The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 46, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 15, 1978 Page: 1 of 16
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A race tor the position of
County Commissioner of Pct.
the founding of the Jaycees in
1915 when Henry Giessenbier
Living School
Alvin Community Living
Eugene LeCompte, Place 2,
Diet. 3; Paul Wofford, Place 3,
Dist 3; Vernon V. Halik,
FIRST BABY-Alvim (Community Hospital
Administrator- Bobby Warrick (lef
presents a IM Saving Hood to Mo John
Carter of Alvin, mother of the first baby
The I
Alvinite
saw a need for a
civic group and
first chapter in St.
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The Texas City Ancestry
Searchers will meet at 7:30
p m on Thursday. Jan 18 in
the Propeller Room of the
Nessler Center in Texas City
There will be a slide show on
the Texas State Archives, and
materials on genealogical
research will be available
For further information call
925-6413 or 925-3904.
Alvin and Pearland Jaycees
this week begin the traditional
observance of Jaycee week,
along with 350,000 Jaycees in
Art Contest
Houston Livestock Show
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ection with the
f a tractor from
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re Otto Christoph
Route 1. Alta
Gerald Nayle
4 im Turner in
to Captain Gene
le investigation
the Sheriff's
he two men were
the alleged theft
ational Crawler
d at #2,000. The
en reported to
Itos the morning
Wildlife Film
Houston Audobon Society is
presenting a wildlife film
entitled Pacific Shores, at 1
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City Civic Center on Walker
Street
General admission to two
dollars, children, students and
senior citizens, are admitted
for SO cents.
nament.
Labor Day weekend finds
the local club very busy.
Jaycees from Alvin, Friend-
swood and League City take
bam la the hospital to 1078. The baby.
Shannon Lee. detenT seem tea Impressed,
but mom to all smiles. I Staff photo-Carroll
Fadal
honored as Associate Member
of the Year by Sabine Area
Builders Association.
Jackson and his wife, Pam,
have two children, Scott and
Beth Ann They live in Port
Neches. They attend First
Baptist Church, Port Arthur,
where he is a deacon.
- Friendship Club
The Friendship Club will
meet at 8 pm , Jan 18 at
Alvin State Bank
This will be a - regular
business meeting with in-
stallation of officers to take
place
Wanda Coonrod will be the
hostess
FUMC Youth
Youth of the First United
that veports in-
he tractor was
led on a towboy
by Vaughn and
e field owned by
3 in Galveston
> the tractor was
day morning
said that Pless
it the courthouse
tely 11:38 pm
8 and Vaughn'S
later. st His
IBM 2'41 KM
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President Ron Capehart (585-
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Benedict
Blasts
288 Plans
State Rap Jerry Benedict, in
a recent letter to Gov. Dolph
Mediegresa
Serving: Alvin,
Brookside, Hillcrest,
Iowa Colony,
Manvel, Pearland
and North Brazoria
County
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JAMIE JACKSON
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Museum Society
Alvin Museum Society
board will meet at 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 17 in the South Park
Baptist Church conference
room.
Lodge and Alvin Convalescent
Center.
Summer, of course, brings
baseball, and the Jaycees are
quite proud of their annual
Girls' Softball Tournament
This is the third year for this
project, and each year brings
a bigger and better tour-
Proclaimed by mayors,
governors and the President
of the United States this
Bowmen Cub
Brazoria County Bowmen
Archery Club will have its
first 1978 meeting at 7 pm
Thursday. Jan 18 at the Lake
Jackson Fire and Police
station. Oak Dr and Hwy 333
Membership is open to
everyone if yours bowhunter.
Volleyball
Recreational volleyball to
being played from 79 p.m.,
Wednesday nights in the boys
old gym st Alvin High School.
If you, are 11 or older and
interested, call Carol Corona
at 585-6090 or Marie Varner at
489-8662 -
Set Meeting
The Brazoria County Youth
Homes, Inc., will hold its 11th
annual meeting at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Jan . 18 in the Music
Theatre of the Brazosport
Center for the Arts and
Sciences 00 the campus of
Brazosport College
Louis Lonzi, director of the
Brazoria County Youth Council
and speaker for the event, will
be introduced by Eleanor Bird,
Supervisor II of the Protective
Services Unit of the Depart-
ment of Human Resources in
See MEETING, Page 11
nearly 8,500 communities
from coast to coast - . part in a national project by
Around Town
Happy birthdays to LESLIE LAMB. BAMBI LEE
and DONNIE MEYER who all celebrate on Jan. 15.
