The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 21, 1961 Page: 1 of 8
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UNDAY,
SPECIALS
i
your
hometown
ILY
newspaper
No. OL 8-3353
Price 10c
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0
Mr.
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purchased
and other officers
AN’S
a
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company
Rural Highway Deaths
0 20
Are Doubled In County
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rise’s Christmas the
happhst
RY
arrived
and
Hounds Locale Houston
Is
.case
Man In Pearland Field
d
'■'A.
m court
• I
jin club, and
we
Mustangs Grab Trophy
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with an 11-point margin.
ta-
ke
City Thursday night and
I
Pages, I Section j
uuld be a menacet
ed.
Seis
4.00
and re-inforced.
list, or in your home - take your for collecting a premium with
basketball championship
Pa-
Bannisters are being installed
on both the north and south en-
IF
ditch
There
Guy’s
a
i s
un nan was charged
pirn? and carrying a
I. Mrs. Bozeman
■f that the other
lies- and struck
January . Bender said
The Company will begin here
with five to 10 employees, most
a letter with the
4 his request that
moved, and added
See LEASE
Paye 5, Column 1
JEPHSON
insurance agency
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Telephone
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is or
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A vin man
-werved to avoid
.1 a
L-'. When site refus-
al hen took the wheel
I the spot near Pear-
Riding the gun on her.
| screams orought
tunning to the Pear-
rhe i Raimer stopped
i| S
Road project.
The court pointed out that the
,relocation of the siphon became
tnecessary because of relocation
i of the road.
I The court approved issuance of
. several pipe line permits includ-
I ing one to the Sweeny-Old Ocean
Safety measures are being tak-
The j en at the Brazoria County Court-
“___1 host
John Foster Dulles here Friday
4 ,1
SA 0
Fo d, Lt<
OL 8-|K5i
ney in Brazoria County history. |
Mrs. Emma Garrett Harris was |
named to the post by Brazona
County Commissioners Court on
request of Criminal District At-
torney Sam Liee.
Lee toid Li* court that Mrs.
Harris had attended night school
Houston woman who had
leaving the courthouse.
.DS
I Nearly every law
i officer in this area was inxolved I
Monday in the daj -long search I
for a Houston man wanted for
I' the abduction of an 18-ycor-o 1 d
i Pasadena college girl.
; Archie W. Raimer of Houston.
125, w as tracked down by blood-
i hounds near Pearland sever a I
1 hours after he pointed a gun at
j the girl in the Gulfgate parking
; lot.
I Raimer was found lying in
i some weeds beside a rice canal I
! A .22 revolver was on the ground 1
, beside him. Tne captured man. t
I father of a five year old daugh-|
ter, said his wife is expecting an-; with kidn
•jther child. I pistol.
1
79c to $LG
1.00 to SI S
— | Li) I
IN'S
Stqre
Pho* 8-«’
has been named the first female 11 - - ‘
Assistant Criminal District Attor-I .
nov ;n dmmLs. u:„*___i more than 50 matters
ready waiting attenior of l
Grand Jury since that time.
He pointed to the r creases in.
EVCRY8CD' KELPS—-The Brazoria County Chiroprac-
tic Assoc*-. ion joined the ranks of other helpers this
week in boosting the all-city Library Fund 'over the
top". Here Dr. Bryan Royse of Alvin, left and Dr.
J. M. Russell of Freeport present a $25 check tc City
Councilman Lawrence Nelson for addition to the Li-
brary Fund. Dr. Royse is president of the county-wide
organization and Dr. Russell is chairman of the Li-
brary Committee. Other donations of cash end books
will be given to other library groups in the county
from time to time, said Dr. Royse.
popular Black (loud archcry set
with its four-foot plastic bow,
steel or rubber tipped arrows,
target and Indian warrior’s at-
tic feather.
Or there is "Miss Ginger”, a
lovely 12-inch charmer made t o
be adored by your favorite little
■ ■ Mincrore >c
popular premium is unbreakable, ha movable arms
* • *------------ rooted
i n
ft
about
’ >nday when Mrs. Gladys
i'nmm.j side
at for four years to obtain her law
\ a need.
action, the d rectors
i ;. resolution asking
Engineers to pla
■ on a Hurricane Pro-' ed to be
Ahi.a will m< lude in the State,t ««;„$.’*
Brazoria County rot
•n Interium Repcrt pre-
in October.
