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babe of a New Year -- an
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most severe 'reeze of the
decade and the sullen, plung-
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ESTABLISHED 1890
Alvin, Brazoria County, Texas, Thursday, December 27, IJ962
courthouse.
We waited, during May,
and for some time there-
after for Brazoria County’s
first independent audit in
many years. And we found,
according to the news re-
mind and bui d a beach road
to connect vith their pro-
posed San Lu
They wait, bu
F iremen were called out
only one time over Christ-
mas weekend -- to extin-
guish a grass fire on High-
way 35 North about noon on
Sunday. No damage was re-
ported. ___
ned last January --wedidn’t
, enjoyed
mas Eve by the Alvin Cham-
ber of Commerce, Agricul-
ture and Industry.
Presentation was made by
Dick Slaughter, president of
the Monsanto Recreation
Club, and he also delivered
the second gift — a cash
collection from employees of
the Hydrocarbon Department
where he is employed.
Lindsey accompanied Mr.
Slaughtered on a visit to the
families in need of aid and
they were presented this
cash to make Christmas
I merrier for their children.
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■F* 1 Yule Contest
Winners Told
foot plastic model which will
nor fade, crack, peel or chip
-- and its waterproof.
With a three-year sub-
scription, the gift for you
will be the famous Imperial
Satellite camera, complete
with flash attacliment.
Remember, one more day.
Stop by NOW!
The home of Mr. and Mrs.
W. C. Kinser on Stringtown
Road was judged most
beautifully decorated in the
“overall” categcry of the
annual Yule contest staged
by the Alvin Chamber of
Commerce, Agriculture and
Industry and the Alvin Gar-
den Club.
First prize went to the
Kinsers for their “Christ-
mas card effect” created at
Chascalle Ranche-te.
Taking second prize was
Mrs. S. I. Vaughn and third
place winner in this division
was Don Jeter. Honorable
mention went toA. E. Bowen.
Dr. Carlos Fuste and Mrs.
C. P. Munz.
The doorway at the Tom
Blakeney home was judged
first place winner in that
phase of the contest. Dr. A.
B. Templeton’s home took
second prize, and third prize
winner was L. G. Reuwer.
Honorable mention went to
Mrs. Margaret Ercums, Sid
Holdredge and A. L. Martin.
For the most jutstanding
window display, the winners
were J. B. Hensler, first;
J. D. Thompson, second; and
Mrs. Henry Stuksa, third.
Stanton’s Shopping Center
took the major prize in the
category of interior decorat-
ing for business firms.
no dcibt, like the
which were
dent *411 be abolished in
Brazoria County as a result
of a special act of the Leg-
islature earlier this year.
Judge Arnold, who will in-
herit the added duties of head
of the county schools, said
that Goodman is currently
serving as civil defense co-
ordinator at a salary of $550
a month and will assist him
next year in handling school
business.
The opinion from the at-
torney general’s office was
requested by State Commis-
sioner of Education J. W
Edgar.
A notation on Tues
day’s opinion said that it
appliec specifically to Bra-
One more day' Thats rhe
deadlire for the fine pre-
miums offered with sub-
script! jns now at The Al-
vin Sun. No more of the
premiums will be available
’ after Friday. Dec. 28.
You can still take your
pick with a one -year sub-
_ * *f <enneth’s parents (in snapping this shot) The
Sun has entere i a year’s subscription to the paper. The con-
test continues. Have you sent in your entry?_______________
tion of the most joyous of
holidays. Christmas.
The baskets were filled
from contributions by Alvin
citizens -- toys for thechil-
dren and staple food for all.
Hams, fresh vegetables,
See YULE GIFTS
____________Page 5 Col. 1
Honorable mention was given
Huser’s Jewelry, Alvin State
Bank and First National
Bank.
Judges were Mrs. Artis
Davis of Webster, Mrs.
George S. Taylor of League
City and Mrs. E. W. Bailey
of Angleton.
Charter Is
Completed
Members of the •’.Ivin
Charter Commission met
Tuesday ir what may be
their final session. Chair-
man Jim C’Keefe said the
final draft of the prop sed
charter was approved and
the committee made plarsto
present the document t: the
City Council at its Jan. 9
meeting.
The commission com-
pleted its task in one year
from the date of its appoint-
ment by Mayor Eddie Hillyer
Jr. and members of the City
Council.
O’Keefe said the council
is now expected to have the
charter printed for distri-
bution to ever)’ qualified
voter in the city, and to all
I an election asking for its
adoption.
