The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 14, 1926 Page: 1 of 6
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ALPINE, BREWSTER COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1926.
VOLUME XXXVI.
NUMBER 2.
Twin Mountains, Five Miles Southwest from Alpine.
: the Alpine Transfer Co.,
of making investments at
a
date.
drivers admit that they were
The establishment of
Alpine Rotarians will take El Paso was painfully, altho not seriously,
Moore and Lincecum es-
0. L. Shipman,
PARENT-TEACHER ASSN. TO
T---------
In Alpine, Texas, is as fine a
be
world’s greatest obser-
world
eve of still greater
SO
op-
friend to
which oc-
of College
The truck
an ob-
section.
may be said he is
everyone in town.
closely knit, so pull-together-
ish, that every city and town
in the southwest may well take
notice.
This spirit has resulted in a
fine local pride in everything
. that has contributed to the
welfare of Alpine and vicinity
and, in the larger sense, of
the Big Bend district.—El
Paso Herald.
Mr. Gib McGregor returned to his
ranch in New Mexico last week leav-
ing Alpine Friday afternoon.
vain,
lows:
1.
“INDUSTRIAL NEWS” IS NEW
PAPER PUBLISHED IN ALPINE
By Mrs. W. B. Hamilton.
Secretary Chamber of Commerce.
POINTS TO ALTITUDE, SOUTHERN
LATITUDE AND UNIFORMLY
seems on the
scientific dis-
CLARK FOR COUNTY
COMMISSIONER
WEST TEXAS MUSEUM AND
SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY COM-
PLETES ORGANIZATION.
BOOKS STILL BEING DONATED
TO PUBLIC LIBRARY
TEXAS STATE LIBRARY
Austin, Texas
BREWSTER COUNTY FARM
CHANGES HANDS
“ON TO EL PASO;
WESTWARD HO!”
ROTARIAN SLOGAN
Alpine Starts Move for Observatory COMMUNITY HOUSE
URGED FOR ALPINE
THE ALPINE A VAI
“A BOOSTER FOR BREWSTER”
curred at the corner
avenue and Third street.
community spirit as can
found in the southwest.
It is so well developed,
L. C. Whiteh AC, T. S. Department
ci Agriculture agent, was here from
Fabens this week. He expects to be
back in this section again in a few
days, he stated.
Gene Benson left Saturday after-
noon for Tampico, Mexico. He was
joined by Morgan Terry in San An-
tonio and they made the trip to Mex-
ico together.
Cotter suffered the most severe in-
juries, it being necessary to take
several stitches in her forehead, Dr.
Turney stated, and one of her arms
Elliott, Mrs. W. B. Hamilton, Mrs.
W. B. Hancock, Mrs. J. C. Bird, Mrs.
was going east on College avenue
the latter a graduate beauty
c: ator.
completely around and over on its
of building. It is estimated that Murphy, Mrs. W. H. Harrison,, Miss
this building will cost not less than Gladys Arthur, Judge A. M. Turney,
plans work out and every member caped with only minor cuts and in-
of the club will go. The annual juries which, while painful are not
district Rotary meeting will be held serious, according to Dr. Turney,
in the Gate City on those dates, and Both cars were badly damaged.
Alpine Rotarians are anxious to co-1 -------------------
operate with Marfa Rotarians and ALPINE BEAUTY SHOPPE
others in seeing to it that Henry MOVES TO NEW QUARTERS
Fletcher is re-elected district gover-
H. J. McMullen, prominent Fort
Worth attorney,w as in the city this
week looking over Brewster countyj.
He represents
coveries, and if one great discovery
could be made in an institution of
this kind in Texas, the cost of its
erection would be eminently justi-
fied, and if Texas could produce one
outstanding scientist, the institution
would be assuredly worthwhile.One
discovery of note would be heralded
throughout the Nation and around
the world. An opportunity is avail-
able for some individual of means to
erect out in the great highlands of
Texas a great observatory as a last-
ing memorial and connect his name
with scientific research and dis-
covery for years to come.—San An-
tonio Express.
nary arrangements for the erection A. Willis, Van
resources and conditions with a view and was driven by Olin Lincelum,
1 accompanied by R. B. Moore. The
- Cl later
George S Ford sedan was being driven by Mrs.
