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Polio Victims Fight
Disease For Others
fcnsion prnr am of
fcich is legated about
■rom Alvin off the
■el nighway,
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i ite swimming pool,
17,423 Budget Set
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Precinct Three
January is ‘polio time” in
lhai it is the time of year when
the March of Dimes brings
the dread disease into every
mind—and it’s the time of year
that those who have suffered
from polio are most anxious
that something be done about
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iperintendent in the
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b Army last Septem-
Poll lax receipts may be
purchased ii Alvin from
'mbers of the Alvin Busi-
ness and Professional Wo-
men's Club on Jan. 25 and
26 at a downtown booth.
They may also be purchas-
ed from Mrs. Nan Tyson at
606 House Street,, from Oli-
via's Beauty Nook at 2007
Blum, and school personnel
may get poll tax receipts
from Mrs. Rosalie Sheppard
at the school administration
building.
for the enjoyment of Alvinites,
although others, directors say.
also will assure members of
proclamation I
designating this week as Na-1 mester
tional VFW Week in Alvin.
Mayor Pugh mentioned that
the Veterans of Foreign Wars
of the United States, “the oldest
of all the large veterans or-
ganizations. will observe its
58th anniversary in 1957,” and
asked “all citizens of this com-
munity xo render special tri-
bute to the Veterans of Foreign
Wars.”
VFW Commander Moore, in
announcing that the memorial
wiH be dedcated, said that the
local post is erecting the memo-
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dealt polio a tremendous blow,
the business of the National
Foundation of Infantile Para-
lysis is not over nor is that
.of the local and county chap-
ters throughout the nation.
While none of the Alvin-
area people interviewed fnr
this story are now receiving
aid from March of Dimes funds.
•gvr a
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[budget of $617,423
■ent in Precinct 3
5” on the man ten-
instruction of roads,
ly Commissioner W.
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Their combined
year resulted in
most productive
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at that time.
Plans have been completed
and bids will be let this week,
for a new building to ’house
the men’s locker room, ladies’
locker room and a pro shop.
Of concrete slab and concrete
block construction, the new
building will be 24 by 74 feet
in size.
The men’s and ladies’ locker
rooms each will have separate
recreational room. A central
Our Boys
In Service
lames W. Stansel, son
Mr and Mrs. Roy W.
bf Alvin, recently was
to the 763rd Trans-
I Battalion at Fort
floor will be tiled.
The present kitchen will be
remodeled, and the most mod-
ern equipment- installed.
The present pro shop will be
remodeled and a bath added,
adjoining the present building,
to provide living quarters for
some of the club’s paid per-
sonnel.
A playground area for child-
ren will be furnished, and pic-
nicking and barbecue facilities
added. The playground area
will include tennis and shuffle-
board courts.
Two new holes and greens j
have been added to the nine-1
hole golf course, creating new'
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money for the current March
of Dimes drive in this area.
The Alvin Lions Club, to-
gether with 60 other Lions
Clubs in this part of the state,
working with March of Dimes
volunteers, television person-
alities and ‘op entertainers
from each of the four televi-
sion stations, will present to
their communities an appeal
for funds to support the work
uf the local chapters of the
National Foundation for In-
fantile Paralysis.
Alvin’s local headquarters
will be in the offices of Buller
Lumber Company, 1601 Gor-
don Street where local Lions
will remain on duty all night
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■■Issouhjtion Names Alvin
■Mlirectors, On Committee
the east side of the pool, and
a ballroom, joining the south
end of the dining room and
parlor building, will be added
in the east-west direction.
The present clubhouse, which
has been modernly finished
and furnished, is being used
frequent!} by members for
private parties, and this prac-
tice is being encouraged by the
board of directors.
The next 100 members of the
club will be admitted for $250
plus $50 federal tax, or a total
of $300. Those desiring to join
now can pay $50 down and
pay the remainder in monthly
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The Brazoria County
Association held its annual
meeting at the fairgrounds in
Angleton for the purpose of
' ring the Board of Directors
and members of the Executive
Committee.
Approximately 50 association
members were present and
heard Presdient George Ken-
nedy report that the lair had
just completed one of its most
successful years of operation.
Kennedy stated that the fair
had reached a new high in at-
tendance in 1956 and the fin-
ancial condition had improved
from a balance on hand Jan. 1,
1956 of $43 to almost $6,000
at the close of the years’ busi-
ness. He added that additional
funds had been invested in
capital improvements on the
fairgrounds amounting to seve-
ral thousnad dollars.
The Nominating Committee,
composed of H. J. Myers, i Saturday night and all day
| Sunday to receive calls and
pick up contributions to the
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obstacles and making
course more interesting.
