The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 2, 1964 Page: 1 of 16
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|74 No- &
News Telephone No. OL 8-4773
Alvin, Brazoria County, Texa>, Thursday, July 2, 1964
Business-Aavertising Telephone No. OL 8-3353 PRICE 10c
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Citv Buys Police Car, And
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Will Buy New Fire Truck
summer
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KAY STEELE
CAROL SUE MOORE
with a
ked
Council
NANCY MUNZ
and pay
JUNIOR HIGH
$10 p<
Monsanto
rowinir
tiding Three Units
ELIZABETH SWIFT
JUDY MEDEARIS
I
e
1
able detergent.-, and phen-
.962,
Set For Rodeo
a pair of
1.1 County
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>f the
4.
to the
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Grand Jury
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MARIANNE MUNZ
Kathryn York
Rites Are Held
Davidson Ford of Angleton
and was in the amount of
See CITY BUYS
Page 16. Column 1
basic
which
operate
•'The
units
ri
lie Schools during that time.
She was a member of First
Mr'hodist Church, taking an
active part in its program;
and belonged to a number of
Hvic and service organiza-
tions.
Ill addition to her husband,
she Is survived by two daugh-
ters . Kay Lynn and Glenda
Ann; her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. M. J. Lucy of Hous-
ton; a sister, Mrs. AnnWier
of Houston; and two brothers,
Bill Lucy of Houston and
Ruddy Lucy of Texarkana.
Pallbearers were Orbry
Holden, Harold Hughes. W.E,
Reed. Joe Peery. Bill Hen-
ry and Aubrey Horner.
the first
■ill file a
slip with
ay tuition
rry Granberry. the
repre
loan from ■
He had reco
by which th.
about $250.
pending be
council to
formation
and
150 million pount
mercial product!
“soft” alk
gin late in
and
ed by the out
The girl- are j
and personality
forma nces and
show.
> ernes •
for ar
rm. Nc
abora-
ial plant
>< io not
id of the
tr.tcal in-
state of
t'.ity to
trophy,a
1. beauty,
rieo per-
the final
ion. the
har any
:s would
1- to the
ler term
lege has
July 13
M. Nel-
10ns and
t; Registration At
iblic Schools Told
HIGH SCHOOL
Registration date for the
fall term at Alvin High School
have also been announced
with all registration to take
place in the school library.
f and
4, from
8 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 4
p.m.
Seniors register W *•>» ■-
school class-
1 7 to 9:05
■ring, are
n. i OOn
.re asked
t- ent July
1 v). ement
.•x regts-
. Tulv 10
and July
1 rn. Late
: which a
r.’ed, may
ily 14 from
p. m. and
the same
Funeral services were
held Monday for Mrs. Kath-
ryn York, 37, who succumb-
eTFriJayVnght Tn a Houston
hospital. Mrs. York had un-
dergone heart surgery there
The final rites were held
at 10 a.m. Monday in First
Methodist Church with Dr.
Ed Mathison, pastor, and the
Rev. Clyde Thomas of Hous-
ton officiating. Burial was
in South Park Cemetery at
Pearland under the direction
of Martin Funeral Home.
Mrs. York, a native of
Houston, had lived in Alvin
for 16 years. Both she and
her husband. Glenn York,
have taught in the Alvin Pub-
Adoue
Bounds wa
Memorial
transferred t<
Hospital, Galveston,
conditon was
critical.
She apparently was stab-
bed in the back and the in-
strument punctured a lung.
Investigation was by Po-
See STABBING
Page 16, Column 3
L accurimy uf those
F1'* eer. two years
I A.thout*‘ 'he initial
I wa‘ 1'ed only
apo x - into is
ktlng thre new units
pieBayo- this year.
tureacry-
pfor fibers, "soft'
•nze't -lodegrad-
NcW juiiivi high ,clioui
students are to register Aug.
17. Eighth graders enroll
Aug. 18, and ninth graders
register Aug. 19. Late reg-
istrations are to be accept-
ed Aug. 20 and 21 from 8
a.m. to 4 p.m
Alvin’s City Council pur-
chased a new police car
Thursday night, paying Bud
Brown Ford Ltd. rhe sum
of $2,715.50 for the vehicle.
