The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 19, 1965 Page: 1 of 16
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the new location in about 110
working days.
Pearson Chevrolet Com-
pany was begun in Alvin in
its present building back in
1923 by Fred Much, J. J. Dod-
son and Frank Richter Mr
Pearson purchased the firm in
1933 and continued with the
Chevrolet franchise He add-
ed the Oldsmobile franchise
in 1946
In 1962, J. D. Blackwell be-
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Kalkomey was the surveyor on
the job and detailed his find-
ing- by tying in locations with
Disney and Alvin Number One
Subdivisions concerning the
disputed properties in Gra-
ham* Addition. K ilkcmey said
he found many correct prop
See COUNCILMEN
Page 8, Column 5
CofC Membership To
\ ole By-Law Revisions
merer.
dustry
on the
petition for additional names
to be included if each petition
bears the signature of 10 mem-
bers of the organization whose
membership is in good stand-
ing Ballots will be mailed to
the membership, as now, and
five days will be allowed for
voting
Deleted in the revisions was
the section which nnw
that "No person serving in :
political or quasi-political ca-
pacity shall be eligible for
election to the Board of Di-
rectors.
There were other recom-
mended revisions in the meth-
ods of making amendments to
the By-Laws, the preparation
of the budget and other mat-
ters each of which are fully
outlined in copies mailed to
the members.
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of Houston is the architect
The front of the building,
housing the show floor, offi-
ces and parts sales depart-
ment, will be of masonry and
glass and will be completely
air-conditioned. There will
also be an air-conditioned cof-
fee and lunch room for me-
chanics, Mr. Pearson said
The shop area will be of
deep blue and white metallic
finish with insulated ceilings.
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Bids
four vice presidents /rather
than one as now established)
and that thev hold titles of
vice president of the Admin-
istrative Division, vicepresi-
dent of the Area Development
Division, vice president of
the Commercial Division, and
vice president of the Civic
Division.
Another major change was
in the election of directors.
Now, a list of the entire mem-
bership is mailed to each
member for nominations. If
the revision is approved, a
Nominating Committee con-
sisting of five members will
select 10 names to fill the five
positions as directors. The
membership will be allowed to
All ballots should be re- .
turned to the chamber office
prior to 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Aug. 25, said Dr. Cline.
Along with the ballots, cop-
ies of the existing regulations
have been mailed to each
member, along with the pro-
posed changes.
Briefly, the revisions pro-
vide that minimum non-busi-
ness membership dues shall
be $24 per year rather than
the current $12; that the Board
of Directors be increased to
15 rather than the present
12 elected officials; that there
shall be no honorary members
of the chamber; that a director
shall not be eligible for re-
election until one year shall
have elapsed at the end of his
term of office, providing that
he served a full three-year
term (now the appointed di-
rector who fills an unexpired
term cannot be re-elected for
one year); that the board elect
f.uir viff nrpci<l»»n» c irtfhpr I
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Construction started Tues-
day on the new masonry, glass
and metallic structure to be
occupied by Pearson Chevro-
let company, said George W,
Pearson, president of that
firm.
The new building, 35,000
square feet of interior space
surrounded by 113,000 square
feet of paving, will be situated
on a five-acre tract of land at
the intersection of Highways
Alvin city councilmen awarded the contract f.r water main
extensions to G. G. Ross Inc. of Bellaire in the amount of $62.
894 for a base bid; and Pittsburg-Des Moine Steel Company
was awarded the contract for the water tower with $85,800 as
the base bid. A contract was also signed with Snowcan Inc. for
the construction of the fire and polk stati vr ~ in the amount of
$118,000. Councilmen met in special se.sion Tuesday night.
of Alvin. $65,'’42.87; and
George ConstructionCompany
of Houston, $70,800.50.
Four firms bid on the 500.
000 gallon elevated storage
tank and tower They were
tiering Company of Dallas,
W. D. Caldwell of Louisville.
Ky., Pittsburgh-De: Moines
-Steel Company of Dallas, and
Chicago Bridge of Houston.
Bids on the storage tank
ranged from $85,800 (Pitts-
burg-Des Moines) to $101,710
(W. D. Caldwell) and bids on
the tower were $123,900
(Pittsburg-Des Moines) and
$106,500 (Chicago Bridge). In
each set of bids there were
numerous alternates to be
considered by the engineer in
tabulating the bids.
Secondly, at the meeting,
the council re-considered the
bids on the new fire and police
school. It was in 1954 that A.
B. Templeton, now president
of Sam Houston Stare Teach-
ers College, began his tenure
Alvin. In the 10 years Alvin
Junior College was under Dr.