The swimming pool, which
is being constructed by the Me-
Neme Pool and Engineering
Co. of Houston, is 60 feet long,
50 feet wide at the shallow
end and 20 feet wide a. the
deep end. The pool will be
complete with a diving board
and infiltration units. Officials
have emphasized that it will
meet the most rigid health re-
quirements.
The pool will be of tile and
concrete construction and have
a six-foot concrete apron, pro-
viding space for tables, um-
brellas and cabanas.
e B-team
Jk a 25-13 1 J1
Ponies.
education equivalency program
is $6 per month, payable three
months in advance.
Preliminary tests for the
high school equivalency pro-
gram were given early in Jan-
uary and advance applications
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some of them have been help- to pay for the Salk
ed in the past. And all of them an. I thorn ic still rrznnh
realize most fully the value of
research which has brought
about the discovery of the
Salk vaccine.
There are still thousands of
polio victims who need aid
from the March of Dimes, there
are people who cannot afford
peatediy earned Freedoms Foundation awards for its
outstanding Loyalty Day and other Americanism pro-
Alvin’s first memorial honor-
ing its war dead will be dedi-
cated on Saturday, Jan. 26, as
part of the local observance of
National VFW Week, Bill
Moore, commander of Alvin
P>st No. 5237, Veterans of
Foreign Wars, has announced.
VFW Week, a national ob-
servance sponsored by the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, is
( being observed locally from
Jan. 20 through Jan. 26.
Mayor L. A. (Tony)) Pugh thh ; days will be charged.
week issued a proclamation | Classes for the spring se-
----*~T are to start Monday,
Jan. 21.
Mr. Nelson and Miss Louise
Kropf, director of adult educa-
■ ;on at the college, said adults
are invited to praticipate in
both the day and evening
program.
Tuition for college credit
courses is $4 per semester hour
with a maximum of $25 per
semester. There is also a gen-
eral deposit of $5 which is
returnable at the end of the
term. Books and supplies for
Machine Shop and Woodwork-
ing Shop classes are to be pur-
chased by the student.
Miss Kropf explained thaf
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tO,000 Revamping To Give Club A ‘Luxury Look'
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|ned to give Alvin
Eivate club in the
lass, has been an-
fthe board of direc-
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me time, the dirtfc-
jd plans for an in-
bmbership drive
[ hope will double
^membership of 100
Those interested in join-
ing the Alvin Golf and Coun-
try Club can contact any of
the following members of
the membership committee:
A. E. (Gene) Bowen, OL 8-
Dan Blocker, OL 8-
2061; Ralph Young, OL 8-
3331; Alfred Farrell, OL 8-
3528; Sam Wood, OL 8-2701;
or A. Pat Daniels, OL 8-3311.
"LUXURY” CLUB FOR ALVIN—Members of the Alvin
Golf and Country Club are assuring its first private
club in the "luxury", class as th s architect's sketch in-
dicates. All of the improvements below and to the
right of the dark line will be completed before June I,
1957, thus giving members of the club complete facili-
ties for a summer filled with sports and leisurely activi-
ties. The swimming pool and putting green both are
now almost completed. Work will start soon on the
building to house locker rooms and a new pro shop.
The existing clubhouse, on the right, will be completely
remodeled to house locker rooms for girls and boys
and also modern clubroom and dining and dancing
facilities for members. A wad ng pool, shuffleboard
and tennis courts and picknicking and barbecue facili-
ties will make the club ideal for the entire family. A
nine-hole golf course, w'th two new holes providing
additional hazards and thrills, complete the present
porjects. As soon as the club's r^al of 200 members is
reached, a new clubhouse, as indicated to the left and
above the dark line, is planned. (See Story Above)
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■7 census for the Al-
Bpendent School Dis-
■w underway, said su-
■ent A. B Templeton. 11 ‘ •
Bus this year is being | • |
■ Ed Brown, school j .
■ manager.
■r. Templeton and Mr. I ,
Explained the import-
I hiving :^1 six year;|M
w.ll attend school
I first time next fall,
p on the census rolls.
Iges of children, of
Ic. are easier to list
key have previously
pchool.
Is of prospective first
■are urged to call the
Ind give their child’s
I that Mr. Brown can
Ithe family and prop-
io-r. the census slip.
tions, will observe its 58th anniversary in 1957; and
WHEREAS, this Congressionally-charte~ed group i;
composed of 1,300,000 of America s finest men who in
Freedom's cause endured unusual sacrifices in every war
t or expedition in which the nation has participated since
the Spanish-American War; and
WHEREAS, the Veterans of Foreign Wars' long rec-
ord of service to disabled comrades-in-arms, the widows
and orphans of veterans, as well as all our citizens, glow-
ing ev dence of its love cf fellow-man and country; and
WHEREAS, this fraternity of combat veterans serves
its country in peace as it did in war through carrying out
well o/er a half-million community service projects an-
nually, thus proving ts selflessness; and
WHEREAS, th eVeterans of Foreign Wars has re-
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Present plans of the board
of directors are to admit 100
more members to the Alvin
Golf and Country Club a id
then to close the roll until ad-
ditional improvements a r. d
more recreational facilities
make a larger membership
practicable.
