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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1943
Page
1
Mystery letters ignite talk about Claude Coleman and misterscobee in a Kansas-Colorado style column. The piece praises last week’s column while mocking a Muscobini stunt and notes readers from Kerrville and Fort Davis. Readers urged to buy more copies, tallying 180 guaranteed readers.
Lieut Reuben F Allen former Alpine boy and B26 navigator is missing in action since July 19 during a Rome raid. He earned wings at Hondo Texas and went overseas April 24, reportedly served in Africa before his disappearance. He left Alpine after operating a service station, and his wife Ella Allen now serves in WAAC at Camp Kilmer New Jersey.
Soldiers and civilians in war production near the Big Bend will witness the Marfa rodeo opening Saturday September 4 with three evening performances. It will be Marfa’s first night race and features a large lineup of wild animals and about 200 contestants on calves bulls bucking horses and steer horses. The parade opens the event Saturday afternoon with shows Sunday and Monday evenings at the ground arena a mile east of Marfa.
Shown above is Lt Reuven J. Allen reported missing in action since July 19 in the Mediterranean theater. He received his navigator wings at Honda AAF Navigation School last October as his mother Mrs. Alice Allen of Marfa pins them on, with his wife Ella Wilson of Alpine watching.
The Rural War Production Training Program is now part of the Vocational Agricultural system and will continue after the war. Courses in machinery repair, wood working, electricity, and about 13 foods production topics are free to the public, with equipment provided to the local V A department for use by high school boys and adults.
Austin Aug 21 Frank Scofield Collector of Internal Revenue announced 850000 copies of the Declaration of Estimated Income for the Year 1943 mailed to taxpayers in the First Texas district. About 300000 taxpayers may be required to file by September 15 and pay at least half the balance of 1943 tax. Scofield urged readers to read instruction sheets to avoid penalties. He noted withholding does not automatically keep all taxpayers current for 1943 incomes. Individuals over certain income thresholds and those with outside incomes must file. Employers should provide preliminary withholding details to help employees compute totals. Cooperation from employers is encouraged as filing is required for a subset of taxpayers.
Governor Coke Stevenson signed the deed transferring Big Bend National Park land title to the National Parks Service. Frank D. Quinn of the State Parks board announced Stevenson will present the deed to M. R. Tillotson of the National Park Service in Alpine on September 5, from 12 to 2, with a gathering to be planned and announced next week.
Nineteen local FFA members plus adviser R C Mitchell attended the Big Bend and Midland district training school this week at Balmorhea. Students from Alpine Baknorhea Midland Stanton Grandfalls met for a short vacation and to plan the year’s program. District officers Pat Holland and others from Alpine led activities and fielded programs on pasture farmer organization while enjoying swimming and ball games at the state park.
Shamrock On Co signs contract to drill a test well on Vic Pierce ranch about 15 miles east of Alpine. Two cars of 870" h have been unloaded and moved to the site. Acreage acquired from Gulf. Location on extreme west side of Pierce ranch. Rotary drill planned to reach 9500 feet. In same area as the old dodson-Means test abandoned in 1938 at 7810 feet. Bill Hinton of Lockhart contracted to deepen using rotary rig. Derrrick being moved this week to Sec 66, block 10, GH and SA Ry, about 20 miles north of Alpine.
A campaign by Alpine chamber of commerce Post War Planning committee launches nine small group meetings, culminating in a large mid year session. Milton Smith urges input from all business and professional residents to answer what Alpine will become after the war, stressing readiness and a strong postwar program. The drive echoes national calls to prepare for peacetime prosperity with local planning and support for institutions and projects.
Mrs Mae Starr of Marathon appeals for a sturdy cigarette lighter to send to her son Pfe Wm B Starr serving in the Pacific. Lighters are scarce where rain and damp render matches useless. She will pay full price and asks that any usable lighter be left at The Av-anche office for delivery.
Two soldiers were hurt Sunday at the pilot school pool when diving caused a head to head collision. Aviation Cadet Lawrence D. McGilvrey suffered neck injuries and was sent to William Beaumont Hospital in El Paso for treatment, while Pvt John Sas sustained scalp lacerations and is recovering at the pilot school hospital.
Further word arrives about Captain Vick Winter of Alpine missing since July 2. A July 30 letter from his commanding officer recalls the flight to Rangoon, notes a storm forced splits, and states Winter volunteered for a sick pilot's duty amid rough weather. A search found no trace. officials say he may still be alive as crew remains hopeful.
U S Forest Service survey near Alpine Texas aims to locate guayule shrub with about 2 000 tons found in the area through the month long effort. J C Roak reports most shrub found on the 32 ranch south of Alpine with some on the Fort Stockton area. Harvest will follow survey with baling and shipment to Salinas California. government intends to gather as much guayule as feasible to support war rubber needs.
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