Templeton’s direction, en-
rollment increased five-fold
and the school’s reputation be -
came established in the state.
Realizing the position their
creation had attained, as en-
rollment approached the 1.000
mark, the citizens of Alvin
voted overwhelmingly $1.500,
000 in bonds to locate and con-
struct the present campus,
which first opened its doors in
June. 1963. At last Alvin Jun -
station> A number of revi-
sion^ had been made by the
architect, said City Manager
Henry Brenek, and the low
bidder. Snowdon Inc . had a-
greed to erect the building for
$118,000 which was the amount
the architect judged to be a-
vailablefor the work In a
Fall Registration For
AJC Is Scheduled Soon
Classes at the college be-
gin Sept. 15.
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■ -zicr College re-
lute-wide recogni-
when it was the
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iMicauonof the South
Famber of Commerce,
►ie was one of a series
fl education tn Texas,
r what the chamber
r*rce folks had to say
pn’l college:
F* t” the midst of six-
I kr«s . f prairie, yet
5y more than a few
pent trees, are the
I ■modern buildings of
|®ior College, an in-
Bconceived and creat-
B citizens of its home
FT from its modest
p an intramural
f al Alvin High School.
P $ years, grown to
► ever-widening area,
|d basic liberal arts
F11 and several spe-
Params. As the
Flege movement gains
rT nationally, the goal
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lengthy discussion concerning
available funds, councilmen
still believed they lacked $1,
114.X of the required $118,
000 and delayed awarding the
Snowdon contract until some
determination could be mad*
about ’he exact amount of
money available.
Another major item on the
agenda was the discussion of
I the House Street situation and
Practically every man. wo-
man and child in Alvin wel-
comed the 1.46 inches of rain-
fall which fell on the parched
community in July and have
been equally a.* joyous over the
continued showers in August
Hubert Wood, official gaug-
er fcr the U. S. Weather Bu-
reau reported the rainfall and
said it was the least that had
fallen in a X-day period since
April.
So far this year, excluding
the ram in August, there has
been a total of 12.59 inches.
a report from the committee
appointed to ,tudy this prob-
A re-survey of House Street
had been made by the city en-
gineer and Charlie Kalkomey.
representing . A. Russell,
read a lengthy report of his
findings to the City Council.
(Note: This article contin-
ues The Sun's series on
"Who's Who" among city em-
ployee Each week the col-
umn is devoted to a short bio-
graphical sketch of a city de-
partment head or employee of
the city. The column is planned
to better acquaint Alvin citi-
zens with persons employed
by the city.)
Clarence Levi of 3006 Ave-
nue F in Dickinson has been
employed by the city for the
past year. He works in the
Sanitation Department.
Levi said he is a member
of the Mount Allen Baptist
Church in Dickinson. He is
a native of Missouri City and
attended school in Angleton.
His hobby is pool. he said.
On Pearson Build in
Last year at the ame time,
there was a total of 17.06 for
the seven month period ending
July 31.
Total rainfall for last year
amounted to 42.74 inches
which is considered about nor-
mal for the Alvin area. For
the past 13 years, the low an-
nual rainfall has been 24.50
inches in 1954 and the high
annual rainfall wa • 71 X
inches in 1957.
In the 60’s. rainfall on an
annual basis has ranged from
a high of 58 inches in 1961 to a
low of 31 X inches in 1963.
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Ballots have been mailed
this week to all members of
the Alvin Chamber of Com-
Agriculture and In-
so that each may vote
proposed changes in
the charter arid by-laws of the
organization.
Dr. Bery W. Cline, presi-
dent. said t'<e Constitution and
By-l aw: ’rimittee consist-
ed of M. M. Brown, C. L.
Kennedy. Phil Donisi. Ed Vs ebb
and Dr. Hugh Faulkner. They
have worked several months
on the review of the existing
by-laws and the Board of Di-
rectors has now accepted
some of the recommended
changes and offered them to
the membership.
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rollment reached 154 by the
end of that year and it has
grown steadily ever since.
The population boom of the
entire Gulf Coast area has
provided the impetus for swift
expansion of academic facil-
ities. In 1956 the first class-
room building separate from
the high school plans was con-
structed. fostering a burgeon-
ing spirit of institutional ma-
turity -- a spirit which could
more successfully command
the attention of seriously col-
lege-bound students as well as
those students who had hither-
to found themselves conven-
iently in a 14-year public
ior College became a self-
contained institution, and in 15
months enrollment increased
by another 50 per cent. For
the first time in its history.
A. J. C. held a second full
summer session.
