The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, July 26, 1929 Page: 2 of 16
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FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1929
THE ALPINE (TEXAS) AVALANCHE
FOR SALE
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, Year..
_______$2.00
Going
to
man.—
Trade
Your
Car In
Soon?
Alpine Motor Co.
a iar
ne/
at a lower price
59 Studebaker and Erskine Models — $860 to $2575 at the factory
Otis Turner
a:
in two and burned up, so that it never can be shown against the
BEECHER.
Southern Pacific again “plays up”
Alpine and the Davis Mountain sec-
tion when they placed in all their
dining cars over the country brand-
new menu leaflets, the front cover of
which shows a beautiful view of Mitre
Louie Starns, local agent for the
S. P., presented the Avalanche man
with a copy of the new menu, as well
as passing out several others locally.
Yes, it is the woman who pays and
pays—everything except the bills.
Peak taken from Fern Canyon, 12
miles north of Alpine. The view is
printed in a rich brown ink on an
India tinted stock, with a brief de-
scription of the section given below
it.
This age may yet speed up the
mills of the gods, the well known
slow grinders.
f. R. MOODY .
D. M. BENNETT § —
MISS ELLA COOK._____
MRS. C. D. WOOD_______
BARRY SCOBEE__________
MRS. EARL CLARK_
ERA
TRADE MAR
THE ALPINE AVALANCHE
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE ALPINE PUBLISHING COMPANY
About the time the men start buy-
ing their summer hats, the women are
selecting their autumn ones.
“I can forgive, but I cannot forget," is only another way of saying
"I will not forgize." A forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note, torn
115-inch wheelbase.
Rubber engine mountings and bronze-
backed and babbitt-faced crankshaft bear-
ings provide maximumlife andsmoothn ess.
Manchester inbration dampener.
Chi filter, gasoline filter and crankcase
ventilating system insure maximum engine
efficiency.
Fuel pump insures constant, adequate flow
of gasoline, regardless of speed or grade.
Thermostatically controlled cooling system
retards flow of water until motor has
* reached precisely correct temperature for
highest operating efficiency.
Double-drop frame of new compound
flange design — far costlier but sturdier,
safer and permitting graceful lowness of
body lines.
Hydraulic shock absorbers, frontand rear.
Genuine mohair upholstery.
Full-vision, full-ventilated bodies of
steel over hardwood foundation — the
accepted fine car coachcraft.
One-piece steel core safety steering wheel.
Adjustable steering wheel and front seat.
Amplified-action 4-wheel brakes which
stop The Dictator in half the distance
accepted as standard.
Tarnish-proof chromium plating of all
exterior brightwork.
Coincidental lock to ignition and steering
assures Dictator owners lowest theft
insurance rates.
The Dictator may be driven 40 miles
per hour the day it is delivered — the
result of advanced engineering, precision
workmanship and careful inspection.
Frigidaire Uses
Safe Refrigerant
MITRE PEAK VIEW
ADORNS FRONT COVER
S. P. DINER MENUS
Entered as second-class matter at the post Office in Alpine, Texas, under the
Act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
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THE SUPER- HIGHWAY’
ICTATOR SIX
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN (115) INCH WHEELBASE
-------Editors and Publishers
-Circulation Representative
---------------------Society Editor
.Fort Davis Correspondent
------Marathon Correspondent
HORD MOTOR COMPANY
Alpine-Marfa
UTHORIZED SALES AGENC
t EDER AT
EXTRA - D
RATIRES
PUT need some tires to carry you
, over until you trade it in? Here’s
a chance to equip it with good tires
that won't cost you much money.
Nowhere can you find more tire miles
for the money than in the Federal
Wiscono or the Federal Traffik.
They are reliable tires at an extreme-
ly low price. Tires you can depend
on to deliver full mileage for every
dollar you put in them. Tires with
a recognized name that will enhance
the trade-in value of your car.
Come in and see these tires and find
out just how little it will cost you to
put them on your car.
S.
The attention of the public is just'
now being centered on electrical re-1
frigation, due to the unfortunate
deaths recently traced to Methyl
Chloride gas, which is used by certain
manufacturers. Frigidaire have al-
ways used sulphur dioxide as a refrig-
erant, commonly known as S.O.2.,
which is one of the five chemicals
that is recommended by the U. S. Gov-
ernment. Due to Frigidaire construc-
tion a leak of S.O.2. is almost impos-
sible, but should a leak occur there
would be no bad effect, either to the
food or to the human system, it can
immediately be detected by the slight-
ly unpleasant odor.—Adv. -
— LIST No. 1286 —-----
The prettiest corner lot on the pav-
ed highway, near the college, and the
price only $550 cash. We will lend
you the money to build.
