Serving library is one of many jobs

“HURRY, MOMMY, HURRY”— Mrs. John Hubbard of 1928 Roxella, holds son, /Stephen, 2, while she stirs a pudding for upper. Son, Roger, 3% calls attention to the fleeting hours. Mrs. Hubbard must hurry off to her job as librarian at North Houston Memorial Library, 8705 Irvington. (Chronicle Photo by Dale Bodiker.) Г Serving Library Is One of Many Jobs Mrs. John Hubbard of 1928 Roxella is a clock watcher and probably no one in the city has a better right to be one! Mrs. Hubbard is the newly appointed librarian at North Houston Memorial Library. 8705 Irvington. But Mrs. Hubbard is also a wife, and the mother of six energetic youngsters. So with a home to keep, children and a husband to feed and care for and an ever¬ growing library to keep run¬ ning smoothly — it’s no won¬ der she eyes the clock. Hubbard is a member of the staff at the Central Post Office. 701 San Jacinto, and Mrs. Hubbard takes him to work each day'at 7 a.m. Of course, her day starts several hours prior to that as she must get up and prepare breakfast for her brood, and pack several lunches for her school children. As Mrs. Hubbard takes her husband to work, she drops 14-year-old Virginia at a bus stop where she embarks for classes at Burbank Junior High School, 315 Berry Rd. Back home, about 7:30 a.m., Mrs. Hubbard takes over the baby sitting with sons, Ste¬ phen, 2, and Roger, 3%, while 15-year-old daughter, Karen, heads for Sam Houston High School, 9400 Irvington. There is a spare minute or two to bundle Stephen and Roger in the car so they can “ride” as she takes Michael, 9, and Lola, 7, to Coop School, 10130 Westfield Rd. Back home again there are ! only two children to keep oc¬ cupied while she whirls through straightening the | house and washing and hang¬ ing out clothes — and a million other household chores. The time flies for there is sewing to do and errands to run — then it is time to rush off to the library, while Lola, in from school at 2:30 p.m., watches the babies. The library is open from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 10 a.m. t* 2 p.m. Saturdays. The older girls take ever baby sitting and prepare sup¬ per by 5 p.m. when Hubbard comes in from work. The younger children eat but the older ones frequently “wait for mommy,” who usur ally eats about 7:30 p.m. Sunday is no day to sleep. Mrs. Hubbard is up with the birds to get her children ready for church. The family attend Assumption Catholic Church, 901 Rose Lane. For recreation the family likes to read and play games, take long walks or ride in the car. Karen is the artist in the family and is taking a course at the Museum of Fine Arts, 5700 Main. She won a schol¬ arship course last year while at Burbank Junior High School. Virginia is musically in¬ clined and longs for a piano so she can take lessons. She also likes to sing. Michael is always “making things” — his latest model of a rocket ship, however, final¬ ly came to rest on the rubbish heap, Mrs. Hubbard said. Lola loves to make up little songs and dances and is a mimic — perhaps an actress in the bud, her mother thinks. Stephen and Roger share their time between pets and a fascination with wheels — any nice rolling, squeaky wheels.