Harris County Public Library Scrapbook (1941-1948)

гак HUMBLE ECHO, HUMBLE, TEXAS April 4. 1947 Library Circulation Record Broken The Humble branch of the Harris County library broke all records for circulation in the 1 month of March, announced Mrs. I E . Deckard, librarian, this week, with the total vol¬ umes circulated were 2,358- she said . March 21. 1947. Library News Miss Bernice Snell- County Librarian visited Humble Sat¬ urday bringing a change ol books to the Humble Library. The Sorosis Club has pre¬ sented the Humble Library , with “Mrs. Mike’’, bv Benedict and Nancy Freedman . This is a love story fresh ns a May morning with a background of wilderness splendor . 1 The Humble Library a free tax supported service rendered to the people of ЫиЛЬ'е an 5 vicinity, circulated 2,210 vol¬ umes during the month of Feb¬ ruary . 1 ■ — FAIRBANKS BOOK REVIEW. The Fairbanks branch of the| Harris County Library will hold a book review in the cafeteria of the| Fairbanks High School at 8 p.m. Friday. Mrs. Elsie Cooper, staff member of the library, will review the book, “Mrs. Mike.” County Bookmobile To Start Travels The Harris county public library bookmobile will start its vacation rounds Wednesday, with 10 calls scheduled for Wednesday and Fri¬ day. Wednesday morning the bookmo¬ bile will make three calls in Hou- mont Park. It will be at the Old Folks home at 1:45 p. m. and at O. S. T. Log Cabin at 2:45 p. m. Friday morning slops will be made al Brookhaven and South Acres. Stops during the afternoon will he made at. Condit school, Mary Burnet school and on Yupon street. Humble Garden Club Visits Russell Day Lily Farm The Humble Garden Club made a trip to the Russell Day Lily Farm, at Spring, Texas last Friday morning . This was the Pilgrimage planned bv the club in May and was indeed a very interesting and educa" tional trip. Mr. Russell, owner of the Farms, gave a very line talk about his lilUes explaining their culture, verities and care. After the trip the club enjoyed a chicken dinner at Aunt Bea’s Cafe in Spring . ^There was a short business meeting after lunch . Mrs W ./ H Bennett submitted a list of books to be purchased bv the club and put on the bonk shelf at the Library . This book shelf is the club’s project for the year. Books on gardening and flower arrangements will be placed oh this shelf for use of the public . v New Books Added To Library Shelves Mrs. R. W. Condon has | added 12 new books to the ! junior shelf at the Harris County Library. Mrs. Hom¬ er Duran has given six Big- gers Mysteries and some Ismail classics. Mrs.* Walter Korff has added three books to the nice collection of gar¬ den books presented by the Garden club. Miss Snell, county librar¬ ian, visited Humble Tuesday bringing a change of books — some new and some old — of a variety to please every¬ body. Thomas B. Castain’s “The Moneyman” — a story, vivid and dramatics, set in the fifth century of France and tops on “What America is Reading,” may be had oni request. Cd.J 4 i f 1 Bookmobile Vacation Schedule Announced - A new vacation schedule for the Harris County Public Library bookmobile will begin Wednesday, according to Miss Bernice Snell, county librarian. Scheduled trips will be made on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri¬ days, Miss Snell said. Three calls in Houmont Pari will be made every Wednesday morning, and at the Old Folks Home at 1:45 p.m.,< and the Old Spanish Trail Log Cabin at 2:45 p.m. Friday schedules will include stops on Theresa Street in Brook- haven at 9 a.m.; South Acres Drive in South Acres at 10:20 a.m.; ondit School at 1 p.m.; Mary P-urnet School at 2 p.m., and 5317 Yupon at 3:30 p.m. Trips scheduled for June 9 and ollowing Mondays will be made о the Lutheran School in Lindale -t. 9 a.m.; 408 Littleton in Oak- vood Addition at 9:45 a.m.; Tim¬ er Acres at 11 a.m.; Rosedale addition Park at 2 p.m. and the jouston Gardens Park at 3:30 p.m - - — ! NEW BOOKS AT LOCAL LIBRARY Miss Bernice Snell, Harris county librarian, visited Humble last week with an interesting change of new books. She will be back * again this month end with "another change. W. C. Hammil has given I' the library an illustrated ed¬ ition of the Harvard Class¬ ics, 32 volumes of Nations of the World (a history), 19 volumes of the writings of Mark Twain. The Humble Garden Cluo has given the library a nice collection of books on gar¬ dening. Shellabarger’s “Prince of Foxes” may be had on re¬ quest — a lively 16th cent¬ ury story shadowed by the feudal pastf Nancy and Benedict Freedman’s “Mrs. Mike,” a charming story of the north, is very popular. These and many other new and old books may be found on the library shelves. The library is open each day from 2 to 5:30 p. m.