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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1949
Page
1
Apr 8 1949 weather recap notes rare April snow and post game celebrations. It covers photo pages from a big game, Charley Grimm barbecue memories, and an Avalanche feature on new construction and remodeling in Alpine. Also mentions Lynn Forbes joining the staff and a push for better local coverage and service.
A quotation from G. Davis Dean praises perceiving nature as the glory of God. The text invokes Psalm like lines about the heavens declaring God’s glory and the firmament showing his handiwork. It frames faith and natural beauty as inseparable.
El Progreso club in Alpine Brews ter county enters a three group contest with cash awards for each group and a sweepstakes prize for best first prize club. The chosen project is the Alpine Public Library whose growth since 1947 now includes 4000 volumes and 1725 monthly loans.
The Avalanche requests pastors submit a brief outline of Easter Sunday service programs to be featured in a special story in the next issue. Materials must be handed in by noon next Tuesday or a designated substitute may submit on the church’s behalf.
A conference on Evaluative Criteria procedures for public schools will be held at Sul Ross State College on April 13-14. Dr A N Foster will direct the meeting with Dr James C Umstattd and other education authorities from Texas expected to attend. Registration begins at 2 PM on April 13 with the first session 3 to 5 PM and remarks by President R M Hawkins.
The Brewster County Tuberculosis association elected Rev. Frank C. Dutton as president at its annual meeting last Tuesday evening at the county courthouse. He succeeds D. J. Pollock who led the group through its first year. New officers include Earl Bland Marathon first vice president Gonzalo Lafarelle second vice president Mrs W H Perryman secretary and Mrs J M Alderson treasurer. Six new board members named Mrs H R Gard Mrs W M Meador Mrs Seldon Robinson Mrs Jerry Starnes Chalmers Broadfoot and Father Joe.
Baseball in Pictures notes big league turnout in Alpine last Thursday with crowds surpassing prior records. The Avalanche runs a pictorial page featuring two teams and crowd scenes, taken by W. D. Smithers and the Avalanche photographer.
Lt. Gov. Alan Shivers and Sen. Jim Taylor clash over a bill to buy remaining private lands in Big Bend National Park. The Texas Senate Appropriations Committee chair blocked the measure, while West Texas chamber of commerce managers gathered to elect officers and hear the dispute. Joe Ogden, David Nicholson, and W. E. Cantrell were elected officers. Rex Baxter presented the group's Resolutions report.
The Big Bend museum on the Sul Ross campus became a public bridge between the college and Big Bend residents through donations and active local support. W J Smith and Roy Bedichek sparked the effort, leading to the Trans-Pecos Museum and Historical Society formed December 7, 1925, later renamed West Texas Historical and Scientific Society.
Dr H W Morelock recalls Wright guiding museum visitors as they explored diverse specimens. He notes Wright opened scientific doors for Big Bend. Centennial WPA project ties Paisano Encampment figures H L Kokernot and D K Martin to museum funding talks in 1934.
Funeral services for Pvt. John S Weyerts killed in action during the invasion of France on January 2 1945 will be held at the First Christian church next Tuesday April 12 at 4 p.m. Remains arrive at 10 a.m. The service will be conducted by Rev John Pickering with a military escort at the graveside. He leaves a widow three children and his parents two sisters and a brother.
Alpine FFA reports loans totaling 1400 dollars to 34 members this school year. The fund, set up to finance vocational agriculture projects, offers interest free loans repaid from chapter funds, with 15 year old Bobby Hammons winning Grand Champion with a farmer lamb fed via the program. The fund expanded after initial success, with loans supported by local bank and donors.
A statewide TB control effort will hold a free mass chest X-ray survey next week in Alpine Tuesday to Friday and Marathon Friday and Saturday. The goal is to X-ray all residents 15 and older, with up to 1,500 X-rays per day via a portable unit. Officials caution TB screening is not charity and results are shared confidentially with the individual’s doctor.
Emmett Tiner of Alpine High School confirms the Annual FFA Burlesque Show on April 12 at the Granada theatre. Thirty six boys will perform a humorous program to raise funds for FFA activities and beautify the VA building grounds on the south side.
Bobby earned a net profit exceeding 400 dollars from a 36 dollar investment funded by the FFA Loan Fund. Plans suggest making the loan program permanent to finance continuation projects, previously limited to six month outcomes. Mrs. David Chaffin traveled to visit daughters in Washington DC and Detroit Mich.
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