The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 2, 1965 Page: 1 of 16
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L 76, No. 18—16 Pages in I Section Alvin Brazoria County, Texas Thursday, December 2, 1965 News Telephone No. OL 8-4773 Business Telephone No. OL 8-3353
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Precinct One; and Mrs. Ellen
K. Vick of West Columbia.
Justice Precinct Two
On the ballot next spring
will be seven county-wide of-
fices in Brazoria County gov-
ernment, the county chairman
for both Democratic and Re-
publican partie,. all precinct
chairmen for both parties, the
county commissioners for
Precincts Two and Four, and
all justices of the peace in the
county.
If there is to be a furor of
excitement in Alvin over the
elections, the picture ha- not
yet been made clear but in-
terest in balloting is sure to
Resigned: Ne
Coach Sought
tapi
from his office and all ad-
mission items listed in the
college catalogue must be in
before the student can regts-
A permit to register will
not be given until a tran-
script is on tile in the office
of the registrar, he stressed
the colored lights, dangling bells and glittering Christmas
trees tell the story even stronger than the calendar relates
it. It’s already too late to be ' early” with your Christmas
stringing the lights across the
downtown streets and into the
neighborhood shopping areas.
< hri-tina- < hi rr Basket
. that time of year again . . and in case the month- have
iky and you can’t really believe that Christmas is coming,
• > .ook at the gala trimmings that are currently g mg into
t at Alvin’s business houses. The gay swags of tinsel,
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ping weeks expected. C
observed but, if the '
will be the order as th.
Dr. Charles Allen, pastor
of Firs' Methodist Church in
Houston and a prominent re-
ligious author and speaker,
will be the principal guest
at the 10th annual meeting and
banquet of the Alvin Chamber
of Commerce, Agriculture and
Industry.
The barque? will be held Ln
the Student Union Center on
rhe campus of Alvin High
Scnooi on Saturday, Jan. 29.
The banquet has long been
one of the major features of
the spring civic and social
season in Alvin, and tickets
are rapidly sold out since only
400 persons can be accomo-
dated •» th* hanquet
Chamber officials said rhe
tickets will soon be available,
first to the membership of the
chamber and then to the gen-
eral public.
chamber lighting pro-
® is aided by Community
** Service personnel who.
'ye«r, spend several day
In addition to the well known
speaker, this year's program
will again feature a report
from 1965 < ham her officers
and the in tallation of new
officers for 1966.
Van D. Gillen, executive
vice president of First Na-
tional Bank of Alvin, will take
office as president. Serving
with him will be Doyle Swin-
dell of Pearson Chevrolet
company, vice president of
the Administrative Division;
Ben Magness. Humble Oil dis-
tributer. vice president of the
Area Development Division;
Jack Beaver of Alvin Equip-
ment Company, vice president
■J rivl/- Division-
Alexander of Houston Natur-
al Gas, vice president of the
Commercial Division; and Dr.
Hugh Faulkner of the Vision
Clinic, treasurer.
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Alvin Junior College, like
other educational institutions
over the State, has faced such
large enrollments during the
past year that it has become
necessary to require early
application for admission
from every student.
Neal M. Nelson, dean of
admissions and registrar,
said this new policy will be-
gin with the Spring Term of
1966 and students will be re-
fer admission or an applica-
tion for re-entry to the college
at least 30 days before t.ie new
semester begins. Dates for
each semester are reflected
in the college catalogue each
year,
1 ne dean ot admissions said
that, for summer sessions,
applications must be filed at
least 14 days before the be-
ginning of any summer term.
Racoyn
■psodent
led., Hard
win is taking on its holi-
|dress again this year
pr of the practice tor the
4'ional three-week Yule
bon which falls between
Waiving and Christmas
hvt Alexander, chairman
fte Trade Extension Com-
be of the Alvin Chamber
Commerce. Agriculture and
ki'ty aid the street deco-
kr..; will soon be going up
Gordon Street from Five
fcj to "as far north as pos-
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can Beauty
rani c Long
*7shey received a skull
F*re and concussion, bro-
f lrrn. ribs and shoulder
r 'hrown through the air
f 171 iron post. He under-
Forgery on his arm for
r0Val of two inches of shat -
r* tone. and plastic sur-
P is anticipated later, it
F ^Ported.
\r<* ln'iligli Gear"
the Christmas Cheer baskets
but many families have such
gifts and chamber officials
urged that they be taken to the
Salvation Army Servi en-
ter adjacent to the VFW Com-
munity Swimming Pool.
For the Christmas Cheer
baskets, the chamber needs
staples and canned food, toys,
and cash.
The cash is used to buy
additional staple groceries,
hams for the holiday dinner,
and perishable items which
cannot be purchased early.
Another tradition in Alvin
has grown up around the
Christmas Cheer baskets . . .
as civic and church groups
have their Yuletime parties,
gifts of toys are placed under
the individual Christmas trees
-- or canned foods -- and
these, after the party are de-
livered to the Chamber of
Commerce office for inclu-
sion in the Christmas bas-
kets.
Basket delivery is annually
made on Christmas Eve and
officials believe that Alvin-
ites will ’’come through” a-
gain this year so the greatest
number of persons may be
aided in having a truly happy
Christmas.
The growth of Alvin Junior
College and the Alvin Public
Schools during the past school
term has made it evident to
school officials that addition-
al teachers will be needed for
the 1966-67 school year, said
D. P. O’Quinn, president of
the college and superintendent
of schools.
Mr. O’Quinn said it is yet
impossible to know how many
additional teachers will be
needed next year but he is
* stepping up teacher recruit-
ment” at the present time.
