The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 3, 1970 Page: 1 of 18
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The Abvin Sun
ESTABLISHED 1890
Alvin, Brazoria County, Texas, Thursday, December 3,1970
News Phone [331-4421
Price 10 Cents
Election Set December 8 To
Switch Tax Bonds To Revenue
See ELECTION Pafe
See GARBAGE. Page ?
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See OPTIONAL. Page 7
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See CLASS. Page 8
. . .The county engineer
should have complete adminis-
trative responsibility for all
phases of the operation of the
Road and Bridge Department.
. . .Funds should be allo-
cated on the basis of road
of Commerce. Ag-
and Industry and
of the requests is
underway by Mrs.
bids for water and sewer work
for the past few years have
been consistently low for wa-
ter Improvements and high for
sewer improvements, thus
creating an imbalance between
water and sewer funds among
unsold water and sewer bonds.
Hence to carry out the pro-
gram planned in 1967 and 1968,
it is necessary to increase the
funds available for sewer im-
provements and acceptable to
Raymond '‘Dickie" Cor-
bett was found guilty of mur-
der with malice late last
Monday afternoon in what has
been known as the ‘‘Coffin
Murder Case.”
The jury returned the ver-
dict at about 5 p.m. and about
an hour later sentenced Cor-
bett to life imprisonment.
Corbett was tried for the
murder of Tullos E. Smith, 51.
Miss Patricia Donham. an
Alvin Junior College student
from Angleton, was named
the representative for all sou-
thern states for the National
Junior College Honor Frater-
nity. Phi Theta Kappa. She is
a member of the Mu Upsilon
Chapter at .Alvin Junior Col-
lege and is a music scholar-
ship student.
Miss Donham has been in
Atlanta, Georgia this week
where she spoke at the break-
fast meeting of the Southern
Association of Schoolsand
Colleges. She was also a guest
of honor at the banquet, chosen
An .Alvin businessman. Al-
fred Edward "Pee Wee"
Grimsley. 60. succumbed early
F riday of a massive heart at-
tact and was buried Sunday af-
ternoon in his hometown of
Cleveland.
Mr. Grimsley oper ated a
downtown cafe here for many
years and, later, he and his
wife. Adele, moved their busi-
ness to Highway 35 South where
they remained until their re-
tirement from the restaurant
which is now Parks Cafe.
Mr. andMrs. Grimsley were
at theirdeerhunting lease near
Del Rio when he was stricken
and was taken to the Vai Verde
Hospital. He was c ritically ill
there for eight days before his
death.
When in Alvin, the Grims-
leys lived at 2313 Koster Road
and Mr. Grimsley had, since
leaving the restaurant, work-
ed as a pipe-fitter in this area.
The couple also spent a good
bit of their time at their lake
In the special city election
of December 8. the citizens
of Alvin are being asked to
approve the issuance of $135,-
000 in sewer revenue bonds.
The city wishes to use these
bonds to replace a like amount
of tax bonds, said Mayor Ted
C. Hermann.
In 1967 the voters approved
$285,000 of water and sewer
tax bonds, of which $135,000
remain unissued. The ordi-
nance calling the present elec-
tion stipulates that, if the re-
venue bonds are approved, the
tax bonds will be cancelled.
There are two reasons for
converting the $135,000 of wa-
ter and sewer tax bonds to a
like amount of sewer revenue
bonds, the mayor said. First,
A Brazoria County man said
in an open letter last Friday
that people in the north end of
this county were ‘‘determined
to resist in force, and even re-
sort to civil disobedience if
necessary” topreventthepro-
posed dumping of Houston and
Harris County garbage in Bra-
zoria County.
The letter is addressed to
the governor and lieutenant
governor of Texas and the ma-
yor and city council of Houston.
It is signed by H. H. (Boots)
Guillot, owner of a food mar-
ket in Brookside Village.
Brookside is a small town of
1.400 between Pearland and
Houston, west ofMykawa Road.
