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Page 4 THE BATTALION THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 2, 1942 Official Notices Classified FOUND IN LIBRARY—“American Soc. of Mechanical Engineers Transactions” Vol. 45, 1923. Owner may claim this vol ume at Loan desk, 2nd floor, by present ing receipt for this ad. FRANKLIN’S p. m. and Sunday NKLUN'S opening hour will be 6:00 Monday through Friday. Saturday nday 4 :00 p. m. FURNISHED ROOM FOR RENT—Oak- wood addition. Telephone 4-8544. FOR SALE—Buick 1940 five passenger special, 27,000 miles. Practically new six- ply Silvertowns, sealomatic tubes. Tel ephone 8523-F2. Announcements NOTICE TO COLLEGE EMPLOYEES— Effective July 10th, 1942, the College Laundry will discontinue servicing laun dry for employees of the College. The Laundry will service students and depart ments only.—B. D. Marburger, Superin tendent. TO THE AGRICULTURAL FAULCTY AND STUDENTS—We are to be honored with the presence of the Secretary of Agri culture, the Hon. Claude R. Wickard, on 3 and 4. He will July 3 and 4. He will speak to the faculty, student body, and the public at the sta dium at 7:45 p. m. July 3. I want to urge every member of the Agricultural Faculty and every agricultural student to hear this address.—E. J. Kyle, Dean, School of Agriculture. RED CROSS—The weekly schedule for the College Red Cross Rooms, beginning Monday, June 29, is as follows: Monday—A. M., Volunteers; P. M., Vol unteers. Tuesday—A. M., Army, D.A.R’s, and Brer ' palii Wednesatj—^ P. M., Church of Christ. Tuesday—A. M., Army, D.a.k s, an Presbyterians; P.M., Army and Episc< ilians. Wednesday-—A. M., Extension Service; M., Church of Christ. Thursday—A. M., Experiment Station and Methodists; P. M., Experiment Station, Project House Mothers, and Lutherans. Friday—A. M., Newcomers Club. Volunteers are urged to come on any of the above days, as their services are needed. ATTENTION LATIN AMERICAN STU- cers of the Pan-American Round Table i Houston, Texas, that they have opened hospitality center in Houston for visito: from the Latin American countries. These rooms are located on the sixth floor of the National Standard Building. This is within a very short distance of the Metro politan Theater. The Latin American stu dents and the students from other foreign countries are given a pressing invitation to visit this Center whenever they are in Houston. Students will find periodicals, writing SHIPPER a**;: Ijf^ m, " , JK; 'hj ; - Y' Get Set for the Sun In Skipper Sportswear Men who get around have discovered the smartness and wholly relaxed com fort of these Skipper sets. Cool, lightweight in- or-outer shirts with con trasting or matching slacks in tan . . . brown . . blue or natural shades. $4.95 to $10 Knit Pullover Shirts $1.00 to $1.50 In-or-Outer Sport Shirts $1.50 to $3.50 r llaldrop«(o “Two Convenient Stores” College Station ~ Bryan desks, and comfortable chain en L 'ill be assisted in her hostess rs. Struve of Venezuela is official hostess. Shi has been for the past six yes rith the Pan-American Union in Miss Louisa She ted ears connecti Washin ton. Sh by members of the Pan-Amer Round Table in Houston.—E. J. Kyle. duties Meetings A.S.A.E.—The student branch of the A.S.A.E. will hold its regular meeting at 7:30 Thursday night, July 2 in the Ag- 7 :3U Thursday nigh' Engineering lecture A.S.C.E. BARBECUE—There will' be a barbecue for all C. E. students Thursday night at Hensel Park. Transportation will be furnished and will leave the C. E. i j: |pt j y at 5 : 3o. Freshmen are building promp especially welc Commandants Office CIRCULAR NO. 12 All classified sophomores who are not corporals will wear private 1st class chev rons on their sleeves effective not later than MONDAY, JULY 6, 1942. By order of Colonel WELTY: JOE E. DAVIS Captain, Infantry, Assistant Commandant. Post War Plans Discussed at Two Day Conference Winning the war is the first and immediate objective of the State Land Use Planning Committee, and preparation for successful post war reconstruction is its second, members agreed last week as they concluded a two-day conference on the A. & M. College campus. H. H. Williamson, director of the A. & M. Extension Service, is the committee chairman. The group learned that 245 county land use planning commit tees have agreed to aid all war efforts by serving for the dura tion of the war as County Agri cultural Victory Councils. This means they will do emergency war work in addition to their long time planning activities, it was explained. Council mjembers—10,- 037 farm men and women—will serve as community Victory lead ers. These, aided by 42,008 neigh borhood Victory leaders, will form a “human chain” of communica tion for rapid transmission or col lection of war information related to, agriculture. The communication system will serve. all farm and ranch families in the state. Ex-Aggie Naval Cadet Goes to Pensacola Douglas R. Hagood, son of Mrs. Jessie J. Hagood of Fort Worth, was recently appointed a Naval Aviation Cadet and was trans ferred to the