----LIST No. 1285 --------
Four acres rich valley land, all in
cultivation and just inside the city
limits. Fenced, but no other improv-
ments. A world of shallow water for
irrigation. Ideal location for truck
garden, florist or chicken ranch. For
quick sale $550, cash.
- LIST No. 1176 --------
Corner lot, stucco dwelling, 3
rooms and located near school, all
for $1400. Cash payment $300 and
the balance $30 per month, like rent
--------LIST NO. 1181 --------
Goat ranch. 6500 acres of patented
land in solid body. Located on public
road and mail route. Public school
just outside the ranch boundary. We
have a special price and terms on this
: property for quick sale.
------LIST NO. 1179 —__.
Special for this week only: Dwell-
ing, five rooms and bath. East front,
two lots, on corner. The prettiest
shade trees in Alpine. Blue grass
lawn. Large bearing fruit trees.
Double garage. Very convenient to
High School and the new grammar
school. This is the very best home
bargain on the market, and you can
handle it with $600 cash payment,
and the balance like rent.
--------LIST NO. 1178 --------
—76 Acres adjoining Presidio, the
coming border city. Presidio will
soon be the terminus of the Santa
Fe Ry. system, which will open up a
magnificent trade territory.
This land is located just right to
sell for suburban homes—one to five
acre tracts.
This fine speculation goes for $200
per acre, with one third cash and the
balance on very easy terms.
--------LIST NO. 1140 --------
10 acres of level, rich valley land.
Dwelling, four rooms and bath. Bear-
ing orchard and vineyard. All under
irrigation. Located in city limits of
Alpine. Pay $4000 cash and assume
$1880 mortgage. This fine property
will make a fortune for the right man
---LIST NO. 1150 _______-
Four beautiful residence lots, in-
cluding corner on the South Heights,
overlooking the Valley for miles.
Water and sewer lines on two sides
of this property. Room for six mod-
ern homes and the price only $1200.
cash.
----------LIST No. 1192--
East front, corner. Two lots and
five room dwelling. Located near the
new High School, and just off paved
highway, all for $1,000. Cash pay-
ment $500 and balance like rent.
-------LIST No. 1115 —
Solid block, richest garden spot in
the valley and just off the Marfa
highway. Nice, new brick dwellings
near this property Price only $400.
Cash payment $200 and balance $10
per month.
— LIST No. 1189 -------
640 acres patented land, located in
the shale formation near the produc-
ing quick silver mines, in the south
part of Brewster county. All mineral,
oil, gas, everything goes with the tit-
le, and $3 per acre cash, picks up this
mineral snap.
--------LIST No. 1193 --------
Two lots, south front, corner
dwelling, five rooms. Located just
off paved highway and two blocks
from the business center. This will
soon be business property, and the
price only $1250, with cash pay-
ment $600, and the balance very
easy.
PENNY BACK OF FUSE
CAUSES TROUBLE WHEN
LIGHTNING HITS WIRE
What nearly resulted in damage
to the stocks of LaMode, Mrs. Stella
V. Byrd owner, on Saturday, was
averted by quick work in tearing out
electrical connections, when light-
ning struck the wiring at that es-
tablishment. When the lightning
struck, Mrsi Byrd noticed a loud
humming noise and upon investiga-
tion found the electric meter mak-
ing about "90-to-nothing." At the
same time smoke began to appear
about the room, and the fire alarm
was turned in by some one. By the
time the fire truck arrived on the
scene Murphy Johnson, electrician,
arrived and in pulling the switch, dis-
covered that pennies had been placed
behind the fuses in the fuse box.
Which was the cause of the whole
trouble. Nobody knows who put the
pennies there, but had proper fuses
been in place, no commotion would
have been caused outside of "blow-
ing” the said fuses.
No damage was done the LaModej
stock, as the smoke was caused by the
wires being “shorted” and was stop-
ped when the switches were “pulled.”
The moral to this is: Do not allow
anyone to substitute pennies or other
metal connections for a fuse; light-
ning may strike when you’re away
from home.
A further step toward perfecting a proposed "super-highway" from
Orange to El Paso was taken when an enthusiastic meeting was held at
Del Rio last week and the support of all the towns represented at the
meeting was pledged. This meeting was primarily for the purpose of
reorganizing the defunct Mexican Border Highway association, which was
done, the new organization .to be known as U. S. Highway No. 90 asso-
ciation. Officers have been named and a start for funds with which to
properly advertise this route was made. It is proposed to raise at least
$4,000 as a starter.