The letter was drawn up af-
ter Guillot met with 10 other
citizens from the county in the
Brookside City Hall Thursday
night. Guillot said he was hav-
ing it published Sunday at a cost
of $489.60 as apaidadvertise-
ment in the Houston Post at his
own expense.
He sa id the citizens we re
concerned about an applica-
tion to the Texas Department
of Health from the National
Disposal Service to operate a
sanitary landfill in North Bra-
zoria County.
National’s proposal is for a
landfill that would be open to the
public and would serve south
Harris County and north Bra-
zoria County.
Guillot said the citizens also
were concerned about a news-
paper report Thursday that E.
PATRICK DONHAM
Represents Southern States
are questionable areas in the
implementation of the Option-
al Road Law, among them bud-
geting, cost projection and pur-
chasing," Mrs. Battle said.
In conjunction with the stu-
dy. the league made these gen-
eral recommendations to the
court:
spokesman for the League.
The court took no action on
the League’s statement.
The road and bridge depart-
ment received bids on road
building materials for use in
1971 but referred all bids to
the county engineer and county
auditor for tabulation and rec-
ommendation. The bidding co-
vered 17 different types ofbuil-
ding materials including lum-
ber. shell, fencing materials
and concrete.
Moore Motor Company of
Freeport was the apparent low
bidder on 12 patrolcarsforthe
sheriff’s department. Moore
bid a total, considering trade-
in, of $25,038. The other bid-
der was Saylor Motors of Al-
vin with an effective bid of
$28,178. The court referred
the bids to the auditor, sheriff
reduce those available for wa-
ter improvemenu.
Second, it is felt that the is-
suance of revenue bondstore-
place tax bonds is more fair
to the citizens since those cus-
tomers paying for the sewer
service provided by the bond
improvements will pay to re-
tire the bonds ratter than the
beleaguered taxpayer.
When approved and sold, the
$135,000 of sewer revenue
B. Cape, Houston public works
director, was negotiating with
Metropolitan Waste Products
to dispose of garbage in Bra-
zoria County.
The citizens believe Metro-
politan is planning to use a
landfill that would tie operated
by National.
"We intend to resistthisle-
gal rape of our community by
all means, legal ind other-
wise," said the letter
Guillot explained this meant
obstructing traffic to keep out
garbage trucks. He said about
15 women volunteered Friday
to lie down in front of the trucks
if necessary.
The letter said the state's
Solid Waste Disposal Act does
not allow a county government
to refuse entry of garbage from
another county. He called this
‘‘faulty legislation’ and‘‘open
permission for metropolitan
areas to export their garbage
to surrounding counties." The
letter said this should be re-
from over 400chaptersacross
the nation.
The talented student won this
coveted honor at the National
Phi Theta Kappa convention in
Panama City. Florida last
spring.
Miss Donham is majoring
in music and lists accomplish-
ments in both voice and piano.
She is a member of the Col-
lege Singers and the AJC Cho-
rus, and has given piano re-
citals at the college. She at-
tended the National Honors
Institute in Milbrook, New-
York last June.
bonds will be used along wi
ocher bonds to carry jut th
Second phase of a uulitv in:
provement program curlim d!
the voters in the bond t , r
of 1964. 1967 and 19*’•
During the next 24
these improvements wjj
elude providing water and se
wer service to se.
ser.-ed areas within th
George Stanton, an opposi-
tion leader to a proposed Al-
vin zoning ordinance, called
on voters to defeat the issue
at the Dec. 8 election because
it infringes on property own-
ers’ ‘‘constitutional rights”
and is "socialistic” In its
trend.
Vice-chairman of the newly-
formed organization opposing
the city charter amendment.
Stanton announced a public let-
ter to the voters that reads
Brazoria County Commis-
sioners Court met in regular
session Monday with all elec-
ted officials present. Others
present included a three-
member delegation from the
League of Women Voters, a
number of bidders on road
building materials, several
county officials and four news-
writers.
