The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 30, 1959 Page: 9 of 12
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ALVIN
THE ALVIN SUN. ALVIN, TEXAS THURSDAY, APRIL 30,
1959
NUMBER 37
Golden Anniversary
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FOR
J. H. E. Jephson
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50 Years
Insurance Agency
on your
Congratulations. .
Outstanding Insurance
Service To The Alvin
Jar
50th Anniversary
to the
Area.
J. H. E. Jephson Insurance Agency
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50th Anniversary
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"Serving Alvin and Its Neighbors Since I9C6"
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FOUR JOES—-In Alvin, the
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been four of them since the early 1900’s when the first
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only six years old, the Jephson ot-
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’’dynasty” in Alvin,
wife, made a wide
the city they chose.
“Uncle Joe” set
standards of living . . . and sell-
ing insurance ... for those
who came after him. He was
once quoted on the subject:
“How I Sell Insurance”, and he
listed four points.
1. No one can sell insurance
if he is not personally sold on
his own proposition.
2. An agent must have impli-
p I
in the city was J. H. E. Jeph-
son. He had a ready smile, a
joke to tell, and a helping
hand He never met a stran-
and his
mark on
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Joe Elliott, five years old.
Their home, located south-
east of Alvin, is a veritable
beehive of activity for its five
members.
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grown, in its 50 years of exist-
ence, from a one-man opera- ________ _
tion in a six-foot “cubbyhole” visit in 1907 ... and even then'
behind a real estate office to , he saw the possibilities of
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"Uncle Joe” was a firm
booster of Alvin as early as that
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Their children, even now, B
are beginning to take an in- I
Mrs. Joe Dudley terest in the same programs as 11
their parents. Connie is a mem- il
ber of the Junior Garden Club, j ||
But . . . there may be a dif- I i
ference when it comes to col- II
leges. While his father is an R
Connie. 11, Sandra, nine, and enthusiastic Aggie supporter, I
his mother is an ex-student ofil
Texas University ... so Little I
Joe Elliott may branch out to I
a college of his own choosing I
to keep from "taking sides” ini I
the friendly family rivalry! I
The German title “kaiser”I!
and the Russian “czar” were'
derived from caesar.
Mrs. William Schock has
beer, in the Alvin Memorial
Hospital suffering with bren-
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worker in the Alvin Garden
Club, the Girl Scouts, and be-
longs to the Aglaian Study
Club. She is also past presi-
dent of the Elementary P-TA
unit, and has worked on in-
and other civic projects.
numerable fund-raising drives
Mr. Jephson is a member of
the Alvin Chamber of Com-
merce, Agriculture and Indus-
try, the Jaycees, the Rotary
porters of every civic activity Club, the VFW. the American
- — - Legion, and the Brazoria Coun-
ty A and M Club.
His name, too, is usually
connected with citywide pro-
ger, and he saw no faults in jects.
anyone. The family belongs to the
His son, Joe Dudley Jephson, Alvin Golf and Country Club,
is following the pattern fash- Their church membership is
ioned by his father (who, in with Grace Episcopal Church,
turn, adopted many of his own Their children, even
father's ideals). are beginning to take <
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dudley terest in the same prograi
Jephson set up their own home •’—«—
in Alvin when he returned
from World War II and his
years at Tex^s A and M.
They ha\e three children.
A total of 50 years in busi
ness in Alvin . . . that is the
I event to be commemorated on
j Friday, May 1, at Jephson's In-
Isurance Agency on Hardie
I Street.
One of the oldest business
establishments in Alvin will
have open house on that day
and its management and staff
has invited the residents of
the entire trade area to call
during the day.
From 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
refreshments will be served.
There will be coffee, punch,
cold drinks, and cookies.
There will also be favors for
| the adults in the traditional
| color of the "golden anniver-
sary” . . . scratch pads in gold
frames, and pens. There will
also be balloons for all the
children.
; < Jephson’s. the oldest insur-
ance agency in Alvin and one
of the oldest in the State, has
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Where There Is A Civic Project,
There’s Usually Also A Jephson
If it’s somebody you’re look-
ing for to help with a civic
project ... be it taking a
group of Girl Scouts camping
or collecting funds for the
March of Dimes . . . you can
probably get a Jephson to
help!
That is true, not only today,
but also for the past 52 years
in Alvin.
One of the staunchest sup
Folks who have been
mg insurance, and
claims, for over 50 years can
recall lots of varied experiences
. . some of them happy, some
tragic, and some humorous.
There was the man, for in-
stance, who came into Jeph-
son’s office one day and said:
“I want to cancel this policy.
At least, I think it’s the one
I want to cancel.’
Mrs. Emma Shipp was nev/
in the office at that time.
The policy holder wasn’t sure
about canceling the policy, the
new stenographer wasn’t sure
... so she waited to check
S I with the boss.
WI That night, the man’s barn
: burned to the ground . . . the
|| i very same barn on which was
Hi j written the policy he “tho.ight'
■ he wanted to cancel.
■ < Because Mrs. Shipp "wasn't
■ sure” and waited until she was,
■ ithe policy had not been cancell-
■ :(d and the man received pay-
■ jment for his claim.
; There was another fire . . .
X i a family home. And there is a i
letter in the Jephson files j
K thanking the firm for handing’
■ over a check "while the ashes
■ jwere .still smouldering."
■ In 50 years, * sure, a let
■ of things can happen.
