
ene Blisset, 10-speed bike;
third place, Georgie Clem-
ons, AM/FM radio tape
player; fourth place, Chris-
tie Maciubiewiez, 20-inch
girls’ bike; fifth place,
Tracy Wilson, sleeping
bag.
Astroworld tickets were
awarded to the following:
Charlene Blisset, Karen
Carter, Allison Keith,
Georgie Clemons, Rachel
Caudillo, Lorie Rodriguez,
Karen Shannon, Terry
Salazar, Rachel Garza,
Michele Covington, Christ-
ie Maciubiewiez, Tony Iz-
zarelli, Tracy Wilson, Deb-
bie Smola and Mandi Orth.
Eighty-two girls will re-
ceive Dairy Queen coupon
books.
Stitt dies
on May 6
Funeral services were
held Saturday for Sage-
mont resident Robert J.
Stitt, 40, who died May 6 in
a local hospital after bat-
tling cancer for several
months.
Stitt is survived by his
wife of 15 years, Christine,
and their three children,
Ronald, Mark and Cathi.
Ronald, 13, is an eighth
grader at Thompson Inter-
mediate. Mark, 11, and
Cathi, 6, attend Frazier
Elementary. Christine
Stitt, a real estate agent, is
presently on leave of ab-
sence from her employer, a
local title company.
Stitt had lived in Sage-
mont for 12 years. He was
employed for 12 years as
an electronics engineer at
NASA.
He is also survived by
his mother and step-father,
Anna and Lyle Rudy of
Beverly Hills.
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Dollars & Sense
For Homeowners
SANDRAYANDELL
Realtor
WHY POINTS ON
FHA-YA LOANS?
^ Points paid during the
| closing on an FHA or VA
^ loan is the charge by
^ lending institutions for
making a loan at an in-
terest rate below the
going rate for other
loans. Since the FHA or
VA loan bears an inter-
est rate below that
charged for conventional
loans - and because the
borrower need not make
a substantial down pay-
ment - the
charges the seller an
amount that would make
the loan more eompeti-
U five.
A point is figured at
rate.
The number of points'|
charged may vary from
day to day and from
community to communi-
ty. If money is tight, the
lender is likely to charge
additional points be-
cause the low down pay-
ment. Government reg-
ulations on FHA or VA
home loans do not allow
the buyer to pay more
than one point. Any ad-
lender ditional points are paid
by the seller.
If there is anything
else that we can do to
help you in the field of
Real Estate, please
one percent of the loan
amount. The number of phone or drop in at Real-
| points charged depend ty World-M.D. Yandell,
on the difference be- Inc. in the Kroger Shop-
tween the government-
insured loan rate and
the prevailing market
ping Center. The phone
number is 481-6490.
We’re here to help!
realtor
MLS
REALTY WORLD
M.D. YancIeU, Inc.
10990 Fuqua
(Kroger Center)
481-6490
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We take great pleasure
in announcing that
TRAVIS JAGGERS
has been appointed
President & CEO
Texas
Commerce
Bank
South Belt
Member Texas Commerce Bancshares, Inc.
11222 South Belt Drive at Hughes Road
P. 0. Box 24784 Houston-, Texas 77089
Telephone (713) 484-BANK
(2265)
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South Belt Leader (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 15, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 13, 1981, newspaper, May 13, 1981; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth706965/m1/3/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting San Jacinto College.