All actions were unanimous.
The League of Women Vo-
ters of Brazosport urged Com-
missioners Court to abide with
the Optional Road Law of 1947,
and took specific issue with
what the League called "ques-
tionable areas" in the imple-
mentation of the law, among
them, budgeting, cost projec-
tion, and purchasing. The
statement was presented by
Mrs. Robert M. Battle, a
iis to you is for you to decide — this,
geared ‘to each his own’ — but in our
■ .-..stmas by lighting candles on a cake.
.... soy asked: "If this is Jesus birthday,
are”' There’s been one ever since.
. ndor, right beside the Christmas tree,
r- cake is symbolic of nothing. Keeping
together. in joyous recognition of His
element. " Andnowabidethfaith, hope.
g reatest of these is love. . .
• d of them all? Eunice Lindsey (Mrs.
re’s another grandchild on the way —
- Lindsey are the lucky pair. . . Or
Riley) reporting happily she'll be a
J in, urrently at Fort Hood, is en-
Harris (daughter of the N. E. Wilsons
c ' da rd who’s gening the rocking chair
• the time son Jerry, calls to say‘the
like this:
"The City of Alvinhasbeen
an incorporated City for almost
a hundred years. It has. up to
this time, never been consider-
ed necessary for the people in
Alvin to have to rely on the
city council or a planning com-
mittee to tell them how they
must use their own private
property.
"Alvin has grown a lot in
See STANTON, Page «
FIRESTONE TIRES
. Mme I Auto Suites
PKCO APPLIANCFS
Hfhe Butty At Lower Pices
home near Gonzales
Mr. Grimsley was brought
here from Del Ric and lav .
stat - at Martin Fune.-a cha-
pel until Sunday aftern >r w‘ -
he was taken overland •
land forgravesideserv. san<
burial in the Oak Shad ’ • -
tery Grimsley was a >r
of the I. O.O. F. Lodge a .Al-
vin and lodge members serv-
ed as pallbearers.
In addition to his wife, ■
is survived by a step-:- otht -
Mrs. Arlene Grimsley of .
gansport. Louisiana; a da , -
ter. Mrs. Marjorie Anr. ' r-
nell af Casper, Wy 'ming;th.-e
sons John A. Grimslev : -‘
Grimsley and Richard Grims-
ley, all of Cleveland; a sister,
Mrs. Nellie Hamilton 1 •
mer, Louisiana; three telf-
brothers, DeanGrimsley, Vol-
ley . ack Grimsley and .ea-
land Grimsley, all of Logans-
port. Louisiana; and four
grandchildren.
A delegation from the
League of Women Voters of
Brazosport urged Commis-
sioners Court last Monday to
adhere strictly to the Option-
al Road law of 1947 "as long
as the voters do not choose to
abolish" the law by popular
referendum.
While Precinct 1 Commis-
sioner Dixie Brown protested
the league s statement, claim-
ing the organization is not qua-
lified to make such a study.
County Judge Alton C. Arnold
apparently supported the
league’s position.
The league statement was
presented to the court Monday
by Mrs. Robert M. Battle, a
LWV officer.
"In our study we found there
’Pee Wee’ Grimsley
Is Buried Sunday
a La Marque welder, whose
body was found by Freeport
police before dawn on January
27.
The murder trial has been
held in Angleton in the Dis-
trict Court of Judge Paul Fer-
guson. The jury is composed of
one woman and 12 men.
Prosecuting attorneys were
See MURDER. Page 7
AJC Student Goes To
Southern States Meet
medied.
‘Tn the meantime.'
ued the letter, “citize
north Brazoria County
res; rt to the only a: ■.
gets results in these
spectacular demonstra-
A c c o rd i ng to infer
forwarded to Brazoria
Judge Alton C. Arnold • r
health department ir
Nati nal was proposing
fill site on 130 acres a •
mili-s west of Pearl-
thre • miles south < ■
about a mile south :
ters ction of Far:-
and County Road 89.
