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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1947
Page
5
The Rossonians will preside as officers of the TSPA when it convenes on the local campus April 24-25. Shown in the lineup are Treasurer Jamie Bilbo of Robert Lee, Recording Secretary Myril McBride of Fort Davis, and President Betty.
Funeral services were held in Alpine for Isaac Clem Roark 36 a Brewster County rancher. Body found Thursday by brother F M Roark Jr. he attended Sul Ross Texas Tech and Schreiner Institute. He served in the Border Patrol and is survived by wife Barbara Roark father I C Roark Sr and two brothers F M and 3 C Roark all of Brewster County.
Construction of the Sul Ross campus driveways was completed April 1 with remaining work removing rocks weeds and grass. Sidewalks will extend at the gymnasium east end and the Lawrence Hall rock wall will extend to the new driveway next week. The city aided pavement from the Museum to the Loop and signs will mark the Museum. Plans aim to level Jackson Field east end planting Bermuda grass for training use and walls will be painted soon. Booster club rodeo in Alpine in May urged by business manager Henry Key.
Over the past ten years Brewster County Texas saw nine of its ten rural schools shut down as mines and ranch operations declined. By 1944 closures hit Glenn Springs Hot Springs Castelon Boquilas and Vajitas. The Study Butte Waldron and Chisos mines closed, reducing teaching staff from five to one at Terlingua.
Central School presents Pan American Day featuring 6th to 8th graders led by Charlotte Slight and funded by Mrs. Olive Blucher. The program includes poetry, songs in Spanish, and performances by 7th and 8th graders with readings from Coronado’s expedition diary and various musical numbers.
Funeral services for Will Allen Hopkins 96, father of Mrs. Burnham and Mrs. Wade of Marathon, were held in Marathon after his San Antonio death. He was a Texas ranchman and Old Trail Drivers member, survived by four sons and two daughters. The article also notes garden pest control guidance from Texas A&M Extension on DDT, detailing safe usage for beans, peas, tomatoes, cabbage, and root vegetables, plus cautions on foliage damage and pre-harvest intervals.
Funeral services for Mrs. Brooks Bethel were held at the Baptist church with Dr. F C Dutton in charge. Bethel, of Marathon, died from injuries suffered in an April 7 automobile accident near Persimmon Gap on Big Bend National Park highway. Surviving are her husband, a daughter Mrs Kenneth Simmons of Electra, her mother Mrs Lula McKay of Freeport, and three brothers W N Duncan D L McKay. The Bethels had lived in Brewster County for years.
L W Keller United States Employment Service district supervisor and G W Palle Marfa local supervisor visited Alpine to interview Sul Ross State College graduates for possible job placements. Fifteen seniors applied and files were sent to Texas employers. The event was sponsored by the Sul Ross Institute of Business Relations. A Civil Engineers poll on traffic solutions favored traffic engineering and mass transit.
The Alpine Avalanche publishes in Alpine, Brewster County, with editor Bennett and staff listed. It states rates for notices, cards of thanks, and reading notices, plus subscription prices for Brewster and Jeff Davis counties and elsewhere.
May 9 is the big day for college contestants in the Booster Club Rodeo on Jackson Field May 8 9 10. Sixty six Rossonians filed intentions to enter Sul Ross events with Maxine Acton and Joe Gardner chairing the Sul Ross performance at 2 00 p m. Top ropers riders and bronc stock will highlight the event with prize money totaling about 5000. A downtown Alpine parade precedes the rodeo with Alpine Chamber of Commerce aid. Proceeds go to the Booster Club for Sul Ross athletics.
Dean T Hi Etheridge travels to Austin to attend the annual meeting of the Association of College Teachers of Education of Texas. He serves as First Vice President and will preside at a Friday session from 2:00 to 4:00 in the afternoon on April 18.
A speaker argues self sufficiency and a hard line against Soviet expansion to deter communism and avert future war. He warns that Russia will capitalize on Western softness after World War II and urges immediate readiness to back up any decision with armed force, including the option to strike first if needed.
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