Brown was the lowest of
two bidders on the car. The
Ihe three 1
ned for com ti
satellite units
began in Mar
It’s rodeo time in Alvin
and American Legionnaires
of Post 129 are, again,spon-
soring the annual Fourth of
July rodeo, parade and bar-
becue which has been a local
event of celebration for the
past 42 years.
Showtime begins Friday
at 8 p. m. when the first
fast-moving thrills and
spills of a Wild West show
are unreeled in the Legion
rodeo arena here.
Other shows are planned
at 2 p.m. Saturday and 8 p.
m. Saturday to complete the
action-filled weekend of real
Western entertainment.
In between times, there
is a gigantic parade sched-
uled -- at 10a.m. Saturday--
and a barbecue dinner which
is a taste treat most diners
are eager to repeat year af-
ter year. Barbecue will be
sold at the Legion picnic
hut from 11 a. m.
H. C. Finger, veteran ro-
deo “chairman, heads the
steering committee again
this year. Working with him
are Sid McKenzie and Ed-
ward Peters.
For many years, Mr. Fin-
ger and the late A. A. "Pop”
Saveli were in charge of
rodeo arrangements. There
will be a recognition of Mr.
Saveli's past services and
a tribute to his longtime
devotion to the Legion and
its rodeo during the final
performance Saturday.
Other member* of rhe
Steering Committee are F.
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deieated at the polls but city
officials immediately
launched a new campaign for
the bond funds to supply what
they term the city’s "des-
perate needs".
The first bond election
was in the amount of $1,-
600,000. After several
month- study by the City
Planning Commission, the
recommendation *o the
council was to hike the is-
sue to $1,945,000 to take care
of the most urgent needs.
The fi-st bond election
called for $50C,000 in wa-
ter system improvements;
$675,000 In sanitary ,ewer
improvements: $400,000 in
street improvement-; $100.-
000 for storm sewers: $125,-
000 for a fire station; and
$60,000 for park improve-
ments and a youth center
Upon recommendation of
the Planning Commi.-sion.
the new bond proposal in-
clude, $500,000 for water
improvement1; $700,000 for
sanitary sewer improve-
ments; $100.00 for term
sewers; $495,000 for st
and sidewalk improvements;
and $150,000 for a fire sta-
tion.
\ Cowgirl Queen
G.RXJ.W-I-N-G Monsanto . . .
tion of the expansion in the 300 acres originally developed
fur the overall plant. Mons*nto*9 water reservoir uv<
another 250 acres out of the 3,000-acre site.
I \\ onian
Ihe amount paid for the
right-of-way was $1.34 per
square feet. Alvin Tax Mar.
P L. Marquess had earlier
valued the land at 40 cents
a square foot and Kennedy
had appraised it at $1.85 per
square foot The property
will be placed on the tax
roll at the new appraisal
figure.
Councilmen had also been
studying a proposal of W. G.
Hall Jr. of Ha 11 son Corpora-
tion that the Glen :view con-
tract for water and -ewer
get additional in-
from Hunt on his
plans, but noanswer had been
forthcoming at the time of
the council meeting.
Under committee study
has been a proposal of Clin-
Ton Ktfhbedy frtat the city
"trade” curb and gutter for
street right-of-way at Hood
and George streets so that
an offset street might curve
rather than run at an angle.
The committee recom-
mended that rhe right-of-
way be purchased from Ken-
nedy at a price of $1,080
with the requirement that
Mr. Kennedy then use the
funds to curb and gutter
the area bordering hi- new
commercial building at that
location.
Working and vacationing
students in all grades are to
register Tuesday, Aug. 18.
The annual party, when
yearbooks from last year are
distributed, is scheduled for
Friday, Aug. 21, in the Stu-
dent Union Building from 7
to 9 p.m.
C. Fredrickson, barbecue;
Wesley Isaacs, concessions;
Don Baker, parking; F. A.
Roden, security; Hollis Me-
Ginness, tickets; Sam Rowe,
publicity; Virgil McDonald,
parade: and Mrs. Margaret
Plautz, queen contest.
Miss Rebecca Ramsey of
El Campo, 1963 Queen of the
Alvin Rodeo, will not be pre-
sent. She has a previously
scheduled appearance in Pe-
cos for the National Inter-
collegiate Rodeo Associa-
tion. of which she has been
crowned queen.
The SR A-approved rodeo
is produced by Frank Harris
of the T-Diamond Rodeo
Ranch at West Columbia,
and Hazel Turner of Hous-
ton is the rodeo secretary.