Happy birthday to RICHARD SUMMERS who
celebrates his 18th birthday on Jan 15
BRENDA HARRY of Community Bank says the
stumers
20 Bids
serials and ser-
oria County ware
commissioners
onday, with 11
egorles of bids
I firms.
bidders, and the
• services fur-
h, include
une. Inc., lime,
Inc, corrugated
Sal pipe, Parker
XX Inc. shell;
loot. Inc., road
g biTkt typing
ock Asphalt Co.,
• airfare treat-
merce, vice president of
Better Business Bureau of
Huge increases in home and
apartment building permits
have caused Alvin's con-
struction values to more than
double last year's figures
Total permit value for the
first three months of fiscal
year 1878 to $2,510,248, com-
pared to a three-month total of
$1,092,303 last year
The increase to $1,417,945,
well more than double last
year. '
The big money came in
apartments. Permits were
issued for two new apartment
houses with IX units between
them Value of the two per-
mils was $1,502,020.
At this time last year,
permits had been Issued for 50
units at a total value of
8507,700
But single-family home
building also made a big jump
•ee BUILDING, Page 12
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Hunter. Place 3, Dist. 4; and
Tommy H. Lostak, Place 2,
Dis. 5
active Jaycee dub from the
1950s until the early 1970s,
The members of that dub
promoted many worthwhile
projects. Including spon-
sorship of the annual Frontier
Day.
For a few years, there was
no jaycee organization to
Alvin Then. once again a very
interested group al young men
reorganized the present dub
in 1973.
The past years have found
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He is also active in the
community, being a Masa, .
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Employees of First National Bank are excited
because the brick work has started on the new
building
Seen celebrating PAULA SMITH'S birthday were
MARK SHRY. KAYE SMITH, MR. and MRS. B.J.
SMITH and TAMI and DONNIE JORDV.
The family of Christina Marie Tywater, who died
last week, wishes to thank all the people who were
so kind during their time of sorrow
Speedy recovery to MASON CARTER, who to at
home with pneumonia.
-DAVID GOSA and RAY SKINNER seen porking
out on ice cream and being presehted the Pigs
award.'
Belated happy birthday wishes to ROBERT
(BOB) BRaDy of Pearland who celebrated Jan 14.
Young Democrats
Brazoria County Young
Democrats will meet at 8 p.m
Thursday. Feb. torn theWHa
Motel. Angieton. They will
discuss the upcoming March
county convention
For more indormation, call
David Allen 8400043
s top bxxi Thur
ight at the annual honored Mustang District
conduct a special meeting
Thursday, they will send
representatives to a district
board-of-director's meeting at
Darrington, and Friday. they
will have a social at the local
Jaycee hall
Any man between the agess
of 18 and X la eligible to be a
Jaycee. For more Information
Alvin has a long Jaycee a district visitation in League
tradition The city had a very City. Tuesday, they will
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at 7 pm Saturday, Jan. 21 at
Pearland High School.
garments or any kind of
fabric
They will also reweb lawn
chain
To drop off am of these
items or for information,
come by 1298 E House Street
or call Ml AIM The Living
School to open from 8-4 p.m
- further knowledge
American Indians, will I
area men
C. .L (Bubba) Rouse and
Julius H Looser are can-
didates for this post, which is
currently held by John P.
Gayle Jr.
Other positions for which
more than one candidate has
filed campaign treasurer
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and Rodeo officials will be at center will be at the fellowship
Alvin Equipment Co. hall of the church, from 3-9
Tuesday/Jan 17 to judge p m. at 415 W. Adoue Street,
cmremtanncameserea-wide
Students’ work will be on appontments:
display through Jan 23.
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Jayetesrery active m the -
, community with projects such ;
If you need a job done, call as delivertag Easter baskets
“----- - to the residents of Winchester
National Committee
Southeast Texas and -wr
treasurer of Greater Port 1i
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Burglar
in Home
rglar apparently
an Alvin area
Friday, Jan. A
nith of Route 3,
d the burglary of
! on CR 137 to
ties st 5:59 p.m.
to reports the
ik three beers,
ish sandwich and
rtofoll.
