The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, November 23, 1928 Page: 1 of 8
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NUMBER 48
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ALPINE, BREWSTER COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1928
IN BREWSTER COUNTY 37 YEARS
VOLUME XXXVIII.
IS
To Build New High School
& M. 27T07
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with furnishings, with $12,000 to belto finance the school program.
paintings
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connection with the show this year, foreign magazines, could not be
Patronize Avalanche advertsers
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big
the
last
and
pur-
has
has
about $100,000, the new high school
building to cost $78,000, complete
published in Berlin, Germany,
published a lengthy story and
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CARLSBAD
CAVERN
Speedy Taxi
78 Phone 297
McMURRY IN
LAST CLASH
CITY PLANS
BIG PAVING
CAMPAIGN
LOBOS WHIP
TARLETON A.
Coyotes Play Team
From Marfa Today
Included
shown are
Cowmen Discuss
Loco Eradication
At Ranch Meet
Much Publicity
Keeps Big Bend
In The Limelight
BOY SCOUTS TO
BE GUESTS AT
TURKEY DINNER
MARFA, ODESSA
PLAY TODAY FOR
DISTRICT TITLE
TRIPS
Anywhere
Any Time
Speedy Taxi
78 Phone 297
Boosts Highways
of Texas, N. Mex.
ARTISTIC GATE
FOR S. R. FENCE
EXPECT BANNER
POULTRY SHOW
REVAMPED TEAM COMPLETELY
OUTCLASSES PLOWBOYS
IN GAME MONDAY
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION
EFFECTED AT MEETING
HELD LAST WEEK
BREWSTER MARBLE
ATTRACTS ATTENTION
LOBOS MUST WIN TO GIVE SUL
ROSS INSIDE TRACK ON
T. I. A. A.
Thief Gets Away
With Benson Car
Little Theatre Is
Offeing Prize
For Best Name
Art Exhibit Held
Here This Week
JXXM STATE LIBRARY
Austin, Texan
LOBOS MEET Final Red Cross
Report Next Week
in the pictures being
BIG EASTERN PUBLICATION
CARRIES FEATURE STORY
ON THIS SECTION
AVENUE B, FROM FIFTH TO
COLLEGE CAMPUS, TO
BE IMPROVED
purchase of additional property on
which the new high school building
will be erected, the site to be select-
ed later.
The new building will be one of
2ND. ACT, "COLORED GENT”
PLAY, STAGED THIS WEEK
Apartment House
To Open on Jan. 1
PRIZE-WINNING BLACK JAVAS
AMONG MANY CLASSES TO
. BE ON EXHIBIT
Coach Graves’ second string team,
the Coyotes, will meet an all-star
team, composed of members of the
U. S. Army Cavalry post and Marfa
players, here this afternoon at 3 o’-
clock. Coach has some mighty good
men on his second string, some of
whom have not been seen in action
this year by Alpine fans, so this will
be a good opportunity to see these
boys do their, stuff.
The regular cavalry team at Marfa
has been strengthened by the addi-
tion of other good players living in
Marfa and reports indicate that the
neighboring boys have a good team
and that a good game will be assur-
ed those who attend this afternoon.
The game will be called promptly
at 3 o’clock at Jackson Field and
the admission will be four bits.
Brewster county marble is
attracting attention in Chicago
and other large cities of the
United States. This week the
chamber of commerce here re-
ceived a letter from a Chicago
banker requesting samples of the
Alpine marble, stating that they
contemplated using the marble
in the marble work of their new
bank biudling. The marble de-
posits here are of the very finest
quality and in almost any shade
or color imagined. One only has
to choose the color of his marble
palace, if a solid marble palace
is wanted, for there is a suffi-
cient quality for a palace for ev-
ery man, woman and child in
Brewster county, and then there
will be enough left for the rest
of Texas.
LARGE ELECTRIC SIGN WILL
HAVE SUL ROSS’ NAME
AND MONOGRAM
Miss Gilder in United States
retary Brewster County Chamber of
Commerce.
The latest national publicity re-
ceived was in the Manufacturer’s
Record of Baltimore, the leading bus-
iness paper of the South and South-
west, which carried a splendid, il-
lustrated article in the issue of Nov.
15, showing pictures of roads, pro-
posed highways, the Santa Helena
canyon ,etc. The Washington, D. C.,
Post recently carried the State Park
story written by Mrs. Hamilton, this
article having appeared also in a
number of the leading dailies of Tex-
as and in special magazine sections
over the state.