Members of the commis-
sion are O’Keefe, Roy Stan-
sel. Thelma Hutchins,
Arthur Daniel, Ed C. Cain,
Hal.ie Triplett, Marvin Mc-
Lemore, Tom Blakeney,
■ Grace D. Criley, Adelaide
ers building on
Street.
lh. Kit
ar
ings deposits or savings and
loan payments."
The public is invited to
stop by on F riday or Satur -
day to Inspect the facilities
and enjoy the refreshments
which will be served during
open house by the officers,
directors and their wives.
There will also be
registration for door prizes
and the winners will be an-
nounced at nocn Saturday.
Who Will It Be?
of the first baby born to an
Alvin family after Jan. 1 and
will be glad to haveaplcture
of the child with his family,
or alone in his crib.
Don't forget --let us know!
Who will be Alvin’sNew Year
child?
been found suitable as pub-
lic fallout shelters.
Two of Alvin's financial
institutions, Alvin State Bank
and First National link,
reiterated evidence that they
are community -minded as
they namedlreneConwayand
Wallace Jones, respectively,
to be in charge of public
relations and business de-
velopment.
Defense Head To Aid
Judge In School Duties
Brazoria County Judge Al-
ton C. Arnold said Tuesday
that Pete Goodman of Angle-
ton will assist him in han-
dling the extra duties of
county school superintendent
after the first of the year, 1
but that Goodman will be
paid as civil defense co-
ordinator for the county.
This statement came from
Judge Arnold after an opin-
ion was issued Tuesday from
the state attorney general’s
office which held that a coun-
ty judge cannot receive funds
for acting as county school
superintendent or for hiring
an assistant to handle those
duties.
After Dec. 31 the office zoria, Galveston and Wichita
of county school superinren- I counties._______________
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each '•
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brought another
resting perhaps,
and their school
"Our Pearland branch of-
fice was planned so that we
might more adequately and
conveniently serve the
people of the Pearland-
Friendswood area " Rosen-
baum said. "They will be
able to make loati applica-
tions there and the office
will be equipped to, take sav -
Thursday morning at 8 a.m.
as students troop back Into
the classrooms after a 10-
day Christmas vacation.
Classes closed in all de-
partments of the public
schools and Alvin Junior
College on the Thursday
, afternoon before Christmas.
Just briefly, a controversy
over Brazoria County’s op-
tional road law erupted into
being during April. It sub-
sided. and it Is yet to be
seen If there will be more
heat generated on this sub-
ject 'which, incidentally, is
far from a new one).
The county commission-
ers bickered about the pay-
ment of bills, also, and filed
away in silence protests
from the Brazoria County
Republicans concerned with
too few voting nachines for
use in both primaries.
Waiting ended in Alvin on
yet another dream, during
April, when a second city
park was finalized and
christened as Morgan Park
to honor the man for whom
the city was named The
park lies idle and unkempt
to date — but the dreams
have not evaporated and will
50-star flag.
The space atlai contains
50 full color maps of the
world plus 16 pages of space
| maps. What youngster
wouldn't delight n turning
its pages, but the book can
be .scanned with Interest by
te I adults as well.
The first aid kit is ideal
’or both home or car use
and fitt^1 v 1th .jail of the
necessary items essential
for minor injury.
The flag is a three by five
ior thore
> view the
the past)
-increas-
and more
•’I .-ed projects,
" ' our town.
Mre, -.ot always
"i?: . for more
?-'5“th. we wait
tohouse our
■ we await the
■ even arger
‘‘ : will spur
,e;': - from our
s -s:rooms, and
: ” welcoming
l '
leases, that things weren't
as bad as we'd thought we
liked to think.
The result of a lengthy
interval between plans and
compleilon was eyed six
months agoasbusinesslead-
ers in Alvin feared, aloud,
that the Texas Highway 35
Express Loop might be out-
moded even before construe-
: tion begins. We wondered;
we waited. The situation has
not changed.
We're waiting out, too. the
final proposal on a citywide
bond issue: councilmen wait,
members of the Mayor’s
Planning Committee wait,
and voters wait also . . .
August
pause, a
as parents
students geared themselves
for the coming "rush" of
fall, agaii. and schooldays.
Alvin area folks began to
wait for rain, an event aardly
common on the Gulf Coast
where Mother Nature more
frequently spills ove -er
See 1962
1 Jay Events
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h Urman 4r Mair
I s if Co! Aus Fa
1 Council «7. has
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party for Tlwrsda;
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It was first, in June, that
county commissioners indi-
cated there may be a need
for expanded courthouse
facilities. Architects have
been engaged, the needgrows
more acute and now coun-
tains wait, knowing that a
decision is in the not-too-
distant future.
At Alvin Junior College,
there was no waiting except
in registration lines as a
record enrollment piled up
for the summer session.