The popularity of the Mexican Border highway in the last two or
three years has grown remarkably despite the fact that little, if anything,
has been done .by the towns through which it passes to promote such popu-
larity. As strange as it may seem these towns have apparently been un-
corned about this excellent road and its possibilities and only recently
has any move .been started to bring this highway into its proper place
among the other highways of not only this section of the state but of the
entire nation. Apparently people residing in other parts of the country have
been quicker to see the advantages and superiority of this highway than
even we ourselves have been.
But now the work of getting the road better advertised and further
improved has started and it is to be hoped that the work will not be al-
lowed to lag until the Mexican Border highway (U. S. No. 90) has really
been elevated to the position it deserves to occupy among the other lead-
ing highways of the country.
The movement to perfect a super-highway from Orange, Texas, to
El Paso has the moral and financial backing of Houston, San Antonio and
El Paso. The plan is to have this road follow the route of the Mexican
Border highway from San Antonio to El Paso. The mayors of Houston
and San Antonio have even offered to furnish funds necessary for the
temporary organization of the association. All of this can be worked out
between the Mexican Border highway officials and the folks further down
state who are anxious to have this road perfected.
All of this is splendid and everything seems to be going along fine.
But the towns between San Antonio and El Paso should not feel that
everything is settled and sit down to wait for the super-highway to be de-
veloped and come through their towns. They might get slipped up on.
As proof of this contention the Avalanche would cite those concerned to
recent news dispatches which state that meetings are to be called of towns
on the Old Spanish trail for the purpose of forming an organization and
going in force to the San Antonio road meeting to be held next month “with
an organized campaign, seeking the routing of the proposed highway along
the Old Spanish Trail present layout.
The Avalanche doesn’t blame the Old Spanish Trail towns a bit for
wanting this proposed super-highway through their way. It is something
worth going after and they are going after it. Are we going to go after
it after it has already been proposed by the promoters of the idea that
it follow the Mexican Border route, or are we going to sit still and allow
the road to be routed some other way for lack of initiative on our part?
It is the duty of the newly formed U. S. Highway No. 90 association to
get busy at once and get things lined up so that we can attend this meet-
ing with a strong representation and see that this road follows the Mexi-
can Border highway, as originally proposed. And not only that, but it is
the business of the BREWSTER COUNTY CHAMBER OF COM-
MERCE to see that this is done as much as any other commercial organi-
zation between El Paso and San Antonio. Don’t let George do it—get
busy and go after this highway and not only that but keep right after the
advertising of the Mexican Border highway.
Few people here seem to realize just what an asset a good highway
is and especially a federal designated highway. The Mexican border high-
way can be made one of the biggest sources of revenue that the town has,
with all other towns along the route benefitting proportionately. A
count of the cars passing over the Bankhead (U. S. 80) at Van Horn re-
cently showed that the average was 405 cars daily on a four day count,
while the number of cars going over the Mexican Border, which branches
off the Bankhead at Van Horn averaged only 99 for the four days, or
about one-fourth as many as travelled over the Bankhead.
The Bankhead is a good highway and will always be. It is a direct
route from Fort Worth and Dallas to El Paso. The Mexican Border high-
way is a direct route from San Antonio to El Paso with more all-weather
road than any other route between these two cities. Probably a good part
of the traffic noted by the Highway department’s count at Van Horn over
the Bankhead route was made up of cars coming into the Bankhead via
the Old Spanish Trail and was traffic which could have been attracted this
way with proper cooperation and advertising.
This is something worth thinking about. We have sat here for several
years with an excellent highway—an all weather direct route between
two important cities, with unsurpassed scenery abounding on every side—
and let this tourist business slip away from us. We have everything that
any other competing highway has to offer—and then some. All we need
to do is to invest a little money in printer’s ink and word of mouth
advertising and we’ll get the share of business we are entitled to. Let’s
wake up and get on the job-and this applies to every town on the entire
route.
Official city and county paper; only newspaper published in Brewster
County. In thirty-ninth year. Devoted to the upbuilding of Alpine and
Me Davis Mountain-Big Bend section, and the dissemination of local and
State news. Should any statement reflecting on the character of any per-
son or persons appear in these columns, please report it, in order that cor-
section may be made.
Resolutions, Cards of Thanks, and Reading Notices are charged for at the
rate of 7c per line per insertion. Special rate on notices that run longer
than four issues.
FOR RENT
Dwellings Furnished
5 rooms, bath (3 bed rooms)___50.00
5 rooms and bath______________________$24.00
5 rooms and bath, new, near
college --------------1______________$50 00
4 rooms and bath, new stucco_$40.00
4 rooms and bath, apartment,
close in---------------------------$40.00
Dwellings Unfurnished
3 rooms, close in____________________$16.00
3 rooms, near Orient depot________$15.00
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