Mrs. Hamilton now has a request
for a story covering the Highland
Poultry Show which is to be held
here next month which is to appear
in the Southwestern Stockman-Farm-
er, El Paso.
the most modern and complete to
be found in West Texas, according
to the plans adopted, with private
lockers and all other modern con-
veniences. It will be of Spanish con-
struction and the architects draw-
ing, which may be seen in Gillett-
Brown’s show window, shows it to
be a beautiful structure. An elec-
tion will be called in the near fu-
ture for the purpose of voting bonds
HEADQUARTERS FOR GUNS, AMMUNITION AND HUNT-
ER’S SUPPLIES. A COMPLETE LINE OF GENERAL
HARDWARE.
Eradication of the loco week in
the Texas highlands and other sec-
tions of the southwestern cattle
At a cost to the college of some-
thing over five hundred dollars, a
large stone gate is being constructed
in the cobblestone fence which runs
along the south side of the campus.
This project is a part of the program
which was started two years ago
with the construction of a like fence
along the west of the college grounds,
and, as soon as a few hundred more
feet close to the asphalt tennis courts
on the corner are completed, the
sides of the campus bordering on the
highway will be protected by this
strong and useful stone fencing.
The fence itself is of rubber stone
construction having been contracted
by Mr. Kyle of Ozona, who has had
valuable experience in this type of
work. The stones which make up
the fence are a motley of color, and
the formations are representative of
the country roundabout. Some were
contributed by friends of the col-
lege, others were gathered by the
various classes last year as a part
of a school-wide project, while still
others came from the petrified forest
and the Grand Canyon of the Rio
Grande.
The entrance will crown the whole
achievement. It consists of an auto
The second act of the “Col-
ored Gent” play was staged this
week when Deputy Sheriff Boss
Miller went to El Paso and took
in charge the dusky slicker who
along the latter part of October
shook about six different mer-
chants of Alpine down for four-
teen dollars a head on forged
checks. The negro worked a
pretty slick scheme on the Alpine
merchants and after raking in
about $84 left with his recently-
acquired bride for the West. He
was not apprehended until this
week. The Avalanche did not
learn yesterday whether the
bride was brought back with the
cold-check artist or not. The
latter-named is now a guest of
the county, occupying an up-
stairs suite over the official resi-
dence of Deputy Sheriff Miller
in the building just north of the
courthouse.
be spent on remodeling the present
building. This will also include the
All sections of Texas, where there
are good roads, have a friend in Miss
Buena Gilder, secretary of the El
Paso Automobile association, whose
valuable services just could not be
estimated in dollars and cents. Miss
Gilder is a wide-awake secretary and
knows Texas roads. The publicity
for Texas’ and New Mexico’s worth-
while roads and scenery, secured by
The final report of the workers
in the Annual Red Cross Roll Call
will be made next week, according
to Rev. Leon William, chairman of
District No. 12. “We wish to express
our appreciation to these workers and
contributors, who have so heartily
responed to the call.” Rev. Williams
said yesterday. “There were probab-
ly some overlooked or missed in
some way, this being true in nearly
every work, but we assure you that
it was unintentional. We feel, too,
that should this be the case you will
want to have a part in this great
benevolent institution and if so will
you not kindly send your donation
to me or hand it to one of the work-
ers?”
At a meeting held in the Holland
hotel last Friday evening a perman-
ent organization of the Little Theatre
movement in Alpine was effected and
officers chosen as follows: Mrs. J. E.
Casner, president; Mrs. J. C. Cole-
man, vice president; Mrs. M. L.
Hopson, secretary; M. L. Hopson,
treasurer.
Committees were appointed to se-
cure members. The membership fee
is $1.00, with no dues unless it is
found necessary at a later date and
the organizers desire that everyone
in town become members of this or-
ganization, which is being carried
on in the interest of cultural develop-
ment, recreation for the young peo-
ple, and with the idea in mind of
assisting in the furnishing of the
new school house or to biuld a Little
Theatre building for its plays.
The Little Theatre is offering a
prize for the best name submitted,
and selected by the officers to be
given to this organization,* such
names to be mailed to the secretary
between now and Monday, the 26th.
See the advertisement elsewhere in
this paper for the terms.
Everyone is invited to be present
at the chamber of commerce rooms in
the Holland Hotel, at 8 o’clock, Nov-
ember 26 at which time the winner
in this contest will be announced.
Anyone, desiring membership in this
organization who has not been called
on, get in communication with Mrs.
J. E. Wright, or Billie Vest.
week, which was attended by Hon.
Joe D. Jackson and Senator Benjam-
in F. Berkeley of Alpine. If an ap-
propriation can be secured for this
important movement it will eventu-
ally mean the saving of millions of
dollars to cattlemen in the loco-in-
fested districts of the United States,
ranchers say.
It is also believed that the move-
men,t toward stamping out the
poison weed which was launched in
the Big Bend some two years ago
might possibly create interest in a
similar campaign in the sister re-
public, Mexico. The benefits to be
derived from a successful solution of
the loco problem are inestimable and
the movement, when thoroughly
launched, may be far-reaching, in
the opinion of cowmen of this area.