•'Ome discussion re- ship
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G
ES
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Editorial Telephone No. OL 8-4773
Gull Coast Chemical
—• School Days! —
Alvin Pubii • Schools will dis-
\ miss classes at 2 p.m Thursday
I for the Christmas holidays, said
Dr. Arleigh F Templeton, super-
intendent. School busses will run
at that time.
Students wi 1 enjoy a 10-day
holiday period before classes re-
■ sume Tuesday, Jan. 2.
The Alvin sun
ESTABLISHED 1890
--Alvin, Brazoria County, TexTs?
shifts become necessary.
The eventual size of the dove-
lopment is unknown but Bender
said the firm’s officials are op-1
itimistic about the growth pos-i
J sibili' • in this area.
President of the
[ discussed at length the gas rate I
proposed by O. O. Terrell of Gas !
Utilities Service Company. T he j
rates have not yet !)een approx -1
ed, it was reported.
The council also passed an or-
dianance providing for the State .
Highway Department to ma i n- j
tain state highways through th?
city.
Manvel’s mayor is Paul Keuzer
Jr.
s79!
)N J
Sectors
Up Trophy Saturday ;“neA‘
1 .Uvin's Yellow Jacket eagers I Alvin got off to a quick start
played tile La Porte BiJdogs inland at halftime led, 31-13.
the cnampionship game J the La —
; Porte tournament Satun ay night.
1 The 'Jackets, unable to find the
mark, fell behind, 30-17 at half-
time. The final half was a re-
enactment of the first and the
‘ Bulldogs won, 52-37, giv ng Alvin
' second place in the toumey.
Jacky Roland colh ited 16
points and James Martin had 11
for Alvin. Martin hauled in 11 re-
bounds and Bubba Dozk ■ had 10.
The Alvinites hit 33 per cent
from the floor and 52 per cent
from tie free throw me. La
Porte hit 42 per cent a? d 60 per
cent respectively.
On Tuesday night the Jac k e t
eagers played host to th ■ Sweeny
Bulldogs. inlght
E. Gene” Bowen, editor and
publisher of The Alvin Sun, “As
the premiums currently offered
by The Sun will be available
only through noon Saturday. This
is a Christmas special and no
further premiums wll be provid-
ed after Christmas.’
Mr. Bowen referred to the list
of special items Iteing given this
week with a one-year subscrip
tion to The Alvin Sun, either a
new subscription or a renewal.
The premiums have been en-
ihoes
2" - $3
it by house. I
accompanied hii;
j'- not injured.
i aid the car was
and investigation
x-nding.
( accident occured
Sgt. A. J. Mladenka. Texas
; Highway Patrol supervisor fo
I the Brazoria County area said.
today, “During the remainder of
December and especially duri ng
the Christmas-New Year holiday
period, we intend to make the
rural highways in this area a
mighty unpopular place for the
irresponsible, speeding and drink I _
ing driver,” day period. AT available radar
"Highway patrolmen will give unit will be in operation around
the clock and drivers who have
been drinking dcoholic beverages
will be the nu Tiber one target of
the DPS officers. Any motorist
stopped for a traffic violation
with the odor of alcohol on his
breath will t»e arrested and
charged with heir violation.
“Accidents t nd deaths can be
prevented if each and every
motorist will ooperate by driv-
ing safely and legally every
time they get txaind the wheel
of their motor vehicles. If every
motorist will drive as if his lov-
ed ones were in the car that he
is following, passing or meeting,
this can be a safe and happy
Yuletide season for all Texans.’’
Sgt. Mladenka concluded.
Hid' Drainage Plans
I all of our equipment mol’on uas made that
split over the lentirei*’— ~
comes to that point, been established
were county-wine,
■ to go outside pur own 'well
ck help When we need
is a lengthy discussion!
nav igation, ahd wat-1
and improvement *
hamber directors
but dropped the game to Sweeny by a
„iu, an fa.■ -------a
The Alvin teams go to Bay Commissioners turned down her
- ■ request for payment of medical | lire pieuuuuis »a. v a.ttl w
bills but did decide to make the thusiastically received but there
steps safer 'are still a few of tliem remain-
Junior High School
'I the Lake Jackson
1 right by defeating
la los. 60-37.
os was leading at the
the first quarter, 18-9, at
23 22 but after that it
■in all the way.
i King of Alvin led the
■n the ( hampions h i p
uh 26 points. King and
iiyan of Alvin were ftam-
all tournament teanjt.
defeated Freeport and
' onsolidated to break in-
1 hampionship ranks. The
look Freeport, 47-28,
after beating Lamar
rial. 45-39, in toe first-
. ' ames Friday.
miei entertained L a ke
here Monday night and
1 '«t a 41-37 victory.