Will Cotter. The glare of the
operator, 9
morning sun was such that the
CLEAR SKIES AS ADVAN-
TAGES.
. Code of Ethics, and didn’t overlook
GIVE PROGRAM FRIDAY any bets, either. John Gillett talked
Bennett, R. A. McMurry and Dr. J.
E. Wright was appointed to investi-
gate the Community House proposi-
tion.
The nominating committee re-
ported that the entire board of di-
rectors be re-appointed to serve this
year, the vacancies to be filled later.
D. M. Bennett was appointed to
direct the next Luncheon Club
program, to be held Monday, Jan-
uary 25th.
servatory in the Alpine
as being highly pleased with the re-
sult of investigations made, and in-
terested in this section to the extent
hat both he and Mr. Anderson have
become members of the Brewster
County Chamber of Commerce and
expect to aid this organization.
one of the
vatories. The
T. A. as a means of increasing at-
tendance at the monthly meetings.
P. T. A. PROGRAM.
Friday evening 7:30—January
15, 1926.
Song.
Invocation—Mr. Davis.
Business Session.
Special Music.
Value of Home Economics in the
School.—Miss Bedell of Sul Ross.
Open discussion—Led by Mr. Mel-
ton.
How program can be put over—
Mr. Gillett, President School Board.
Refreshments served during social
hour by domestic Science Class.
Fathers and mothers are urged tA
attend this meeting and anyone in-
terested in schools welcomed.
car until it was too late to
the crash. Lincecum stated
munity house is to be used by the ses Lutie Britt, Zona Peak, Alice
high school and Sul Ross State Tea-Cowan, Margaret Linn, Anna D.
chers’ College for indoor athletic Linn, Josephine Linn, Mary Stather
Marfa, Mrs. Laura
Horn; Mrs. N. S.
side by the impact, while the sedan
was skidded a distance of several
feet but did not turn over. The oc-
: cupants of both cars sustained severe
: cuts and bruises but none were ser-
| icusly hurt, according to Dr. Marvin
; Turney, attending physician. Mrs.
ORT WORTH MFN RIIV THREE ARE INJURED
uni nVmll MILN DUTIN AUTO ACCIDENT
MINERAL RIGHTS ON Three persons miraculously escaped
serious injury early Monday morning
RRFWCTFR I ANDC in a crash between a Sanitary Dairy
DNLTTOILH LU. LANDO truck and a service car belonging to
sports. Also, it will be a community
center for the town. A motion car-
ried to immediately begin prelimi-
individual citizenship. The com- lock, J. E. Wright, Tom Bowles, Mis-
His tentative program fol-
Anderson, Fort Worth oil
and other interests, morning sun was
In a later statement issued by Mr. driver of the truck did not see the
McMullen, he stated that he had other
closed a deal thru M. L. Hopson of avert
this city whereby he and his associa-; Both
tes acquired oil and mineral royalty driving at a rapid rate of speed
rights on 97,002 acres of Brewster | which made the collision almost un-
county land. He expressed himself' avoidable. The truck was turned
by storm April 15-16, if presentiinjured.
Alpine may be said to be of
one mind. If there is a progres-
sive movement, everybody in
Alpine is behind it. If one is
a friend of Alpine, it almost
“Alpine Industrial News” made
its bow to the public last Friday as
a weekly paper “devoted to the up-
building of the great Southwest,”
by its statement. Messrs. Ed Dodson
and J. M. Pouncey are editors and
proprietors. According to the pub-
lishers, the Industrial News will
publish mining, oil and development
news.