Wideawake administrators
were already well into their
$1 1/2 Million building pro-
gram and next fall’s classes
will expand to the Mustang
Road facility.
Almost as a portent of
things, not good, but yet to
come was the announcement
in June that only eight build-
ings in Brazoria County had
Savings, Loan
jiicli Office To
In Pearland
We did not wait, always,
for happy events. As an
aftermath of the disastrous
freeze, which left the area
dead with dryness, we listen-
ed cautiously for the fire
alarm to sound and volunteer
firemen scarcely extinguish-
ed one blaze beforethey were
alerted to control another.
We had waited, some of
us, for a long time before
we were to see the county
school superintendent’s post
abolished as "surplus”, but
that goal was achieved in
February.
We're still waiting
though, for the decision on
the Chocolate Bayou water-
way survey which was favor-
ed by Alvin’s Chamber of
Commerce. Agriculture and
Industry and which could,
perhaps, result In tre-
mendous developments for
Brazoria County.
School officials waited,
after the offic ial student cen -
sus was complete, for the
arrival of the new scholars
who were to jam Alvin's
schools this fall. They came,
and even the new buildings
were not always sufficient to
house them with ease.
New construction ofhere-
tofore unknown proportions
for Alvin, was in the skein
and we awaited the unravel-
ing. Now occupied, and add-
ing stature to the city's busi-
ness facilities, is the new
Red Cross Drug Store --the
expanded Alvin Shopping
Center with Brockman's
magnificent store -- the
fabulously beautiful First
School Resumes
Next Thursday
~ School bells wi.l ring again | Jacobt Noe! p/nolt. Tony
HELLO WORLD!
This is 1963!
Four-month-old Kenneth Holst, the delight of the Jonh Holst
home, hasn’t teen around this world too long, himself, so he
knows what a hearty welcome means to a fellow! That’s what
he’s saving for the most imminent infant, young 1963, who will
t
apparently, fo survey one
f Ear
tba Alvin
• The Spirit of Giving
The hearts of Alvin's
needy families werelighten-
ed during the Christmas sea-
son by two gifts
from employees ofMonsanto
Chemical Company’sChoco-
late Bayou Plant, announced
Jim Dick Lindsey, welfare
chairman for the city.
Lindsey said the first gift
was a collection of
toys and candies
collected by the member s of
the Monsanto Recreation
Club, newly organized. The
gifts were used to fill the
baskets delivered on Christ-
I mism. what the ensuing
We knew, thetj. that 1961
had set a new all-)ime build-
ing record and we could only
believe that 1962’s mark
would be even greater. It is.
We knew, last January,
that the 1961 accident rate
in the City of Alvin was less
than in 1960. We rould hope
that 1962's statistics would
improve yet mor^. This was
ady- not to be -- we may possibly
' en have set a more frightening
record when the completed
totals tell us the number of
auto wrecks whiqh occurred
on our city streeis.
We were waiting, a year
ago. for the Charter Com-
m’ission to complete its
chores and offer thecltlzens
here a form of government
in keeping with- the city’s
progressiveness. The com-
mission's task is complete.
Soon, there will be an elec-
tion and the voters will de-
cide if that work is worth-
while.
There was a new muni-
cipa. library building plan-
advanced tactics, the coun-
cil made the office of cor-
porate judge an appointive
cne and firmed plans for the
city's first regular night
court.
Administrative problems
were not all, however, with
which City Council tangled
in March. Houston Natural
Gas Company requested a
rate hike and the long-
drawn-out ending to that tale
has not yet been written as
officials here await notice
of a Railroad Commission
hearing.
There was a merely local
furor, too, last March in
which the city’s teenagers
figured. They "waited out”
the agitation over their
dances at the American Le-
gion Memorial Community |
Center, and were wise to
do so. The fury abated.
props, the rice industry, re-
ceived the first charge of an
electrifying blow in June
when an FBI probe was
launched into irregularities
connected with acreage
allotments. Ricemen wait --
still — for an answer 'o the
entanglement and the com-
munity waits also, its resi-
dents knowing the crushing
effect of rice failures in an
area boasting thousands of
acres in grain.
And, humorously, per -
haps, the citizens waited,
agog, to know if the Sunday
■blue law' charges filed here
by a Houstonian would be
upheld or tossed Into dis-
card. The noise has
evaporated, as of now, into
the smokescreenitmayhave
been.
s Pass Bridge,
the opponents
of this plan wait also topro-
test with vigor should it
appear, sorrfe time, to be
the thing to dt>.
For the Host part, in
April, Alviniiesleanedback,
apparently. Jo survey one (
third of thepissing year and. |
perhaps, to father momen- I
turn for a spurt of effort in
the remaining two thirds.
