The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 44, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 8, 1978 Page: 1 of 16
sixteen pages : ill. ; page 21 x 13 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
- Highlighting
- Highlighting On/Off
- Color:
- Adjust Image
- Rotate Left
- Rotate Right
- Brightness, Contrast, etc. (Experimental)
- Cropping Tool
- Download Sizes
- Preview all sizes/dimensions or...
- Download Thumbnail
- Download Small
- Download Medium
- Download Large
- High Resolution Files
- IIIF Image JSON
- IIIF Image URL
- Accessibility
- View Extracted Text
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
A
2
7
11
•——19E2
em--
1
7
■
Merg
Progress
* N
Square Dancing
Blood Drive
—a
A
Applications
Urged For
S
Women
Em
of the American Associa-
Hutchings-Sealy
P
; _ rcucn
For Coach/Athletic Directors .
1
(
1
I
through^ the Chamber office,
I
>
on all
moving process this first week A
Committee at 7:30 p.m ,
Routine
employment ot- personnel.
He
7
A
I
*
hour begins at 6:30 pm and
dinner will be served at 7:30
apply for
Browning
given by the
should be
third.
Board
To Study
Insurance
led on the
t the night
ly 8:30 a.m
to attract the
isherman on
vin. Texas
rsday
E,MouseSt,
On Third Reading
Annexations Given Ok
Both Alvin and Pearland
Independent School Districts
are knee-deep in applications
rsare softer.
Mural, says
housing and
pecialist, the
■1 Extension
exas A&M
mu
prYep
lews
Faith
be last
Il be in
ristian
-realty
10, t
L.
last
xectively.
I. STEVEN L. PENNER left for New Orleans
weday after spending furlough with his
authorise the administration
to sell surplus tires and hear a
quarterly audit report.
Aled to be studied will be the
contract of Superintendent Dr.
Emmett H MeKenzie Jr.
Gray sought advice from City
See CITY Page 13
A statement was also filed by
Paul Wofford, indicating his
... candidacy for Place 3 on the
board of commissioners for
1 Conservation and Reclamation
continued to
Stiles said,
ly was found
BUemmoGtk
a registered profit
sional engineer in Texas and a
Fashion
Alvin Community Collage
offers work study programs
in many areas of fashion
■
Community Collage
District are eligible to
Scholarship
Alvin Branch
held at Golfcrest Coentry Chib, win feature
recognition awards and an address by U.S.
Congressman Bob Gammage Tieket are
•15 each and avaliable at the Chamber of-
fice. (Staff pboto-Carrolf Fadai)'
■ —2
The Sun
Iowa Colohy,
Manvel, Pearland
and North Braxoria
County
Policy Committee at 1 p.m.
and Building Expansion
Committee at 1:19 p.m
The first of the three grant
requests is $4,000 from the
National Endowment for the
Humanities to evaluate ACC's
Humanities program for
. future development
The second is for a two-year,. (
$60,000 grant from the
Department of Health,
up from the
by an Air.
ter a short
meetings.
Thursday's reading
the first instead of
SU
K
a
Gymnastice
. G att Gymnastics begins He -room 16:— ----
items include
merchandising whereby
students can work and earn
college credit while so doing
For more information, call
Patty Hertenberger, 331-6111
Ext 210 or stop by her office.
D-241.
the Verna
of Pearland, and
First Baptist Church will Diet No. 3. Despite legal protests from two annexation ordinances on
' " ' Others who had previously Councilman Doyel Raney, third reading Thursday night,
indicated that they will seek Alvin City Council approved The ordinances-one covering
----requested annexations and the
aSGHre Pearland Chamber Feed
== e= is ----
come for interviews. The event will begin at 6:30 Christensen also will install
"I would hope that within a - * -
period of time that would
encompass the week of Jan.
16-21 that we would have been
parents.
SERGAY GOFF has a high-priced waiter at lunch
Thursday
Happy birthday to LORENZO OWENS and
DONALD FLETCHER, both celebrating Jan 8.
