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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1949
Page
1
Residents discuss drought pressure and water conservation as Alpine plans for new projects strain supplies. A Fort Worth reader urges civic action, noting leaky mains, limited reservoir reserves, and strict watering rules while calling for public support of council efforts.
Rev. Austin Dillon is absent. Dr. Noble B. Armstrong of Sul Ross will preach at the morning service Sunday at the Methodist church. There will be no evening service due to the high school baccalaureate program.
The City Commission issues a proclamation stopping all outside watering of yards gardens and flowers due to an extreme water supply emergency. The order is mandatory and enforceable by police authority.
Marathon High School honors student known as Doc excelled in tennis football basketball and academics over four years. Betty Sue Hargus nicknamed Rosy served as class favorite vice president pep squad carnival queen and band sweetheart while playing alto sax and aiding the 1948-49 Remuda.
A Fort Davis school initiative ties this year’s graduating class to the 1849 gold rush by calling the seniors “49ers.” Plan discussed at the May 13 Junior-Senior banquet, with discussion and photos by M. C. Brittain, culminating on Monday morning.
Van Williams, Alpine resident, recounts a deadly tornado in Amarillo last week. He describes seeking shelter on a porch as trees snapped, roofs tore off, and a nearby car remained unharmed amid the chaos. Rescue work began by car light before daylight revealed widespread damage.
A Texas legislator denounces single shot appropriations and notes opposition to a 100 000 park land purchase bill for Big Bend National Park. The measure, backed by Rep. Stowell, is pigeonholed and unlikely to pass this session as supporters plan to push again in 1950 or 1951. Mr and Mrs Jack Cross attend market showings in Dallas this week.
Wilton E. Bill Williams former Area II Vocational Agriculture supervisor will become director of the Vocational division at Sul Ross State College effective September 1. He holds a BS from Texas A&M 1930 two MS degrees and has long served in Texas vocational education including leadership roles with Alpha Tau Alpha the Texas Vocational Association and the Future Farmers of America.
Hail eight inches deep swept a quarter mile wide area from Mount Livermore to Puerto Cita mountains on May 11. Two inches of rain accompanied the hail, with drifts up to four feet. Highway crews scraped the main road as water carried ice across arroyos. Some lambs and prairie dogs perished, but no major damage reported. Mr and Mrs S P White of Port Arthur stopped nearby en route from New Mexico.
The WAAC unit on Sul Ross campus increased enrollment and boosted Alpine business with a large bank balance and strong patronage from WAAC personnel. The speaker, addressing the graduating class, praised enduring ideals and referenced Wilson and Roosevelt while noting wartime contributions. Continued on page 7.
Bruce Duncan a noted local ranchman and panther trapper bagged two young cougars in the Glass mountains area last week after an eight-dog pack freed the animals. Harold Nichols and Edwin McCollum assisted in the catch.
A sudden water shortage in Alpine leads the City Commission to issue an immediate order stopping all outside watering. Mayor Gillett cites health risks and fire hazards as storage drains, with police action possible if ignored. A new city well is being connected, with two days projected to complete the ditch and rush the line installation to relieve the demand.
Billy Mills announced Alpine High seniors will hear Reverend R L Wittner, longtime First Baptist pastor, address the graduating class in the high school auditorium on May 22. Wittner served Alpine for about 12 years and his son Edward Lee graduated in 1947. Baccalaureate services were scheduled to begin.
Paramounts Techni color Western thriller Streets of Laredo debuts at Granada with William Holden, William Bendix, Mona Freeman, and Macdonald Carey. The plot follows three musketeers turned outlaws who drift between Texas Rangers and lawless life amid romance and gunplay. Alfonso Bedoya co stars as a bandit in a climactic showdown. title song by Livingston and Evans adds to the excitement.
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