‘ umtnell and Darrell Hunt
told Spllivan I
collis-
truck traveling ion the
side of the road. |
! Mrs. W. H. Tjaylori
ired. possibly halv i n g
i"b" when their caj* went
ntrol on a Roiharon
uve about 2:30 a.ni. Sun- ,
ivertumed in thq vard
u------ Nathan Tay- ‘
u;j. pg 1
AT SANTA'S Kh EE—Young David and Michael Loper
Twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. Philip lopei of Alvin are
CltuesyeThan‘ 6 r'*e Shy “ tKey Pay a vis!t t0 Sanf3
on Saint
Strelf rS5,n ° d Alv'nLStafe Building on Seal/
Trade P VCa7 tO the City at ,he re<luest
trade Promotion Committee of the Alvin Chamber of
Commerce, Agriculture and Industry. He will remain
ib'.‘ s”"'d’r
First Woman 1). A. Is
-W T , | needed if the baskets are’ to bi? I tion Company, will be financed, Line" Ga*’ Company for
Iva amply suPPlied- i a ha,r and half basis by the line adjustment on G
1 W C<11 If .yll III l> I ri 1 I Cnurches, civic and ser v i c e , S,ompany ar,J Brazoria County 171 was approved
-ICE vJvre clubs, or individuals are urged to District 35 in the Monsanto mendation of County
• 71 indictments fended down “J
ty the Grand Jury* 11 October, time of the year.
t he ---------*--
Sanders Named
ne pomieu io me gcreases m * .. p
number of police officers in the; A ftin<r ( HIP I
towns of the county ’ hich have .
been necessary to meit needs of At rPJirizinfl
law enforcement. valid 11U
i “I will continue to try to hold ’ D. C. Sanders is currently act-
the line,” he said, reg rding em- j ing police chief at Pearland, said
Fll OV TyiOFlf nf *1 ■ f, Ct - ■<> I Il'/Sal-aa I HYoXrrtl* B-’ 'I' Z"'A V.—.
r Chief
j M. W. Roertson.
! Gibbons explained that Sanders I
. has been night patrolman w i th ’
1 the Pearland Police Department
' fnr w>v-nrat month-: T’fwwj yj p
i Robertson’s resignation Dec. 1.
j assumed the duties of
i't's | acting chief.
this The mayor said Lie Pearland
City Council is currently seeking:
! a patrolman. i
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Manvel City
Council Meets
o n
I Members of the Manvel City
$2:
i Sets 7
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5’
I
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problems • tx| from either blaze
| A grass fire alar, cd nearby
reidents about 4 p.m. Monday
’ and the fire trucks mi;de a run
1 out Highway 35.
1 A more serious threat was pos-
ed about 9 a m. Tuesday when a
welding machine set afire a gas-
oltne tank near the ’ agno 1 i a
Bulk Station on Oil Ro id. Slight
damage to the machin- was re-
ported.
11 ■ w 1 IB M m from time to time,
u Lake Jackson Meet ’Jackets Claim Runner- safety steps
ca-1 replaced King, the usual high
jun- scorer, when they racked up 11
land 10 points espectively. Ryan
pocketed nine. King bagged sev-
en, and Larry Huffman claimed
four points.
Hummel also led in rebounds,
snatching 18 from the visiting
Lake Jacksonites. King pulled in
11.
During their eighth consecutive
winning bout, (he Ponies his 2.
per cent from the field, u'hile
Lake Jackson was hitting 35 per
cent. On free throws, the Alvin
lads improved to a 56 per cent
accuracy.
Coach Jim Watson’s eighth
grade team soaked the visitors
with a resounding victory.
The two Alvin clubs will host
Blocker of Texas City here
Thursday night for their f i n al
game prior to the holidays. The
games are pla'ined at 6 and 7
p.m.
Manvel Board
Okays School
Insurance Plan
Members of the Manvel School) I.... ..
