The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 27, 1967 Page: 1 of 14
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Alvin, Brazoria County, Texas, Thursday, July 27, 1967
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Councilmen Tim J. Gilmore
and Jim Adams said they need-
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but added. “I think we*U come
out all right "
Arnold asked the commis-
sioners in their deliberation
to make sure that offices are
staffed for the job they have
to do "but not overdo it.”
Picking Up The Mail
h'»the PMU! boxes shown here tn the remodel*
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hue f.r the sree’s sub divisions.
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THE BEST FOR.
local political sub-division.
The commissioners, Allen
Gray. Paul Wofford and F. A.
Rode;., as well as Mr R?we
Mayor Hermann and others
were in Washington last May
to urge the appropriation. In
fact. Alvinites were making
their second trip to Washing-
ton for this purpose.
The Chocolate Bayou plan,
termed a vital need in the
industrialization of the bayou
area, calls for widening the
Monsanto Company channel by
an additional 25 feet making
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' Pleased to report that the
$500,000 for the Chocolate
Bayou project is included in
the appropriation bill report-
ed today by the House Appro-
priation Committee ”
This was the text of a tele-
gram received Thursday about
6 p.m. by Mayor Ted C. Her-
mann. The wire was signed by
Congressmen Jack Brooks and
Jottfi Young.
It means, according to the
local people who have strongly
urged this appropriation, that
the future industrial growth
of this area should greatly
benefit.
A total of J27.630.000 was
approved by the House Appro-
priations Committee for pub-
lic works projects in the Ninth
Congressional District, said
Congressman Brooks.
Included tn the program for
the Texas Gulf Coast area of
the Ninth Congressional Dis-
trict we-e all of the budgeted
items, plus an additional >500.
000 for the Chocolate Bayou
Navigation Project.
The items approved by the
Appropriations Committee in-
cluded con1’.ruction projects
total width 125 feet and deep-
ening this section of the chan-
nel by ar. additional three feet,
making total depth here 12
feet For another five miles
upstream, the present channel
would be deepened nine feet
and made 10C feet wide On
completion, the entire im-
proved area would extend for
14 miles
Rowe said earlier that the
purpose of the improved cflan-
nel would be to create indus-
trial sites along the bayou.
Dickinson Bavou; and >10.000
fui the 40-foot deep channel
of the Galveston Harbor and
Channel.
Also approved by the com-
mittee were >436.000 for the
Sam Raybum Reservoir and
>173.000 for the B. A. Stein-
hagen Lake. Both of these pro-
jects are located outside of
the Nnth Congressional Dis-
trict. but affect the Neches
River flow into the Jefferson
County area.
* These projects will great -
ly benefit the one-half million
people and the indust rial com-
plex of the Texas Gulf Coast
Area and are absolutely nec-
essary for the continued ec-
onomic growth of our rapidly
expanding area,” said Con-
gressman Brooks.
The Chocolate Bayou pro-
ject has been diligently en-
couraged by the Navigation
and Drainage Committee of
the Alvin Chamber of Com-
merce. Agriculture and In-
dustry of which Sam Rowe is
chairman and by Brazoria
County Drainage District
Three commissioners who
will sponsor the project as a
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area with city services even
though ’he matter was refer-
red to the annexation commit-
tee, composed of Councilmen
Roland Burrows and Gene
Hinds, and the committee im-
mediately reported in favor
of such annexation
Councilman Don Blessing
said that most of the prelim-
inary study had been done
three years ago and. he added,
that the Callaway flights area
(not to be confused with Calla-
way Addition, he pointed out)
will support itself.
Tlie matter tabled until
the next meeting when addi-
tional information win he pro-
vided.
A report was also returned
to council on O. O. Terrell’s
request for water outside the
City Limits. The committee
recommended that the request
be refused at this time since
it was said that Mr. Terrell
was not interested in paying
the double charge for city wa -
ter outside the City Limits,
nor was he interested in lay-
ing lines of sufficient size to
serve the area in the event it
someday became a part of the
city unless the city paid a dif-
ference in the cost of larger
lines.
A report was Ira rd from
Harry Cranberry, fiscal agent
for the city, that >395.000 in
tax bonds for the second phase
street and drainage work and
for projects in the newly an-
nexed area had been sold and
the money deposited He ex-
pected similar action soon on
revenue bonds
The proposed budget for
1967-68 was presented by City
Manager Henry Brenek and
County Budget Under
Scrutiny For New Year
Brazoria County's commis-
sioners. including Commis-
sioner Henry Jordan of Alvin,
have uten working in budget
sessions and will after the
proposed new budget at public
hearing on Aug. 15. it has beer,
reported.
Fkidgets proposed by var-
ious departments for the com-
ing fiscal year have been under
scrutiny by the commission-
ers who learned that the bud-
get requests totaled more than
the auditor estimates the in-
come will be.
P; 'perty values in the coun-
ty are estimated tn be >310
466,570 or about >15 Million
higher than a year ago. said
Brazoria County Auditor T.
L Roberts.
Brazoria County Judge Al -
ton C. Arnold pointed out that
there was "some trimming”
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regular session Thursday
night and handled most of rheir
routine business with dis-
patch., Of prime Interest in
the meeting was a report of a
committee assigned to study
the position of the city engi-
neer in Alvin. It was recom-
mended. and approved, that
the post of city engineer and
director of public works be
created -- but the position of
this proposed fulltune em-
ployee has not yet been filled.
In the early part of the
meeting, the council appointed
former city Councilman Har-
ley Robinson to the City of
Alvin Plumbing Board.
The group routinely approv-
ed on second reading the or-
dinance creating a city-oper-
ated emergency ambulance
service and regulations for
such operations.
