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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1927
Page
1
Enrollment at Sul Ross State Teachers College opened Tuesday with 376 registered and a fixture count of 430 by noon the next day. Officials expect enrollment to reach 500 before the two six week terms end, attracting students from across the state and including several prominent educators.
Senator Benjamin F. Berkeley said Sul Ross College will receive a $20,000 appropriation for a new gymnasium, funded with $15,000 locally raised, totaling $35,000. Construction could start before the end of the current fiscal year, with the fall legislative session expected to address further needs.
A new floor is being laid on the College avenue bridge near the courthouse with city county and State highway department sharing costs. Work began yesterday and State highway employees are engaged in the task per Mayor Gillett.
At a Monday night city commission meeting Alpine approved an ordinance restricting construction in a defined area south of the Southern Pacific tracks and west of 12th Street. Buildings costing under 2000 dollars may be barred once the ordinance passes. A southeastern zone near Sul Ross cottages may follow. The measure aims to stop cheap adobe shacks from locating in desirable parts of the city.
Attendance in Alps schools remains below par but shows a small week to week gain. About 500 students are expected for the summer with hope for a larger rise next Sunday and through the season. Last Sunday attendance totaled 365 with Christian 40, Church of Christ 20, Episcopal 10, Methodist 105, Presbyterian 49.
The chamber of commerce selected a land block near the Orient water tank as the proposed site for the Pearsall Cotton Oil Company mill. The land is owned by W. H. Funk and available at a reasonable price. Pearsall officials must approve the site before any purchase or donation steps proceed.
Hudson D Wilcox and Norman A Anderson independent oil operators of Long Beach California visit landowners to discuss test wells. They say they intend to drill several tests in the area if secured and approved by their accompanying geologist. Wilcox drilled in Huntington Beach in a rapid project cited by a Los Angeles paper.
Officers for the ensuing year were elected by Alpine Chapter No 89 Royal Arch Masons at the Masonic Temple Thursday night. Named are H E Allen H P R A Wade K F C Duncan Scribe H J Cottle Recorder C A Gilley Guard Appointive officers include W G C of H F B Gillett RA C RJ Ratliff P J H W Ferguson Treasurer.
Purina Mills sponsors a witty four character play titled Joe for the Dairy Nation to show better feeding practices and the cost of milk. The show travels often and has been seen in thirty seven states with about 20000 attendees. Admission is free and produced by Purina Mills and Howell Lumber Co with local distributors aiding.
Broadfoot named new pastor of the Christian church at Marfa will preach Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Bible school is scheduled for 9 43. No evening service. County Judge James A Burke and Mr and Mrs W T Meriwether and others plan a fishing trip to Old Mexico this week.
Fort Davis area would gain a scenic highway with a $10,000 survey funded by the Senate to lay out a route from Fort Davis over the Davis Mountains toward Top of Texas and Rock Pile ranch, joining the Fort Davis Valentine road. Senators Love and Berkeley urged the plan to promote tourism and park-like use of the region, with land set aside along the road for park purposes.
J D Jackson chairs a West Texas Round-Up planning meeting as 50 to 100 delegates converge for a July 4 and 5 program. Col John Perkins notes attendance may exceed prior years by over 25 percent with summer visitors joining the chamber of commerce convention. The festival will feature a monster parade at 8 pm, baseball, rodeo events, remarks by dignitaries including El Paso Mayor Ewing, dancing nights, and Sul Ross participation.
The Monday chamber of commerce luncheon, led by M. L. Hopson, focused on housing for summer students and vacationists. A post office request urged Alpine residents to aid Lindbergh celebrations by purchasing air mail stamps. A cotton oil mill site report was given, and plans to move Orient traffic discussed by J. D. Jackson and others. The next luncheon is hosted by Mrs. George Livingston and Mrs. Ben H. Maxey.
A Marfa crew began digging trenches for underground wiring as street light installation starts. Equipment from Dallas is en route and the system should be ready within ten days of arrival. lights will cover College Avenue from end to end and extend to the city school.
The free appropriation bill did not fund a Sul Ross College library building though $125 000 was proposed for a new library. The legislature granted $10 000 and rejected the rest amid economy measures. Sul Ross, established seven years ago, had no prior library funding beyond maintenance yet shows steady growth with high enrollment this summer. Separately Mr and Mrs H J Cottle Miss Odessa Crunk and Drury Wood visited Carlsbad Caverns while Miss Thalia Gillett visited her El Paso parents, Mayor and Mrs F B Gillett.
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