Board met in special session:gotiated'th’e trareartfott
Monday night prior to the P-T \ C -- ' •
Christmas program. Purpose of pal operation wjl'1
rhe meeting was to consider in-J and the company is in the busi- l
surance on the school’s building- t - u
'saW-^G ”
for WMIM ^ES ’’T '.nSUrt1i; ‘"dus,ry such as MendinS.
for $200,000 and a contract with ing. extrading, and other press-'
Insurance Agency, Al ing. —
vin, was renewed. I E N Bender Houston at °f ,h<?m hired among ,OtaI 1>co
Andrews further stated toraey who is general counsel for P10’ B'L‘ae ""** of lh<' ■ ear “
ose ai the company as well as seere- 'i ‘.’“L.3" M l»rsons
L1 c Jarj-treasurer. said Gulf Coast ’llOnal:
in the “scrap chcmi-
ministrator D.
ment is to be made from Road
District 35 Bond issue funds.
The court also approved a con-
tractual agreement between Bra-
zoria County, the State of Texas,
and the Humble Pipe Line Com-
img one to the Sweeny-Old Ocean pany, on a utility adjustment on
Telephone Company in Precinct (the Mvin Bypass project.
I Four, along County Road 334. A rigat of way deed covering
1 Also approved was payment of | property on the Ah in Bypass was
i$398 to Texas Pipe Line Com-- filed for record at county ex-
pany for relocation of its pipeline! pense, with payment already hav-
i , . i.. - -----*bi the widening of Countv Road, ing been made lor the nronertv
iPloyment of an additional worker Mayor E. T. Gibbons, since the-----------! P 1^ y-
! for his office. I resignation of Former
i Lee also mentioned the
Bozeman’s car was
"i Highway 35 just _
Limits. About $75 dam-
i <ne. The ot.ier griver
ne before Patrplman liaa Haiu auu x,
drived and wil be believe she deserves the ’ promo- ™en,i™ed t5e1Japid
vith failure to sto> and tjon.- he said. 'It will enable tarig^, of, weIfari „fle!d !" . . . -■., , ,
- told to be of greater service to the ,hc attarn,‘-v s ’,flce’ add- has 5ren- Pat™lma'’ «> «>
u— I . -. j mg that he feels a woman is bet-'
herlJvm^, theYco^e of life work ,er ab*eh *° ’landle raa'" of ‘^efor several months. Upon
! she can do in imvAffice ” c3ses ,han a ma" J
-----1 Lee said at; present he plans' I feel that this chan e wffl en-1
no caange in'salary’ for Mrs a^e. our office to improve
Harris, who has served as his service to the people of
secretary for i-. number of years.
He said he ha^; no plans for add-
ing a secretary at present, bit
pointed out that the increase in
j "business’ in h s office may make j
such an addition necessary at a
later date.
He also called the court’s al-
enforcement' The college girl, home for the
holidays, was doing her Christ-
mas shopping at Gulfgate when
Raimer forced her into her auto
and demanded that she drive
him to tlIt ’ mational Airport.
Th< i . i. hr told her
to keep
ed, the
and dim 4
land while
The gi|
three met,
land scend
the car t|
year old daugh- j The Hod
is expecting an- ■ with kidnl
I pistol. ]
Last Call: Premium
superintendent. A
- — -—I any ac-
tion be deferred until it has
i.. , , if »t is constitu-
.wn 1 .!“al. ,w. Representotive Grid-
1 .. . . ,nt^°duce a local hili
abolishfe: tills Office. If th^s
!S t>? IS f0Und ,0 ,)e Possible di-
jta rc™nsri«' the peii-
f „ *?rec*,ors ;lso re affirmed the
.past action :>f a chamfer Board!
!lR<JrtV^ng -h® conso|idation of
.......
ri cov- There wa- ilso some discussion
Pre’ fe °f a brXe a I
tin re A,"n’ a?d thc 1962 member-
Injured Hoping Hand
J i I Everybody | wants to .trip build I
a new library in Alvin, but when!
. . I : MPm? liand comes •‘across I'
f-DI/l/lill ,he Wav fiom a n-ighboring,
M ( IflPnr ! I community, tjhat’s news' I
mvin : mere wiB;be a dance Satitr. '0 ,| * r< O 11
ur.d Friday about ’Sn^ommun.^ A^iL°i o n ^OlHet Ill Hg T OF SOIHCDOfl V
k™ nm r.— A_. .. Building and. at the same time J
> the)agents for the city's
lies this year, have all eadv learn-1 lis'fe
generojs <)d that there are 35 ir 40 farm- Th<
our ^neighbors’ :lies in the area woo will need
litfer he nor his wife man 0|m G.-Wellborn Jr. Christmas0' ar° l° e * meny
Thursday, December 21, 1961
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas to you! That’s
[ what Alvin residents are saying
jwhen they mail their Christmas
• greeting cards ... and don’t
forget to send one to the Alvin
Library Fund (including a casn
contribution)!
