Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 177, Ed. 1 Friday, May 8, 1964 Page: 3 of 12
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Alaska Rises From Destruction
Moters
Beall’s
EDITORS NOTE - Associ-. pioneering breed familiar with
spent several weeks in Alaska have bent to the task.
He visited areas at major dam- been
aplished.
six weeks after the disaster.
have
By JOE RIGERT
ANCHORAGE. Alaska (AP)— Repairs are being rushed on
area.
Yet the marks of the earth-
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TICKETS ON SALE AT
Straw
Jewelry
Bags
NO MONEY DOWN
Seamless
Hose
Auto Air Candittoaer 4
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itifyinE the
ir weather
Then has been little actual
reconstruction so far — nearly
Alaska is rising from the death the lifeline transportation net-
and destruction of her Good work of ports, highways and
Carnival Funds Help Pay
For Many Jaycee Projects
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This U.S. Army troop train that stop-
pad in Brownwood for service Wed-
nesday afternoon is one of many that
has passed through the Santa Fe ter-
minal since the start April 20 of troop
movements from Frt Hood to Opera-
officials and citizens. Hen is involved in plans to rebuild
his appraisal at the situation and even relocate.
the government-owned Alaska
Railroad, which link the cities
and towns of the south-central
Alaska heartland
looking for something
refreshingly new la •
Mother's Day gift? Give her
■TAG, INC, NOT Center Ave.
KING MUSIC, «Ot Crater Ave.
PALACE DRUG, 1419 Austin Ave.
BROWNWOOD COLSEUX OFFICE
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mony to the terrible force of
nature.
dressy
Summer
$500; the Confederate air show,
$5,200; the distinguished service
award banquet, $150; Golden
Greenwood
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. . . every Mem loves mere
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Brownwood, Texas
is this Sunday
May 10th
It
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New
Store
Hears:
Mondays
» A.M. to 9 PM
Tuesday
Saturday
9 A.M. K
5:30 P.M.
. . . naturel and feshion high
shedes in regular, plastie
■MNld vinyks.
received from
iging will be-
the show will
I from 2 p.m.
bits must be
p.m.
the show in-
Williams, sch-
uel Mackey,
ivian Talley,
Mrs. Harry
lure entries.
artistic class-
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ication; Mrs
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of Blanket
itational gar-
' in the home
UH, with the
ugh the gar-
most this state of 226,000 popu- aged or destroyed and geologists
lation can afford. have warned of an unstable soil
Egan says he hopes Congress foundations, is planning to move
will provide the state with the entire town four miles away.
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tion Desert Strike, a Mojave Desert
maneuver. Today winds up the travel
for awhile; however, it will start
again about June 1 when the move-
ment begins in the opposite direction.
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To Speak
At Calvary
Mr and Mrs. R. R. Green-
wood, appointed missionaries to
Guatemala, will be in Sunday
evening services at Calvary
Baptist Church where he will
bring the message.
The Greenwoods have just
completed language school in
Costa Rica.
Both the Greenwoods are
graduates of Hardin-Simmons
University and he is a grad-
uate of Southwestern Baptist
Theological Seminary in Fort
Worth
The Rev. Mr. Greenwood pas-
toned in the Wichita Falls area
prior to his appointment to the
mission field.
The Rev. H. M. Farrington,
pastor of Calvary, has invited
the public to visit the services
Sunday. Sunday evening serv-
ices begin at 7:30.
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Friday disaster, North Ameri-
ca’s greatest earthquake
There are no miracles—only
the resolute will of the Alaskan
people, their faith in the future,
and generous support from fel-
low Americans.
It is taking time, money and
hard work
The people of this state, a
Mon. - May 11
8 P.M.
"THE SECOND WILL ROGERS"
IN PERSON
NEED
JACK PIKE
000 a year for a period of three
years, to insure the program’s
continuance.
In this coming year, the Farm
Little League, which was also
organized by the Jaycees, will
need assistance of approximat-
ly $500 which the Jaycees will
raise.
Some othe projects of the Jay-
cees included the crippled chil-
dren's Christmas Paty, Christ-,
mas lighting contest, polio im-
munization for Brown County,
school patrol safety equipment,
Rambouillett sheep program
started 10 years ago, industrial
development, merit scholarship
teenage road-e-o and overnight
rest stops during holiday sea-
sons.
3,2°
FOR
CHIEF OF FOLICE
Paid Pol. Adv.
BROTHER
DAVE GARDNER
Nationally Known
COMEDIAN
WEST TEXAS LEADING JEWELERS
• Powerful
but weighs
only 2%2 lbs.
• 3-speed
control and
switch under
your thumb
• Positive
beater-
ejector
• Stands
on end;
hangs on
wall
• Guarantee provides free re
peir and parts excepting cord
set and damage due to mis:
use. when returned to one of
our authorized service sta-
tions listed on product guar-
antee certificate.
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budget of the Jaycees was ap- concessions, $1,200, and the poll-
proximately $50,000 ed Hereford show, $500;
Where did the $50,000 go? For All of these events made a
one thing, the cost of putting total expenditure of about $42,-
on the annual carnival each c * —
has thawed and setted. The Water, electricity and other
city fears the thaw may trig- utilities have been restored in
ger more slides, upset founda- most of the disaster area
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that have been started by the
Brownwood Junior Chamber of
Commerce which do not re-
quire any annual expenditure,
however, some of these pro-
jects. although they have be-
come self-s ustaining re-
quire funds to keep the various
programs in effect.
A ew years ago, the Brown
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bor unions, churches and busi-
nessmen in other states
But many Alaskan officials,
bankers and businessmen say
they will need a great deal more
from the federal government,
particularly for hard-presed
private businesses and home-
owners.
