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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1960
Page
11
Chalk, erasers, and other supplies are stacked as Alpine schools gear up for the new year. Projectors, sewing machines, and football equipment arrive. salaries follow Gilmer Aiken guidelines with district supplements. Alpine officials note rising complexity and fund constraints, praising the Future Famers Silver Emblem Award.
Safeway said for the week ended August 13 1885 sales were 30 higher than a year earlier while for the 22 weeks ended the period sales were 5.2 ahead of last year netting near one and a half billion dollars. Separate 4 week totals showed 19 307 905 compared to 115 690 600 for the prior year. In the 32 weeks to August 13 1940 sales reached 71 400 849 554 with 1 425 9970 513 for the two weeks to August 15 1959. Also noted are family visit references to Mrs dha Hensley of Corns Christi her daughter Annette Hensley and granddaughter Miss Ann Stewart visiting Mr and Mrs Cleveland Wright.
Alpine Independent School District faced a tax collection gap as August 1960 neared end. Tax assessor Jack Joyce reported 143 223 of an estimated 150 100 likely to be collected, based on Alpine schools historically receiving about 95 percent of the maximum. About 8 852 of the year 1959 60 taxes remained unpaid, representing 58 percent of the expected 15 150. A concluding weekly note quoted “Real sharp people do not make cutting remarks” from a 1940 publication.
Oed Fort Davis 25 Years Ago reports J C White has taken possession under an agreement with the State park board. The Indian Village Skyline Drive and the Davis Mountains State Park highway, with the McDonald Observatory, are drawing travelers. A flag was presented to Fort Davis High School. Savanna GA visitors and old timer Martin Merrill headed home after visits. Presbyterians were surprised to hear Richard Irv preach. A PWS project for the Davis Mountains State Park is officially confirmed.
Alpine Schools have received school money for the year with $164 remaining to be paid to Alpine Schools. This amounts to about $3 per student on the past school census. Additionally $2514 was received as transportation refunds from the $4010 Alpine Schools spent on transportation this past school year.
Eight Lone Star Conference schools began fall practice on September 1 with four set to open non conference play on September 10. Lamar Tech meets Mexico Polytechnic Institute in Port Neches while Howard Payne plays Eastern Central Oklahoma and other matchups test in nearby cities before loop play starts October 1.
Mrs James W Pate Alpine says daughter Renee Pate has been admitted to Gulf Park College junior division joining 260 students from several states and foreign countries. The event honored Bryant with a plaque for support of Big Bend National Park as Hush White led a delegation from Alpine Marfa and Fort Worth.
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