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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1957
Page
1
Alpine readers learn of visitors from Kenai Alaska who bought a Chevrolet and insurance locally. Sul Ross students earn praise for helping a stranded motorist. Letters from Tucson praise Alpine, while Dan Blecker discusses acting pay. Local folks and ongoing community notes fill the page.
The Kiwanis Club of Orange Texas won the first Josephine Linn Community Service award for 1956 honoring outstanding service. Miss Linn former Colburn School principal in Orange died last year, sister to Anna D. Linn Margaret Linn and Mrs. George Brown of Alpine. The award will be given annually by the Community Service Council of Orange.
A group of Methodist men from Marfa will attend the Distinctive Methodist Men’s Breakfast Club in Alpine at 7 a.m. Tuesday. Rev. John Klassen of Marfa will serve as the guest speaker.
Sul Ross hosts Southwest Texas State Saturday and Texas A&I Monday as Lone Star Conference action continues. The Lobos, led by 6'6" Joe Cole, face a strong SWT starting five while A&I relies on Paul Ingle and Al Schomber to pace scoring, with Javelinas’ Donald McDonald also a key scorer. Team scores show Sul Ross at 64.3 points per game as opponents press higher.
Retail gasoline prices in Alpine rose this week with regular at 32 4c per gallon and premium at 35c. The increase followed a wholesale price hike of 35c per barrel in crude oil, supported by local distributors noting royalty owners also gain from higher crude prices.
Alpine High School forms a 15 piece stage band organized December 1 under Band Leader E. Joe Lee. The group, the first stage band at AHS, rehearses twice weekly and aims to enter the Brownwood Stage Band Festival February 22 and 23 with a progressive jazz and swing program featuring Kern Wildenthal Marilyn Morgan Fritz Weyerts Carol Vogt Myra Cleveland Pete Valencia Dennis Williams Tony Stringer Harry Miles John Hayslip David Shearer Bob Gard Claudia Austin Tommy Ray and Betty Vogt on vocals. The ensemble is expected to improve reading and phrasing among members.
Three prizes from the Big Bend Sportsman's Club were awarded to winners in the recent deer hunting contest. Winners received trophies for top marks, with event organizers noting strong participation and sportsmanship across the field.
New Alpine Chamber of Commerce officers will be named at the annual banquet set for 8 p.m. Friday January 25 in the Sul Ross State College Cafeteria. The board elected at a Monday meeting withheld the announcement until the event. Principal speaker will be Dallas civic leader Melvin T. Munn. Tickets are $2.50 per plate.
The condition of Richard K Waldo, husband of former Alpine resident Alice Blucher, is improving after a serious illness. The Waldos live in Del Mar, California, with his office in San Diego. Mrs Blucher learned of his critical illness while the Bluchers were en route home from Christmas in Tucson and returned to be with the family.
Alpine electric meters reached 1527 as of December 31 1956 up from 1507 year earlier. Don Littleton, manager of West Texas Utilities Co., cites the increase in electrical connections in the Alpine area.
U. S. Rep. J. T. Rutherford of the 16th District is newly assigned to the House Banking Committee while retaining his Interior Committee post. He has also been named secretary of the Texas delegation.
Alpine High School teams swept Balmorhea in a district doubleheader here as the Fighting Bucks beat the Balmorhea squad Friday night. Alpine A boys won 62 32 and Alpine A girls edged Balmorhea 50 21 while the Alpine B teams posted 45 25 and 28 24 margins. Netgate receipts totaled 34.05. The Bucks then defeated Las Mesas 53 51 to place third in the Odessa Invitational, with Austin El Paso taking the title. Don Burgess led the Bucks in the opener with 30 points.
The Big Bend Soil Conservation District reports 88 percent of its 117 landowners are cooperators, with 3 911 560 acres total and 3 188 050 under agreement. In the past year 14 cooperators joined, covering 373 714 acres, plus 15 basic plans drafted and large conservation works completed. The district foresees adding six cooperators and expanding plans next year, with ranchers described as in fair-to-poor financial condition but able to continue planned practices. The district won first place in the Fort Worth Press Save the Soil and Save Texas contest. supervisors listed include James W. Pate and Neville Haynes.
Paul Gooden, Alpine well driller, began a test hole on land owned by Mrs. Oscar Roberts in Sunny Glen west of Alpine. The City of Alpine holds water rights from Roberts under a 20 year agreement. If two wells yield 200 gallons per minute continuously, the city pays Roberts 2500 a year for 20 years, then water is free. The contract ends the first year if production fails to reach 200 GPM or the Roberts water is rejected by the Texas State Dept. of Health. The test well, about a half mile west of the Terry Well, is drilled 12 1/8 inches in diameter.
Brewster County launches its annual March of Dimes drive under county chairman Kenneth Stucke. Mothers March on Polio led by Gene Benson, Marathon drive head by R E Thompson, and 1000 coin collectors placed in Alpine schools. Points for Polio game at Alpine High Fabens Jan 18 raises funds, plus a Big Bend Sportsman Club shoot Jan 20 with proceeds to polio relief. The Brewster chapter reported 15 month polio treatment costs at 8500 dollars, with 3500 locally and 5000 from the National Foundation. Stucke urged prompt return of mail collectors.
Plans for the 13th Annual Big Bend Livestock Show in Alpine were finalized by 21 committee members. Fifteen baby beeves, 175 fat lambs, and 10 breeding sheep will be shown by Brewster and Jeff Davis Counties 4 H and FFA groups. Judging starts with fat lambs, sheep judged by P. E. Neale, steers by Ralph Meriwether, sale of 46 lambs and four steers to follow.
Alpine Volunteer Fire Dept reports 1956 fire losses totaled 375 dollars with 11 calls inside city limits, 81 man hours, 450 gallons of water, and 14 inch hose used. Chief J C Cooley and Fire Marshall J G Barrow thank residents for keeping town free from fire. Department moved to new fire station Jan 1 and met 52 times.
Alpine High School PTA convenes Monday at 7 30 PM in the high school. All parents of high school students are urged to attend for an important planning session.
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