Plans for additional improve-
ments after the membe-ship
reaches 200 already have be< n
mapped.
At that time, two additions
to the r.ew locker room are
contemplated. A dining room
and parlor, in a north-south
I direction, will be completed cu
THE ALVIN SUN
Combined With The Alvin Citizen
c vaccine,
an .: there is still much research
wt ich is necessary before the
disease is completely eradi-
cated.
in Brazoria County and a
total of 35 per cent of the
maintenance funds will be
: pent in this precinct the coun-
ty commissioner said.
Estimated funds available
for the road department of
Brazoria County during 1957
Registration Is Now Underway
At Alvin Junior College
Registration started today,b a high school equivalency pro-1
Thursday, Jan. 17, at the Al- gram and a basic education
vin Junior College for t h e | equivalency program is operat-
second sen-ester of work this: ing through the Depaprtment
year said Registrar Neal M. ; of Adult Education. Tuition for
Nelson. ! the High sdhool equivalency
New students are expected [ work is S65> about 32 50 per
to register from 9 to 11 a. m 1 semester. Tution for the basic
and from 7 to 8 p. m. Yhurs-4 -------------
day and Friday and registra-
tion will be completed Monday
and Tuesday, Jan 21 and 22.
Mr. Nelson said late regis-
trants will l>e accepted through
Feb. 6 but a late registration
fee of $1 j>er day up to five
many hours of leisurely plea-
sure.
The entire expansion pro-
gram is expected to be com-
pleted by June 1, and the
swimming pool will be opened
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total $1,594,605 Regular taxes,
at 55 cents on the $100 valua-
tion, are expected to bring in
31,055.450 and state and ad
valorem taxes will bring in an
additional $364,155. A total of
$175,000 will be available from
automobile registration fees,
Mr. Isaacs explained.
Expenditures of major in-
terest to Precinct 3 inc ude ad-
ministration and engineering,
$50,000; Commissioners Court
salaries, $40,000; Commissioners
{automobile expense, $3,600;
j miscellaneous court expenses,
;3.400; and emergency reserve
j funds for hurricanes and other
catastrophes, $20,000. A total
i of 25 per cent of each of those ■
allotments will be spent in
Pn-cinct 3.
Precinct 3’s total mainten-
ance budget is $367,519.14. Of
’hat amount, the expenditures
include $85,000, labor; $25,000,
c?l 4*.* ; $254)00, machinery
repairs; $25,000, bridges and
culverts; $150,000, surfacing
material; $30,000, new equip-
ment; and $27,519.14, miscel-
laneous materials.
Maintenance allotments for
j other precincts in the county
include: Precinct 1, $225,000;
Prec.nct 2. $101,500; anti Pre-
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' Page 12, Column 5
or quarterly payments within
cne year’s time. Dues are $6
monthly, including $1 tax, pay-
able quarterly.
An intensive membership
campaign is being launched
this month by the membership
cammittee of the club. The
cbmmittee plans to ask present
numbers for recommen jations
for prospective members, and
then to send them a brochure
u hich is now being prepared.
Cpen houses, to familiarize
bath present and prospective
n embers with the building and
e <pansion program, a( ;o are
bung contemplated.
County Has 25
Highway Deaths
In Past Year
Brazoria County counted 25
AI highway deaths during
- according to figures released
by the county sheriff’s depart-
ment.
j- This is the largest number
of traffic fatalities since 1954.
i when 29 person were killed on
j county highways.
> A total of 351 traffic acci-
dents have been investigated) grams; and
■ by the Sheriff’s Department,! WHEREAS, the Veterans of Foreign Wars will ob-
v.ith 117 injuries involved. I serve the period January 20-26, 1957, as National VFW
The total for 1954 was 374; Week; and
WHEREAS, Alvin Post No. 5237, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, will participate in the observance;
NOW THEREFORE I. L. A. Pugh, Mayor c' • ,
of Alvin, by virtue of the authority vested in me, do
hereby proclaim and designate the period January 20-
26, 1957, as National VFW Week in Alvin and respectfully
ask all citizens of this community to render special tri-
bute to the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
L. A. PUGH, Mayor, City of Alvin
Alvin’s Participation In Telethon
Sponsored By Lions Club Here
The members of the Alvin
Lions Club will participate in
a 16-hour telethon unique in
the history of Texas that will
go on the air Saturday, Jan
19 at 10:30 p.m. All Houston
and Galveston television sta-
tions will carry' the program
whose purpose is to raise
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Call OL 8-2585 at Buller
Lumber Company for tele-
thon contributions in Alvin.