igry burglar
itered the home
i window valued
ed$50.____________
tribe to
'Sun
tournament sheoter, or ust Methode Church are still
like to shoot a bow-come ahd taking cals for jobs they wi
join-us We have flUb tour - do". — T7
namoni night shoots an r"
ir memorial to be
e lobby of the
inty Courthouse
ned by com-
urt at 10a.m. "
ial is expected to
umes of Brazoria
ents who have
war service
se names will be
the Veterans d
L
opened at Mon-
g are bids on
it the Brazoria
iquito Control
Two Alvinites and' a
earlander eeenived twe of
Benefit Dance
A benefit dance for Break-
Even Drum, a non-profit
organization that seeks to
Jaycees Observe
5 More Than Double ‘77
mormingat 585-9634.
about Jaycees, contact statements are: .
you are allowed
ons
you expect to
,500 towards the
• children Even
sontribute more
last, you are not
aim the exemp-
rour children
ou did not
leal II 200 or
I the support of
Asa Yeamans,
bowhunters rounds on our
roving wooded rourse
We had 140 members at the
close of IAt year and we are
expecting a bigger and better
lb in 1878.
in Co. U.S.A.,
de Rock Asphalt
phalt premix;
Co.. aquazyme
t stations; Y.
ach cleaning
ind Angleion
, black base.
leton Asphalt
mis asphaltic
le-Tex Materials
m gravel; A. T.
bed wire and
Covert, fence
T Ball Lumber
nd piling
Covert, rein-
te’pipe; Angle-
s and Waters
estone rock road
Angle-Tex and
e med material. “
Briscoe, expressed his - - -
displeasure with plans for the statements to date, and the -
delayed completion of the SH posti for which they wil seek
288 Froeway election in the May 6
Io his letter Benedict said, Democratic Primary election
speaking for ths citizens of *r*'
D,e-A- ~.nt. +La. Paul F erguson Judge of the
were pleased that construction 1466 District Court (This
Betty Carter of Alvin and
Friendswood residents Joe
Kunkel and Don Burnett were
awarded District Awards of
Merit, the highest nationally
recognized district-level
award.
Alvinite Shirley Manning
and Pearlander Ray Harrell
were among six recipients of
the coveted Golden Mustang
Award, a presentation of high
honor unique to the Mustang
District
Other Golden Mustang
winners were Santa Fe
residents Donald Geesing
Billie and Fred Rowell, as
well as John Huckstein-of
League City. The awards
Sea THREE, Page 12
Alvin Council
To Convene
Wednesday
Alvin City Council will
change its regular
meeting from 7 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 18 to 7
p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18
so council members can
attend the meeting of
Brazoria County Cities
Association Thursday
night in Danbury
Fair Association
Brazoria County Fat Stock
and Fair Association Inc will
have its Annual Meeting at 7__
p m Thursday, Jan 28, at the
Fairgrounds in Angleton
Al this time. 150 Directors
will be elected for the 1978
year Members of the
Association and prospective
members are invited to at-
tend
-JudgeofCountyCourta tLaw - Tickets are now on sale for
mso#12Zamadate for pam8a Tshaaypeain AMn Arthur Chamber orgom -
another position.) Junior High School Cafeteria.
- -District Clerk, Frances C. - Tickets are $9.50 each and
Bennett and Barbara Jour- are available at the Chamber
neay t office. Sealy at Hardie.
-Justice of the Peace Pct Speaker for the annual
I A. L Lee and Paul event will be Jamie Jackson, Energy for United States
Williams senior vice president of League of Savings
dher candidates who have Fidelity Savings and Loan Association.
siler"campigntkeasuree
Jackson has beeni the praisers and’ Fin 1976 was
savings and loan business five ...... '
years, after teaching figh
school social studies in Port
Arthur.
His honors are many. In
- xu ___... 1977, h« received the Port
port, to currently held by 0. G Arthur Jaycees Distinguished
WeHborn. . . . .. Service Award for Com
.Tom Kenyon, Judge of the munity Development In 1974,
so0th District Court. he was listed in the “Out-
AnRayMason.Judge of standing Young Men In
_ ty Court at Law 2 . America" publication
Brewer, County An active business worker,
•udge. Jackson has been president of
J..M. Graham,.Com: Groves Chamber of Can-
m ixi oner of Pet 4. (This post
is currently held by J. H.
Brigemc.>
Ogden Bats, Criminal
District Attorney
#. R (Herbert) Stevens Jr.,
County Clerk.
W. W. (Flop) Jackson,
County Treasurer.
F G (Bo) Aken, County
Surveyor
Candidates for Justice of
the Peace positions include:
David E. Foster, Pct. 2; G. E.
Webb Jr., Pct. 3; Modell
Buchanan, Pci 4; W P
Snead, Pct 5; Harvey L.