F. L. Clark, prominent ranche •
living about 20 miles south of Al-
pine, and old-time resident of Brew-
ster county, announces in this
week’s issue as a candidate for the
office of commissioner, precinct 2,
Brewster county.
nor. The members of the club ex-
press themselves as being anxious to
make the trip and declare that
nothing can keep them at home. i
At the last luncheon four new
members were elected to member-
ship in the club. In the order voted
on, they were:
Dr. F. K. Turney, M. D.; S. G.
Smith, telephone; Don C. Littleton,
electric utility, and Ralph D. Lee,
With the completion of renovat-
ing and remodeling of their new
quarters, the Alpine Beauty Shoppe
moved into the building recently va-
cated by the Modern Cafe, yesterday.
This building had been under pro-
cess of remodeling for the past few
weeks and has been completely done
over from front to rear and from
the ground up. Hardwood floors
have been laid, walls re-tinted and
everything beautified until it is one
of the most attractive places of
business in Alpine. The interior is
patterned after institutions of this
kind of the most modern fittings,
there being a number of booths
which will be used for various pur-
poses including two hair dressing
booths, a hair dyeing booth, two
booths devoted to hair shampooing
and one for massaging. In the rear
of the building is located the bath
and rest-room and permanent wave
booth. Another booth will have
a barber chair and will be in charge
of a ladies’ special hair-cutting bar-
ber, Mrs. Kelly stated.
Mrs. Kelly further states that,
while there are shops of this kind
which are larger, there are none to
be found more modern and com-
plete. She will be assisted by Miss-
es Virginia Allen and Oma Walker,
on the sixth paragraph of the Code.
Dr. F. K. Turney was appointed
by President Scotty to see that every
member of the club makes arrange-
ments to take in the El Paso meet in
April.
It was brought out that the Al-
pine club holds the record of second
best attendance in the district for
the month of December 90.6 per-
cent. And this is a good record,
tract of land consists of 640 acres
situated on the banks of the Rio
Grande, 100 acres of which are now
in cultivation, according to Mr.
Graham. They expect to clear and
put in additional acreage at a later
date.
Mr. Graham and family are now
living in Del Rio but expect to move
here after the present term of
school is out and will make Alpine
their future home, Mr. Graham said
On Friday evening at 7:30 p. m.
January 15, 1926 the following
program will be carried out in ob-
servance of “Fathers’ Day.” To the
grade in the Public school that has
the most mothers and fathers pres-
ent, will be given a prize. This
scheme has been adapted by the P.
ALPINE, Texas Jan 8.—Other
Texas towns may want new factor-
ies, and skyscrapers, but it remained
for Alpine to be unique in one thing
for which it has started a campaign.
That is an astronomical observatory.
Situation of Sul Ross Normal at
Alpine probably started the move-
ment, but for years S. M. Melton,
superintendent of Alpine schools, has
dreamed of a high-powered telescope
perched on some one of the many
mountains in Brewster County,
through which scientists could peer
to their heart’s content, uninter-
rupted by cloud, fog, haze, smoke or
dust. Melton has pointed out there
is no observatory of importance any-
where in the South, that the moun-
tains of Brewster County offer the
desirable height for observatories
Here is his first bid for Alpine as the
home for an observatory:
By S. M. Melton.
It is not generally known that the
highest altitude east of the Rocky
Mountains is in Texas. Guadalupe
peak in Culberson County attains the
great height of 9,500 feet above the
level of the sea and there is no
mountain east of this lofty pinnacle
in the United States that is so high.
Tn the Davis Mountains there are
many peaks rearing their rugged
summits to six, seven and above
eight thousand feet above sea level,
Mount Livermore in Jec Davis Coun-
ty towers 8,382 feet; Cathedrai
Mountain in Brewster County near
Alpine rears its majestic outlines
6,860 feet and is a beautiful and im-
posing object at a distance of many
miles: Haystack, shown in the pic-
ture, is one of the highest points a-
round Alpine and it attains an alti-
tude of 6,650 feet; Twin Sisters, a-
bout five miles west of Alpine, shown
in the accompaning cut, are about
6,300 feet.