An administration -class-
room building, a scinece lab-
or at or y - and - classroom
building, a student union, and
a gymnasium are the initial
components of a master plan
which will allow for necessary
expansion in the years ahead.
Designed by Wyatt C. Hedrick,
See JUNIOR COLLEGE
Page 14. Column 1
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City councilmen took a look
Wednesday night 3t the bid* on
water improvements for the
City of Alvin as proposed in
the $1,945,000 bond issue voted
last October ITiey delayed
any action >n rhe 11 bids re-
ceived until S. A. Russell,
city engineer, could tabulate
the bids and make recommen-
dations
Seven bidders were inter-
ested in • r.tracting with the
city for water main exten-
• sions, among them iwo local
firm The companies and
their ba btd* were: Payne
Construction of Alvin, $62.
856.73; Bymac Construction
of Housto- $61,123; Mainland
Construct! . of Texas City,
$63,562.lt. Roi hr ■!
Bellaire, $62,894; George B.
Lowe Inc. f Pasadena, $67,
059.99; Kay erviceCompany
The public hearing >nprop-
erty owner participation in
Alvin' - proposed -treet im-
provements will be continued
Friday night at City Hall with
the meeting scheduled to start
at 7:X p.m.
The hearing, first held as
required by law, on July 16,
was recessed on that oc'’is ion
and will probably e included
•i Frk*ay n»g c’s session
.’-'ropirry owner with abut-
ting property on propose*! ar-
terial streets strongly pro
tested the $‘ per front foot
assessment planned by City
Council and the count Ilmen
took no action at the July
hearing
It was announced then that
the council might sustain the
proposed $5 assessment, a-
mend the amount, or aban-
don the project
Skip Callahan
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Nev.s Telephone No. O,L 8-4773
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Alvin,Brazoria County, Texa^ Thursday, August 19, 1965
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ESTABLISHED 1890
I FIRESTONE TIRES
HOME AND AUTO SUPPLIES
| PHILCO APPLIANCES
HIGHER QUALITY AT
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LEE KNIGHT COMPANY
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said that
further
CLARENCE LEVI
Employee
president of the company. Jim
Pearson, son of the company's
president, is now employed as
a mechanic and will also at-
tend Alvin Junior College this
fall.
Back in 1933 the company
had four employees; now there
are 45 working.
Mi. Pear sou mIu he U hav-
ing the new building construct-
ed and will lease it to Pear-
son Chevrolet Inc.
nished an Individual lift to
facilitate his work and make
it more convenient, and the
body and paint shop will be
separate from the main build-
ing for safety and convenience.
Mr. Pearson said.
The new quarters for Pear-
son Chevrolet will be about
40 per cent larger than die
present building on Gordon
Street, said Mr. Pearson, and
the firm expects to move into
f academic de-
~ projection,
-iiik e with in st rue-
'he State Board of
A w election was
Sov 2. 1948, for the
"of Alvin Junior Col-
^r,c'. coterminous
Alvin Independent
A vou of
“ Wde pu.sfble fm-
M»s fw the birth of
SAOd.Uows oegan
students En-
be held on Sept. 8, 9, 10 and
13, according to Dean of Ad-
missions aid Registrar Neal
M. Nelson. Hours for regis-
tration are 9 to 11 a.m. and 7
to 8 p.m. daily on the appoint-
ed days at the Mustang Road
campus.
Record enrollments have
been posted at college
during the four 1964-65 terms
and a greater increase in stu-
dent, rjpo ied this fall.
Mr Nelson said.
drafting. The electronics pro-
gram is new this fall.
Two-year Associate in Arts
degree programs are set up
for registered nurses and sec -
retarial science students, and
there is also a one-year
course in secretarial science.
All students entering Alvin
junior College for the first
time this fall must report to
the office of the Dean of Ad-
missions before Aug. 27. j
possible to earn two years of
degree credit to transfer to
an accredited senior college
in pre-law. home economics,
teaching, pre-engineering,
business administration,
chemistry, languages, math-
ematics. piysics, social sci-
ences, physical education, bi-
ology, psychology, sociology,
accounting, agriculture, pre-
veterinary medicine anduther
fields.
Nelson
off Highway Six
Pence Construction Com-
pany of Houston is thegeneral
contractor and Mr. Pearson
said several local sub-con-
tractors will be employed on
the project and some local
suppliers will provide ma-
terials for rhe work. John
Pence Jr. is president of the
construction company and O.
B. Neal will be superintendent
of :he job. Ira Jack Cottles
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Bowen, A. E. The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 19, 1965, newspaper, August 19, 1965; Alvin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1245718/m1/1/?q=1966+yearbook+north+texas+state+university: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Alvin Community College.