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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1966
Page
1
Dr. Gamy C. Henderson, former chief geophysical oceanographer at Oceanonics, a Sul Ross graduate, has accepted a senior research position to support space studies and related geophysical research initiatives.
About 40 people attended a Chamber of Commerce tourist seminar at Sul Ross led by Frank Driskill of Austin. He urged adding night activities to keep tourists longer, suggesting driving ranges, miniature golf, pools, square dances, tennis, and an evening theatre group, noting the Big Bend as Texas’s top tourist asset and calling for broader local literature and community involvement. He emphasized developing and marketing the area’s western atmosphere and tours to ranches.
The Alpine Cemetery Association to hold an annual barbecue dinner on April 30, 1966 at noon in the American Legion Hall and Garden. General chairman is Mr. and Mrs. Bill Everidge, with Ella Sublet in charge of tickets and George and Woodrow Mills overseeing the barbecue. The event funds maintenance and expansion, with a larger crowd anticipated, inspired by successful farm weekend tours in Bell County. Representatives from Alpine, Marfa, Marathon, and Fort Davis attended a related seminar urging weekly area activities to attract visitors to stay longer.
A central police dispatcher system will begin operation around May 1 in Alpine. Located in the Civil Defense headquarters basement, the 24 hour service will use three eight hour shifts by four men. Costs are about 250 dollars monthly from Alpine and Brewster County.
The First Baptist Church of Alpine hosts Big Bend area Baptists Thursday at 7 p.m. with Dr. George Schweitzer as main speaker on Christianity and the World Crisis. Schweitzer, chemistry professor at the University of Tennessee, holds three doctorates and has lectured on over 90 campuses.
Walter Parr was appointed executive director of Community Action under the Office of Economic Opportunity, effective June 1. The federal post pays $7,000 annually and covers Brewster Presidio and Jeff Davis counties from Alpine offices with potential expansion. Parr, previously Alpine High School publicity lead, will oversee five Head Start programs and related projects in the three counties.
Fire caused slight damage to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rogers on North 14th Street Monday afternoon. Charlie Vaught of the Alpine Fire Department reported seven teen firefighters answered the call. An inside wall was damaged and the cause was undetermined.
The Alpine Junior Chamber of Commerce hosts its second annual installation and awards banquet at 7 30 p m Saturday in Sul Ross State College Dining Hall with Dr Harlan Ford delivering the principal address. New officers include Glenn Teany president Dick Bowers first to Jimmy Gallego Kenneth Novak Eddie Webb Roy Lewis as director. four board members welcomed. Entertainment by Sul Ross coeds The Travelers. Tickets 2 50. Dr Virginia Link visiting Avora Owens noted.
Mayor W E Lockhart proposed pumping the C B Coxwell well in Metta Harms Addition but the council tabled the measure amid citizen protests. They authorized inviting engineer Ashley Classen and hydrologist Fd Reed to a special session to discuss water. The Meriwether water rights contract was released and new terms with the Meriwether family planned. International Soil Conditioner Corp received permission to operate on the west town side, and an injunction blocked operations in the town center over a dust issue.
Government aid certified by the Department of Health Education and Welfare totals 2,682 for Marathon Independent School District Marathon Texas under Public Law 874 for federally impacted areas tentative 1966 entitlement 3,576. San Vicente School District Big Bend National Park to receive 6,748 and 8,998 per telegram from Senator Ralph Yarborough.
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