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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1962
Page
1
A letter exchange quoted by Jimmy Pate shows a congressman debating whiskey. He condemns the Devil's brew as destructive yet defends it as a social aid if used in moderation, tying sales to treasury revenue and public welfare. He ends by asking the constituent to declare if they are for or against whiskey.
A Christmas season highlight is Handel's Messiah at 8 p.m. Sunday in the Main Auditorium Sul Res campus. A 90 voice chorus from Romanian Choristers and Tri County will perform under Dr. Robert W Calder with solo parts by chorus members. Accompanists are Mrs Tyrone Kelly and Mrs Robert Calder. The work, first issued in Dublin 1741, is a major modern oratorio uniting choruses arias and recitatives.
Janet Grubb of Fort Davis and Jimmy Justice of Alpine named 4 H Gold Star winners for Brewster and Jeff Davis counties. Grubb, a Fort Davis High School sophomore, has seven years in 4 H, showing livestock and serving as club secretary, with top placings at Arizona National and San Antonio Livestock shows. Justice, a senior from Alpine, is 17 and has three years in 4 H, with fat lambs and beef projects, active on the Big Bend Livestock Show and a winning stock judging team member. both plan to exhibit eight steers statewide, starting at the Arizona National in Phoenix.
Civil defense and disaster plans for Alpine move forward as guides for agency chairs are drafted. Alonzo Hord, the city's civil defense director, announced the effort and said plans will be coordinated by committee chairmen for inclusion in a regional Alpine disaster manual. Raymond M. Dudley was named coordinator at Hord’s request.
Gerald L Tumner will present a three hour quality concrete class in Room 313 Science Building at Sul Ross State College this afternoon from 1 to 4 pm. Topics include history and manufacture of portland cement storage fundamentals of making quality concrete on the farm designing the mix placing compaction finishing curing and precautions for water tight and cold weather construction. Sponsored by the Industrial Arts Department per Dr L K LeMaster.
The record shows November precipitation totaling 12.05 inches for the year, with .57 inches observed on Nov 5 and .22 inches from a slow rain last Saturday. Snow, rain, and sleet on the 19th contributed to the season’s totals, while last year’s November total was 1.04 inches.
Candy Weston of Alpine won first place in the district Make It Yourself with Wool junior division at Sul Ross State College and will compete in the state event in Austin on January 5, 1963. She also won the county contest at Crane, earning a sewing kit, Pendleton wool skirt, lint brush, shoe bag, Vogue subscription, and paid expenses to the state contest.
The Alpine FFA Chapter sponsors a Donkey Basketball game at the High School Gym at 7 30 p m on December 15 featuring Godfrey Donkeys. Advance tickets are 75 cents for students and 25 cents for children, with game tickets at 1 dollar for adults, 50 cents for children. Also sponsor a turkey shoot on December 16 from 1 p m to 5 30 p m with turkeys as prizes.
Nineteen Alpine High School students are listed on the honor roll this week. Principal Donald Stevens announces names across Freshman Cecilia Hollis Jerry Hudgins Rochelle Soh Julie Forchheimer Berry Ponton Sophomore Ellen Cleveland Esteban Rodriguez David Morrow John Sublet Juniors Phyllis Avant Wesley Rice Margaret Morrow Larry Johnson Bobby Glasscock Donna Lynn Mueller Seniors Sheryl Cox Anne Hegelund Paula Oates Sandra Westmoreland.
Alpine 7th grade boys won 26 13 and 27 15 in two games at Valentine on Thursday November 29. Alpine 7th grade girls lost 9 6 after an early lead faded. Big girls game ended 29 19 for Valentine. Cub Scout pack meeting set for Friday December 7 at First Methodist Church basement at 7:30 p.m.
Alpine High girls defeated Marfa in both A and B games Tuesday night. The A team won 48 to 34 led by high scorer Aida Hernando with 14 points. The B team crushed 64 to 11 with Sylvia Cobos scoring 16 points as top scorer. Twenty eight girls played.
Marfa defeated Alpine 44 to 34 with Joe Freddy Granado scoring 19 for the A team. Ken Beanland led Alpine with the high point total. The B team fell 40 to 33 as Bil Burling topped Alpine with 12 points.
Alpine High School girls beat Marathon 35 to 13 on Thursday. Aida Hernandez led the A team with 13 points, half 21 9 at the break. Sylvia Cobos topped the B team with 11 points, final 23 to 8. Vicky Young of Fort Worth visited for the week.
Lane of Alpine reports the heaviest deer weighed 170 pounds in the Big Bend Sportsman's Club event. Day winners include 176-pound buck and 148-pound buck. Alpine youth Kim Lane noted deer are lighter than last season. The contest runs through Dec. 15 in Trans Pecos with a Model 70 30.06 rifle for largest head and daily trophies plus end season binoculars.
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