■ j Joe Dudley Jephson, present
■ ; manager of the firm, said the
■ larged number of 'laims were
■ i probably paid after the 1941
■ hurricane here.
■ "We paid off
■ claims, then,” he
■ placement costs for the same
■'claim.s would be much higher
™ today”.
For instance, the cost of
shingles at that time was figur-
ed at $4 a square. The price
is roughly three or four times
that today.
behind a real estate office to , he saw the
The unique thing about the business expansion here,
firm is . . . there has always
been a “Joe” at the helm!
The original “Uncle
•OOELED—Though the building is <
1 fo' the 50th aniversary party.
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< Mrs. C. M. Wolston Sr.
They picked strawberries, be-1
cause at that time the area of.
Dickinson and League City was
the strawberry capital of the
world. j
Last year, some 1,700 people j
gathered for the festival.
At this year’s Strawberry,
Festival, there will-be a Coun-
try Store Booth featuring
needlework and other attrac-
tive articles, Kiddie-Rides and
games, an auction of special,
gifts, a sale of homemade cakes,
chicken tamales, barbecue din-1
ners . . ■ and the famous straw-1
berry shortcake. |
In case of rain, the festival
will be held in the Dickinson
Elementary School.
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ger on the train and was per- j
suaded to check the Alvin- I
area for its business possibili- I cujties ”
That was during the time of .her father in the agency’s first
the big orange boom in Alvin 1 tiny quarters.
and “Uncle Joe” sent back a ’ Before long, “Uncle Joe"
huge basket of fruit to tempt ; sold the farm where he had
his wife to give up her music i hoped to grow oranges, pur-
classes in Kentucky and move ■ chased a grocery store which
to the Gulf Coast area. was located where Caperton’s
“You can sit under a tree Appliance now is, and moved
and pick off oranges as big as See OPEN HOUSE
grapefruit,” he wrote home. ' Page 2 This Section
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Open House Is Set
For Jephson's
The 28th annual Strawberry
Festival of Holy Trinity Epi-
scopal Church of Dickinson, one i|
of the oldest events of its kind 11
in this area, will be held Sat- i|
urday. May 2, from 4 to 9 p. p x 1
m. on the church lawn tOHgratUlatlOIlS tO - -
Many years ago. a small ("
group of people of Holy Trinity
' Church saw the need for an ’
The 1915 storm was a bad . evening of recreation and de- I
one. too, for the people of A!-|cided to have a strawberry
vin, and for Jephsons. But the | shortcake party >n the beauti-
firm was young then, had writ- • fully wooded^Jawn of^Mr. and
ten fewer policies, and the total
j claims did not mount up as did
those in 1941.
Though Jephsons, today, In-
’ sure just about everything,
j they are quick to say that the
largest number of claims they
i handle stem from automobile
accidents.
"We pay out the largest a-
! mount of money for auto
claims also,” Jephson said.
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Alvin News
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Hiai Forms Insurance
J Her 50 Years Ago
i friends claimed that he
as, as well, a good cook!
Arteng the many newspaper
. lippirigs collected by his
ghier, Mrs. Wallace Red,
- are those that refer to
• ;n - a “friend to all”, a man
mized for his smile and
. r and freedom from ani-
'. a genuine benefactor”
. ho wants no public re-
^n:tion but only the love of
hildren and his fellow
. . and his jovial figure
an institution in the
• 3wn he adopted.
i What was said of the father
Id also be said of his son, |
. • - late J. H. E. Jephson, wl.«
i rried on both the business
of nd civic interests of his
synony- lather.
• Uncle Joe’s” wife, known to
■he many as “Aunt Addie”, helped
i 1 .m to carry on the Jephson
raditions of friendliness and
get ■ service.
1 An accomplished musician,
Mr-. . ephson lovec the beau-
• ful in everything. She taught
music for many years, and was
< hurch organist here. Once
f r offering a paralytic stroke as
he played the organ at Grace
i-lp-scopal Church during a
ishop's visit, she still remain-
n- . d at her place until the serv-
oneiice ended.
Devotion to family
r lend > was an inherent trail
f the Jephsons, both he who
undtd a virtual insurance
right, they are: the late "Uncle Joe" Jephson, the late
J. H. E. Jephson, Joe Dudley Jephson, and the young-
est, Joe Elliott Jephson.
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JEPHSON'S BUILDING—The oldest insurance agency in Alvin, and one of the few
anywhere with 50 years of past service, moved into its own new quarters in Au-
gust, 1953. The building is located on the corner o* Hardie and Sidnor Streets,
facing Hardie. In addition to, the agency offices, there arc also professional of-
fices in the structure.
names of "Joe" and "Jeph-
synonymous, for there have
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Joe Jephson moved to Alvin from Kentucky. Left
per-
for its business possibili- I
When “Uncle Joe" was as-
sociated with the late John
Joe" | Owen in the real estate and
Jephson came to Alvin in 1908 lease business, he started his
from Kentucky. Actually, he insurance agency. The first of-
was enroute to California when fice was in a building where
he talked with a fellow passen- the Shafer Building now stands.
“We wrote those early poli-
cies under -he greatest of diffi-
I culties,” said Mrs. Rebecca
I Jephson Red, who worked with
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Bowen, A. E. The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 30, 1959, newspaper, April 30, 1959; Alvin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1255134/m1/9/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Alvin Community College.