Sorry to hear KAY KENDRICK did not have a
cake on her birthday as she is on a very strict diet.
p.m. with a cocktail hour, the other officers, who include E
Dinner will be served at 7:30. Dr. James R. DeKerlegand, M
Bill Bailey of KENR Radio first vice president; Brenda M
....... will emcee the evening, that Whitnah Harry, second vice 11
able to do all of our in- also will include several president: Victory Bane, third |
terviewing That possibly recognition presentations by vice president: Vi Mushrush, E
might not hold, but it's what's Chamber President Bob secretary: and Patsy Urban- l
we're shooting for,McKenzie Christensen' and other oaky, treasurer
said a decision Chamber members. DeKerlegand is a local •
Christensen will preside at dentist, while Harry ipPublic |
the business meeting and will Relations Director 5 for
get the unique opportunity to Community Bank. Bane is ■
install himself president of First National ■
Serb* Mi*,
■
Open House for the new
Manvel City Hall will be held
-' from M p m . Jan 8. at5856090 or Marie Varner at
The city hall is located on *898667
FM Blood Donors
Camera Club 51 John's Catholic Church
. ' H.. semiannual blood drive will
The Camera Club will hold a t^beid Sunday: Jan 15th The
meeting at 7 30 p tn , Jan 9 in mobile unit from the Blood
Alvin State Bank . Center will be at the church
Election of officers will take hall, tfie corner of Gordon and
place South streets from 3:30 a.m.-
Bank. 2200
Galveston
who have
Around Town
Happy secoriti birthday to JULIE from GRANY
and GRANDPA.
Belated happy birthday wishes to GARY ROHAN
who celebrated Jan. 3.
Happy birthday to HELDA HERRING who will be
33 on Jan. 18.
Happy anniversary wishes to PETE and
JEANINE NASH on Jan. 9.
These celebrating birthdays on Jan 12 include
GLORIA HOMMEL, GRE6 JOHNSON, THOMAS
TAYLOR. SUSAN JONES. VERY CASEY.
ELISABETH BURFORD and CELESTE ROSS
TANNIE WILKES and DIANA DEZSO happily
celebrate their birthdays Jan. 8.
KITTEN COLLINS, MARK GARCIA and KYLE
BENTON seen dining at Parks Restaurant.
Happy birthdays to RICHELE ROWLER and
MARGARET HARPER who celebrate Jan 9 and
2:30 p.m.
Pilot
The Federal Aviaton Ad- or call the church office, M‘‘
smmhstration wi sponsor • 751, leavetheir name and
— ma mu
eirimnasompncdlden
call -
roa-Ur AU pilots, student 2391
pilots, and ground school
students are invited to attend
P.m.
Bob G a mmage.
Kargcrangopamystint
American Legwn nan. —g -- -
M.-Ei-v Among aclivities will be and interviews for head
weumoceY presentation of Babe Ruth football coach " athletic-
Alvin Museum Society league Athlete of the Year directors
board will meet at 7:30 pm Awards to Jim Footer. Jimbo Both districts are in need of
Jan 1? In the South Park Van Nooe and Kyle Channing a man to fill the combination
Baptiat Church conference , jab, but for different reasons,
room Farmers Meeting AISD Athletic Direcoor Neil
Banquet AU area farmers are Hoskins, oannouncedtoghis
___ ~ . . requested to attend the trsignation in October
-----Pearian- Chamber of Brdzorin-Galveston County Hosktms, ,h— cosHrart was
. commerce will have its Farmers- Union meeting at 7 to expire at the close dr the
banquet Jan 30 at the Golfep m Monday, Jan 9 at First 1978-79 school year and had
erest County Club Cocktaikqtional Bank of Alvin. not been renewed, resigned to
‛ _ go into private business
Boxing Club Meanwhile. Sun sources
.. , _ . ~ . .n have reported head football
Alvin Boxing Club wil coach Kenneth McNutt was in
compete in fights at 2 pin. .