The superintendent plans a
wide tour of colleges in »he
early spring for this recruit-
ing, and will also make a
shone, tour during the sum-
mer. he said
An Alvin organization, the
Jaycees. is now collecting dis-
carded toys for repair and re-
conditioning so that local chil -
dren, who might otherwise
miss the joys of the season,
will have a visit from St. Nick.
The Jaycees recently
launched their ’’Toys for
Tots” program, an annual e-
vent. and have been seeking old
rr.ys which may he "made like
new again” as gifts tor needy
children.
Last year, the Jaycees re-
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pick up after the fir .: ‘ ’he
year
The first primary for both
parties will be held on May
7, 1966 and the filing deadline
is Monday. Feb, ’ Absentee
voting is established from
April 18 through May 3.
The second primary, if one
is required and it usually is,
will be held on Saturday, June
4; and the elected represen-
tatives of each party will face
each other on voting machine*'
in the General election to be
held Tuesday. Nov, 8.
County officer? to be cho-
sen this year, and the incum-
bents in those offices, are:
19'
For
The time for Christmasgiv-
ing has arrived in Alvin . .
and Mrs. Maxine Royse (plus
members of her Health and
Welfare Committee) are mak-
ing plans for the traditional
Christmas Cheer program as
handled through the Alvin
Chamber of Commerce. Agri-
culture and Industry
Each year, the program
grows as more families need
aid in this rapidly expanding
community if their hildren
are to have a joyous visit from
Old Saint Nick and if the fam-
ily is to dine on the custom-
ary holiday foods.
Annually, the requests for
basket s increase, officials
say. Once upon a time, there
were from 50 to 65 needy
families who were presented
with the brim-full baskets.
Last year there were about
115 . . . and the number of
requests keep pace with Al-
vin’s spiraling population.
Chamber officials said
there are always more re-
quests than can be filled so
applicants are carefully
screened to avoid duplication
and todetermine the most des-
perate needs.
Clothing is not included in
Bill Henry, head coach and
athletic director of the Alvin
Public Schools for the past
five years, has submitted his
resignation to D. P. O’Quinn,
superintendent of schools.
Mr. O’Quinn said the resig-
nation is effective at the close
of the present school year.and
that Mr. Henry has requested
re-assignment in the Alvin
school system.
Mr Henry’s academic field
is related math and rhe super-
intendent said that every ef-
fort will be made to work
out such an assignment and
that he believes this will be
possible.
in the meantime. Mr
O'Quinn said he is looking for
a replacement in the athletic-
department on an invitation
basis and will pre«rn»
recommendation to the Alvin
School Board as swiftly as
possible.
In discussing his resigna-
tion, Mr. Henry said: “This
decision was not a sudden
decision, nor a pressured de-
cision, nor an easy decision
to make. Considering all
things, i feel it is the best de-
cision. The athletic program
of Alvin High School will al-
ways have special meaning to
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me. I would like to wish it,
along with my successor, the
very best of luck.”
Earlv Enrollment For \JG Dr. Alien Will
Though the filing deadline
is till nine weeks away, Bra-
zoria County’s politicians are
already thinking about the
primary elections next May
and some of them have "toss-
ed their hats in the ring”
Among the early filings is
that of Mrs. Anna B. Tilton,
justice of the peace of Pre-
cinct Three in Alvin. Mrs.
Tilton was appointed by Bra-
zoria County Commissioners
( ourt last year to till the un-
expired term of her husband,
Ray P. Tilton, who resigned
the post because of illness.
Two other justices have al-
so filed, it has been reported.
They are also incumbents --
A. L. Lee of Angleton, Justice
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worked several pickup truck
loads of toys and they are
hoping u> Ju sas.se title
year. Speed is important, how-
ever, snd they must have the
toys early so that mere will
be time to repair and paint
them before Christmas.
Anyone having toys Is asked
to contact Ken Hunting. Billy
McDuffie, or Floyd Lukens
they pledge that the toys
■..ill be picked up -wiftly so
.hat they can .ppear again
under some child'sChristmas
tree.
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woria County Engineer
•um Hershey was criti-
? injured last week in a
•wbike accident in Hous-
■ his condition has been
c‘«l as somewhat im-
*ec more recently.
*« county engineer was
* to Methodist Hospital
^ston after the accident
xcurred on the Rice
“urn parking lot where he
*'rying out his son’s mo-
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'. r.'v treasurer, CMell Rob-
in.Si*H; _'.;;.ty judge, Alton C.
•\ r.u id; . ,dgt- cf the Court of
I1 >mesti( Relations, E. R.
Guff; co.inty -lerk.H.R,(Her-
bert) Steven- Jr; district
cirr-. iame (Jim) Bradford
: ; criminal district attor-
ney, ' m Kenyon; and county
urveyrr, F. G. (Bo) Akers.
liar hi II Mt is new county
chairman for the Democratic
- i.-ry nd Ge< rge Phinney is
chairmii ■ r rhe Republicans.
( c tn mi s toner posts at
stax - next year will be those
-f \'hn I. Gayie Jr tn Pre-
cinct Two and Joe H. Brigance
inct Four
msing up Alvin’s princi-
Ihoroughfare is the annual
'he Christmas-buying
wr here and, this year,
h-e; hants are not wait-
Kke« I
I l- 'in adding their own
npidly as possible.
Zander said some $250
seen contributed to the
Lighting Program
'year and most of this sum
* needed to buy bulb
Ha cements for the gala
is Additional funds are
to for decorations and he
'merchants will be con-
w in the immediate fu-
Santa < lau-
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Bowen, A. E. The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 2, 1965, newspaper, December 2, 1965; Alvin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1244953/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Alvin Community College.