The books opened Wednes-
day at the Alvin Chamber
of Commerce office on Har-
die Street and all rodeopar-
ticipants may register there.
Thp parade This year is
expected to be one of the big-
gest and be st in recent years
Several bands have been In-
vited to provide special mu-
sic, and a number ot floats
have been entered.
Prizes are awarded for the
best entries in four di-
visions. floats, commercial,
walking and riding units.
Also to be seen in the pa -
rade will be the bevy of
beautiful cowgirls register-
ed for the queen’s contest.
See RODEO
Page 16, Column 3
$2,790.
There were three bids on
a city car which was being
sold. Bud Brown purchased
the 1962 model, a former po-
lice car. at $300. Earl Da-
vidson bid $250 and Horn-
back Auro Parts bid $228.85.
A 1960 pickup truck offered
for sale in the same man-
ner brought bids of $35 from
Brown and Da vid .-on and
$17.85 from Hornback.
detergent industry. I
santo has carried out
tensive research to t
See MONSANTO
Page 16, Column 4
Has Session
The April-September Bra-
zoria County Grand Jury
considered about 82 cases in
a scries of meetings last
week. This wa ‘he second
tune foT Hie GrAnU JUfy
to be in session.
Mos' of the eases ronMd-
ered were common felonies,
including ho: checks, bur-
glaries, felony thefts, dis-
posing of mortgaged prop-
erty. and driving while in-
toxicated There were no
capital cases considered.
Among the rases were also
a number which were passed
hy the previous Grand Jury
in its meetings in October
and February, rhe April-
September Grand Jury re-
viewed these cases.
Financial Advisor Is
Named By City
The City of Alvin has a
financial advisor for the pro-
posed $1,945,000 municipal
bond issue which has been
in the discussion stage for
the past two months.
First of Texas Corpora-
tion was named in that capac-
ity at a luncheon meeting
Friday when city officials
1 and Harry Granberry, the
firm's representative,
' worked out final details of
the contract.
A date for the bond elec-
tion has not yet teen set.
Alvin’s most recent bond
| election, last February, was
to stop another speeder It
is believed the officers were
traveling about "S or 80
miles per hour when they ap-
proached a pickup truck, ap-
parently without tail lights,
driving in the right lane of
four-lane Highway 35 at
Hastings. To avoid col-
lision with the truck, Jen-
kin steered to the shoulder
and hl: the ilgu.
Brazoria County Sheriff's
Jepartment officers and
other law enforcement per-
sonnel over the county have
started a fund for Deputy
Sheriff Jenkins who will be
hospitalized during several
months.
Because of the severity of
his injuries, his physicians
will not say when he may
be leaving the hospital ...
but his wife may join him
there in the near future.
There are four little Jen-
kins at home, and another
is expected soon.
Anyone desiring to con-
tribute to the special fund
for the officer may send a
gift to "John Jenkins Fund.
Brazoria County Sheriff’s
Department, Angleton, Tex-
as”
in Stabbing
Mr Rosalyn Goodman,
about 30, ol Columbus was
in Brazoria County jail last
week, charged with assault
with intent to murder after
a ‘•tabbing fraca* here,
police records indicate.
Mrs. Goodman allegedly
stabbed Mrs. Ollie Bounds
with a 'rather large butch-
er knife’ at an 816 1/2 West
residence. Mrs.
taken to Alvin
Hospital and
John Sealy
Her
described as
tory course
session. ;_________ _
piles may be purchased at
the college boo’* store.
In the day college, courses
to be offered include English
123, Trigonometry 123, Gov-
ernment 213. English 223.
History 183, Sociology 123.
and Texas History :73Lfrom
7;30 to 9*35 a.m.; and Modern
Math 153, English 113, His-
tory 193, Economics 193, So-
ciology 113, English 213, Gov-
ernment 223, and Algebra
113 from 10 a.m. to 12:05
p.m.
For evening s
es, held from
p.m., the offerings are
English 123. English 223.
History 193, Govcr-wm
223, Economics 193. DP!
103 F (Advanced Control
Panel Wiring). Algebra 113,
Trigonometry 123. and Gov-
ernment 213,
Officials have !
| I announced that the .*
1 J 961 American Legion,
Rodeo will be
; dedicated to the late ;
I A. A. “Pop" Saveli. I
Two Officers Injured
In Saturday Sinash-l p
Two law enforcement of-
ficers were hospital! zed Sat-
urday night, one of them in a
serious condtion, when they
rammed headon into a steel
speed limit sign while
chasing a speeder.