- a free service, л jl . t , m Congratulations to Dr. G. Norman Cnningham (and to St. Joseph’s) on his election as president of the medical staff of St. Joseph’s In¬ firmary, and the same to Dr. A. H. Braden, vice-president, and Dr. J. Roy Theriot, secretary . . .Wel¬ come home to Marion Miller, the Houston-New York dancer, and daughter Susan . , . Ray Bright, Charles E. Kamp and B. F. Orr arranging radio programs about the Shrine circus . . . Librarians Ber¬ nice Snell, Elizabeth Ann Gray, Irene Smith, Mary Taylor, Thelma Ann Sanders, Reba Anderson, Mrs. Max W. Wiieoxen, Bernice Hurst, Rita Piland, Dorothy Baker, Fred- ericka Kilgore, Frances Stoneham and Mrs. E. O. Guenther, tossing a College Inn luncheon party for Mrs. Lucile Wilson, extension direc¬ tor from the Austin state library . . . Albert Lee doing a neat Job of hosting Sunday at the Hunts¬ ville rodeo . . . Pvt. Oscar Domin- gues anticipates a cold November. He’ll spend the month in Alaskan maneuvers . . . Mrs. A. O. Crenshaw ,in El Campo . . . Birthday greet¬ ings to Herbert O. May, Jack Fore, Robert V. Lamkin, Ralph T. Bates, L. C. Way. Ileidt H. Griner, J. C. Suttles, Stewart T. Stanuell, Mike Murphy, Dr. I. S. McReynoIds, Isaiah P. Walker and Elbert Ware . . . also to W. Gardner Winters and Herbert Rohloff . . . Shirley Jane Huff, granddaughter of Joshua I, Huff, the insurance man, cele¬ brating Birthday No. 13 today. — BEN KAPLAN. /0 - /4* - /7 */Vg4i OBSERVE BOOK WEFK Miss Bernice SneT Ha',r'R „county librarian, tolf stories to tbe children of ihe ole- montarv grades Tbursdav. Nov jn observation of Book Week. // - *. 0 - ¥-7 " - T - } LIBRARY BOARD HOLDS MEETING * The Library board met Tuesday, Nov. 3. The mem¬ bers of the board are: J. E. Wise, chairman; H. K. Whittington, A. Marsh, Mrs. K. Stone, Mrs. A. S. Clemmons, together with Miss B. Snell and her as- istant, Miss Gray, discussed the hbrary needs and made plan - for improvement. Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Ben¬ nett presented the library with a dozen hooks in Oc¬ tober. I • The circulation for Octo¬ ber was 1974 volumes. .brarv Planned in North Harris Arrangements are being made to provide library facilities for North Harris county, County Commission¬ er Ed Clauder said, .with a building to be situated somewhere in the Berry school area. Recently he received a petition from the North Harris County Li¬ brary association asking that the county appropriate $25,000 for a building to be erected on a donated ; site. , Clauder said that it is planned to jmove one of the buildings to be bought by the county in acquiring the right-of-way for the north loop highway to a site to be provided. Library Arranged In Berry School Area Through a bit of horsetrading the North Houston Library Asso¬ ciation is going to acquire a li¬ brary to be located in the Berry School Addition, A. J. Moody, temporary chairman, announced Wednesday. Land for the site is to be do¬ nated to the association, which in turn will deed it to the county. County Commissioner Ed Clauder says he will take an old building acquired by the county when it bought some property for a right of way for the North Loop and move it to the site. Vf Л Lounty Gives Two Holidays To Employes County employes will -get two extra holidays this year, Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. Several months ago, the commis¬ sioners court adopted an order dis-| continuing Washington’s birthday, Feb. 22, and Texas Independence day, March 2, as official holidays, and substituting Dec. 24 and Dec. 31. Not much business is transact¬ ed at the courthouse on those days, anyway, it was explained. With Christmas approaching, somebody noticed Monday that the order was made effective in 1947. It was passed after Feb. 22, and March 2 had been observed. - County Judge Glenn A. Perry I said that the commissioners court would stand by its order, with the result that county employes will get four holidays instead of two. -