Guillot said he law
shewing moth- r ; -
landfill site nearby h-:
County Roads 92 and 101
The letter said ’he:
landfill would low .- ; -
values pollute water -
streams and reqc re
Burglary At
School Is Messy
Alvin school officials were
harassed last week by a break-
in at the elementary school
... a messy job that did more
damage to the building than
anything else. Police Chief
Olan Miles said very little
was stolen in the burglary.
He said a window was bro-
ken to gain entry and the en-
tire building was sprayed with
paint and other damage done.
The police also reported a
theft of about 15 quarts of oil
from the oil rack at Sellers’
Texaco Service Station.
Murder Trial Ends
In Guilty Verdict
and engineer for tabulation and
recommendation.
Bill Parker urged Commis-
sioners Court to apply to the
state for matching funds to be
used for comprehensive plan-
ning on the county level. Park-
er told the court that enabling
legis!ation has been proposed
for this purpose and that Bra-
zoria County couldget its name
on the list by applying now.
Such planning, Parker said,
could be used for beaches,
parks, roads, trails, or fair-
grounds. The court indicated
it was interested and would
checl into the proposal fur-
ther.
County Judge Alton C. Ar-
nold agreed to sign a telegram
to Pearce Johnson, chairman
See COURT. P«et
Yule Basket
Applications
Are Screened
Applications for "Christ-
mas Cheer" baskets were ta-
ken at the offices of Alvin
Chamber
riculture
sc reening
currently
John Tolan of the Salvation
Army. Mrs. Tolan has worked
with the civic group for sev-
eral years to make certain
that each indigent family in
Alvin receives a basket of
g-xfai -s at Christmastime, and
that none are duplicated at the
expense of somebody else.
Church groups, civic or-
ganizations, school clubs, and
many individuals contribute
toys to make Christmas mer-
ry for children in these fam-
ilies. Staple goods, canned
pioducts, and cash for the
last-minute meats, bread and
milk which must be added to
the baskets are also provided
in gifts from a big-hearted
community.
v jb 13 ages in Two Sections 'Business Phone 331-4421
Commissioners Court “
Hear Delegation, Take Bids
Garbage Site Protest Arises
Again; Committee For Control
Court Asked To Follow Optional
Road Law By League Of Women
LEE KNIGHT COMPANY
Stanton Raps Proposed
City Zoning Ordinance
Criminalistics
Class At AJC
Takes Field Trip
The Criminalistics class of
the Department of Police Sci-
ence is studying the fundamen-
tals of criminal investigation.
It tookafieldtripto the Depart-
ment of Public Safety Region-
al Headquarters in Houston
last week.
The tour guide was Patrol-
man Maurice Cook of the Safe-
ty Educationservice. Mr. Cook
is a former student of Alvin
Junior College.
The tour included the Re-
gional Crime Laboratory, the
Narcotics Enforcement Sec-
tion and the Communications
Center. J. Ray Sanders gave a
detailed discussion of how and
when to use the polygraph.
next-to-last page of your calendar,
hristmas — ready or not — and even
away. You’re involved in the busiest
... and bedecking the house that you ex-
. ? other 11 months of the year lumped
; .: xj're blessed If you enjoy all the pre-
■ - do every year because at our house,
"ng alone — LOVE. "For God so loved
, ivi -iis only begotten Son". . .The birth
• _l:m ate in love, and celebration of His
- asion of the heart.
■ folks have been criticizing Christmas
' modernfol-de-rol. (Or what some have
sei and the trash). Its too commercial,
- : . th some old pagan ritual — and nobody
■’Xi" date of Christ’s birth anyway. They
- butthat’sthegeneral pitch. Who carer
• . question now? Scholars readily admit
■ may not have occurred — actually —
e December 25. And once upon a time in
- •’ -i was indeed a Roman feast celebrating
; darkness. The idea could easily have
-.r commemoration and would that be
provides the light that's in your life?