The Hudspeth meeting last week
was held for the two-fold purpose of
discusing the loco question and as a
courtesy to a large number of invited
guests, prominent ranchers from all
over the country, who attended the
big barbecue which was given for
their benefit. Congressman Claude
B. Hudspeth and Roy Hudspeth were
the hosts.
“The College Hall Apartments will
be ready for occupancy by January
first,” Mr. Evan J. Wood, contractor
and supervisor of the building, said
last Thursday. He says that construc-
tion is progressing rapidly, thirty
men being employed steadily.
There will be twenty two, three-
room apartments, each apartment in-
cluding a kitchen and bath. Electric
heating equipment will be used
throughout the building. The walls
are to be constructed of a new type
of plaster which is manufactured in
various colors. This distinctive plas-
tering effect will constitute one of
the most beautiful features of the
apartments, according to Mr. Wood.
A Chevrolet coupe belonging to
George Benson was stolen from in
front of the Benson home on Fifth
street early Sunday morning and ef-
forts to locate the missing auto have
so far been unsuccessful, according to
local officers. The car was left
standing in the street about 11:30
Saturday night and was not missed
until about daylight Sunday morn-
ing, the thief having had ample time
to get well out of the country be-
fore officers could be notified.
The car was seen about four o’-
clock Sunday morning at the quaran-
tine station just beyond Fort Davis
and checked on through by the of-
ficer in charge of the station who
stated that the car was occupied ap-
parently by only one person. The
man gave Marfa as his address. The
car was practically new and uninsur-
ed, officers said.
by Fremont
Joseph Henry
Mex.; Audley
Black Java fowls, winners of prizes
in the state fairs of California and
New York and at the Chicago Exposi-
tion are among the many birds to
be seen on exhibit at the Highland
Poultry Show which will be held in
Alpine on December 18 and 19. These
birds are owned by Henry C. Turck
of Alpine. The fowls also won three
first premiums at the Waco Cotton
Palace Exposition recently.
It is expected that the exhibits this
year will be superior in every way
to that of any previous year, in the
opinion of Dr. J. E. Wright, show
president. J. F. Miles of Alpine has
been appointed superintendent of
the show and has already raised a
good purse in public subscriptions
in addition to the Brewster County
Chamber of Commerce donation of
$300. Cash prizes will be offered
as premiums for the first time in
the history of the Show. Entries are
expected from all over Texas and
other states. Other exhibits, includ-
ing a rabbit division, will be held in
Ellis of Santa Fe,
Sharp of Taos, N.
Dean Nichols of El Paso; E. 0. Bern-
inghaus; Jouett Fall Elliott and
Sheldon Parsons. Mr. Ellis, who is
one of the foremost artists of the
Southwest, was here in person Tues-
day, returning to his home at Santa
Fe from the Hudspeth ranch on
Devil River where he went to do
some special scenes.
The exhibit will continue all day
tomorrow.
Marfa and Odessa High Schools
meet at the latter-named town this
afternoon in a game which will de-
cide the championship of this inter-
scholastic district. The Marfa boys
won the title in this end of the
district by a recent win over Fort
Stockton while Odessa went into the
finals by a victory over Pecos a'
short while ago.
Coach “Led” Martin, former Sul
Ross student, has built up a strong
team at Marfa Hi and the Highland
boys will be able to give Odessa club
a run for their money in the titular
contest this afternoon.
Football fans in Alpine will await
with great interest the result of the
game this afternoon. Both schools
are in the class B division and will
not participate in the state, cham-
pionship series.
An art exhibit of pictures made
by the most celebrated artists in the
Southwest is being held at the Hol-
land Hotel this week ‘by J. F.
Gandara, representing the Desert
Picture Shop, Inc., of El Paso.
country was discussed at the
meeting of ranchers held at
Hudspeth Devil’s River ranch
SEEK CONGRESSIONAL AID TO
FIGHT POISON WEED IN
THE WEST
it was announced this week.
The catalog containing about 80
pages is now being prepared by the
Alavanche and will be ready for dis-
tribution in a few days.
With the backfield men playing
on the line the revamped Sul Ross
Lobos set back the Heavier John
Tarleton Plowboys on Jackson Field
last Monday by the score of 27-7.
Hostilities were opened with a
bang, Crow’s kickoff being brought
up to the Plowboy 45-yard line by
Rudder, the Plowboy center. Nabors,
fleet half of Tarleton’s, tore off nine
yards and immediately after, he
split the Lobo line for six yards more
and first down. Sul Ross got a big
break the next play, when Wicker
Lobo full, subbing at guard, scooped
up a Plowboy fumble and raced 45-
yards to the Tarleton eight-yard line.
