The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 4, 1962 Page: 17 of 20
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Explorer Post
Re-Organized
Explorer Post 48*7, spon-
sored by the First Mei hod is:
Church, has been issued a
charter from the national
office, and G. W. Pearson
is rhe institutional repre-
sentative. Committeemen
ire H. J. Moore, A. B. K en-
nedy Jr., and Riley A. God-
win, J. C. Usrey is the uni:
leader.
Explorers registered are
Jin Wiginton, Guy WellboiOj
Rick Pierson, Billy Child-
ress, George Pugh, Ronnie
Nelson, Curtis McDonald and
• Joe Godwin.
The group meets at the
I ok Methodist Church a: 7;3C
| p.m. on Tuesdays.
I like to walk down Bond
I Street, thinking of all the
I hirgs I don’t desire.
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Delphian Meet
Held Thursday
■■B i rhe second seminar of the
Delta Gamma Taj Delphian.
I Chaprer was called to order
Thursday by Vice President
Mrs. J. R. Dollar in the ,
absence of Mrs. Don Morgan,
president.
Roll was called and the
program of the day, •’Pol-
itical Life of the Nation”,
was turned over to the lead-
! er, Mrs. W. C. Shepherd.
1 The following were the o-
I peners: Mrs. V. C. McGin-
nis and Mrs. T. O. Wilson.
Assignments
TwWy For Year
CamybH lai tat a
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Hostesses Club
Mrs. W. C. Dagner *
hostess to 10 members of
Needlecraft Club recent
cookies to Mrs. L. Wisely,
Mrs. Bessie Hoover. Mrs.
i Coward, Mrs. Nose ..: sne.,
. Miss F ieda Blumer and
Mrs. Ida Shaw.
The grouj. enjoyed visit-
ing while they sewed, ?rc-
cheted, and embroidered.
‘ Fashion Shew at which she
was named as a model. The
show was ? heduled in the
Emerald Room at the Sham-
rock-Hiltor..
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JV1 Restaurant
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eration of traveling Ameri-
cans, the Hellers said.
Among the services offer-
ed are insecticide and fungi-
cide spraying, fertilizing, ! ire*ting«
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W. L. HELLER SR.
ates as a hospital or hotel
would, explained Bill a d
Marty Heller. "Your plan:s
are brought bacK to health
where possible, multiplied if
feasible, and stored with
care when necessary,** they
said.
When the plants are pick-
ed up by the owner, all or-
ders have beer, carried out
and recorded. I
shined and ready.
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The plant is
Assignments were made .
This "Plan: Motel" is the • fo‘ the nex: seminar. Min- ,
ideal answer to a new ger.- u:es were rca<i and cor’
1 reeled, discussion was held
on the possible change of
I the meeting date and this
will be \oted a' the next
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of annoying -nd de- I
in re-
line must be altered for both
indoor and outdoor beauty
is sharply stressed.
"With more and more new
homes having built-in plant-
ers inside, landscaping does
no: stop when the doors
close”, he sa d. Marty Hell-
er has specialized in ar-
rangements, both living |
plants and everlasting foli-
age and flowers. Both Bill
and Marty Heller are grad-
uate landscape architects. :
Also available at Heller’s i
Garden Center are the very >
best insecticides to rid the
household and surrounding
areas ('
structive pests.
Heller’s also provide cata-
logs, bulletins and other
literature concerning the lai- |
est developments i
search.
Heller’s can provide the
newest data on such garden-
ing helps as how to keep |
St. Augustine lawns beauti- |
ful, and they offer a com-
plete landscaping service.
••Landscaping is the one
purchase or investment
which increases in value,"
Bill Heller pointed out. He
said his nursery and garden
center offers free landscap-
ing sketching service.
In addition to Bill and j
Marty, Heller’s has another
"standard fixture”. Jake
C. Stone has been the "right ■.
hand man” there since 1946. !
He supervises digging and
planting crews and takes
care of the sales yard.
Mrs. Ruthie Jean Patty,
j formerly Miss Lamson, is
i also a well-known employ-
. ee. She has been associat-
' ed with rhe nursery for the
' past four years and is well
; versed in all phases of
: planting as well as interior
! work.
Whatever your gardening
needs, whatever you want to
j talk alout in landscaping --
the Hellers are waiting to
I discuss with you. Call on
I them during their big four-
I day special anniversary e-
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Plant Motel
Is Innovation
At Heller's
The first and only known
"Plant Motel" is now a
part of Heller’s Nursery and
Garden Center.
This one ovation ar rhe
local nursery ha; brought
j nursery met from West Tex-
■ as, as well as ;urrounding
areas, to Alvin in quest of
an answer to an old, old,
problem.
The ’‘Plant Motel" opem_
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Larger Quarters
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F irm History
Way tack on Jan. 1,1913,
William L. Heller Sr. form-
ally opened the Alvin Cape
Jessamine and Floral Com-
pany. His location was the
site of a nursery founded
by his wife’s farher, the
late D. Z. Holloway. In
he 49 yearssince, the busi-
ness has been steadily en-
la rged.
In 1953, Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Heller Jr. returned hereto
oin their pa rents in the busi-
ness and are now owners
of the nursery and garden
renter.
••Cutdoor beauty is our
business” is t ie by-line on
4iich Heller’s operate. Mr.
Heller says, row, the by-
f ed date to be announced
liter, each contestant will
enter her ivy in order to
have its extent ot growth
judged. The winners will
t!ten be awarded the follow-
ing prizes: First, $5 gift
certificate plus one gaUon
of Ortho-Gro plant food; sec-
ond, Ortho Sprayette Num-
ber Two plus eight-ounce jar
of Carl Pool Ivy Food; third,
| eight-ounce Carl Pool Ivy
F cod plus five pounds of
Carl Pool ivy soil; and four-
I th and fifth, Orrio Leaf Pol-
ish Bomb.
Paul Schwaider, mer-
chandising sales repre-
sentative of the California
Spray Chemical Corporation
will be on hand for the big
four-day event here, as will
J. T. Bell of N'.agnolia Seed
Company, a veteran in gar-
dening development and an
experienced diagncsti'ian;
Ray Haynes of Wacco,(West-
ern Agricultural Chemical
Company) , a well knox ti
agronomist; and Dick Vaughn
of Carl Pool Products.
The Hellers said these
men will be glad to help
visitors w-ith their growing
problems.
ing contest.
There will be door prizes
of great interest to all, die
Hollers said. First prize
i is a $50 savings account
a- First Savings and Loan
| Association o f Alvin. Se-
cond prize is a $34.95 bar-
btique barrell with cutting
board and wheels; and third
and fourth prizes are 10C
pounds of Wacco Fortified
Peat Moss.
The first 30 customers on
F riday and Saturday will re-
i ceive packages of peat or
patting soil which regularly
sell for 59 cents.
Women entering thegrow-
Lig contest will receive a
f ee ivy plant. On a speci-
i -c; I : :30 to 6 p.m. except
Sunday when opening lours
Li. e 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The public is muted to
• -si’ the nursery and gar-
den center which is located
ust west of Alvin on iligh-
ay Six. The newly mod-
ized and greatly enlarged
mden center is an addition
an old, established busi-
ness in Alvin . . . one that
49s <^peratin8 herc
Many special attractions
have been planned for the
occasion. There wiU be free
coffee and cookies, bubble
gum, balloons, gardenia
books, samples, and ivy
plants for rhe women when
they enroll in the ivy grow-
ss
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Bowen, A. E. The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 4, 1962, newspaper, October 4, 1962; Alvin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1245650/m1/17/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Alvin Community College.