• ?. difference which DaY is the anniver-
The emphatically significant fact is that
'..ved to teach this world the Greatest
ID BRO WN FORD lT0
f.;?- roi<? CAR « BUYS MORE
jr. t> «NTAl • MW t UKD UNITS
j iLVR. TEXAS 331*3181
;--n ' le ,n t ie law offices of Ful-
-Bates & Jaworsky there) arrived
-g .nner with her parents, Hollis and
' me, too. It was 3;3O a.m. before
e bu» everybody was so glad to see
re da iflter Susan and John Franks —
• mg — and their little lad. Brian. . .
n wrote a note to say that she and Mr.
r the November 20 wedding of their
ride was surely lovely — in the gown
- - - r she was wed to Thomas E. Fanelli
■. r h at New Rochelle. Nylah teaches in
r'dgh. Her Tom attends law school at
-st department of First Westchester
le honeymooned in Nassau — and mom
Thompsons are new to Alvin, sort of,
ore folks just as nice as these. . .
-d over, but there's no place like home
- • D, McCombs has come back to Alvin.
■ting out to establish the Alvin Church
— here —thistime — since September,
here as a child. From 190? to 1914,
.se across from Summers Grocery
pled in the 1915 storm winds, but
gs are tied to that site where his home
- ess there is etched deep into his mind.
m pneumonia and typhoid and there
: be done. Alvin’s Dr. Matthews knelt
• - ‘ie mother bowed to whisper her pray-
• God I’m here,” the minister simply
:e, primarily in the Indiana area until
idge Bible College two years ago. . .
i ■ ise of The Beatitudes bring solace to
■ who have waked this week to life im-
:ied His mouth, and taught them, saying
'hat mourn; for they shall be comforted
ureet Jr. died in a tragic hunting acci-
A. E. (Pee Wee) Grimsley, so leng the
■' which is now Parks Cafe, sustained a
die hunting at Del Rio. He succumbed
; Lization. We shall miss our friends. . .
s ’lool books. . . and good grades! Four
40-hour course ir Criminal Investi-
'' : Mainland. The class grade-average
s John Harris made 100, if you please!
- Reynolds each posted 96, and Gary E-
dor.’t you? Mrs. Robert Lawrence, Alvin
" • hairman, a delightful hostess for the
ouocil meeting here. . . Martha Reed
= smert in her rose-olive pants ensemble,
-ry title for a ‘make it yourself with wool’
ye Charter (daughter of the late Ernest
■' JS'acious ‘greeter’ at Dr. Hugh Faulkner s
Jim Dick Lindsey’s picture was in Life
'tmber 20; . . Mrs. Nora Swinney (Ruth Webb’s
, >e; s' ill in Alvin’s Gulfcoast Hospital and is
“nt home. . . Ruth Castle also a patient
/' .-com. . . Thomas Talley has resigned
-re Department. . . Somebody said_th»t
" »een Realty is sharing offices with Billy
'‘si:. Larry Reap is the president of Alvin
. * er officers are Johnny OU ver and Charles
5 luster Oliver who handles treasurer s
* rell, Ron Strickland and John Henneke,
atty Smith has been working at the Alvin
’ ■’ ’ce office while Pauline Ruskey vaettioned
. ‘ nitei took part in the Texas Joint English
‘ -n> lUirict meet - Miss Charles Benson,
. -‘!el ‘indrews, Mary WylUe. Patsy Klopp.
L < s Leslie Broderhausen and Bessie Mae
|. ‘'-’-a rapfia Gamma members are Lois Leitner,
'■ A,»ie (she took Rnth Renfrow's ptace as
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Storrs, A. W. The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 3, 1970, newspaper, December 3, 1970; Alvin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1215247/m1/1/?q=aRCHIVES: accessed June 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Alvin Community College.