The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 19, 1970 Page: 1 of 20
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Alvin, Brazoria County, Texas, Thursday, February 19, 1970
NEWS PHONE 658-4773
Price Ten Cents
. 29 20 Pages in 2 Sections BUSINESS PHONE 658-3353
Commissioners Court Agrees To
Take Bids On Voting Machines
Brazoria County's esti-
mated 50,000 registered vo-
ters will apparently have some
added voting machnes to use
when they go to the polls la-
ter this year, but the exact
Notice!
Allen Wood, City of Alvin
wate- superintendent, said the’
annual maintenance on the
city's water tanks is being
done this week.
He said the National Tank
Maintenance Corporation
personnel is here and will
drain each of the city's water
towers, at separate times.
Wood said that this work
will possibly cause variations
m water pressure and some
“red water’’ difficulties and
added that he hoped ths? ex-
planation would offset at least
some of the inconvenience to
local residents.
type and number of machines
is still uncertain,
Brazoria County Clerk Her-
bert Stevens told Com-
missioners Court that Tax-
Assessor-Collector H. A.
Thomas had estimated the
number of voters registered
for 1970 at between 47,000
and 50,000 and possibly more
than 50,000.
Stevens said this compared
with 40,000 in 1968 and 35,000
in 1969.
“But we still have only 89
voting machines just as we
did in those other years,”
Stevens said. “If we needed
them before with 40,000, I
believe we need them now.
We're going to have some
lines."
“We'll have to have them,”
Precinct 1 Commissioner
Dixie Brown readily agreed.
“Is there room to store
them?” asked Precinct 3
Commissioner Henry Jordan.
“No," Stevens admitted.
After considerable discus-
sion of types and numbers of
machines to be purchased.
Brown moved that bids be ad-
vertised for on “one or more”
voting machines with the bid
opening date as of 10 a.m,
March 9.
See MACHINES, Page 3
Hillcrest Council
Considers Need
New Police Auto
Members of the Hillcrest
Village City Council met in
regular February sessionlast
Monday, presided over by Ma-
yor Charles Perry.
The village council set the
election date for Saturday, A-
pril 4.
They also appointed a com-
mittee to study the police car
situation, recommending
whether a new car should be
purchased or the present ve-
hicle repaired. Serving onthls
commiteee areCouncilmen
Phil Law and Bob Belden, and
City Marshal B. L. Manry.
' Burrows Asks
Election To Council
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Raymond G. Bethke, cho-
ral director and music de-
partment chairman, announ-
ced that four Alvin Junior
College music students have
been selected to perform in
the Texas Junior College All-
State Choir. Those selected
are Fred Dickens, Patricia
Gregg. Taffi Matthews and
Tommy Partin.
The All-State Choir, com-
posed of more than 200 out-
standing students from some
40 Texas junior colleges will
perform at a banquet Feb. 20
in Austin during the annual
convention of the Texas Ju-
nior College Teachers Asso-
dlation. Dr. Gene L. Hemmle,
head of the department of mu-
sic at Texas Tech University,
will serve as guest director.
The choir will rehearse
some seven hours before their
evening performance of seven
selections, including Bach’s
“Come Soothing Death,”
Mendelssohn’s “He. Watching
Over All The World,”
Brahm's “Der Abend”, and
Kubik's “Polly-Wolly-
Doodle”.
Sophomore Fred Dickens.
1313 W. Willis. Alvin, is a
1968 graduate of Alvin High
School where his choral di-
rector was Mrs. Elva Ulbrich.
Patricia Gregg, Route 1,
Box 252, Angleton, is a 1969
graduate of Angleton High
School. Mr. Karl Hickfang was
her choral director. She holds
a scholarship from the Alvin
See CHOIR, Put 1
ALL-STATE CHOIR MEMBERS
Fred Dickens. Patricia Gregg, Taffi Matthews, Tommy Partin
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Seven future business men and women ccntrol the reins of Alco, one of two Alvin Junior
Achievement companies. They are tfront. left to right) Margaret Thompson, personnel di-
rector; Hardy Becerra, assistant treasurer; Terri Walker, secretary; (back, left to right)
John Mercer, president; Harvey Crumm, treasurer; Ronnie Bays, vice president of manu-
facturing; Steve Holdorff, vice president of sales. Alco, sponsored by Southern Materials
of Freeport is leading all other Brazoria County J A companies in sales to date. The other!
Alvin JA company, Monex, sponsored by Monsanto Chemical, is second in county sales thur
far. See related story ind photos.
At a meeting last Friday
morning, the three commis-
sioners of Brazoria County
Conservation and Reclama-
tion District 3 discussed with
other interested Alvinites and
area people the bond issue
which will be required to pro-
vide local financing .or the
much-talked Chocolate Bayou
project.
It was stated that funds are
available from the federal
government and government
officials from the Corps of
Engineers await local bond
funds to commence the im-
provement of Chocolate Bayou
as a nabigable waterway and
benefit to drainage.
Corps personnel have asked
that assurance of such funds
be given by May 1 to allow
the start if construction ir
July and to provide time to
include additional funds for
later work in the 1971 bud-
get.