Sunday, Jan 8 in League City a
Counx,ParkonsH.3 Area Store
8
ester Strong
water began ‛
toward the
heavy fog
> from telling
loreline wax
the two men
ated, but
was more
- area, knew
I would be
lie shore and
i with the
on an island
yan Bead)
umately two
. -meen*=-e -*--- --E
* ‘
i •
&&
g0g * •
LH 41 « H
o ° AH
O a F m
« F- .
H H tot-
A.--0 E '
Bc a i S X
3 •
5 • 5
L a -
a « a
# E o A
-i >AH>
cama P{ r r r‛
4 J M 4
Alvin, Pearland fi
In ^hdst HI Search cnamsenticktoalm
t • Pearland State Bank purchases s couple of
the last year of an unrenewed A t8 com. oe m. sooaon tickets to the Jan. 33 Pearland Chamber of
contract dusingm- the AISD trustees cmnhlncdfltt' Commerce banquet from Chamber
Yellowtacketa M 997 twoposiitomandl"odgheecSasuctaryBubyeArcemantTheaftair.tobe
season. applicants. , ► asg-me-.
Gammage To Speak At
applications
A routine agenda faces resignations, leaves, and
Pearland Independent School committee reports.
District trustees at their “an ,
regular January meeting at Altin Firemen
7:30 p.m Tuesday, Jan. 10.
Four items of new business Set Record For
are on the brief agenda, one of
which is to schedule special Number Of Calk
meetings for January, •
February and March. Alvin Volunteer - Fire Th3.n00 Hit ’
Also to be considered are the Department responded to a llUVVtS HU
record number of calls in 1977. Al • m
Firefighters answered AlVUl Firm,
alarms 330 times, surpassing 7
appraisal of commercial the previous record of 286. set Cot Tmrtor
property and a request for last year. - UE FIUCWI
band participation in the County calls involved An International crawler
Buccaneer Days Festival 30.333.0 man-hours, while city tractor valued at an
Routine items include responses required 2,434.8 $32,000, was reporte
reports form the Tax Assessor man-hours. from the Alvin Equipment
Collector. transportation and An average of 20 men. Company the night it Wed- '
maintenance departments, responded to each fire call, newlav Jan 4
administration, budget and the average length of each David Beaver reported the
committee and finance call was 90 minutes theft to sheriffa deputies at
committee Alvin volunteers worked a 8:44 /a.m, Thursday, Jan. 1.
Under old business, the total of 42,303.6 man-hours In According to reports, thia ia
beard will consider bids to 1977. Figured at 38 per hour, one o several thefts which the
furnish desks at Shadycrest savings to the City, of Alvin company has had in the past
Elementary. was about 3211,913 several weeks.
K ,
Puppet Show
Emmalou O'Bannon of
Angleton will be at the Alvin
Public Library. 2:30 p.m., Jan.
11 to perform a puppet show
She will bring Oscar the
Cookie Eater, Little Red
Riding Hood and more
. 4.
. I
The South Houston Sun- 1 - .
shiners Square Dance Club hold its semi-annual blood
will sponsor square dance drive on Jan. 18.
lessons for beginners on Jan The mobile unit of the blood the Democratic nomination in r
8. center will be at the fellowship the primary election scheduled
Friday, Jan. 8, is free and hall of the church, from 3-9 Saturday, May 3, and the poet •
during that evening Rick Goff, p.m. at 418 W. Adoue Street, sought by each, include:
will show the novice how easy Donora are urged to, call the _ Jerome L Farrer and
I and how much fun square church office at 331-4473 for Anthony Willy, Judge of
T dancing can be. Lessons will appointments. County Court at Law No:, . 1 .