Mrs. J. B. Saane and Mr.
and Mrs. Noel Adams didn't for-
get. They sent their C h r i stmas j
greetings to the Library Fund
this week. Have you?
countv,” Lee added.
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Two Fires Call
Out Fighters
fceL He also called the court’s al- Firemen were called out .
as it is situ at e d ■ tention to the crowded conditions; two occasions Monday md Tues- . .
bp a mpnarp” he:jn his office, and said there are dav but little damage as repor- Council met Thursday night and!
now serious space ----1 * i
court there.
t n e I Lee said the Legislature has re-
that J cently passed a number of laws
• had not had tirie to whica require more woik from
his office. The criminal docket is
i growing at a fast clip he said,
I ways of Brazoria county. Last
i year, there were only 11 rural
(deaths in the entire 12 month
period.
Sgt. Mladenka further advised
that his patrol forces will be
supplemented by patrolmen from
the License and Weight and Mot-
or Vehicle Inspection Services of
tile department, during the holi-
Yellow Jackets picked up where house at Angleton to make going
they left off when they resumed up and down the outer steps less
play and the final score was 62 hazardous.
35.
Bubba Dozier grabbed 12 re ’
bounds and collected 14 point?;
James Martin was close behinc. trances,
with nine rebounds and 10 points i There will also be rubber mats
The Alvinites hit 39 per cent placed along the bannisters t o
from the floor and 67 per cent prevent persons slipping in wet
a. w*. u weather.
Tile precautions were decid e d
degree and recently passed her I
bar examination.
“She has worked hard, and I
be believe she deserves thc promo-'nv,un'I,!vu "rj
he ::-d. "It will erahb. ferl»^ of the «l'Ifar' flcId
” _f greater service
Iriver people of Brazoria County and
her |.......'
Plans Local Operation
i Another new industrv has comp fhi« ar«a r.
pro- Dr. William Ayotte, a native of
. ■ ---------- -r^cifica- Maine who has spent some 35
L _or.r^usin.g cutlInJs from years in < I emical process i n g
. -----—uort primarily jn New jersey
Jcg Jephson
;:c s. H • OL 8-2561
Deadline Is Saturday
“This is the last call,” said A. J ing for last-minute shoppers.
Among the premiums is the
compact, convenient First Aid kit
which contains every item neces-
sary for emergency first aid.
There are bandages, adhes i ve
tape, gauge pads. Band-A i d
Strips, first aid cream and am-
monia inhalants, all packeu ma
metal container. girl. Miss Ginge r is completely
Another —1-
the 50-star flag produced in plast- and legs, sleepy- ime eyes, roote
ic, three-by-five in size, and com- j hair, and is made of lifes k i
pletely fadeproof, water repellant plastic.
and re inforced. Don’t delay! Remember t a at
For the children on your gift Saturday noon i the deadline
ll^l, U1 Ul >vnu in/niv -- »«*nv --------CT —
pick! There’s the tremendous 1 y, your subscription
from the free throw line.
Coach Aubrey Homer’s Junioi , r.ie precautions were uettueu
Varsity club played the openei 1 upon following a recent request
fallen
win .u *• . * ' l i .iHjeii. a cnem i c a 1
Ih,. £l tlCS’ nib,,er’ and) engineer, is vice president of the
Mr. nf * held. A firm and shareholders are per-
llisle, is locate! at the internee- terL? h '7 ,n mas-|s"ns associated with the major
tion of Cmmtv R» wk us i',-a tpr l)rii h paint imxm- for t h e c.ienucal companies It is ex-
pamt companies." p,vted that he Board of Direc-
j Bender said the new firm has i tors will be expanded to about
purchased equipment in New seven peopl. and other officers
I York and New Jersey. When this I may be named.
4 j L,.,, a Mr. Bender is enthusiastic a-
i building will be planned to house bout the cordiality and coopera-
u.v wHtpaiiy IS in me oust- T If JhSrS, are no w‘?athcr [j'eness of Alvin people whom
ness of performing a variety of k •’ Gulf Coast Chemital should he has become associated with,
custom services for the cnemical I •??„,n °Pf^ali7n by the end of an(1 said the firm expects to con-
tinue thc same excellent relation-
ship with the community.