Sam Rowe, chairman of the
Navigation and Drainage Com-
mittee of the Alvin Chamber of
Commerce. Agriculture and
Industry, said that the bond is-
sue has twice been defeated
but both occasions required a
two-thirds majority vote. The
$800-$1,000 Damage
Reported At Schools
Alvin school administrators
were contemplating this week
some $800 to $1,000 in van-
dalism at the public school
campus on Johnson Street over
the past weekend, and police
were investigating in an effort
to determine whether the dam-
age was the work of juveniles
or amatuerish adult culprits.
Buildings damaged included
the high school building, the
auditorium, the fourth grade
cafeteria, and the central
kitchen on the high school cam-
pus.
Police said the initial re-
port of damage came at 5 a.m.
Monday when Lester Knape, a
Sunbeam Bakery route man.
made his delivery to the cen-
tral kitchen.
See DAMAGE. Page 7
DR CLINE
“1 will be a candidate for
Position Three in the elec-
tion for school trustees on A-
pril 4," Dr. Beryle W. Cline
stated this week.
"This is the position I have
held for the past three years
and 1 want to thank the voters
for allowing me this privi-
lege.”
"A few of the many issues
discussed during this period,
and for which I have voted.”
Dr. Cline said, “include TB
testing for all students, use of
Title I funds fcr teaching re-
medial and pre-school classes
in the summer months, in-
creased teacher salary scales
in June. 1967, and July, 1969,
approval of the school milk
program and -he free lunch
program, a capital improve-
ment bond issue in October
1967, and adoption of a drug
abuse policy and a dress code
for students.”
“So that we may reach our
goals in the junior college a-
See CLINE, Page 3
Dr. Beryl Cline Seeks
Re-Election April 4
"Know Your Candidate" Meet
Slated For Friday, March 20
The Public Affairs Com-
mittee of the Alvin Chamber
of Commerce, Agriculture and
Industry will sponsor a “Know
Your Candidate Forum” to be
held in the Alvin American Le-
gion Community Hall on F riday
night. March 20, starting
promptly at 7 p.m.
Candidates from the Demo-
cratic and Republican parties
See CANDIDATE. Page 7
first ballot, he said, was small
and the project was favored by
65 per cent of the voters. The
second vote drew a larger
number of taxpayers and the
affirmative votes were 64 1/2
per cent of the total.
It was pointed out that a
simple majority f votes will
be sufficient to carry the bond
election this time since chan-
ge; made in the’ State Legis-
lature last year. Additional
changes include the fact that
both property owners and non-
prcperty-owners may be al-
lowed to vote by State legis-
lative action.
See BAYOI Page 3
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Thrash Announce For
School Board Place
DeKinder Files For
Trustee Re-Election
ALCO Leaders
Roland Burrows is seeking
election to Position 3. Alvin
City Council, in the April 4
city election.
Burrows, a former city
councilman, indicated that he
is interested in a number of
projects vital to the City of
Alvin and its orderly growth
and management.
Among these projects, he
said, is some program of re-
generation for the downtown
business district, and a contin-
uation of the street program
which he helped initiate when
he previously served on the
council.
Burrows said he recognizes
the need for independent judg-
ment on the council and for
sound management practices.
Burrows, as a property own-
er and a resident of this com-
munity for 18 years, said he
feels strongly his responsi-
bility as a citizen is to serve
the community to the best of
his ability.
He asks for the support of
every resident who must be
ROLAND BURROWS
concerned with better admi-
nistration of the city govern-
ment.
Scott Thrash, a lawyer with
the firm of McNeal and Thrash,
has announced his candidacy
for school trustee. Position2,
in the spring election.
Mr. Thrash has been a resi-
dent of AJvin for three and
one half years.
He was graduated from the
University of Texas with a
B. B. A. degree in business
administration, and subse-
quently received his law de-
gree. L. L. B.. from the U-
niversity of Texas School of
Law.
He is a member of the Bra-
zoria County Bar Association.
The Texas Trial Lawyer's
Association, and 'he Brazoria
County Legal Aid Society A
member of Grace Episcopal
Church, Mr. Thra shserves as
vestrvman and clerk. F is a
member of the Alvin l <amber
c T>me.-e. set • g Mi '
Education Committee and the
Civic Affairs Committee. He
serves in the capacity of com-
See THRASH Page 7
SCOTT I HR ASH
E.L. “Major" DeKinder, a
school board member for a to-
tal of five years, has announc-
ed for re-election to his Po-
sition 2 on the board in the
April 4 election. DeKinder
filed at the school's adminis-
tration offices several weeks
ago.
DeKinder said he is vitally
interested in the Alvin Inde-
pendent School District and
Alvin Junior College District,
and is hopeful that he concon-
tinue his active concern with
matters affecting the splendid
educational facilities avail-
able in Alvin.
One of DeKinder's primary
interests, he said, is teacher
salaries. “I have, in the past,
and will continue in the fu-
ture to support competitive
salaries for all personnel in
order to maintain the stan-
dards we now have and to se-
cure the most qualified peo-
ple available."
See DeKINDER Page 3 E. L. DeKINDER
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Storrs, A. W. The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 19, 1970, newspaper, February 19, 1970; Alvin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1215167/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Alvin Community College.