beheldtwiceaweekonFriday ' Benefit Dance This post is currently held by 3cholarship
pnd Sunday aights at 7 30 A benefit dance for Break- J. Ray Gayle who i •-"°F
. PClaases will be held at Square Even. Drum, ‘ nonprofit seeking eelsdstonigcJudg The
Dance Manor, 1138 Genoa, organization, that seeks to thesnqhudstricttEqnistrie
South Houston ‘Registrations further , knowledge. . of
will be acceptea through Jan American Indiana, will be held Court » 0 G "ellorn I
Alvin School Board wil face
a light, routine agenda when
they meet in regular session at
7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10 in the
Administration Building
Board Room
Area Store acdontdezerouthaeutinantal
Bailey of KENR radio will rh Xivin tean is in training Aree ~Uore request from local insurance
emcee ' for Golden Gloves Anyone n 1 • J agent Klint Rasmussen,
Tickets at 319 per person are ages 15-26 may compete. Burglarized representing all qualifying
available at the -chamber There is still-time to get in • insurance carriers in town,
office For table reservations shape for fights If interested, Sheriff’s deputies in- Rasmussen, Alvin In-
of four or more persons, call 586-2300 vestigated the burglary at a surance Agency partner, will
please come by the chamber ACTIONS convenience store off CR 143 ask the board's permission for
and make the reservations AU M.2m between Alvin and Pearland agents, to make a study for a
Actons wiu meet from 1.30 - earHy Thursday, Jai 9 possible upgrading of fire
isunansnedoven
moving proceu thu first week A progrom to be announcaa £>re. reported the burglary to Tlw queMion of a high w*bol
of January The new location wubefil w •d by fellowship sherirssdeputissagnaa.m dn. ainpgainwniloome UP .
will be 1301 Willis, Alvin refreshments, and games. Hetoldinvestgatinsdergties thefornatretrPuosquad
over " T*
^um and^wm ofier.m VoMeybal taken n the burglar tbe^^X^
struction and competition " .1 . tosuidon SuuedatP00;1s construction of buildings
For information call 535 .Recreationalivolleyball.i cainsncvgpredtesvaudt authorised in the bond issue,
8333. being played from 7-9 cronsanceeevaeM as we’as the future an!
Wednesday nights in the boys 11.40; 801in quarters, 22 in ns •“ “ •»
Open House * . old gym at Alvin High School nickies; $0 in dimes; • in .Proposed
if you are 18 or older and pennies; and approximately Junior high schoolsite.
interested, call Carol Corona $500 to rings, watches and Board members will
knives.
PISD Tnuteeg
Face Routine
Board Agenda
Vol 88, No 44 Sunday, January 8, 1978 1 Section, 14 Paget Alvin, Texaa 77511 IS' Per Cof^^
hopefully would ’be made
shortly after interviews
conclude
See COACH Page 13 Thelocalbaker-regtauranteer _____________
N T gw = A ~ -gM Mushrush is a vice president | EaA--Amm
College Board Sets ' “
A A of Directors to be installed for M27mA4
Grant Consideration EM-
Alvin Community College Education hnd Welfare Dan McGinnis, Giada Reagan, FRED L. THOMPSON
board will consider grant (EW) to serve the needs of Richard Rozycki, Sal Ruaeo. F I T.mne.,
applications tor Three educationally-culturally and George Young and Nyda r. L mompSOn
ESBSS NewMonsuwo
-“magnrprngamo erant Superime.idenl
Imtsmna-macrme sommesngtnrhduiptan Eg -pasusazcha ad n L mmo p.
and Finance Committee will training for community law Chamber office. 3538 East bution , Superintendent “
meet at 7 p.m., Personnel enforcement agencies. Broadway. Monsanto» Chocolate Bapou
Committa .1 V.ka . “ Plant, was recently promoted
to General Superintendent,
member of the American
Society of Mechnica
Engineers.
Thompson camet Chmfogs
Bayou in late 1976.
completed at least one
further knowledge of present judge for that District 1 semester of college and
American Indians, wil be held Court I* 0. G. Wellorn. are residents of the Alvin
13 L at 7 p m. Saturday Jan 21 at * - A. L. Lee (incunfbent) and Independent School
For additional information, Peariand High School.m. Pau Wiliams, Justice of the District or Alvin
call 944-3697, 10 til 6 daily or Headdancers are Rickz Tubb 1. „ ..