A petition for annexation
was presented from residents
of a portion of Callaway
ftights Subdivision, an area
adjacent to Callaway Addition
and to the new junior high
school. In the area request-
ing annexation are seven lots
and three houses.
City Manager Henry Bre-
nek told the council that sewer
extensions to this area would
cost about $450 and water
lines would cost about >1.000
if the city cannot use lines
already tn place there.
Councilman Don Blessing
moved to include all of the
Callaway Heights Subdivision
in the annexation -- an area
involving 3C lots and 17 hous
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Alvinites Are "Back Home" Again
booths in a temporary location”, the Alvin Post Office moved back tn Its own quar-
ligain as -arge as before, newly modernized, having plenty of boxes for rent, lighted
L- fixtures, boasting central air-conditioning and heating, and with a well-protected
L ind many "peek-a-boos” all over the building so that the 25 employees can keep
Lj make sure the mail is not stolen nor tampered with
Waiting On The Customers
i serve Alvin .re ihese postal employees - working in a larger building than ever
IlC square feet of space was added). In addition to the large lobby and postal box area,
r'-'l-g Space, i combination supply locker room and coffee room, and a
Variety Show F6r Alvin
A fast-paced show, combining some of the most talented amateur and semi-pro performer
in Brazoria County opens at 8 p.m. Saturday in the Alvin High School auditorium. All talent is
donated, including the music of Tohnny B and His Good Guys pictured above Proceeds from the
1-1/2 hour show will go to help operate the new shelter for the county's destitute children. The
shelter, now located in temporary quarters in Freeport, is operated by Brazoria County Youth
Home Inc., a county-wide organization. Tickets for the big variety show are >1 each and are
being sold by Alvin Rotarians. Lions and Optimists or may he purchased at the box office. For
the remainder of the year, the children’s shelter is being operated from benefits in cities of
the county and after Jan. 1. Brazoria County United Fund will meet operating costs.
Everybody Can Have A Box
9ird. the newest employee at the Alvin office, is the nephew of Ben A. Borskey, one
'15 Crater postmasters. The expansion program provided 1.400 postal boxes and
’aoout 500 more than before.
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Tv. tha past one 2 half jeer*.! A. •Tony" Pugh has
been acting postmaster in Alvin. He is a former mayor of the
city and, before he retired from that business, operated a va-
riety store here. Assistant postmaster is James J. Sparks
who has been 17 years in the postal service. 15 of those years
as a city carrier
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HIGHER QUALITY AT
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ue ’iiso four city delivery routes and one
Th? budget proposer! by
Roberts for salaries was >796,
676 which was about >50.000
less than the requested
amount 1+ said salary in-
creases asked in the proposed
budgets were considerably
higher than the >50,000 in-
crease requested last year
Another pesky problem for
the commissioners was a de-
termination of the Road and
Bridge Department Inidget
from which each < ommis-
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$500,000 Appropriation For Chocolate
Bayou Navigation Study Now Approved
of >7 4 Million for a seawall
and Hurricane protection pro-
ject at Port Arthur; >3.9 Mil-
lion for construction of the
40-foot deep channel on the
Sabine-Nechies Waterway; >2.
5 Million for construction at
the Wall.sville Reservoir on
the Trinity River; >2 Million
for hurricane protection at
Texas City; and >500,000 for
Head Front Groins in the Gal-
veston Harbor and Channel.
Maintenance and operations
funds approved by tl»e com-
mittee Included >5 Million for
the Sabine-Neches Waterway;
>3.2 Million for the Gulf In-
tercoastal Waterway Naviga-
tion; >1.3 Million for the Gal-
veston Harbor and Channel;
>490.000 for the Texas City
Channel; and >60.000 for the
Trinity River and Tributaries,
including the Liberty and Ana-
huac Channels.
Funds for preliminary in-
vestigations and planning for
proposed construction ap-
proved by the committee call-
ed for $500,000 for the Texas
Coast; $150,000 for Taylor’s
Bayou; $110,000 for the High-
land Bayou; >10.000 for the
From a reasonably typical
small town boyhood in Alvin.
Texas to the high acclaim of
an art exhibit (of his own
work) and a lecture (on hunting
the jaguar) at the York County
» Nature Museum in R. ck Hill.
South C> rnlina via Ger-
’■i many (with the U. S. Army);
- all points north, south, east
r-- and west in the United States;
a university education; his
own pastorate in College Port,
Texas; and a varied sojourn
in British Honduras ... is,
in a too-tiny nutshell, the life
story of Robert McKinney.
This man. well -known in his
hometown, is many things to
many people. In Alvin, he is
recognized as the son of Frank
and Marguerite McKinney. In
Germany, where he worked
with Special Services, and at
North Tfexas State University
in Demon, they haven’t for-
gotten the caliber of his work.
At College Port, he was the
minister of a small Baptist
church, or an advertising ar-
tist on a newspaper (depend-
Ing on the da^,of the week). Z
In the tiny British Honduras
village of Camalatte, he is
friend, teacher, minister,
hunter tc the semi-primitive
villagers ... and at the South
Carolina museum from which
he just returned, he’s the
"white hunter” with a fabu-
lous story to tell and an ex-
citing exhibition to display.
As varied as the things he
has done are the facets of this
Post, Scans Tentative Budget
V •; Alvin’s City c ouncil met in cost estimates of serving the the public budget hearing was
V* regular session Thursday *llh rllY services even set for Aug 3.
Mr. Bren»-k said, in his bud-
get message., that the total
amount tentatively budgeted
Reg. $4.96 Cai.
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Bowen, A. E. The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 27, 1967, newspaper, July 27, 1967; Alvin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1242971/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Alvin Community College.