Because of the high altitude ini
this section of Texas, the clear wea-
ther that prevails throughout the
year, and the nightly skies that vie
with any portion of the globe in
$6,000.00.
3. The Chamber of Commerce ad-
opted resolutions to aid and en-
courage the establishment of a State
art colony at Fort Davis. Col Per-
kins stated that Fort Davis had a-
greed to donate all land needed for
the establishment of the colony, and’
he stressed the advantages such a
colony would bring to the whole
Davis Mountain section.
There are many other beneficial
things to be included in this year’s
program, which are of minor im-
portance. The entire development
program will be announced when it
has been thoroughly worked out.
The Chamber of Commerce voted
congratulations to El Paso for se
curing the 1926 State teachers’ con-
vention, and the secretary was in-!
structed to wire congratulations to
the El Paso Chamber of Commerce to
be conveyed to all concerned. Also, |
a motion carried to send letters of
thanks to the three San Antonio
daily newspapers, for the splendid
write-ups given the Sul Ross Lobos,
recently, during the basket ball en-
counters with the University cagers
which took place in San Antonio.
President Morelock of Sul Ross
State Teachers’ College put in a re-
quest for the furthering of the Mus-
eum and Historical Society and en-
listing the interest in towns from
San Angelo to El Paso. Mr. More-
lock’s talks are always effective, and
no doubt he will interest the West
Texas Chamber of Comerce and other
large influential institutions, organi-
zations and individuals in contribu-
ting valuable specimens to the So-
ciety.
A committee composed of D. M.
Monday evening at Sul Ross
State Teachers’ College, the West
Texas Museum and Scientific Society ■
completed the organization begun on
December 7th. Professor V. J.
Smith, Chairman presided during
the meeting.
Following the reading of the min-
utes, Prof. Mody C. Boatwright re-
ported for the Committee on Con-
stitution and By-Laws. The con-
stitution submitted by the committee •
was adopted as a whole, with a few
amendments. A motion by Mr. W.
E. Caldwell carried, authorizing the
name, ‘‘West Texas Museum and
Scientific Society,” under which the
society will be incorporated, to be
written in the constitution. The
committee was retained to go ahead
with incorporation.
The nominating committee sub-
mitted the following directors for
this year: Director of Research in
Biology, H. J. Cottle; Director of Re-
search in Anthropology, Chas
Arthur; Director of Research in
Minerology, W. D. Burcham, Mara-
thon, Texas; Director of Research in
Paleontology and Geology, H. T.
Fletcher, Marfa, Texas; Director of
Research in Folk-Lore, M. C. Boat-
wright; Director of Research in His-
tory, H. E. Allen.
The temporary officers elected at
the first meeting will serve until the
meeting in February, at which time
the permanent officers will be
named. The temporary officers are:
Prof. V. J. Smith, Chairman; Mrs..
W. B. Hamilton, Secretary; W. W.
Jenkins, Treasurer.
The Charter members of the so-
ciety are: H. E. Allen, W. E. Cald-
well, Olin Lincecum, V. J. Smith,
Mody C. Boatwright, H. W. More-
their stellar magnificence and
beauty, there is in these great high-
lands of the State one of the most
favorable locations in the United
States for an astronomical observa-
tory. There is another decided ad-
vantage coupled with the others and
that is the southern latitude, making
the location ideal for planet study,
especially for observing Mars. This is
an advantage that does not exist
any where else in the whole United
States.
During the close approach of Mars
in the summer of 1924, the nearest
for a century, all eyes eagerly watch-
ed the ruddy orb grow brighter and
brighter as it swung nearer. But in
spite of the fact that Mars came
nearer to us than it had been for a
century, few really effective observa-
tions were possible in the United
States on account of the low south-
ern altitude of the planet. Al-
though there were numbers of obser-
vatories in the North and East
whose great telescopes pointed
nightly at the ruddy world, the
study was unsatisfactory because
Mars was too far south.
There is no observatory in the
United States situated in altitude as
far south as Brewster County. There
is every reason why there should be
established in this section of Texas
since Alpine boasts the third largest
membership in the entire district.