946-1706 evening. ‛ and Cindy Sempe, while Jay -E. E. Brewer (incumbent),
Railey is head singer No County Judge.
MH-MR Meeting alcohol or, intoxicants are _ Paul Ferguson (in-
2 allowed. For more infor- cutnbent), Judge of the 14Mh
The Board of Trustees of the mation, call Ted Weatherly. Judicial District Court
Gulf Coast Regional Mental 674-1017. _ jorr7 Benedict fin- tion ol University
Eenyh Mmthg 2 “pm ' Eastern Star cumbeg Repr*""' “anenhanen raises the
>r5eme<Sig,to to'be held in of the Eastefn^Slar’wdl'hdd^i throughlte Bo<* FkirheM
th. board room of the First regularr“statedrmeeting.at *8 Judee “ Count Court st Law in thefall. To apply or for
National p m Fuesday evening. Jan. Mo rincumbent further information.call
Market. 10 in the MassoniqgTemple. “ ogden.Bas Cincumbent) Rae Longest 585.4523 or
All memberTiu^Urged to See RACE 13 Pat Spiller 585-8606
Art League attend.
Alvin Art League will meet at DAR Meeting
730.p.m-gan.8.he ar The sam Houston Chapter
“AeyraHmdtCtouine DAR will meet at 10 a.m.; Jan:
The.prngrpmunisuntging 10 •» the League City Civic
h.John, Eroncak.o the Center. Speaker wiU be Joe
"mvmbrsrasktaio briuh wv- County
their Minting, Agent, . talking - on
",.. t conservation.
DKG Meeting Baseban
Delta Delta Chanter of Delta ""5
Kapa Gamma Interni ‘
—
- ■■
other city-initiated ones--still
will have to be approved on
fourth reading before they're
adopted.
Other than Raney-who
abstained--all councilmembers
voted for the ordinances.
Councilman Bill Pannell was
absent
Raney's objection concerned
the number of times the
ordinances must be read. Both
failed second reading at a Dec.
22 meeting that saw Mayor
Allen Gray and Pannell
absent. Raney opposed them
at that time, leaving only two
positive votes. Ordinances
require a majority of council
members for passage.
Raney contended Thursday
night the city's code of
ordinances requires
ordinances must be read and
Plant Services, it was
announced Thursday by
Gordon Davenport, Plant
manager. "
Thompson assumes respon-
sibility for the major
engineering and technical
support efforts of ths plant
His primary responsibiltttea
include the materials
Technology Section: Major , t
Capital Project Coordination;
Energy, Utilities Technology
and Site Development; Plant
Mechanical Technical
Support; Project Engineering
Section: and a newly-created
Instrument and Electrical
Technical Support Section.
Thompson i3 1968 graduate
of Prairie View A&M with a
B.S. in Mechanical Engineer-
ing and a 1974 graduate of the
University of Missouri-Rolla
with a M.S. la Engineering
€
{
^Raee In Making
For District Clerk
A race appears in the by Barbara Journeay of statement earlier in the week,
making for the position of Angleton. indicating that she plans to
Braxoria County District The Incumbent district - wek an other term in the office.
Clerk, with the filing of a clerk, Frances Bennett of Other candidates who filed
campaign treasurer statement Angleton, had filed a similar campaign treasurer
-...... ’ - — statements with the County
Clerk on Thursday and Friday,
Jan. 9 and 8, include three
candidates seeking return to
Justice of the Peace offices.
: These are David K. Footer,
am I Pct. 2; Model Buchanan, Pct
") Q ; 2 and arvey L Cotton, Re
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Matching Search Results
View nine places within this issue that match your search.Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Morisse, Bruce H. & Fadal, Carroll. The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 44, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 8, 1978, newspaper, January 8, 1978; Alvin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1612154/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Alvin Community College.