IMfCRTANCE REFLECTED—Emphasizing their belief
that the local observance of National VFW Week will
be of significance, Mayor L. A. (Tony) Pugh, left, and
Bill Moore, commander of Alvin Post No. 5237, Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars, pause bafore multiple mirrors
to read a proclamation which Mayor Pugh signed. The
proclamation designated the week of Ja^.ary 20
through January 26 as VFW Week in Alvin. Command-
er Moore announced that a war memorial will be dedi-
cated on January 26 and presented to the city at
that time.
C of C Banquet
To Be Held At
Junior College
Many Alvinites will get their
first look at one of the city’s
new showplaces, the Alvin
Junior College Cafeteria, when
the Alvin Chamber of Com- “
merce, Agriculture and Indus-
try holds its first annua’ gene-
ral meeting and banquet there.
L. B. Manry Jr., president
hrs aiu-.ounced that the ban-
quet will be in the new school
building starting at 8 p.m.
Monday night, Feb. 4.
Tickets for the affair are
available from members of the
Board of Directors.
Only 400 tickets will be sold,
Mr. Manry said. Members of
the chamber will have first
opportunity to purchase them,
and the remainder will be of-
fered to the public.
Principal speaker for the
night will be Abner McCall,
dean of the Baylor University
Law School and retiring asso-
ciate justice of the Supreme
Court of Texas.
Dean McCall, who served an
eight-month appointive term,
did not seek election at the
last general electon.
Chairman of the banquet
committee for the Chamber of
Commerce is Riley Godwin.
March of Dimes.
Clyde Wooster is
local Lions Club telethon chair-
man and Mr. Wooster express-
ed the hope that the citizens
of Alvin would respond to
this appeal in their usual gen-
erous manner. During the pro-
gress of the program and any
time Saturday er Sun-
day, any one wishing to make
a contribution can call OL 8-
2585 and ar Alvin Lion will
be happy to pick up any and
all contributions. Working with
the Lions in picking up the
contributions, will be the Alvin
Boy Scouts.
Dick Gottlieb, Hanis County
campaign director and master
•f ceremonies, and Deputy
District Governor of Lions In-
ternational, Ray Elliott, gen-
eral telethon c .airman, will be
char«e of the entire show
efforls last
one of the
March of
Dimes telethon ever held in
Texas when they raised $161,-
0C0 on Houston’s KPRC-TV.
This will be Alvin’s fimt year
to participate in the telethon.
Chairman Wooster stated
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Page 12, Column 4
serving counter will serve both.
The pro shop will open out
into the new putting green
which is nearing completion.
The nr esen t recreational
building will be completely re-
modeled. All windows and
shower floors will l>e replaced,
and the interior will be com-
pletely re finished.
Wt at is now the men’s lock-
er room will become the boys’
locker room and the present
ladies’ locker will become the
girls’ locker room.
The present screen porch
will be enclosed with glass
jalousies to provide a dining
and recreational area. The
Miss Joyce Rymal, one of
the leaders of Algoa’s March
of Dimes campaign for four
years, can give a first hand
account of “before” and “after”
treatment for polio.
This is because sne was a
polio victim in August. 1943.
wh< n treatment, as well as at-
titudes. were vastly diffe ent
from now.
From her experience she is
one of the area’s best sales-
men for the March of Dimes
drive.
“There was no such thing as
Sall: vaccine then, of course,
but even now there are so
many people who have not bad
the vaccine that I wish I could
tell each one personally v/hy
the} should have it”, she said.
Although she is not on the
See POLIO
Page 12, Column 1
City May Install Deposit Boxes
For Parking Meter Fines Here
, ., . ,. ployees, covered by the hospi-
The.C^\°£ insurance, had utiliz-
| 'd the hospitalizotion 193 per
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I receivin« 58,536 in benefits, it
51 ‘ was necessary for the rate to
be increased. A committee
will be apointed to make re
commendations on continuing
or substituting the insurance
Mayor Pugh informed the
council that the State Highway
Department will soon present
a report on the need for a
the Blue Cross traffic light at Sidnor and
insurance Gordon, and that the Drainage
Sec CITY
Page 12, Column 2
I accidents, 155 injuries and 29
I deaths.
The report listed the most
dangerous stretch of road in
Brazoria County as that be-
. tween Angleton and Clute,
| State Highway 288. Ten per-
| song were killed on this short
II secPen of highway during
1956.
in parknig meter deposit boxes,
downtown so that drivers of; cent' havfng paid in”$4,422 and
vehicles getting overtime
ing tickets may deposit 25:
cents within 24 hours and avoid
paying the $1 fine at City
Hall.
Mayor L. A. Pugh appointed
Keith Curtiss, councilman, to
investigate the matter and
make recommendations.
In other matters, a repre-
sentative of
and;
coni
cil J
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