Brazoria County Deputy
Sheriff John Jenkins of Pear-
land was the most seriously
injured. He was the driver
of the patrol ear and. while
the extent of his injuries
had not been fully determined
Monday, appeared to have a
broken left hip. a leg broken
above and below the knee,
a broken nose, broken jaw,
and other injuries.
Riding with Jenkins was
Highway Patrolman Charlie
Whitcomb who received se-
vere lacerations about the
head, nose and mouth.
Both officers are in EBap-
tist Memorial Hospital,
Houston.
Deputy Sheriff Bill Mc-
Coy said the officers, with
Deputy Sheriff R. V. John-
son and Highway Patrolman
B. L. Manry, had been call-
ed to the Harris County line
by reports of hot-rodders.
They were returning to Al-
vin when Jenkins attempted
day, Thursday and Friday.
Aug. 5, 6 and 7 at the same
hours as new students, and
senior portrai’s will be made
on Thursday and F riday.
The registration hours re-
>iiaui me samc tor juniors,
sophomores and freshmen
with the dates assigned being
Monday and Tuesday. Aug.
10 and 11, for juniors; Wed-
nesday, Thursday and Fri-
day, Aug. 12, 13 and 14, for
sophomores, and Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday,
Aug. 17, 18 and 19, for fresh-
men,
New students are
to register Monday
Tuesday. Aug. 3 and 4,
C Second Term Is
’s
"The wide spectrum of
Chocolate Bayou’s materials
can be traced to its initial
feedstock --a light crude
oil,” Hunter noted.
hydrocarbon
process this crude
as a continuous,
single process and have a
capacity to produce more
than two-and-a-half billion
pounds annually. The ma-
jority of this material is
make plastics, fiber
organic chemicals.”
Hunter .- aid growth poten-
tial at Chocolate Bayou lies
in the establishment of
"satellite" units whichdraw
on these streams for their
raw materials. One such
unit, the phenol plant, was
built during the initial con-
struction and consumes pro-
pylene and benzene to make I
was read ler the third time
and approved, and the council
approved the 1963 delinquent
tax roll. Total tax roll for
last year amounted to$238,-
993 43 and current collec-
tions were 94.05 per cent
or $224,779.78 Delinquent
taxes to be collected are ap-
proximately $14,213.65.
It was announced that the
Board of Tax Equalization
will meet on June 29. Tax
notices have teen sent out to
a number of property owners
for new construction or ad-
ditions to their property.
It was also agreed that
•lie Lertise for bids
hplete M. - . 'Com-
I new plan: at choco-
pyo'.., Felix \. Wil-
I ll< Id Here
Brown purchased the truck.
A visitor to the council
meeting, Roland Burrows,
called the officials' atten-
tion to a law suit pending
in district court. Five Al-
vin homeowners have
c'haigyu lliat di'l.llllg ai'iu re-
working operations by H. L.
Hunt last summer have ex-
tensively damaged their
homes. Burrows asked the
city’s consideration of these
damages before permission
is granted Hunt to re-work
another well within the City
Limit-. The most recent
request is for permi sion
to re-work the well located
just west of South Park Bap-
tist Church.
City Manager Henry
Brenek had been asked by the
F nt(r Company plans to construct three new manu-
t".at Chocolate Bayou Plant this year
I lines ta the picture indicate the general ioca-
ing, bonding and laminating
materials.
Employment at rhe plant,
which had grow:, to 440
people at the first of the
year, will increase to ap-
proximately 530 employee
when rhe expansions are
complete, according to Sea-
ton L. Hunter, Monsanto
plant manager
Hunter said the availa-
bility of "intermediate” raw
inaterials froir. existing
units was a prime reason
for the selection of Chocolate
. , for tha <’«r- •
Feedstock for the acry-
lonitrile plant wili be pro-
plyene made at Chocolate
Bayou and ammonia from
Monsanto’s Luling La .
plant. A key ingredient in
the alkylbenzene willbeben-
zene made at the site. The
plant’s phenol will be a start-
ing materia 1 for the resins
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Bowen, A. E. The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 2, 1964, newspaper, July 2, 1964; Alvin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1245678/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Alvin Community College.