Naval Air Station at Pensacola, Fla., for flight training, according to an announcement by the public relations office of that station. Hagood, who attended North Texas Agricultural college at Ar lington and A. & M., reported to the Naval Reserve Aviation Base at Dallas in February. There he successfully passed the elimination training course in April. Upon completion of the inten sive seven-month course at the “Annapolis of the Air,” Hagood will receive his designation as a Naval Aviator, with a commission as Ensign in the Naval Reserve or as Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps Reserve, and will go on active duty. —KYLE— (Continued From Page 1) Ryerson, assistant dean of agri culture of the University of Cali fornia; William W. Waymack, edi tor of the “Des Moines Register and Tribune; Leslie A. Wheeler, director of foreign agricultural re lations; and Milburn L. Wilson, di rector > of Extension work of the Department of Agriculture. Tufts college has concluded* its twenty-fourth, Cphsecutive acade mic year without a deficit. Have Your Eyes Examined Lenses Duplicated Dr. John S. Caldwell Bryan, Texas Patronize Our Agent In Your Outfit. DYCWS'PtmJTORAOE MATTERS moncan. CASH & CARRY NORTH GATE D. M. DANSBY, ’37 Save Time and Tires Visiting Colorful American Neighbors Vacataions are in order, as usual, and their importance as necessary recreation is recognized. Travel, of course, is conceded to be the ideal form of vacation for it takes one out of his ordinary environ ment and gives his senses a new thrill. This year the tire situation throws the railroads into greater prominence and fortunately, they are equipped well to handle the traffic. The Office of Defense Transpor tation’s latest advices not only dis claim any present restrictions upon travel but also promise plenty of advance notice should any be come necessary. Vacation travel ers, in their own interest should choose the middle of the week for the major portion of their journeys and they are urged to seek recreation somewhere near home. In many instances the people are bound to be surprised when they realize the magnificent pos sibilities which do lie close to home and which can be embraced so readily with economy. For those who live in Texas this question of a vacation filled with variation and fascination, yet easy to arrange, is answered simply. Visit Mexico! You have within your grasp under present condi tions every advantage travel ever offered. Your proximity to the border not only answers the ques tion of expense but also that of time. Within a few hours you can find yourself amid surroundings totally strange and exotic, in a land whose changeful charms refresh the jaded spirit and among a peo ple always friendly, but now more closely allied by the ties of com- Red Cross Course To Be Inaugurated For Local Youngsters There will be an organization meeting'for boys between the ages of 12 to 17 at the Red Cross house (old Puryear home) on the A. & M. campus for the purpose of starting a certified Junior Red Cross First Air Course Thursday, July 2, at 7 p.m. The First Aid course for boys differs from the Standard course in that the Junior course consists of 18 meetings of 50 minutes each whereas the Standard course in cludes 20 hours of instruction, usually covered in 2-hour periods. For Boy Scouts the satisfactory completion of the Junior 15 hour course will automatically entitle the boy to receive credit for his Second-class first aid, First-class first aid, as well as his First Aid Merit badge, and for boys who are training for Civil Defense messen ger service, this Junior Red Cross First Aid course will qualify them in this phase of their training. The meetings will be conducted by Roy Donahue of the Depart ment of Agronomy who has had 14 years’ experience in Boy Scout activities. The program will be conducted on a patrol basis and demonstrations of first aid skills will be conducted by each patrol. —BACKWASH— (Continued From Page 2) fended city. After that, it was just a matter of picking off the soldiers when they came tearing out of the city, crying, suffocating, and oth erwise burned up. Thus, it was the Mexicans who discovered the use of gas for warfare, claims the Colonel. We asked the Colonel what Pan- cho really looked like. “He was a huge man with dark complexion and full lips,” he replied . . . and he cited this story to illustrate Pancho’s strength: Pancho’s army invaded the U. S. into New Mexico and had a few brushes with U. S. Cavalry. Before long, things got a little too hot for Pancho, so his men decided to try to get him back across the border and hide him in a certaift Mexican valley. But there were several troops of U. S. cavalry they had to cut through to get across, so Pancho put another man in charge of his army with in structions to cut a path for him and his escort of “Gold Leaf” men . . . Colonel Escamilla was one of the escort. They got through the cavalry, but Colonel Escamilla’s horse was shot in the hips in the battle. As he was falling, Pancho rode alongside, picked the horse up by his tail, and set him on his feet again . . . and the horse car ried Escamilla over safely. (We warned you it was a tall tale.) mon effort against aggression. Your money buys more in Mex ico, your time is all your own where life flows gently, your sense of release and recreation is com plete and in a few days you find yourself revived and ready once again to resume routine with rel ish. Proof of the good neighbor policy as an active principal in Mexican conduct is seen in the fact that, despite the War, no restrictions have been imposed upon travel back and forth across the border. No LISTEN TO WTAW 1150 KC Thursday, July 2, 11:25 a.m.