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mixee; by
portable mixer
and Valdez also must await the them also are delaying construe -
The damage estimated from results of soil tests to deter- tion plans until they know how
________ the March 27 catastrophe con- mine what can be built, if any- much other aid will come from
quake and seismic waves re tinues at $750 million, a size- thing, in areas where geologists the federal government.
--- able portion of the $1.2 billion have warned of landslide haz- The Army Corps at Engineers
value of private property in the ards. is well under way on the resto-
state. The official Alaska death Major rebuilding is being held ration of public facilities, a job
up in Anchorage until the land it says will cost $92 million.
many other project!
She never forgot — For fam-
ilies who wish to pay tribute
to their deperted Mother.
BROWNWOOD FLORAL
CO.
Ml 5-2481 or MI 5-2482
main plainly visible, despite the
clean-up and repair.
The two battered skyscrap- ___
ers, the hulk at the J. C. Pen- count has been Put .15
BROWNWOOD BULLETIN, Friday Mry $.1964—---31
EDITOR'S NOTE — Associ-, pioneering breed familiar with ney department store, the sunk- six weeks after the disaster. , the Alaskan experience.
ted Press writer Joe Rigert the challenges of a frontier. er 4th Avenue area — all can I takes time to plan for the Existing uncertainties fall
*'**'* ■ - “ still be seen at Anchorage, the rebuilding at cities, even when heavily on homeowners whose
states largest city. as in Alaska now, the planners houses were destroyed or heav-
Down the Kenai Peninsula, have been doing months at ily damaged. For some, life sav-
the Seward waterfront remains work in weeks. tags are at stake How can they
cluttered with twisted track. Even if the plans were com- afford a double mortgage—one
scattered railroad engines and pleted and the money available for a new home and the other on
blackened oil storage tanks— which is not the case. there the house that was destroyed?
year. like the one in progress
costs about $3,000. The past
year, $500 was spent on ex-
penses to get a Jaycee conven-
tion in Brownwood in 1963. The
state meeting held here cost
$9,200.
Some of the other expenditur-
es include public relations. $200;-
Farm Little League, $500; of-
fice expenses, $2,300; state soft-
ball tournament. $272; installa- County youth Fir, which was
tion banquet, $250; cost of pro- started by the Jaycees, needed
duct sold in concessions. $2700; financial assistance. The Jay-
state and national Jaycee dues, cees added to the funds at $2,-
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. . . how delightfully different. Opens all
the way in back. Slip it on and give e
quick double wrep on the sesh belt. In
pretty cotton check ginghams end cotton
seersucker. Aque, pink, blue end maize
colors. Sixes 16 - 20 end 14% - 24%.
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the only remains at a once- would be other obstacles to any Businessmen express concern
thriving railport industrial immediate start on the Alaskan about surviving their setbacks
| center. reconstruction ' Low-interest federal disaster
And throughout the disaster The short Alaska construction loans will help some at them.
__, damaged or destroyed season does not begin until aft- Federal tax writeoffs also will
buildings still offer mute testi- er the spring thaw this month. soften the impact
Cities like Anchorage. Seward Bankers report that many of
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after the March 27 earthquake. Much of the clean-up has
nenervea $4°0
parks and parking facilities and
shift the central business core
The $50-million bond issue slightly to the south.
voted by the legislature, says Valdez, where a bulk of the
Gov. William A. Egan, is the । homes and buildings were dam-
Many businessmen
antucpateddgrevenueortosnna BROWNWOOD YOUTHS
emergency spending caused by
the quake.
But the key to future recovery
progress, he says, is change in
existing law to permit federal
agencies to deal adequately with
a disaster of the magnitude of
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clear their now-blighted areas
and rebuild.
The projects could qualify for
75 per cent federal aid.
Anchorage is considering a
$50-million plan that would
transform damaged areas into
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tions and cause additional through temporary repairs,
damage • Water pipes and even hoses
Finally, Alaskans are waiting have been placed above ground
to see what aid they can expect in many places.
from, the federal government, i In heavily damaged Valdez.
This ta still the biggest uncer- where the utility system was se
tainty, the type and extent of verely ruptured, much of the
assistance to come from Uncle city is stil without water and
Sam “ the.benevolent patron electricity.
who controlled Alaska until _ ... ...
statehood in 1959 and continues Thewaterfrontbusinessindus
to play a dominant role in her trial areas ofKodiakamndader
development have been cleared of most of
TThe Congress, " 01 Seward, say
earthquake, voted $50 million in otficiais.hasmbeenrassuredy
utiities, public facilities there rather than move
The Alaska Legislature pro- the railport north to Whittier.
vided a $50-million bond issue Anchorage, Seward, Valdez
Other aid has come from the and Kodiak — which bore the
military, scores of state and brunt 01 the earthquake-tidal
federal agencies, private relief wave damage - are all looktag
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age and interviewed dozens of Shattered cities are deeply
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POWERFUL! LIGHTWEIGHT!
patched up their shops or
moved to new quarters
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Brownwood Chamber of Com-' Gloves, $2,000; cross-country re-
merce sponsors dozens of pro- lays, $50; March of Dimes,
jects each year in Brownwood. $250; Jaycee Giants, $150.
Carnival now in progress is only The Jaycees helped sponsor
one money-making method Jay- the opening show for the coli-
cees use to "meet the bills" for sewn at a cost of $4,000; equip-
their civic projects. . ment for coliseum concessions,
In the year beginning April 1, $8,700; concessions labor; $250;
1963, through May 1, 1964, the commissions paid to the city on
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Gage, Larry. Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 177, Ed. 1 Friday, May 8, 1964, newspaper, May 8, 1964; Brownwood, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1483066/m1/3/: accessed July 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Brownwood Public Library.