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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1937
Page
9
A long reader letter section from The Avalanche celebrates its fiftieth anniversary with praise for editor D. M. Bennett and contributor Scobbe. The note recalls opinions on coverage and asks readers to forgive past jabs while noting draft law attention and wartime plant strikes.
C. W. Ellison is named inspector for the Brewster county AAA program, succeeding D. W. Collins who resigned.
Forty three antelopes have been trapped on the Kimball and Son ranch north of Alpine with six from the Richardson ranch east of town. They were planted on the Gage ranch south of Marathon and on the John F. Lane ranch near Alpine. A new drive uses an airplane to haze animals to a gate manned by a hidden operator. The plan aims to relocate around 200 antelopes in the same area before moving to the Fischer ranch south of Marfa for winter trapping, with some animals possibly sent to the Fort Worth area.
A severe cold wave spared the Texas Hiland area and Alpine while freezing temperatures appeared in parts of the Panhandle. Floods that reached South Texas did not impact the immediate area with a light mist on Friday and Saturday. In Mobile, Alabama, S R Young was fined ten dollars for breaking a window in the city jail.
The Avalanche reports demand for the Golden Anniversary edition exceeded supply despite several hundred extra copies printed. Reservations were advised a month in advance and all reserved copies were fulfilled. Extra copies were stocked on newsstands and sold in the Avalanche shop. Readers with reservations who have not collected them are urged to do so by early next week or risk reallocation.
Fort Davis. Mrs J H Clark and Miss Katherine Schutze were injured in a collision between a light bus and a car on a rural road between Rankin and Vicamey. The bus overturned. both women suffered minor injuries. The car bore a Jeff Davis county plate. the driver was Roger Childers of Balmorhea. Bus driver and Edwin Ensledow, Sul Ross student, had minor injuries. Dr Z O Walton and guests hunted on H L Kekernot & Son ranch near Alpine last week.
The Alpine Avalanche celebrated its golden anniversary with a 32 page four section edition drawing praise from Carl Garner editor of the Van Horn Advocate Hunter Metcalfe El Paso Times readers and local residents. Letters and an editorial applaud the issue for highlighting the paper and Alpine community history.
The Alpine post office reports 268 aliens registered by Wednesday noon with Terlingua not yet tallied. Registration ends December 26 with penalties for noncompliance. Aliens aged 14 or older must register in person and be fingerprinted. under 14 must register by a guardian. Forms and help available at post offices.
Report says Alpine drive aims for 300 dollars with volunteers still counting funds. Chaired by Roll Call, donors urged to leave dues at the bank or contact volunteers. Reports from Marathon and Terlingua were not available yesterday.
An error in last week’s date notice listed Santa’s visit as last Saturday. Santa will now appear tomorrow afternoon from 2 to 3 o’clock at the Morrison store.
Mask and Slipper club at Sul Ross college presents a college auditorium comedy tomorrow night at 8. Featured cast includes Margare Stacy and Eve Halliday, with new players Natalie Guy lon, Bill Burkett, Ed Walker, Dan Muenster, Jo Kelly, and Eugene Medlin. General admission is 40 cents and 25 cents.
Two Brewster county residents aged 50 years or more were omitted from the Golden Anniversary edition. The long-time Mara thon area residents are Mrs. George Harris and Roy Stillwell.
Alpine residents are urged to enter a Christmas outdoor lighting contest sponsored by the Garden Club with Mrs. J. C. Coleman as president. Full rules will be released soon and entry blanks provided. Contest invites participation regardless of winning chances.
The tin-covered 1911 building beside Trans-Pecos Abstract, owned by M. L. Hopson, was demolished this week and moved to Hopson’s ranch to be rebuilt as a store room. Built by Otis Turner, it used old church materials and later served Alpine Telephone Co. in its location near Turner’s new building.
Raymond Sublett of the Holland hotel freezer brought in a 195 pound blacktail deer, drawn 24 hours after the kill, noted as one of the largest ever shot in the area. Mrs. W S Hudson of Salt Lake City found a clover with seven leaves on one stem.
Rev. J. A. Kidd district missionary and Rev. M. M. Fulmer pastor of First Baptist church are set to attend the executive board meeting of the Baptist General Convention of Texas in Dallas next Tuesday. Kidd is a board employee and a member of the board.
Robert P. Boone of the Fish and Wildlife Service, with Phil Goodrum of the Texas Game Fish and Oyster Commission, toured Texas game restoration sites near Alpine. Boone noted Texas topography offers ideal habitat for wild game and birds while urging habitat improvements to counter overgrazing and farming.
Presbyterian church outlines Christmas week events starting Sunday December 18 at 10 o clock with a White Gifts for the King program to benefit the Dallas Presbyterian Children's Home. The following Sunday features an evening Christmas program for the Sunday School youth, and Christmas Eve services at 11 30 o clock with music carols and the Christmas story.
Marfa Fort Davis Sanderson Ft. Stockton Iraan and Alpine chamber directors are invited to a district D C meeting at the chamber office at 10 o clock next Monday. The aim is to discuss the WTCC program and plan for legislative reorganization of Texas state government finances and budgeting. Max Bentley says local chambers must lead and rally other groups to back the program. The meeting is open to all interested observers.
Constitutional amendment allows appointment of notaries by the secretary of state. Appointments after the November 20 canvas will be made through the county clerk who forwards applications to the secretary of state. Commissions are returned to the county clerk for delivery.
A LULAC council No. 118 was organized and officers installed at a meeting held last Sunday with 19 charter members. Installed were H. Hernandez president J Sotelo Jr vice president G Arriromo secretary D Gallegos chaplain Cu Gallegos guide Barney Navarro reporter B Caden guard. Installing officers were Jacob J Rodriguez and James Tafolla from Council No. 2 San Antonio. Visitors included Raymond Barron trustee general Isaac Barron corresponding secretary Council 62 Fr Stockton Cortez president Jet No 118 Dist Attorney Alan Fraser Sheriff-Elect Clarence Hord Cecil Duncan Centennial school principal Jesse Walking and others. Banquet followed at the Toltec.
On Saturday December 16 a recruiting station will be established in the Alpine courthouse. Physical examinations will be called on and Navy representatives will answer questions about service. The age range for eligibility has been changed to 17 through 31 years.
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