Crow hit the line for 3-yards. Then
Iron Man McNeil ripped through
right tackle for the first touchdown
of the game. Jim Crow’s flying dog
added the extra point. Jim kicked a
good game, both puting and place-
ments. Jim got off one kick that
didn’t register any yards, however,
according to eye witnesses, it was
The Sul Ross Lobos escaped from
their -27-7 victory over the husky
Tarleton Plowboys on Jackson Field
Monday with no serious injuries, and
the whole team in good spirits for the
next game with McMurry which
will be played before an expected
record crowd in Alpine on Thanks-
giving Day. Graves has already
started preparations for the invasion
of the Redskins and will work the
squad to high gear for the contest
in the eight days he has of practice
before the whistle blows.
The Indians will arrive in Alpine
for their last clash of the season with
a better team than the ones which
used to pester the Lobos consistently
in former years. Since their en-
trance into the T. I. A. A. they have
built a strong team which not only
copped the crown in its first season,
but which holds undisputed possess-
ion of second place this year with
a record of three won and one lost.
Tn their four games with conference
teams they have high honors in total
points scored with 63 to their credit.
Only two touchdowns have been scor-
ed against them this year by confer-
ence squads.
Early in the season Tech beat
them by the margin of a field goal.
Later they ran up against a confer-
ence member the largest score that
had ever been recorded in conference
circles. They buried a strong Tarle-
ton eleven 32-0 after Tarleton had
beaten the A. C. C. Wildcats by one
touchdown earlier in the season.
Their latest victory was a 2-0
triumph over the North Texas
Teachers which broke the tie between
the two for second place. Coach
Graves says it is the one team he
has seen play this year which runs
good interference. They are noted
for the accuracy and the effective-
chased for an enormous price.
Through her courtesy and recommen-
dations, the Europa Motor magazine
The custom established by Scout-
master A. F. Robinson last year of
entertaining the Scouts with a
Thanksgiving feed will be followed
again this year and the boys are
looking forward to a big feed next
Thursday night which will be held
at the Midway Cafe, Scoutmaster
Robinson announced this week.
A feature of the occasion this year
will be the presence of the boys’
fathers, who have been given a bid
to attend the feast, which will also
carry out the "father and son” idea,
which is a Boy Scout innovation.
A big party is anticipated, accord-
ing to Mr. Robinson ,and those who
attended the affair last year will not
need a second invitation to be present
again this time, at a dollar a throw.
It being understood, however, that
the boys are the guests of the Scout-
master who finances this party un-
assisted.
The Big Bend section remains in
the limelight with publicity being
received in some of the nation’s big-
gest publications and requests for
stories coming in almost daily, ac-
cording to Mrs. W. B. Hamilton, sec-
A most ambitious paving program
is being mapped out by the city com-
missioners of Alpine which will in-
clude a network of paving to connect
practically every section of the city
with the downtown area, one of the
commissioners said this week. In-
cluded in the program will be the
widening of all paving now laid to a
30-foot width and putting in con-
crete curbs, the commissioners said.
The old paving except on a part of
Holland avenue and a block of Sixth
street, is only 18 feet wide. All
new paving to be laid will be thirty
feet in width and of Uvalde rock as-
phalt, the same material used on the
last paving laid Here.
Avenue B, the first street south of
the High school campus, is one of
the first streets- to be paved, accord-
ing to the present plans of the com-
missioners. This street will be paved
from Fifth street to the college
campus, a distance of some seven or
eight blocks, and will be connected
with College avanue, already paved,
at two or three points between the
college campus and down-town. It
is also planned to connect Holland
avenue with College avenue in one
or more places, the street just west
of .the campus, to be paved from Hol-
land north to Avenue B. Other
streets to be paved includes Tenth
street, from the S. P. tracks to the
dip about two blocks north of Col-
lege avenue. This street is the main
thoroughfare leading to the Orient
station. Eighth street, already paved
from College avenue about four
blocks, will be widened and the pav-
ing extended about two blocks
north from which point it will con-
nect with the Fort Davis highway,
or Fifth street, on another street to
be paved running east and west.
It is the plan of the city commis-
sion to pave enough streets all over
At a conference last night between
members of the school board, a com-
mittee from the chamber of com-
merce and L. C. Page, represent-
ing Page Brothers, Austin archi-
tects, it was decided to go ahead with
the plan to biud a new high school
building and also remodel and re-
novate the present building which
will be used as a ward school. The
plan also calls for the remodeling
and enlargement of the Mexican
ward building in South Alpine.
According to a member of the
chamber of commerce committee, the
plan involves the expenditure of
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Moody, T. R. & Bennett, D. M. The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, November 23, 1928, newspaper, November 23, 1928; Alpine, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1651724/m1/1/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Texas State Library and Archives Commission.