—Music 11:30 a.m.—Treasury Star Parade (U. S. Treasury) 11:45 a.m.—Brazos Valley Farm and Home Program—Is The Lady of the House In ? Mary Hester Harrison. 11:55 a.m.—The Town Crier 12:00 noon—Sign-Off Friday, July 3 11:25 a.m.—Music 11:30 a.m.—You Can’t Do Busi ness With Hitler (Office of Emergency Management) 11:45 a.m.—Brazos Valley Farm and Home Program. 11:55 a.m.—The Town Crier 12:00 noon—Sign-Off 4:30 p.m--5:30 p.m.—THE AG GIE CLAMBAKE Saturday, July 4 11:25 a.m.—Music 11:30 a.m.—Treasury Star Parade (U. S. Treasury) 11:45 a.m.—Brazos Valley Farm and Home Program 11:50 a.m.—A Moment for Reflec tion (Bryan and College Station Pastors) 11:55 a.m.—The Town Crier 12:00 noon—Sign-Off Sunday, July 5 8:30 a.m.—Classical Music 9:15 a.m.—Roans Chapel Singers 9:30 a.m.—Sign-Off passport is required—simply the usual tourist card obtainable from the nearest Mexican consul—and the customary identifications. As on all rail lines in the United States, of course, any travel is bound to be subject to the urgent movement of troops or war ma terials but so far these have not hampered the flow of passenger traffic and there is no indication of their likely interference with it. Dwellers in Texas are singu larly fortunate in having at their very doorsteps access to a coun try so varied in aspects as to pre sent total contrasts. Within a few hours the American scene has been forgotten utterly in the awe and pleasure inspired by the mighty monuments and strange relics pre served from the misty past and proud races long gone from the earth. Ringed by mountains on whose lofty summits sleep eternal snows, the plateau of Anahuac is unsur passed for beauties, both rural and urban. Cities in whose architec ture and activities is written daily the pageant of the centuries are peopled by folk whose way of life is full of amiable diversion. Broad cultivated areas, vast ex panses of virgin forest, swift tran sitions from cool heights to semi- tropical lowlands where rice, pa paya and mango flourish, foliage and flowers in every hue strewn by Nature’s lavish hand are sights and experiences not to be parallel ed elsewhere. By-ways lead to slumbrous villages awakened into blazes of native craftsmanship and glamorrous colors on days devoted to markets or fiestas. Mexico has been called aptly “the faraway land close) to home” and this phrase never has been so apropos as it is today. To make the most of a few days, to obtain an added measure of satisfaction from a modest investment in travel, to give expression to your own good neighbor inclinations, to enjoy a vacation in every way patriotic, to journey in a foreign land in com fort and full of security—these are the special privileges which recom mend Mexico as the recreation center for citizens of Texas. —MEANDERINGS- (Continued From Page 2) member as playing fine guitar with Andy Kirk’s orchestra, has been drafted, and is now at Fort Dix, N. J. Besides being one of the best in the business, he could tell you more about A. & M. than most Aggies. Only five minutes of your time and a three-cent stamp will mean a lot to those boys seeking nation al prominence not only for them selves, but for YOU and YOUR school. ASME Offers Free Help on Slide Rule The student ASME chapter in vites all freshmen to sign up for a series of three free help sessions on the slide-rule. These are for anyone taking M. E. 101. The first help session will be held in two sections; one meeting from 7-8 p. m. Tuesday, July 7, and the other meeting from 7-8 p. m. Fri day, July 10. Those interested should sign up at the M. E. office. mss “MMI fits a Foil Da, T%/TORNING at the office and then off for 1t± golf? No chance to change? No need io change your shirt! Manhattan’s Dress-N- Play is cut out for a double life. Fits cor rectly with tie, fits casually without. A specially constructed collar and neckband make it the ideal convertible shirt—a nat ural for the sports season. The dual-purpose shirt by THEY BELONG IN YOUR WARDROBE 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION AND RODEO AMERICAN LEGION GROUNDS, RRYAN Activities Start At 10 A M. BAND CONCERT SPEAKING BARBECUE DINNER AT NOON AFTERNOON POLITICAL SPEAKING ICE WATER ON GROUNDS Rodeo At 9 P. M. TICKETS MAY BE OBTAINED FBOM ANY LEGIONNAIRE Also At CANADY’S PHARMACY, BRYAN DE LUXE CAFE, BRYAN CASEY’S CONFECTIONERY, COLLEGE STATION SPONSORED BY THE AMERICAN LEGION