May!
For what [did we wait in
May9 To votte; to attend the
county youth fair; to applaud
the performers in the tradi-
tional Rotarjl Club Minstrel;
to see action on the con-
struction of i the new Alvin
Junior College; to meet and
greet the ctiunty's new en-
gineer. Will jam Hershey; to
graduate 1111 seniors from
Alvin High ijchool — those
were the things we discussed
over coffee.
When we were not talking
politics. tha | is! For we were
vitally concerned with pri-
mary elections last May and
we turned cut in hefty style
to vote in either the Demo-
cratic or Republican prima-
ry-
We watched Tom Kenyon
unseat longtimeDASamLee,
and we saw: the selection of
Jim Bradford as district
clerk to replace Jimmie
Patterson Liggins, a famil-
iar figure from her long
years of efficiency in the
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Qualified voters in the Ci
of Alvin waited out election
results in July, a special
vote prompted by one of the
city's major tragedies of
1962 — the sudden and un-
expected death of CityCoun-
cllman Lawrente F. Nelson.
To many have been allotted
the civic tasks which were
done previously by one, the
always laughing "Jelly" who
had a joke for all people,
at all times.
The limelight of con-
jecture focused in July on the
Alvin's churches, alert to
j the potential of the city and
the newcomers who are now
In their congregations, did
not wait just hopefully but.
rather, moved into action to
provide facilities wel-
come. The Assembly of God
on Sealy Street vastly en-
larged and modernized Its
sanctuary, the Church of
Christ on Johnson Street
doubled its available space
and First Baptist dedicated
a $500,000 addition.
Neither did baseball en-
thusiasts await the summer
season in apathy. As early
as March, LittleLeagie sup-
porters were moving pur-
posefully to provide a se-
cond ballpark, and Alvin’s
youth enjoyed the results in
June and July.
The end of waiting, for
many Alvinites, came in
March, too, when the City
Council made possibly its
most forward stride of the
1960’s in creating tie post
of city administrator and
naming an executive to han-
dle the "big business” of
Alvin. Texas.
In keeping with the same
Brazoria County Library, a
departmen' previously
operated ir profound silence
as its staff went about the
dignified business of provid-
ing good reading material
for those who asked.
Auditors 'ound an 611,000
cache of coins, piled up for
want of instructions. Cut of
an uprear. sometimes,
comes evaluation and .hose
One of Alvin's economic wlio are conscious o. the
i living need of bocks are
juoilant that a survey is to
be made by an eminently
qualified person. We await
the result.
Among those things which
we anticipate, only with
dread, is the crippling af-
fect cf polio -- a monster
disease tc parents of small
children most readily the
victims. The wait Isnolong-
er intense, nor tingec »lth
urgency. The tremendous ef-
fectiveness and wholeheart-
ed support of the mass im-
munization program spur red
into actuality by the Bra-
zoria County Medical So-
ciety is. in itself, almost as
great a miracle as the oral
vaccine.
In unique fashion, at times,
the inestimable value of
"working toge-her" Is coax-
ed into our thinking.
know WHEN. "When" isnow.
The building is nearing com-
pletion.
The start of production at
Monsanto’s Chocolate Bayou
plant was a "someday” event
last January. Now, many
: hundreds of thecommunity's
citizens have visited the gi-
gantic plant to see forthem-
selves what wonders have
been achieved from prairie-
land and know-how.
i - «e wait Political activity began to
bubble last January and, in
most instances, we
have too long to
we knew, by name,
elec ted officials.
And remember? We were
waiting, too. last January for
warmer weather I Alvin and
•I jl of earth] nikim
II i.-'OO briclOncw .'rnuary
Turner LuifliH = ppenings of
II ig should
s tic Allen
"Sales in Brazoria County
totaled $81,325 for the month
of November, which repre-
sents 78.8 per cent of the
1962 goal for the county."
according to E. L. (Jack)
Boston of Angleton, chair- I
man of BrazoriaCountySav-
ings Bonds Committee.
Sales in Texas through
November 1962 were $133,
23S.510 which is 80.7 per
cent of the state goal.
Ivin, In 1962, Bristles With New Activity
Waits Out” More Dynamic Development
Ml KI— a, mill- R.ainr'i r.ountv I.ibri.V. <
Savings and Loan Associa- |
tion’s new headquarters -- j
the convenience and charm
of Holiday Inn.
We didn’t have to linger
in our wondering about new
sub-divisions. They were :
platted, more quickly some-
times than thoughts could
encompass them.
And along with a waiting
world, we paused one day
in February to travel in
thought with John Glenn as
his original American or-
bital flight stunned us into
majestic awe of a space
future.
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