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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1950
Page
1
The column notes the Big Bend livestock show held last Saturday and mentions space limits leading to cuts. It credits Jim Glasscock of the El Paso Times for his excellent coverage and acknowledges meeting him, hoping to get to know him better in the future.
About 160 representatives from 26 towns in New Mexico and Texas met in El Paso to form an advertising group for West Texas and New Mexico known as The Fabulous Empire. Val Richardson from Alpine was elected director. L LeBord of Deming NM became president. Directors from communities will elect vice presidents later.
Mrs. Samuel Smith announced Major Samuel W. Smith departed Dhahran Saudi Arabia February 12 after a year in that post. He is due in Alpine around March 1. A February 10 reception honored the Crown Prince of Arabia where the Prince gifted a gold watch to the Major for his service. Mrs. Smith stays with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Creed Taylor while he is overseas.
Fort Davis correspondent reports Miss Ida Hartnett daughter of Mr and Mrs Jose Hartnett of Fort Davis severely injured in a Feb 8 motor crash near the Valentine cut off on Highway 90. Driver Rev Aniceto Amillano pastor of St Josephs Fort Davis now Fabens suffered a head injury. Both in Searls hospital Marfa slowly recovering.
The February term grand jury returned five indictments including Ramon Garcia for the fatal beer parlor shooting in New Town and two burglary counts against Jimmy Fierro for high school gym and Sul Ross dormitory break-ins. Garcia faces trial next week. Fierro remains jailed on bond default. Petit jurors for Feb 22 are rescheduled to Monday at 10. The civil matter of Joe Gallego adoption was granted.
Central school's junior basketball team under Coach Guy Woodruff won the Rankin Junior Tournament final 25-20 over Rankin. They earlier beat Odessa Junior High 25-17 and defeated Buzz Fort Stockton 32-24 and Grand Falls 27-24. Duane Smith Jr. earned outstanding player honors. Marlin Robinson made the all tournament team.
Alpine Scout service at Baptist church honors Red Brooks with Scoutmaster's key. Peyton Cain speaks on the Scout Oath and Law as Brooks receives three years of commissioner service and extensive training. Continued on last page.
American Legion aims to raise about 15000 to purchase and operate Edwards swimming pool and convert the corner block into a youth recreational center. Pledges only. nonbinding if cards not returned. Big Bend Post No. 79 sent two delegates to the Texas Beach and Pool Association convention in San Antonio March 2 and 3 for sanitation, life saving, and pool management insights. Only about 100 of 800 pledge cards have been returned totaling roughly 3000.
World Day of Prayer will be observed in Alpine on February 24 in a program sponsored by the United Council of Church Women. The event, at the Presbyterian church at 3:30 p.m., invites all residents to attend as Mayor John W. Gillett issues a proclamation urging participation and support for interdenominational and interracial brotherhood.
Representative Ken Regan announced October 11 as the Big Bend park dedication date after talks with national park officials. He plans a Texas citizen delegation from Alpine and elsewhere to invite the President to attend and meet with the President of Mexico at the ceremony. Ross Maxwell and Amon Carter are to join the delegation.
Sul Ross college schedules February 28 ceremony at 4 p.m. for three new structures a Fine Arts building a girls dormitory and a dining hall costing almost 800000 President Hawkins will break ground Lobo Band will perform Judge Kerr and others attend including Alpine chamber leaders and local editors The Fine Arts building costs 339208 and a half dollars the dormitory 338578 and a half dollars and the dining hall 111036 and a third dollars
Alpine Prom enaders square dance club sponsors a festival at the high school gym March 4 from 8 to 12. Eighteen towns represented with about 300 dancers benefit the high school band. Kidwell's orchestra provides music with Hugh Akin as master of ceremonies.
Fort Davis teenager Brooks Acton captured grand championships in both the baby beef and sheep divisions with a 920 pound Hereford steer and a 130 pound Suffolk-Rambouillet lamb. Sherman C Adams of Marathon owned the reserve champion steer the event also featured Lorene Uranga of Alpine with the reserve champion lamb. Kokernot ranch provided cash awards and a 386 dollar bid for Adams calf raised in memory of his late son.
Six persons were injured in two auto crashes near Alpine on Sunday. Flora Bell Godfrey suffered a concussion after a head on collision with J Y Walker's car. Carl Brown received a broken ankle while Walker was uninjured. A second wreck on the Fort Stockton road involved five Fort Stockton girls. Irene Pena sustained a serious abdominal wound from a wagon splinter, with Dora Pena Tina Urias and Alicia Chavez treated and released. Maria Urias was uninjured.
Matty Bell, SMU coach since 1934 and new athletics director, will address a Sul Ross football banquet on February 28 at 7 30 p m honoring the 1949 Sul Ross squad and coaches. A Bell photo from the Notre Dame game will be shown. 250 attendees expected. tickets sold out. Jerry Starnes, booster club president, says event is sponsored by Sul Ross State College Booster Club with Jack Hawkins as master of ceremonies and Dr R M Hawkins introducing Bell.
Thieves took 35 to 40 pieces of jewelry from the residence of county treasurer Mrs Avora Owens near the Central school campus while the house was empty Monday afternoon. The loot belonged to Leitha Alice Owens. A watch and other items were left behind. Police believe the burglary occurred between 1 30 and 4 30 p m with a prior occupant leaving at 1 30 and returning at 4 30.
Brewster and Jeff Davis counties FFA and 4-H members travel to El Paso for the South western Livestock show. About 70 to 75 lambs and five steers from Alpine Marathon Fort Davis compete in El Paso with grand and reserve champion steers from the Alpine show also entered. Notable exhibitors include Brooks Acton, Sherman Adams estate, and a large group from Alpine, Marathon, and Fort Davis guided by county agents and teachers.
The Civil Aeronautics Board approved Trans-Texas Airways excur sion fares from Marfa Alpine to El Paso Dallas Fort Worth. Fares run Feb 12 to June 30 with 125 percent of one way fare, half fare for children, three day limit, no stopovers. 40 pounds baggage free. Rates Alpine Dallas 30 adult 15 child Alpine Fort Worth 29.50 14.75 Alpine El Paso 12.50 6.25.
The Civil Aeronautics Board heard Feb 13 from R Earl McKaughan of Trans-Texas Airways urging a five-year extension of the company's operating permit. He warned that many South and West Texas towns would suffer if the permit lapses May 13. He outlined service from the Rio Grande Valley to El Paso, stressing remoteness from rails and highways.
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