£
impcovemmt dis-
dircctcrs agreed
I hi proposals whi-h have
. pay-
Road De-1 ment is to be nade from the
H hv Cnm. r-irrkf nf ........— a . r
gesture from cur iieignuors:
Boaid Chair- I ’ ’
Christmas.
were insured ■ industry such
r-nnfmcO ___.____
Jephson
Agency, Al- ing.
Mr Andrews further s.„,
that Manvel schools will close
2:30 p.m. Thursday for ......J
‘phristmas-New Year holiday per-i Chemical is L:.
■"2. ' L::::i resume on Tues cal business” and will take mat-
;‘___!L 1 ierials from the niajor plants ini
Commissioners Pledge $30,000 For
the helping land
) the way” fjom
i community, tjhat’s
Thorn n-ill I .
| day,
I Cnlni
3(1. at
‘ hen Bill Doc Guy, 33.
Southwester) Bell
| ompany employee,
>1 of his car on! High-
lit five miles nJ)rth of
went into the lef
: telephone pole.
' it $200 damage to
request for payment of medical
are still a few’ ol‘ them remain-
this area, bringing waste pro-
ducts up to commercial specifica-
plastic materials.
“We will have a complex busi- but recently in Houston
ness operation." he said. And H A Campbell, a chemical
A ) firm and shareholders are
mas-1 sons associated with the
t h e I ciiemical companies, it _
ipectod that 'fe Board of Direc-
Another new industry has come
Ito Alvin.
Gulf Coast Chemical Serv 1 c es
Inc. has purchased a 10-acre
tract o fland in tie Aivin Heights
and plans Immediate develop-
I ment. The property, part of the
(tract owned by Sirs. J. c. Car-
I tion of County Roads 145 and 149.!
The company has an option to
| purchase an addi.tonal 20 acres?
Nan Tyson, Altin realtor, ne-
GfefCtot “cfeS’s printi-lSj^^J*^ ,*>*•
be in AI v in h.
c in ilvzv *
weather de- tiveness of Alvin people whom
-------------------iod. Classes will
l or A Joyous Yule, Do
Canal Siphon To Be Relocated
I A host of orders concerning 1177 in Precinct Three. That
‘he Brazoria County iv>. ! m<.nt k- —j. .....
I parlment were approved by Com-' right of way account of Precinct
missioners Court recently, in- Three.
I A request from Attorney W il-
... ricvuKd uiree wmen | iiam Orr regarcin; increasing a
„. jwill cost the county an estimatedjpayment on right of wav for a!
The names are there , but ono i . , ,
1 the contributions to fill these ba di ,- project completed some time ago:
kets are not so readily available, i ReltK'a,10rl o( a '-an:11 siphon waa taken under advisement. The
it was reported this week i undei County Road 171 was ap- Jac ,n'olv«l property of a '
O C. StiUey, chamnan of the W P^ment not to ex-1 {(£™
Welfare Committee, said toys, ce«i an estimated 50 per cent of, has never cashed the check for
j staple foods and cash to purchase. $63,292.76 Relocation of the sip- right of way on the project
perishable items are desperately | fen. belonging to Briscoe Irriga- j Payment of $3(7 32 to the Trunk
I needed if the baskets are to be, tion Company, will fe financed Line Ga» Company for a nine
I amply supplied. Ion a half and half basis by the I line adjustment on County Road
on rccom-
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M. Forest. Pay-: —«------ ----------- »•--
• * - up their holidays and days off
and will work longer hours each
day in an effort to hold traffic
accidents and deaths to a min-
imum during the remainder of
the year. Traffic deaths in Tex-
as are up two per cent for the
first 11 months of 1961 over the
same period of 1960. with 2,014
deaths or 30 more than during the
same period of the preceding
year. This increase is of great
concern and every effort will be
made by officers of the Depart-
ment of Public Safety to hold
traffic deaths below Lie 2.254
■traffic deaths of 1060”, Sgt. Mla-
denka said.
So far for 1961, 22 traffic deaths
have occured on the rural high-
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Bowen, A. E. The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 21, 1961, newspaper, December 21, 1961; Alvin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1245626/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Alvin Community College.