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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1949
Page
1
A lively column notes a tying football result with Kentucky and Lobos, discusses new school gym expansion plans at Sul Ross, and invites reader feedback on column name ideas. It also includes reader letters about public manners and theater experiences, ending with a tease of continued discussion on a future page.
Sul Ross State Teachers College under Dr. Richard Melvin Hawkins has grown since 1945 as he guides expansion and sets a mission centered on education and leadership. Hawkins, the youngest president of a senior Texas college at 42, travels 50 000 miles yearly to understand community needs and speak to varied audiences.
The Del Rio and Winter Garden Telephone Company assumed operation of the Alpine exchange on January 1. Don Hunsaker, president, announced the purchase from John Hassenfly who had acquired it from C. H. Jennings. The firm runs 22 exchanges in Southwest Texas and will maintain Mrs. Elva Roark as cashier and chief operator.
Sul Ross Lobos battled Murray State Thoroughbreds to a 21-21 tie in Orlando. Ted Scown scored three touchdowns for 18 points while Bronson of Murray blazed 88 yards on a kickoff return. Weather was chilly and crowd smaller, with near-even scoring across the game.
Mr D D Thomas announces Alpine Butane Company has bought King Butane and Appliance Co effective January 1 1949. Management began January 6 with a one cent per gallon price reduction due to higher volume. King and Jess Newman join Alpine. calls to 209 or 82 will reach Alpine. expanded staff and equipment aim to better serve former King customers and Alpine regulars.
County officers were sworn in Monday at the courthouse and have begun their duties. Sheriff and tax assessor-collector Jim Skinner succeeds Clarence Hord after four terms and Clint Fulcher takes over Precinct 4, with Lee Smith becoming Commissioner for Precinct 1.
Texas State Parks board will deed four more sections plus the Persimmon Gap tract to the Federal government for National Park Service supervision. The Alpine chamber plans a fundraising drive to secure remaining funds as private lands dwindle, with NPS estimating up to 250000 visitors yearly for the region.
Postoffice receipts for 1947 totaled 30692.36 a gain of about eight percent over 1946. Alpine reports multiple deaths including Miss Mary Jane Teece and A. Daugherty and Mrs. G. S. Bodry. Snow and cold snap taxes Arden city zoning, new buildings, and various civic elections and club activities highlighted by a rail of local leaders and future plans in Alpine and surrounding Brewster county.
Official readings show Alpine area rainfall for 1948 at 11.89 inches, down from 18.18 in 1947 and 20.45 in 1946, with December only .20 inch and months varyingly dry. Ranchers face feeding needs and potential grazing shortages if wintry rains or snows fail to materialize. Cold, dry, clear conditions persist in Alpine while nearby regions report snow and slow travel on highways.
John Ben Shepperd of Gladewater will be the principal speaker at Alpine chamber of commerce annual meeting and officer election on January 28. The board selected him at a Holland hotel meeting, noting his status as immediate past president of the National Junior Chamber of Commerce. Committees were named for nominating, food and tickets, and music, with the 1948 annual report to be presented in mimeographed form.
Representative Tom Stovell of the 87th district leaves for Austin for the legislature's regular session set to begin Tuesday January 11. He is accompanied by his brother Jim. Alpine recorded a low of 21 degrees this week with a high of 20 degrees noted.
The 5th annual Big Bend Livestock Show plans remain active with about 150 fat lambs and 20 club calves to be exhibited at Koker not field on Saturday January 22. Drought prompted dropping the colt show and breeding cattle exhibits this year. Ivan Watson will judge the fat lamb division. a calf judge is not yet named. Approximately 70 exhibitors from Brewster Jeff Davis Marathon and Alpine areas will participate.
Four Alpine youths traveling to the Tangerine bowl game in Orlando, Florida were hurt in a car crash near Ocala. M. J. Keefer, a Sul Ross student, suffered a fractured pelvis. Fred Slight, daughter? son of Judge Slight, previously living in Alpine, was also listed among the injured with his family identified.
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