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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1949
Page
1
A writer laments missing a water meeting and notes ongoing efforts to locate water sources. The piece shifts to local topics including the Chamber of Commerce building costs, publicity from a town sign, and inquiries from readers about Alpine’s climate and attractions. It ends with anticipation of next week’s column.
City officials report suspending drilling on two new water tests north of town. One well near the highway reaches about 550 feet with water showings. a pump will be installed for a short test to verify if 150 gallons per minute can be produced. The Santa Fe rail line well west of town is at 347 feet and remains paused as the hole is straightened.
Alpine High announces the 1949 nine game football schedule with opponents Ozona Marfa Clint Crane Fort Hancock Sanderson Fabens and Marfa again. Coaches McAllister and Crawford expect a September 30 or October 7 make up game after a spring muddle. Team begins workouts August 15 and will use a new grass practice field near the high school by summer 1950.
D. L. Cross Sr. announces the Alpine school board approved the 1949-50 calendar with September 6 opening. Faculty meeting at 3:30 pm after daily registrations. The plan includes two Thanksgiving days and twelve Christmas days, with six-week periods and mid term exams set through May 26 graduation night.
Mayer Gillett said water is checked at 600 ft or more and if no water in quantity is found at a lesser depth, a deep test continues. The outside watering ban was lifted early this week after two light showers totaling 0.40 inches last Saturday and Monday. Local rains improved lawns, gardens, and shrubs, with some ranches reporting several inches of moisture.
Bennie Lane and Johnnie Thom as Cole of San Antonio were returned to Del Rio from Alpine to face a felony theft charge. Sheriff A E Steinmetz said they will appear before an examining court this week. They were caught leaving a car stolen from Douglas McGraw a Post Office employee on Wednesday. They were picked up by Brewster County sheriff in Alpine Thursday.
Census team estimates Alpine retail establishments have nearly doubled since 1939. The 1939 census counted 78 retail and wholesale outlets. current estimates exceed 150. Dick Cross Jr of the chamber notes figures align with chamber records. Staten Hatchell of El Paso led the crew urging remaining businesses to return forms to minimize follow-up.
Mrs. John B. Miles who has spent several weeks here departed this morning for her home in Mineral Wells.
The Texas Association for the Improvement of Reading holds a major meeting at Sul Ross from August 14 to 20 with Sul Ross as host. Notable figures include Mrs Lillian Gray and Miss Evelyn Thompson leading the program and Miss Frances Thorpe delivering the opening talk Our History Our Purpose Our Dreams. Sul Ross hosts Dr A N Foster and Dr Noble Armstrong assist in the welcome.
Mr and Mrs Verne M Klopton relocate to San Antonio where he will manage distribution of Min Sal from the new office. The Marathon plant remains the processing site for the mineral sourced from the lower Big Bend country.
Mr and Mrs Howard Cox left yesterday for Milford where they have bought a farm and will reside. Cox plans a small stock farm and will grow seeds mainly for a small herd of cattle.
The Alpine Cowboys host the Glenrose Resorters in a three game series starting Saturday with all 3 p.m. games. The Resorters are Brazos Valley Semi Pro champions and promise solid competition before the Cowboys travel Monday to Fort Stockton then Wichita for the national semi pro tournament starting next Friday night.
The New York Yankees sent H. L. Koker Jr. sponsor of the Cowboys a baseball autographed by each Yankee player. The trophy was given after the final game at El Paso last Sunday night.
KVLF will carry the Wichita Kansas semi pro tournament opener next Friday at 10 PM CST. Herbert Kokernot arranged the play by play and fans can help by seeing Johnny Clanton at the bank or W D Smithers.
Richard Bull Johnson named assistant football coach at Sul Ross College. A Baylor standout in 1945 and 1946, he transferred to East Texas State Teachers College and earned a 1948 degree. Johnson, a 25 year old Army veteran, will work with Head Coach Red Pierce and Assistant Coach Jack Perryman.
The rear offices of the Border Patrol building are being renovated to host the local AAA office and the county Soil Conservation Service. The AAA moves from Gulf Service Center on Holland Ave to the new site opposite the Holland Hotel, while SCS opens there as a new enterprise. Front offices house the U S Boundary Commission, modernized at about 20 000 by the city. Rents totaling 175 per month will fund the work, and AAA and SOS are expected to move by September 1.
Three Alpine girls join Camp Mystic on the Guadalupe River eighteen miles northwest of Kerrville Texas for the second term as campers. The camp run by Mr. and Mrs D X Bible Bill Stacy and Ann Eastland lists directors Mr and Mrs Frank Harrison and Ruth Helen Knoepfli as head counselor. Parents visited the campers last weekend.
Mr and Mrs Harry Watson Jr and their baby left Sunday to make their home in Corpus Christi where Mr Watson has accepted a position with the merchandise brokerage firm of Apfel and Brooks.
Fort Davis correspondent reports the Bloys Camp Meeting near Fort Davis starts its sixtieth annual gathering on August 16 at Skillman grove with new accommodations and a historical pageant juxtaposing old and new. Mrs. A N Alkire notes the cast includes descendants of initial attendees and aims to show unchanging truths of God. Pageant slated for August 20 with music led by John G. Prude and leaders including Dr L D Anderson and Dr Samuel L Joekel.
Alpine Girl Scout troops announce a public health effort to give residents free DDT for home protection against insects. On August 19 and 20 at Western Auto Store scouts will distribute DDT in pints quarts and gallons with no charge or strings.
W. T. Hearne is appointed manager of the Safeway store here succeeding Arthur West who will manage the Midland store. Hearne and his wife with their nine month old daughter occupy a Hilton apartment. He previously worked in Odessa for Safeway for 15 months.
The Alpine Cowboys defeated the Alpine Legionnaires 13 5 at Dudley Field to clinch their third consecutive Southwestern Semi-Pro championship. The Legionnaires led 4 2 in the sixth but the seniors exploded for 11 runs on 12 hits over the final innings to seal the victory.
Ray Miller named most valuable player after a standout game against the Jal Gassers. Alpine selections include Larry Isbell Roy Peden Jim Henry Bob Baumler Chuck Devereaux Tommie Finger Bob Bilgrave Lefty Miller Adrian Burk and Roy Peden named captain of the all star team.
Gage limited the potent champions to four hits and two runs through five innings before a sixth inning rally. Larry Isbell and Diddie Young led the loser's attack with two and three hits respectively, while Isbell drove in a run and scored twice. For the winners, Chuck Devereaux led with three hits in four, scoring three times with Roy Peden adding two hits and four RBIs while scoring twice.
An El Paso correction notes that the Cowboys have never lost in the Southwestern Semi-Pro tournament. Official records show five 1947 games: International Stars No. 1 9 0, Fords All-Stars 12 4, Hurley Miners 1 0, Bliss Beaumont 13 ], Highway Lakeside 8 4.
At the game’s end, awards were announced with trophies for the top three teams and gold baseballs for the all star team. Manager Tom Jordan accepted the first place trophy for the Cowboys and Manager Jim Henry accepted the runner-up award for the Legionnaires.
Judge J. E. Hickman chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court and Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Cousins Jr. of Austin visited Sul Ross State College Friday as guests of President R. M. Hawkins. Cousins serves on the Texas state board of education. They are vacationing in the Davis Mountains and Big Bend region.
Mrs Maud Holland made a visit to Presidio last week. The trip highlights a social call and local exchanges during her stay in the border town.
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