It was voted to co-operate with
| the Chamber of Commerce, the
School District and the City of Al-
pine in the building and establishing
of a community house in Alpne.
By Mrs. W. B. Hamilton, Secretary.
The first meeting of 1926 of the
Brewster County Chamber of Com-
merce Luncheon Club was held Mon-
day noon at the Holland Hotel, and
was full of pep and well-attended.
Col. John Perkins, president, con-
ducted the program. The guests,
Rev M. P. Hines of Marathon, and
Professor Withers, of Fort Davis,
were introduced, and each responded
with a brief talk, complimenting Al-
pine’s splendid Commercial Club and
the excellent Hotel service.
The first number of the program
was “The Establishment of an Ob-
servatory in this Section,” by Super-
intendent S. M. Melton. Mr. Melton
made an interesting and instructive
speech, setting forth the advantages
that would accrue to this entire sec-
tion as a result of the establishment
of such an instutition. He told ua
some things which are not generally
known ■ even among ourselves. A
part of his reasons for the Alpine
section being the right location, for
an observatory are: “That the high-
est altitude east of the Rocky Moun-
tains is in Texas,” (2) the high
altitude; (3) the clear weather; (4)
the southern latitude making the
location ideal for planet study, es-
pecially for observing Mars. Then
there are other advantages. Mr.
Melton’s splendid argument for the
observatory, resulted in The Cham-
ber of Commerce voting to include
the establishment of such an institu-
tion in the development program for
this year. Every effort will be put
forward to secure the observatory.
Following Mr. Melton’s talk, Col.
John Perkins briefly outlined a
part of the work to be accomplished
this year. The entire program has
not been worked out, but if any one
of the big undertakings mentioned
by Col. Perkins is accomplished this
year the efforts of the Chamber of
Commerce will not have been in
which was set-forth in detail by Mr.
Melton.
2. A community club house,
which Col. Perkins suggested be
built on the public school grounds
by the Alpine Independent School
district, the city of Alpine, and the
The Alpine Public Library con-
tinues to grow, since the book
shower given in December, dona-
tions of nicely bound books have
continued to come in, and the
prospects are that books will be con-
tributed throughout this year. Those
sending in books since the last re-
port are. Mrs. A. E. Waldron, 4
books; Gay Miller, 3 books; E. V.
Casner 1 book; Bird Babcock, 7
books; Mrs. C. E. Hatley, 1 book;
Mrs. W. Van Sickle, 4 books; Mrs.
E. J. Moyer.
Books given during the book
shower, brings the total number of
volumes up to around 800, and with
the five nice bookcases, the library
is valued at around $1500. There
are now 75 enrolled as regular
readers, with fifty of the library
books in circulation practically all
the time. During 1925, over 500
magazines and newspapers were
distributed through this Chamber of
Commerce—which fact shows that
Alpine is becoming a reading town.
Geo. Baines, F. E. Gillett, John Per-
kins, W. W. Jenkins, C. K. Arthur,
Chas. .Given, W. B. Hamilton, H. J.
Cottle, R. J. Ratliff, Horace More-
lock, Jr., T. A. Beard, W. B. Han-
cock, S. M. Melton, H. T. Fletcher,
cher, Marfa, Mrs. E. D. Linn, Mrs.
C. F. Toolin, Van Horn; T. R.
Moody.
dining service.
Supe Menton, Ben Berkeley and
Scotty will instruct these “green-
horns” in Rotary at today’s lunch-
eon, so everyone can rest assured
the boys will get an earful.
Louie Starns, according to sched
ule, got up and made a little talk
on the first paragraph of the Rotary
J. M. Graham and son, Frank, and
0. H. Graham of Sterling City were
here the first of the week. J. M.
Graham operates a ranch in the
southern part of the county, which
is in charge of his son, Frank. In
an interview, Mr. Graham stated
that he had acquired the interest of
J. 0. Wedin of Marathon in the farm
in southern Brewster County known
as the “Old Deemer Place.” This
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