Cutton. Pet 8; Harold E
Ammons, Pct 7; and Henry
. Whitt, Pet. 8.
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Mustang District Awards scouters for their work during
Banquet at Alvin's First the past year.
Two File For Pct 2
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hats are in.
Happy birthday wishes to KEVIN PRESTON on
Jan 18 and NOLA MATLOCK on Jan 18.
lower half of Brazoria Coun-
ty,” Benedict said. These
people must evacuate from a
hurricane mv the same roads
that were available during
Hurricane Carla in 1N1. All
traffic must still funnel
through a two-lane street' in
Angleton before it reaches the
benefits of the new freeway.”
Benedict added, ''The
decision to place the second
portion of the new freeway in
the development plan to baF
fling.”
The representative ex-
plained that the highway
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conducting a rest stop for
travelers
The Alvin Jaycees also have
headed up the Faber Day
Jerry Lewis Telethon In
Alvin the past three years,
with each year's donations
larger that the tart
The chib conducts other
seasonal projects such as a
Halloween Haunted House
which helps children enjoy •
safe holiday At Christmas,
Jaycees conduct tile Santa
Claus Hotline for local
children and participate in a
toys-for-tots drive
Alvin Jaycees have
scheduled various activities to
celebrate Jaycee Week.
Monday, they plan to attend
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the filing of campaign "Place I. DBt. TT'Johnny L
treasurer statements by two Griffin, Place2, Dist. 4; W. W.
contracts for the first half of
the SH 288 Freeway are
scheduled to be let this year;
however, decisions concerning
the second part of the freeway
were "ektremely disap-
pointing”
This to the portion from sight
miles north of Angleton to
Lake Jackson, which has been
placed in the five-year
development plan.
"A potential disaster
remains for the residents of the
Candidates for com-
missioner posts in various
drainage districts include A.
GOLDEN MUSTANGS--These scouting leaders were given the Ray Harrell of Pearland. Shirley Maaatag of AMa, Billie Rowell
prestigious Golden Munstang Award Thursday night at the of Santa Fe, Fred Rowell of Santa Fe. Jack Haeksteta ol
Mustang Distriet’s annual awards banquet. Winners were (Fr) League City and Donald Geesing of Santa Fe.
Head dancers ere Ricky Tubb
end Cindy Sempe, white Jay
Railey to head singer. No
alcohol or intoxicants are
allowed. For more infor-
mation. call Ted Weatherly,
674-1017.
Blood Drive
First Baptist Church will
hold its semi-annual blood
drive on Jan. 18.
The mobile unit of the blood
nt movement spread so
fast that in 1920, the U. S.
Junior Chamber of Commerce
was formed with X cities
represented.
The name of the national
organization was ehanged
from the U. S. Junior
Chamber of Commerce to U.
S Jaycees in 1965 st the
national convention of the
young men's civic group.
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Alvin High Band
Slates Annual
Spring Concert
Alvin migh School Band
will have its spring
concert st 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 18 in
Marguertte ~ Edwards
Auditorium
The free concert will
include the Cadet Band,
directed by Charles
Sslyer, performing
"Fantasy on American
Sailing Songs," "March
of the Magnificents" and
"Goofus."
The Concert Band,
under the direction of
Robert Gray, will per-
form "Paradox,” and
“March of the Siamese
Children" from "The
King and I.”
The Symphonic Band,
under Salyer's baton, will
perform "The Dam
Busters" march;
selections from "The
Wiz;" "Pas Redouble;"
“George Gershwin,” a
symphonic protrait for
concert band; and “Stars
and Stripes Forever," a
John Philip Sousa march.
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TARS
A new Alvin chapter of
TARS (Teens Aid the
Retarded), is underway All
teenagers are encouraged to
join
A meeting will be held at 7
p.m Monday, Jan 16. in the
Special Education Building on
the high school campus. Guest
speaker will be Michael
Francis. For further in-
formation call Paula Griffin
(331 1451 4:30 p m or Kathy
Beloney (585-6072) 4 » pm
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Council's regular
agenda will be discussed
Wednesday.
The Thursday meeting
will feature Dr. Dale -
Zinn, director of
operations at the Center
of Energy Studies.
University of Texas st
Austin.
He will speak on
geopressured energy
resources of Brazoria
County. The first
geopressured geothermal
tart wells in the United
States will be drilled near
Danbury.
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Morisse, Bruce H. & Fadal, Carroll. The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 46, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 15, 1978, newspaper, January 15, 1978; Alvin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1612156/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Alvin Community College.